Comment Imagine (Score -1, Redundant) 59
A Beowu... Never mind.
Submission + - UK Man Jailed for Trolling (bbc.co.uk)
punkedmonkey writes: ""A Berkshire man has been jailed for posting abusive messages online about a schoolgirl after she committed suicide.
Sean Duffy, 25, of Reading, was handed an 18-week sentence for posts on social networking sites about Worcester teenager Natasha MacBryde.
The charges related to Facebook and YouTube posts about Miss MacBryde, 15, who Duffy had never met.""
Sean Duffy, 25, of Reading, was handed an 18-week sentence for posts on social networking sites about Worcester teenager Natasha MacBryde.
The charges related to Facebook and YouTube posts about Miss MacBryde, 15, who Duffy had never met.""
Submission + - Man jailed for trolling (bbc.co.uk) 1
Xest writes: A man in the UK has been jailed for just over 4 months for trolling, and has also been given an order banning him from using social networking sites for 5 years. The trolling in question involved insulting a person who committed suicide by jumping in front a train by posting offensive remarks on a page dedicated to her memory, and creating a YouTube parody of Thomas the Tank with the deceased girls face in place of Thomas'.
Is it about time trolling to this extent saw this kind of punishment, or is this punishment simply too harsh for someone who perhaps didn't realise how seriously his actions would be taken by the authorities?
Is it about time trolling to this extent saw this kind of punishment, or is this punishment simply too harsh for someone who perhaps didn't realise how seriously his actions would be taken by the authorities?
Comment Re:So it goes like this (Score 1) 197
Also, if you think the Guardian is a tabloid you need your head examining.
Comment Re:So it goes like this (Score 1) 197
It's a verbatim quote from the court. Go find another to contradict it if you want.
Comment Re:So it goes like this (Score 4, Informative) 197
OK, fanboy: excuse this one. This is the description of what happened *according to Assange's own lawyer*:
The appellant [Assange]'s physical advances were initially welcomed but then it felt awkward since he was "rough and impatient" They lay down in bed. AA was lying on her back and Assange was on top of her AA felt that Assange wanted to insert his penis into her vagina directly, which she did not want since he was not wearing a condom She did not articulate this. Instead she therefore tried to turn her hips and squeeze her legs together in order to avoid a penetration AA tried several times to reach for a condom, which Assange had stopped her from doing by holding her arms and bending her legs open and trying to penetrate her with his penis without using a condom. AA says that she felt about to cry since she was held down and could not reach a condom and felt this could end badly.
Comment Re:It's unprofitable? (Score 2) 778
Last I checked, they're an Isle of Man company. Big difference.
Submission + - Immigration officer put wife on Do-Not-Fly List (dailymail.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: An immigration officer tried to rid himself of his wife by adding her name to a list of terrorist suspects.
He used his access to security databases to include his wife on a watch list of people banned from boarding flights into Britain because their presence in the country is 'not conducive to the public good'.
As a result the woman was unable for three years to return from Pakistan after travelling to the county to visit family.
The tampering went undetected until the immigration officer was selected for promotion and his wife name was found on the suspects' list during a vetting inquiry.
He used his access to security databases to include his wife on a watch list of people banned from boarding flights into Britain because their presence in the country is 'not conducive to the public good'.
As a result the woman was unable for three years to return from Pakistan after travelling to the county to visit family.
The tampering went undetected until the immigration officer was selected for promotion and his wife name was found on the suspects' list during a vetting inquiry.
Submission + - Everything2 hits 2 million nodes (popisms.com) 5
in10se writes: Just days shy of its 10 year anniversary ("decaversary"), the site Everything2 has reached its 2 millionth node. With their servers once colocated together, Everything2 and Slashdot share a long history together. Congratulations E2!
Comment Re:Get It for Free (Score 1) 412
The 5GB is just the text.Images would be another terabyte or so, and you can't compress them any further.
Comment Re:Needs pictures. (Score 1) 412
That'll probably happen when there are terabyte flash cards.
Submission + - Spotify wins iPhone App Store approval (goodgearguide.com.au)
angry tapir writes: "Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service. Spotify is an advertising-supported music service that lets end-users stream music to their computers free of charge. The service is available in the U.K. and by invitation in countries including Sweden, Norway, Finland, France and Spain. Users can opt to pay for a version of the service without ads."
Comment Free hosted virtual tours (Score 1) 106
Forgive the self-promotion, but CleVR sounds like the sort of thing that would help. It has a free photo stitcher and easy hosting of the virtual tour. It supports hotspots, so you can click to move between locations.
Wolfram Alpha vs. Google — Results Vary 255
wjousts writes "Technology Review has an article comparing various search results from Wolfram Alpha and Google. Results vary. For example, searching 'Microsoft Apple' in Alpha returns data comparing both companies stock prices, whereas Google top results are news stories mentioning both companies. However, when searching for '10 pounds kilograms,' Alpha rather unhelpfully assumes you want to multiply 10 pounds by 1 kilogram, whereas Google directs you to sites for metric conversions. Change the query to '10 pounds in kilograms' and both give you the result you'd expect (i.e. 4.536 kg)."
Submission + - Kaminsky's slides from Black Hat
harlows_monkeys writes: Dan Kaminsky has released his slides from his presentation at Black Hat. The presentation goes beyond the details of the attack (which were guessed and leaked earlier) and goes into the things you can do with it, alone and in combination with other flaws. The scope is breathtaking, and goes way beyond just sending browsers to the wrong site.
