Comment Facebook wants to SELL this data (Score 2) 396
They do not want your boss getting this info for free, when they can sell it to your (prospective) employer instead.
Comment And so the Auto Hacking Begins (Score 0) 194
Now if you rely on a computer to drive for you, hackers can pwn your car's computer and drive it.
Comment Stealing Electricity (Score 1) 761
If they install a GPS tracker that leaches off your battery, could you not charge them with theft of electricity (like the hackers in Clifford Stoll's "The Cuckoo's Egg" that are charged with stealing electricity?
Comment Wheres my cut? (Score 2, Funny) 245
If I copyright all my emails shouldn't I get a taste when the spooks read my email?
Comment Re:Controversy Mining ... (Score 1) 41
Queue uninformed responses
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You'll have to cue them before you can queue them.
Microsoft 'Vista Capable' Settlement Cost Could Be Over $8 Billion 313
bk- writes with news that documents from the "Vista Capable" class-action lawsuit against Microsoft indicate the software giant could be on the hook for as much as $8.52 billion in upgrade costs.
"[University of Washington economist Keith] Leffler came up with his total upgrade costs by calculating how much it would cost to upgrade each of the 19.4 million PCs with 1 GB of memory and graphics cards or onboard chipsets able to run Aero, according to Keizer. Leffler put the maximum cost of upgrading the desktops at $155, while positing that the notebooks' integrated graphics would be more tricky to replace and would cost between $245 and $590 per unit. The total price tag for Microsoft would thus range from $3.92 billion to $8.52 billion and in some cases would include complete replacements of notebooks that could not be feasibly upgraded, Leffler testified. Microsoft in its response argued that giving litigants 'a free upgrade to Premium-ready PCs would provide a windfall to millions.'"
Comment Re:Mass mailing (Score 1) 516
The only job of student government in any university is to plan parties. Good for her for trying to do more.
From the letter:
The shortening of Fall Welcome may impact the organized activities of colleges and impede the acclimation of freshmen, international, and out-of-state students to the University.
"acclimation", i.e. party time.
Comment Re:Exclusive blackberry tip! (Score 1) 238
Not to be overly metametapedantic* with my reply, but the definition of pedantic applies more to a post pointing out the misuse of "pedantic" (i.e., your post) than a post misusing it (the GP).
* Actually just metapedantic, since your post was only pedantic (due to the OP's not being pedantic). See above.
Comment Re:Show attached block devices (Score 3, Funny) 2362
It's shorter you want eh? How about...
blockdev --report
/dev/* 2>&-
Aaaand that's my cue to go find something to do away from the computer.
Comment Don't Sue Your Market (Score 1) 216
Sue your fans and the people that are your market, and you will not have my business.
MIT Sues Frank Gehry Over Buggy $300M CS Building 388
theodp writes "MIT has filed a negligence suit against world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, charging that flaws in his design of the $300 million Stata Center, one of the most celebrated works of architecture unveiled in years, caused leaks to spring, masonry to crack, mold to grow, and drainage to back up. The complex, which houses a Who's Who of Computing including Tim Berners-Lee and Richard Stallman, includes the William H. Gates Building."
Looking Beyond Vista To Fiji and Vienna 600
Vinit wrote in with an article that describes Microsoft's strategy for future versions of Windows. It begins: "As we all know that Microsoft Vista was originally scheduled to be released in 2003, after two years of Windows XP, but it got delayed by over five years due to various reasons. Definitely, Vista is very very improved OS over the previous versions, but the delayed in the launch has cost Microsoft, billions of dollars. Now the question at the moment is, what exactly after Vista? Microsoft can't afford to wait another five years for an operating system. People are becoming more aware of the choices they have, and Linux is no longer a hobbyist OS, and that day isn't far away when it becomes simple enough to be a viable alternative to Windows. The competition is fierce. That is why, to stay at the top, Microsoft has planned a 'Vista R2', codenamed 'Fiji' which will be released some time in 2008. And after Fiji, there will be Windows 'Vienna'. Windows Fiji, will not be a totally different OS from Vista; but it will be an add-on. Whereas Vienna will be totally different from Vista."
Microsoft To Announce Linux Partnership 534
Carl Bialik from WSJ writes "Microsoft is entering into an unusual partnership with Novell that gives a boost to Linux, people familiar with the companies tell WSJ.com. From the article: 'Under the pact, which isn't final, Microsoft will offer sales support of Suse Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell. The two companies have also agreed to develop technologies to make it easier for users to run both Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows on their computers. The two companies are expected to announce details of their plan today at a press conference in San Francisco. In addition, Microsoft won't assert rights over patents over software technology that may be incorporated into Suse Linux, the people said. Businesses that use Linux have long worried that Microsoft would one day file patent infringement suits against sellers of the rival software.'"
Krita 1.6 — State of the Art 212
brendan0powers writes to tell us Linux.com is reporting that while Krita 1.6 may have been released with the rest of the KOffice suite this week it is anything but a run-of-the-mill piece of productivity software. Krita is a 'fully-loaded raster graphics workhorse' definitely capable of standing up to most anything else available. Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.
IE7 Blocking Google Image Search? 253
An anonymous reader writes, "I just tried a Google Image Search in IE7 for the first time. Whenever I click on an image, my browser tells me in big bold letters, "This is a reported phishing website." Try it yourself: make sure automatic phishing detection is turned on and do an (adorable) image search; click on one of the result thumbnails. MSN Live Image Search has no such issues. Insert Microsoft evil conspiracy theory here." I get this behavior under IE7, Win XP Pro, SP2, Parallels, Mac OS X.
