Comment Unlocked? (Score 2) 76
"A new-generation Apple iPhone landed intact, unlocked .." - does it imply that we have now a new method to unlock iphones ?
Comment What about T-Rex (Score 1) 123
What about T-Rex Dynosaurs? Let's have them back too!
Comment Re:Can't have that (Score 1) 66
Dear lawyers, since the invention of Internet, the availability of information stored on a server is not dependant on its physical location. Therefore all your "servers that reside in ..." legal clauses and arguments are ridiculous.
Comment I am tired of generation Z (Score 1) 569
with their "I believe something must be done" statements.
Comment Replace email IM .. (Score 1) 164
.. you mean people would send each-other IMs instead of e-mails? Brilliant, that idea should be implemented by some big company .. and maybe they could call those threads .. waves.. !?
Comment Actual WP article (Score 1) 79
is here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Comment AshleyMadison.com and Washington Post (Score 2) 93
Versions of Linux have proved vulnerable to serious bugs in recent years. AshleyMadison.com, the Web site that facilitates extramarital affairs and suffered an embarrassing data breach in July, was reportedly running Linux on its servers, as do many companies.. Those problems did not involve the kernel itself, but experts say the kernel has become a popular target for hackers building “botnets,” giant networks of computers that can be organized to initiate cyberattacks.
People in AshleyMadison.com also were reading Washington Post
Comment Antifragility? (Score 1) 94
Vivat Antifragility !
Comment The real question is (Score 2) 198
Before whining about decrease in next period - it would be nice if someone explained what did US citizens get for their $272 million spent on "social, behavioral and economic sciences" and $1.3 billion "geosciences research, which includes climate change study" spent in previous period.
Comment Transparency-related organizations (Score 1) 114
"offer of work from another transparency-related organization" it illustrates just so well how the 'transparency related organizations' work and what are their true objectives.
Do they care that guy tried to use flaw in law to get unfair advantage -NO
Do they care if guy knows something and in fact could be an imbecile - NO
Do they care if all this case is silly hype - NO
I guess all these 'transparency-related organizations' ever want is attention, noise, proving somebody (but the best - be it government or corporation) being idiot or villain, regardless of facts, causes, any purpose or any common sense.
Submission + - BitTorrent Launches Its Torrent-Based Browser Project Maelstrom In Beta
An anonymous reader writes: BitTorrent today launched Project Maelstrom, the company's distributed browser, in beta. The company also released new tools on GitHub that let developers and publishers build content for the browser. Announced in December, BitTorrent described Project Maelstrom, then just an invite-only alpha, as “the first torrent-based browser.” The launch today is an open beta, meaning anyone can now try an early version of Maelstrom. You do, however, need a Windows computer. Windows users can download the beta now from here. Since the alpha, BitTorrent says it has improved stability, integrated support for automatic updates, and added DHT visualization for users when loading torrents.
Submission + - Florida teen charged with felony hacking for using password teacher gave him (networkworld.com) 2
colinneagle writes: A 14-year-old middle school student in Holiday, Florida, was arrested this week and charged with "an offense against a computer system and unauthorized access," which is a felony. The student reportedly used an administrator password to log into a teacher's computer and change the background image to a photo of two men kissing.
The student also revealed his secrets after he was caught – the password was the teacher's last name, and the teacher had typed it in in full view of the students. The student said many other students used these administrators' passwords (their teachers' last names) so they can screen-share and video chat with other students.
The student was briefly held in a nearby detention center, and the county Sheriff warned that other teenagers caught doing the same thing will "face the same consequences."
The student also revealed his secrets after he was caught – the password was the teacher's last name, and the teacher had typed it in in full view of the students. The student said many other students used these administrators' passwords (their teachers' last names) so they can screen-share and video chat with other students.
The student was briefly held in a nearby detention center, and the county Sheriff warned that other teenagers caught doing the same thing will "face the same consequences."
Comment In the Land of Invented Languages (Score 1) 626
I'd urge you to read that peace by Arika Okrent. Apart from reading stories about miscelenious freaks, geniuses and villains you will understanding why you will most likely fail. According to Okrent there are 2 main reasons why folks invent language
1- remove ambiguity and find universal tool for describing everything (Lojban being last interesting attempt)
2- easy-to learn communications tool (Esperanto, Ido and similar)
3- pure fun (creations by Tolkien and authors of Star Wars (sorry do not remember language names anymore)
And you will fail in any of those categories because
Comment essay (Score 1) 87
Clear Solar Cells Could Help Windows Generate Power
Clear Windows Could Help Solar Cells Generate Power
Windows Could Help Solar Cells Generate Clear Power
Clear Power Could Help Windows Generate Solar Cells
Comment Mega super source - yeah! (Score 1) 86
"an extremely reliable source" - sounds like teenager chatter to me
