Comment *Taps forehead* (Score 1) 69
You can't study a language if there are no languages to study. Looking at *you*, WVU.
Comment I'll believe it when I see it. (Score 1) 58
Your ultra luxury hotels might have this vision of the "future", but good luck getting your average mid-level franchise owner to spend even a penny on any of this.
Comment Re:Can it run adblock, flashblock and noscript? (Score 1) 385
It doesn't, and that's why I dumped it. Chrome is susceptible to attacks like js:prontexi via poisoned ads that the user doesn't need to click on or even mouseover. The ad loads, the script runs, and if your antivirus is less than what it should be, you're toast. Even folks surfing the New York Times have been hit with this particular virus. The average user isn't going to catch on that the site they visited had nothing to do with what happened. But they will tell all their friends that "I went to so-and-so's site and got a virus." The Times has the resources to recover from that hit on their reputation, but what about some web forum struggling already to find a niche? A mom-and-pop retail/repair outlet in some strip mall somewhere?
Chrome can't be trusted as long as they insist on fetching ads from adservers that can't be trusted to get *their* house in order.
Chrome can't be trusted as long as they insist on fetching ads from adservers that can't be trusted to get *their* house in order.
NYT's "Games To Avoid" an Ironic, Perfect Gamer Wish List 189
MojoKid writes "From October to December, the advertising departments of a thousand companies exhort children to beg, cajole, and guilt-trip their parents for all manner of inappropriate digital entertainment. As supposedly informed gatekeepers, we sadly earthbound Santas are reduced to scouring the back pages of gaming review sites and magazines, trying to evaluate whether the tot at home is ready for Big Bird's Egg Hunt or Bayonetta. Luckily, The New York Times is here to help. In a recent article provokingly titled 'Ten Games to Cross off Your Child's Gift List,' the NYT names its list of big bads — the video games so foul, so gruesome, so perverse that we'd recommend you buy them immediately — for yourself. Alternatively, if you need gift ideas for the surly, pale teenager in your home whose body contains more plastic then your average d20, this is the newspaper clipping to stuff in your pocket. In other words, if you need a list like this to understand what games to not stuff little Johnny's stocking with this holiday season, you've got larger issues you should concern yourself with. We'd suggest picking up an auto-shotty and taking a few rounds against the horde — it's a wonderful stress relief and you're probably going to need it."
Mozilla Thunderbird 3 Released 272
supersloshy writes Today Mozilla released Thunderbird 3.
Many new features are available, including Tabs and enhanced search features, a message archive for emails you don't want to delete but still want to keep, Firefox 3's improved Add-ons Manager, Personas support, and many other improvements. Download here."
Jetman Attempts Intercontinental Flight 140
Last year we ran the story of Yves Rossy and his DIY jetwings. Yves spent $190,000 and countless hours building a set of jet-powered wings which he used to cross the English Channel. Rossy's next goal is to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, from Tangier in Morocco and Tarifa on the southwestern tip of Spain. From the article: "Using a four-cylinder jet pack and carbon fibre wings spanning over 8ft, he will jump out of a plane at 6,500 ft and cruise at 130 mph until he reaches the Spanish coast, when he will parachute to earth." Update 18:57 GMT: mytrip writes: "Yves Rossy took off from Tangiers but five minutes into an expected 15-minute flight he was obliged to ditch into the wind-swept waters."
Burglar Nabbed By Backup Program 98
Bruce Perens writes "A Berkeley, California, burglar engineered his own arrest, and that of his girlfriend, when he stole a laptop and used it as his personal computer. He didn't realize that the laptop had an automatic backup program, and that the photos he took were being copied to his victim's backup repository. Berkeley police recognized him, and his location, from the photos."
Comment Trade off (Score 5, Insightful) 739
Yes, he's leaving the White House, but that in no way means he's done working *with* the White House and the Republican Party. All it really means is that he'll be free of the restrictions on doing political work out of a government office.
Then again, if or when it hits the fan, any work he may have done after that date would not have the protection of his White house job or "Executive Privilege".
In any event, expect the dirty tricks to continue as usual.
Then again, if or when it hits the fan, any work he may have done after that date would not have the protection of his White house job or "Executive Privilege".
In any event, expect the dirty tricks to continue as usual.
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