Frank Fry - Slashdot User

Comment Well played, Iran (Score 0) 108

by Frank Fry on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @06:32PM (#34855056) Attached to: Pentagon Credit Union Database Compromised

This point goes to you.

Comment Re:To translate into newspeak for you youngsters.. (Score 1) 116

by Frank Fry on Wednesday January 05, 2011 @05:24PM (#34769846) Attached to: Houston We Have a Problem

"Houston we have an issue"

Houston: "Have you tried to reboot?"

Comment Re:140000 Newton (Score 0) 153

by Frank Fry on Monday March 09, 2009 @07:55AM (#27119655) Attached to: Europe's Biggest Amateur Rocket Completes Test-Firing

Redstone, the first american rocket used for suborbital manned flights, had a thrust of about 300.000 Newtons, so these danes may actually succeed one day.

Comment Steam? (Score 0, Redundant) 171

by Frank Fry on Saturday March 07, 2009 @06:19AM (#27103397) Attached to: Game Developers Becoming Similar To Hollywood Studios?

I think "Steam-like services" are a step backwards.

Sun Slips Firefox Extension Into Java Update 311

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 21, 2009 @04:31PM from the we-thought-you-wanted-it dept.

pcardno writes "It seems it's not just Microsoft that have spotted a good opportunity to distribute their software through Firefox Addons. On installing the latest annoying, sysbar bubble based Java update, my Firefox informed me that I had a wonderful new Java addon automatically. Here's the addon screenshot. Yes, I could opt out of it, but why are Sun installing Addons to my Firefox without me making specific choices in the application itself? To be clear — I have never chosen to install this Addon, yet it has been installed without my permission with the latest Java Update."

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