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Comment WebM (Score 2, Interesting) 77

by Tufriast (#40997909) Attached to: Mozilla Adds H.264 Support To Android Firefox
No offense, but what happened to the "WebM is super double plus good, and all we're gonna nom-nom on" dogma that was touted? I'm happy that they are adding support for H.264, but after all this baby mama drama, what was the point? I'm wondering what happened internally to reverse this choice. Was it a matter of "the world has moved on" or "we're just gonna make the best UX possible" that drove the decision?

Comment Sad, but we let them do this. (Score 4, Interesting) 307

by Tufriast (#40685203) Attached to: AT&T Introducing Verizon-Style Shared Data Plans
AT&T was shitty before this point, but now they are no longer even TRYING to mask the fuckening. What's worse is that they have court backing. You can thank all of the "conservative" leaning judges who side with businesses from a legal angle that made this happen. I'd like to point out that left leaning judges are also a bad thing in the long haul. Hell, judges should lean neither way. In any event, a special thanks to the American people for getting us raped and smiling while doing it.

Comment There will not be a 7 inch iPad (Score 1) 193

by Tufriast (#40553153) Attached to: Credible Reports of a 7.85 Inch iPad Mini Emerge
What I hate about these rumors is that they are just that - rumors. Has anyone checked the track record of the suppliers "sources" of late? There will not be a 7 inch iPad and there never will be. The form factor will not accommodate a finger properly, and the app library will not work on a 7.85 inch screen. Apple is and never will be interested in the low end market. This is a fact. If anything, this is a smokescreen to keep competitors making seven inch screen tablets. Apple's brand loyalty department is notorious for issuing these kinds of statements and crap to media outlets to throw people off the trail.

Comment System REQUIREMENTS (Score 0, Flamebait) 518

by Tufriast (#40527969) Attached to: Linux Users Banned From <em>Diablo III</em> Servers
It says it on the box. The system requirements are there. I'm not sure why people complain about the game not working on their platform. If you want to run it, just run a full blown VM and call it a day. Virtual Box is free. That being said I'm using an OS X virtual machine and it runs very well with D3 thanks to a few tweaks.

Running a full blown VM this day and age is not a difficult thing for a hacker to do, and even better, is still as cheap as running WINE if you have a copy of OS X "laying" around.

The system requirements are printed on the box, its their code, and people not reading the TOS leads to this. If you really want to stick to the OSS mantra - this piece of closed source code should not even have touched your system anyway.

Comment Here are some alternatives. (Score 1) 351

Mac/Win/Linux compatible. For $100: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC414 For $180: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD031LL/A/AirPort-Extreme?fnode=MTY1NDA0Mg Easy to setup and configure. And nobody screws you out of your privacy. Great support staff too. I currently have an Extreme installed. It shoots out internets like the cannon on a warship.
Government

Submission + - Bill To Track Web Sites Visited Proposed In Hawaii (cnet.com)

Submitted by mazinger
mazinger writes: In Hawaii, a bill has been proposed to retain data on Internet users and the sites they visit. Apparently, there is also no requirement for a warrant to obtain the information from service providers. The bill affects not only ISPs but also coffee shops and anyone providing Internet access.
Security

Submission + - Symantec Tells Customers to Stop Using pcAnywhere (net-security.org)

Submitted by Orome1
Orome1 writes: In a perhaps not wholly unexpected move, Symantec has advised the customers of its pcAnywhere remote control application to stop using it until patches for a slew of vulnerabilities are issued. If the attackers place a network sniffer on a customer’s internal network and have access to the encryption details, the pcAnywhere traffic — including exchanged user login credentials — could be intercepted and decoded. If the attackers get their hands on the cryptographic key they can launch remote control sessions and, thus, access to systems and sensitive data. If the cryptographic key itself is using Active Directory credentials, they can also carry out other malicious activities on the network.
Censorship

Submission + - WikiLeaks Cable: NASDAQ Folded to Chinese Pressure (theepochtimes.com)

Submitted by jjp9999
jjp9999 writes: A WikiLeaks cable reveals that the NASDAQ folded to pressure from the Chinese regime and kicked out a US-based Chinese TV network, NTD TV. The Chinese Communist Party has been trying to block this station for years now, since it's one of the few major Chinese media that refuses to censor its content. Although they're blocked in Mainland China, they broadcast in with satellites. The timing of the incident aligns well with other actions launched by the CCP against the TV station. They used to broadcast into China through French satellite company Eutelsat, but their connection was cut. Reporters Without Borders investigated and found the Chinese regime was behind it. They now use a Taiwanese satellite.
Censorship

Submission + - Foreign data unsafe from US Patriot Act (smh.com.au)

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natecochrane
natecochrane writes: "The world's No.2 law firm warns non-US businesses their data is unsafe from costly and invasive raids by American law enforcement even if they host their data in their own countries. The wide interpretation of the USA Patriot Act ensures US cops can legally demand data from almost anyone, anywhere for any reason and countries and their citizens are largely powerless to resist. The advice has resonance with the arrest this week of Kim "Dotcom" on alleged copyright violations in the US."

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