Comment Re:I hate it when this happens (Score 1) 91
Two words for ya, Game Cards. You can buy them online or at most Target, Walmart or even 7-11's.
Comment Yep, got boned by this one yesterday.... (Score 1) 318
Ran an HP update and windows wouldn't load, the auto-repair set me back to a save point and then the update automatically ran again. :(
I changed the update settings and stopped them temporarily, then I see this morning that its AVG. One uninstall later and a quick install of MicroSloth's Security Essentials and we'll see how it goes. Been using AVG for couple years now but this simply will not do. Bye AVG, hello MSE.
(Hope you guys know what you're talking about) :D
@rt
Comment Re:I'm ignorant (Score 1) 206
"Little bit o' heaven, 94 point 7, tweedle-dee!" Good ol Dr D and the Mighty Met. I have fond memories of the Demento Show back when FM was still fun.
Color me old too.
Aussie Tech-Focused Wiki Launched 155
daria42 writes "Wikipedia's great for some things — like looking up the in-depth history of 4chan, for example — but not great for others, such as finding out the micro-history of the technology sector in certain countries. That's why Australian technology publication Delimiter has launched a public wiki site purely focused on the Australian technology sector — its personalities, issues, companies, and events. Already the site has better coverage of some areas than Wikipedia, leading to the question of whether more such small wikis should be created for certain verticals."
Ex-Googler Obama Appointee Gets Buzz'ed 195
theodp writes "Hillicon Valley reports that Rep. Darrell Issa of the House Oversight Committee is pressing White House Deputy CTO Andrew McLaughlin to explain his relationship with Google, where McLaughlin was employed as Google's chief lobbyist. 'The American people have a right to expect that White House employees are working to advance the public interest and not the interests of the lobby shops who formerly employed them,' Issa noted in the letter. 'The use of a Gmail account to communicate with lobbyists and evade transparency laws is at odds with President Obama's promises to limit the influence of lobbyists.' Concerns emerged after screenshots of McLaughlin's Google Buzz account emerged showing that a number of the search giant's top employees subscribed to the deputy Web chief's updates."
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