Comment 25%? That is nothing (Score 5, Funny) 84
All of the world's traffic is sent through an NSA server during the course of an average day.
Comment So they aren't a victim of anything but their... (Score 1) 1
So they aren't a victim of anything but their own incompetence? Being DDOSed isn't exactly anything to be ashamed of, with enough horsepower or enough bots anyone can DDOS anything in the end. However, DOSing yourself is a bigger problem. Taking a long time to fix a corrupt routing table means they don't have very good processes and procedures available to recover from a pretty minor problem. This isn't the first time GoDaddy has looked like they don't have someone with all their scruples firmly at the helm. No one is perfect, but maybe they should stick to shooting elephants, other PR debacles, misogyny and taking sites off the internet and get out of the rest
Comment TICloud (Score 1) 302
When I was in school people made their own games and things with them. Now, create your own cloud computing platform which uses its CPU for calculations.. With enough of them you might be able to equal the power of a modern cell phone or wristwatch
Comment accompanying picture (Score 1) 277
Here is the picture I posted with the article on my site: http://osintegrators.com/sites/default/files/Jqueryzilla2.png -- I think it adds something no?
Submission + - Swiss DMCA quietly adopted (boingboing.net)
roady writes: We have seen a lot of talk about the Canadian DMCA. But few know about the Swiss version recently adopted by law makers, not even the Swiss people.
The government and media have been very quiet, probably to avoid a referendum. Indeed, Switzerland is a direct democracy and if 50'000 citizens sign a referendum, the whole country will have a chance to vote against the new copyright law. In this version of the DMCA, sharing a file on P2P networks will land you one year in jail, even though the law mandates a levy on blank media. The history of the law can be read here.
Submission + - Scientific Study of Coffee Bean Aroma
CupOJoe writes: Chemists from the University of Munich have performed a detailed analysis of green coffee beans. Using Gas Chromatography and GC-Mass Spectrometry, they concluded that after nine months of storage in tropical conditions, the coffee would take on an increased apple, clove, and smoky aroma. The smoky chemical had never been observed in coffee before, but has previously been observed in marijuana. Apparently, it is a very good indicator that the beans have spoiled. Their advice is to keep coffee cool and dry during storage.
Submission + - Will Linux Win the Next Presidential Election?
i_like_spam writes: Douglas Karr has posted an interesting breakdown, complete with bar charts, of the operating systems and server software used by the websites for 23 declared and undeclared presidential candidates. The breakdown shows that there is nearly an equal split between Linux and Windows servers among the whole candidate pool. More interesting, all of the Democratic candidates except for Hillary favor Linux or FreeBSD. 69% of the Republican candidates, in contrast, prefer Windows. Is this preference for OSS or Microsoft a true reflection of differing political philosophies? And, more importantly, will Linux win the next election?
Feed Turn your OS X and Linux-based machine into a FON Spot (engadget.com)
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Wireless, Networking
Not one to dwell too heavily on the past, FON is apparently already moving beyond its newfangled partnership with Time Warner, and has now caved to giving Mac and Linux users the ability to get in on the action. The latest FON Spot software now appears in a beta form for OS X and Linux (preferably Ubuntu) users, allowing Ethernet-connected machines to share excess bandwidth with others via WiFi. Notably, it's even supposed to work if connected via 3G, but we can't imagine your carrier being all too pleased with such a scheme. Per usual, the company warns of its beta nature and insinuates that problems could arise, but if you're still not deterred, be sure to hit the read link and get your respective download on.[Via GigaOM]
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Feed Results Lift Shares of Amazon by 27% (nytimes.com)
The rise lends support to the views of bullish investors that the company’s spending and its emphasis on increasing sales over profit would eventually pay off.
Feed In Comments About Apple Chief, Questions of Motive (nytimes.com)
A former Apple board member kept suspicions about Apple’s options-backdating policies swirling around Steven P. Jobs.
Submission + - Blu-Ray Drive For Apple Laptops But Not From Apple
Sean Jackson writes: "Fastmac has beaten Apple to the Blu-Ray punch and has a new slimline Blu-Ray drive that works in Powerbooks, iBooks, mac minis and a few other systems. Sure it's pricey ($800) but you have to admit burning 50 GB (more like 45 GB when all is said and done) is pretty sweet. More information about the drive is here and here. Fastmac says that playing Blu-Ray movies isn't currently supported since there is no software player however several solutions are in the works and there is always a chance 10.5 will include it. Hopefully this means that Apple isn't far behind and will be including it with the next Macbook and Macbook Pro revisions. Mac fans cross your fingers!"
Feed IBM to wed game chip with mainframes (com.com)
Big Blue and Brazilian start-up Hoplon will integrate Cell chip with mainframes to boost virtual-reality software.
Submission + - Adobe open sources Flex SDK under MPL
andy_from_nc writes: "Adobe announced that they are open sourcing their Flex SDK under the Mozilla Public License incrementally by December. This move comes on the heels of Microsoft's announcement of their Silverlight and Adobe's CEO's criticism of it. The move will likely please other open source developers who use Flex like me and offer hope that we'll see a full open source version of Flash one day. You can read Adobe's FAQ on the move as well."
Feed The Future of Internet Telephony Could Hang on Vonage Case (wired.com)
Feed Female Amur Leopard -- World's Most Endangered Cat -- Found Dead (sciencedaily.com)
Following the April 18 announcement that only 25 to 34 of the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) remain in the wild, World Wildlife Fund says the number must now be revised because a female Amur leopard was brutally killed.
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