Comment Bad taste in mouth (Score 0) 120
Makes me not want to use Facebook. I hope that's the reaction they were looking for ;)
Comment Re:HTML5 (Score 0) 102
Agreed, websockets is the way to go.
Webworkers + webgl + websockets + node.js + socket.io + key/value store = :D
Facebook Patents Location Social Networking 120
bizwriter writes "Facebook just received a patent with broad claims that would seem to cover much of what Google (GOOG) Latitude, Foursquare, Gowalla, and others try to do in letting users share their locations with others. Patent number 7,809,805, called 'Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members,' covers people manually entering a status, sending that and their location from a wireless device, and sharing both the status and location with others. Facebook's corporate value just took a big jump — and a number of other companies might have to either challenge the patent's validity or consider licensing deals."
Should ISPs Cut Off Bot-infected Users? 486
richi writes "There's no doubt that botnets are a major threat to the safety and stability of the internet — not to mention the cleanliness of your inbox. After years of failure to act, could we finally be seeing ISPs waking up to their responsibilities? While ISPs can't prevent users getting infected with bots, they are in a superb position to detect the signs of infection. Contractually, the ISP would be reasonably justified in cutting off a user from the internet, as bot infection would be contrary to the terms of the ISP's acceptable-use policy."
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