Comment utf-8 copy/paste bug (Score 1) 128
"love1234"
oops
Comment Because cybercriminals cheat (Score 1) 128
If the marketing experts used the same tactics (disguising their emails as linked-in requests) they could compete with the cybercriminals.
Some things about this article smell. The author is a director of the company whose research the article cites. And what about the claim that "a dating website was hacked and approximately 10% of the passwords were âoelove1234â"
That seems like a lot! (Unless there were only 10 accounts....)
Comment Re:So BBC article not available in UK? (Score 1) 118
or get Google Translate to do it for you:
Comment Re:What the frak? (Score 3, Insightful) 279
For the first time I see the death of
You must be new here.
Comment No it doesn't (Score 2) 202
It's just a proposal, not a requirement.
Even Joshua Lewis, inventor of the new system believes the traditional valuations can make the game more exciting.
"You're really lucky if you pick an X because it's over-valued and unlucky if you pick a V. So if they were to re-do the values of the tiles that would reduce the level of luck.
"That might be desirable in tournaments but it might not be as good in casual play where you want the less skilled players to have a shot periodically at beating the more highly skilled players."
Source: The "British Media"
Comment Stick with what's familiar (Score 1) 663
I think it's a pity if FOSS desktops really feel the need to compete with Microsoft and Apple. Those companies need to keep "innovating" in order to drive sales of their latest products -- something that FOSS is unhindered by.
Instead of bounding towards some super-slick desktop nirvana, more emphasis should be given to settling on a familiar and stable working environment.
People are adaptable and they can be extremely productive using systems with which they have grown familiar.
The qwerty keyboard is nothing like the perfect layout, but it is familiar. Imagine if every time you upgraded your PC you were forced to learn the latest "ergonomic" keyboard layout. It may be progress, but I'm happy with what I've got thanks.
The same goes for desktop environments.
Comment Zero (Score 3, Informative) 380
Here in Britain the only photo ID I have is my driving licence and my passport, and I never carry either, to avoid losing them.
The only time I was pulled over by the police I was given a "producer" - 24 hrs to show my licence at a police station; my passport is only for going on holiday.
I suppose that's why government talk of ID cards causes such debate over here.
Comment Re:Facebook is evil and parasitic (Score 1) 138
Just like the network called the Internet, there is no reason why online social networks need a central hub. Peer to peer social networks exist, as a concept at least.
I imagine that if the popularity of social networking had been foreseen by the developers of the nascent Internet, discussion of "whoever is the biggest" social network would be as ridiculous as asking who is the biggest Email network, or the biggest WWW network.
My hope is that one day there won't be a "biggest" social network, there will be only one.
Comment Hardest part is getting the money (Score 2, Interesting) 201
The trojan and encryption could be written by any reasonably savvy malware author, but I guess laundering the money you receive would require a certain level of criminal knowledge.
The money goes into an e-gold or Liberty Reserve account, presumably one that has been stolen from a legitimate user, and from there somehow it has to get into the hands of the perpetrator.
If the authorities could track the money after it gets into e-gold (they have tried before) they could get a handle on who is behind this.
This kind of thing will become more widespread so long as the perps can get their hands on the money without being found.
The money goes into an e-gold or Liberty Reserve account, presumably one that has been stolen from a legitimate user, and from there somehow it has to get into the hands of the perpetrator.
If the authorities could track the money after it gets into e-gold (they have tried before) they could get a handle on who is behind this.
This kind of thing will become more widespread so long as the perps can get their hands on the money without being found.
Why the Coming Data Flood Won't Drown the Internet 146
High Waters writes "Ars Technica examines predictions of an 'exaflood' of data that some alarmists believe will overwhelm the Internet. A closer look reveals that many of those raising the alarm about an exaflood are generally doing so to make the case against internet neutrality regulation. 'There's a reason that "exaflood" sounds scary. It's supposed to. Though Brett Swanson's Wall Street Journal piece tried to avoid alarmism, it did have an explicitly political point in mind: net neutrality is bad, and it could turn the coming exaflood into a real disaster'."
Microsoft Axes 'Get The Facts' 241
tom66 writes "Seems like a long time coming, as Microsoft today has axed it's Anti-Linux campaign 'Get the Facts', and Microsoft has replaced it with a new campaign, called 'compare'. This article touches up on why they may have done it, and the criticism surrounding Get the Facts."
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