Hacked iPhones Confirmed As Bricking With Latest Update 430
mhollis writes "Field experience has confirmed that if you have a hacked iPhone, it will become an iBrick if you use Software Update to install the latest update on your iPhone. The BBC reports: '[Apple's] warning has now proved correct as many owners are reporting their phones no longer work following installation of the update. Apple requires iPhone owners to take out a lengthy contract with AT&T in the United States but there are a number of programs on the net that unlock the device for use with other networks.' The only 'solution' is to unhack your iPhone."
Submission + - Vyro unveils device to reduce stress while playing (venturebeat.com)
Bayscribe writes: "Vyro Games, a Dublin Ireland company, unveils a device today that forces you to relax while playing games.
It is called a PiP, or "Personal Input Pod," and it measures things like the moisture in your hand to assess whether you're stressed. If you're showing signs of stress, your performance in a game deteriorates. If you relax, you do much better.
The PiP communicates wirelessly with software on devices such as mobile phones, PCs or games consoles. The devices must have Bluetooth technology.
Stefan Schaefer, the vice president of business development, will demonstrate the device Tuesday morning at the DEMO conference in San Diego by playing a game called "Relax and Race," where two people control a dragon, and the goal is to race a course as fast as possible.
If you relax, the dragon spreads its wings and flies. If not, it stumbles all over the place."
It is called a PiP, or "Personal Input Pod," and it measures things like the moisture in your hand to assess whether you're stressed. If you're showing signs of stress, your performance in a game deteriorates. If you relax, you do much better.
The PiP communicates wirelessly with software on devices such as mobile phones, PCs or games consoles. The devices must have Bluetooth technology.
Stefan Schaefer, the vice president of business development, will demonstrate the device Tuesday morning at the DEMO conference in San Diego by playing a game called "Relax and Race," where two people control a dragon, and the goal is to race a course as fast as possible.
If you relax, the dragon spreads its wings and flies. If not, it stumbles all over the place."
Submission + - From the "No-Wonder-I-Can't-Pay-Attention"
oDDmON oUT writes: While your mother may have told you that sitting too close to the tellie was bad for your eyes, the folks over at New Scientist have published a story relating that it's bad for your attention span:
"Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a large long-term study."
What distinguishes this research is its longitudinal nature:
"The team studied the long-term habits and behaviours of more than 1000 children born in Dunedin, between April 1972 and March 1973. The children aged 5 to 11 watched an average of 2.05 hours of weekday television. From age 13 to 15, time spent in front of the television rose to an average of 3.1 hours a day."
It would be nice if....uh.....what was I doing?
"Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a large long-term study."
What distinguishes this research is its longitudinal nature:
"The team studied the long-term habits and behaviours of more than 1000 children born in Dunedin, between April 1972 and March 1973. The children aged 5 to 11 watched an average of 2.05 hours of weekday television. From age 13 to 15, time spent in front of the television rose to an average of 3.1 hours a day."
It would be nice if....uh.....what was I doing?
Submission + - Microsoft forces shutdown of Autopatcher
kaufmanmoore writes: Posts on Neowin and Autopatcher's site announce Microsoft has forced the closure of the Autopatcher download section. Details are scarce as to the exact reason for the take down after over 4 years of availability, but an official from Microsoft legal says that it has nothing to do with Windows Genuine Advantage. Goodbye to another useful tool that helped sysadmins apply Microsoft's numerous patches.
Submission + - "Viacom hit me for infringing my own copyright (blogspot.com) 2
Chris Knight writes: "Long story short: I ran for school board where I live this past fall and created some TV commercials including this one with a "Star Wars" theme. A few months ago VH1 grabbed the commercial from YouTube and featured it in a segment of its show "Web Junk 2.0". Neither VH1 or its parent company Viacom told me they were doing this or asked my permission to use it, but I didn't mind it if they did. It was great to see the commercial was being enjoyed by a far wider audience than I'd expected. I was honored that they chose to use it and thought that Aries Spears's commentary about it was pretty hilarious, so I posted a clip of VH1's segment on YouTube so that I could put it on my blog. This morning I got an e-mail from YouTube saying that the video has been pulled because Viacom is claiming that I'm violating its copyright. Viacom used my video without permission on their commercial television show, and now says that I am infringing on THEIR copyright for showing the clip of the work that Viacom made in violation of my own copyright! Talk about chutzpah! Needless to say, I would like to fight this: not for any kind of monetary compensation, but just for the right to employ my own self-created material per Fair Use."
Comment Re:Just an incredibly banal version of the Borg... (Score 1) 594
So the examples grandparent gave can in your opinion be "good things":
I mean wow. Go libertarians!Offering to feed peoples children, on the condition that they convert to christianity would be wrong. Offering a woman who is in the wilderness with a broken leg a ride to the nearest hospital, on the condition that she give you a blowjob would be wrong. Offering someone whose family is starving $2/day, on the condition that they work as slaves for you is wrong.
Journal Journal: Cattle Rearing Significantly Contributes to Global Warming
Journal SPAM: Former Federal Prosecutor Publishes Indictment Of Bush 1
Former federal prosecutor Elizabeth Vega has written a book containing a draft indictment of the so-called president and other top administration officials for conspiracy to defraud the American people on the issue of whether or not we needed to invade Iraq. The book also includes a fictional grand jury proceeding based on that indictment.
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