Comment Re:Is that the correct date format? (Score 3, Insightful) 345
China doesn't need to use it for it to be blocked by their filters, they would be designed to block foreign sites as well.
Comment Re:Hello? It's a Monopoly! (Score 5, Insightful) 497
The article is pretty explicit about how AMD dug its own grave. I don't think blaming an Intel monopoly is all that convincing.
Really? The article mentions how Intel managed to get Sony money to cancel ALL AMD shipments, and how they paid Dell roughly 3/4 of a billion dollars in a single quarter to not use AMD chips. But I'm sure you're right, I'm sure keeping AMD out of all of the major OEMs(except to some extent HP) had nothing to do with it.
Hacking the NES With Lisp 80
Andy Hefner has a detailed blog post covering his quest to program an NES with the assistance of Common Lisp. He developed a new 6502 assembler, a mini-language for composing musical sequences, and a neat demo (rom image).
Actual Damages For 1 Download = Cost of a 1 License 647
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In Real View v 20-20 Technologies, it was held that the actual copyright infringement damages for a single unauthorized download of a computer program was the lost license fee that would have been charged. The judge, in the District Court of Massachusetts, granted remittitur, reducing the jury's verdict from $1,370,590.00 to $4200 unless the plaintiff seeks a new trial. Something tells me the plaintiff will seek a new trial."
Facebook Cookies Track Users Even After Logging Out 352
First time accepted submitter Core Condor writes "According to Australian technologist Nik Cubrilovic: 'Logging out of Facebook is not enough.' He added, Even after you are logged out, Facebook is able to track your browser's page every time you visit a website. He wrote in his blog: 'With my browser logged out of Facebook, whenever I visit any page with a Facebook like button, or share button, or any other widget, the information, including my account ID, is still being sent to Facebook.' After explaining the cookies behavior he also suggested a way to fix the tracking problem: 'The only solution to Facebook not knowing who you are is to delete all Facebook cookies.'"
Samsung Tablet Ban Lifted For Most of EU 137
jkcity writes "The ban on sales of Samsung's 10.1 tablet in the EU has been lifted everywhere except Germany. The new ruling is in effect until August 25th while it is decided whether the original court had the power to enforce an EU wide ban. With allegations that submitted evidence was not 100% accurate, the case could be bogged down in the court for years."
Comment From the article (Score 1) 317
[We] conclude that a transmission that weakens a sound computer system—or, similarly, one that diminishes a plaintiff’s ability to use data or a system—causes damage.
The problem with this is likely that their computer system was not sound, and should not have caused any real damage.
Comment Re:Uh, RTFA? (Score 1) 510
How do you verify system files? TDSS/Aleron or Popureb all infect random "*.SYS" files located in "%systemroot%\system32", and there are NO tools released for linux to do actual disinfection. I'm sure you could copy drivers from a known good configuration, but how is this that much easier then a reimage?
Comment Re:Ignorance is strength (Score 1) 389
Apple has NEVER denied that any computer, including it's own, is potentially vulnerable to exploits. Their position is the same as it's always been
Bottom left of the reasons to get a Mac, "It doesn't get PC viruses." Now this isn't saying it doesn't get any viruses, but it's sure as hell implying it.
Comment Re:Summary is misleading (Score 5, Informative) 336
So some 3 year old HP laptops that cost a lot back then are being replaced by $350 HP laptops now. Normally a 3 year laptop can't even be sold for $350 (unless it's a top of the line Apple model - and these aren't). And what about the specs? Nowhere in TFA is a comparison of the specs of the system being offered with the specs of the original systems...
Where exactly is the bait? Or the switch? I guess the article was submitted by one of people who expected his 3 year old system with something that costs the same now, so he could have a substantial improvement in performance.
The TX1000 series which is a large portion of this suit is a convertible tablet PC. I own one of these, it was a dual-core 1.9GHz Proc, 3GB RAM, 12.1"(which is VERY portable), and had a screen that could be turned over and closed to provide a tablet. You cannot touch one of these for anywhere near the price of that Compaq being offered, nor does this "comparable" computer listed offer ANY of the features this notebook did. An iPad would be a closer fit to a Tx1000 series notebook, and even that is less of a machine and twice the cost of the Compaq.
Comment Re:Bin Laden murdered? (Score 5, Interesting) 1855
Better put, people who shoot at you when you go to take them in for questioning don't warrant due process, the mission included bringing him back alive if circumstances allowed.
Osama Bin Laden Reported Dead, Body In US Hands 1855
Reader Tom Hudson, and now several others, have submitted the news that Osama Bin Laden is reportedly dead, and that his body is in the hands of the US military. A statement from President Obama is expected shortly. Watch this space for more details. Update: 05/02 04:01 GMT by T : More coverage at ABC News, at CNN, and at Al Jazeera. The reports say that Bin Laden was actually killed about a week ago by a bomb in Pakistan, and the time taken to confirm his identity via DNA testing helped delay the news. In downtown Austin, Texas, in the time since the story broke I've heard what sound like numerous celebratory gunshots.
Comment Re:no ssid = no target (Score 1) 458
If you use portable devices and this it is a horrible idea. It will leave your laptop up to attacks like what Jasager does. Basically with hidden networks your computer has to probe them, a rogue AP can reply "why yes i'm XXX" and do anything it wants to with your connection, redirect pages, display adds, serve up malware, etc. Not to mention aircrack or kismit can still pick it up if there is any traffic.
Comment Re:wow (Score 1) 380
Yet another reason I'm glad I've always recommended against Linksys to friends and family. Shoddy equipment in the past, and no preparation for the future now.
Wait what? I have a WRT54G v1 that's still kicking, as well as working upgraded models, they have always been great to me. For example: The only Belkin router I ever owned was garbage out of the box, the only D-Link I ever owned caught on fire on it's own. As far as Netgear goes thier hardware is decent enough but their firmware is the most obtuse I've ever dealt with(the web front-end), it has multiple links for some categories of settings and uses html frames, it's like I've been sucked back to 1997 every time I want to change a setting.
Ruby Dropped In Netbeans 7 140
An anonymous reader writes "Ruby/RoR in NetBeans made headlines three years ago, but after Sun was acquired by Oracle there where fears that support for dynamic languages would suffer, as this IDE would be downsized. This has become a reality, since as of version 7, NetBeans will no longer support Ruby."
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