Comment My Official Response (Score 2) 625
My response to this assumption is "F*ck You, Sir". i am not interested in facebook, myspace, or any other "social networking" sites.
Comment Re:Also in the news.. USA Might feed him to Bears! (Score 1) 973
They did that to me once. Lucky for me the bears had peanut allergies.
Comment isn't it obvious? (Score 2) 396
You should get an Android tablet at about 3:17pm (local time) on Tuesday.
Comment Re:"disorientate"? (Score 1) 318
If they are all disorientated who will administrate the computer networks?
Submission + - Free Wireless Access Router "La Fonera" ha
wertarbyte writes: "FON is still giving away their wireless routers for free in Germany and Austria until Wednesday — under the premise that the devices will be connected and used as FON access points. The router, called "La Fonera", is a variant of OpenWRT, but locked down to prevent modification, including a signed firmware image to prevent the upload of new software. It is however possible to get shell access by connecting a serial port present on the circuit board, but now two students from Germany discovered vulnerabilities in the CGI scripts used to configure the device, and successfully activated an SSH daemon on the device by exploiting them, giving owners a root shell on their device. They also provide a detailed description of the procedure and "ready-to-use" perl scripts to open up your router."
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We Don't Need No Stinkin' Broadband 572
Ant writes "eMarketer has an article on The Yankee Group's analysis on why some Americans aren't feeling the broadband love. It was based on Ipsos Public Affairs. 45% of Americans say it's simply too expensive. 30% say that they just don't want it. 14% say they feel dial-up is adequate for their needs. Less than 10% are not able to get broadband access in their area. Five percent insist broadband is "too complicated". Another 5% aren't even sure why they don't have it..."
Tech-Ed Funding to be Tied to Copyright-Ed? 367
feminazi writes "Ars Technica is reporting that California Assemblyman Ed Chavez has proposed legislation that would require recipients of an educational technology grant program to educate their students in copyright law as well. There are three areas of education that would be required: 'ethical behavior in regards to the use of information technology,' 'the concept, purpose, and significance of a copyright,' and 'the implications of illegal peer-to-peer network file sharing.'"
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