Comment Citation Needed (Score 1) 114
Nice edgy comment, but what evidence do you have that ICANN was paid off?
Comment Re:It would make sense (Score 1) 151
Your mother doesn't impair my market penetration, Trebek.
Comment Re:MMOs are done (Score 1) 280
Yep, that's why FFXI is still running after all these years.
Comment Re:Flash would have been fine (Score 1) 332
Flash & Bern would have been great friends.
Comment Re:When facebook came out ... (Score 3) 183
Not many, because most of that 90% is worried about more important things, like surviving for the next week with an immediate food supply of grass, weeds, and dirt.
Comment Re:Did they test males or females? (Score 0) 404
It's true. Many males use the number line inside their pants.
Comment Re:Coming Soon (Score 1) 617
I didn't know that the $400 Galaxy Tab 10.1 was priced at $599.00. Live and learn!
Comment Re:If I got a letter (Score 2) 52
Just because the government may have questionable privacy policies, doesn't mean that app developers shouldn't be held to the same standards. I want BOTH developers and the TSA to respect my privacy.
Comment Re:Biology Question (Score 5, Funny) 255
To be completely fair, breast cancer is in the breasts whereas prostate cancer is in the anus.
The First Geek Wedding At a LinuxFest 93
At the Ohio LinuxFest yesterday, two Linux geeks were married — or had their projects merged into a single trunk, as the officiant, Lord Drachenblut, put it. The wedding of Randy Noseworthy (proprietor of the Juiced Penguin) and Janet Edmonson was announced last week and was live-tweeted by at least one attendee — here's his photo of the happy couple. There's also a video of the ceremony, at which Jon "Maddog" Hall offered a blessing via pre-recorded audio.
Update: 09/26 20:03 GMT by KD : In the comments, anyaristow notes that this wasn't the first such wedding; Rob Landly and Fade were married at Penguicon in 2007, with Steve Jackson officiating and Eric Raymond as best man.
Update: 09/26 20:03 GMT by KD : In the comments, anyaristow notes that this wasn't the first such wedding; Rob Landly and Fade were married at Penguicon in 2007, with Steve Jackson officiating and Eric Raymond as best man.
New York Times Site Pop-Up Says Your Computer Is Infected 403
Zott writes "Apparently, 'some readers' of the New York Times site are getting a bit more with their news: an apparently syndicated adware popup with a faux virus scan of the user's computer indicating they are infected, and a link to go download a fix now. It's entertaining when a Mac user gets it, but clearly downloading an .exe file isn't a good way to keep your computer clean ..." Update: 09/14 03:20 GMT by T : Troy encountered this malware, "and did basic forensics. Summary: iframe ad then series of HTML/JS redirects, ending at a fake virus scanner page with a "Scan" link (made to look like a dialog box button) that downloaded malware." Nice explanation!
Comment Brilliant Investigation Tactics (Score 1, Interesting) 543
Kudos to the journalists at TSG who not only learned Malik's identity but also those of his associates. I found this gem in the article:
Marquis's claim that he is not in contact with Malik is belied by TSG's own computer server logs. Records indicate that Malik immediately shared with Marquis the addresses of stories about Pranknet that appeared on TSG. The stories, which each carried a distinctive url that was created solely for Malik's viewing, were first provided to the Pranknet founder in e-mails sent to his Gmail account (axis.r9@gmail.com). On three occasions over the last six weeks, within minutes of Malik clicking a link (which recorded his IP address in Windsor), Marquis also looked at the story, resulting in his Scarborough IP being memorialized on TSG's servers.
When confronted with this strange coincidence, Marquis could offer little beyond, "Hmmmm."
Comment Re:This is a crock (Score 1) 472
That's a fascinating experiment. Do you remember the title of this Nova episode? I'd really love to watch it. Thanks!
$10M For Unmanned Aircraft That Can Perch Like a Bird 176
coondoggie writes "Unmanned aircraft maker AeroVironment got an additional $5.4 million to further develop a diminutive aircraft that can fly into tight spaces undetected, perch and send live surveillance information to its handlers. Last Fall, AeroVironment, got $4.6 million initial funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare Air Vehicle System (SP2S), which is being built on the company's one-pound, 29-inch wingspan battery-powered Wasp unmanned system."
97 of Top 100 Classified Sites Are Craigslist 193
According to a recent report, 97 of the top 100 classified sites are just localized versions of Craigslist, up from 88 just last year. Combine that with a massive rise in traffic to classified sites in general and you have a recipe for one raging behemoth. "Craigslist isn't just crushing the newspaper industry and crowding out other classified sites. It's also taking an increasing slice of total U.S Internet traffic: the site's market share in February was up 90% year over year, accounting for about 2.5% of total US Web site visits."
