Comment Obligatory ... (Score 1) 67
Takes us back to this bit from season 3 of Star Trek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
A distinctly droll moment.
Submission + - With euro zone problems, Bitcoin experiencing boost in legitimacy (vice.com)
derekmead writes: Despite being used for drugs and beef jerky, Bitcoin is finding legitimate purposes. Bitcoin’s decentralized convenience means international efficiency, in areas where local restrictions on money transfers to foreign companies make legal businesses cumbersome. “I’ve been able to have cash in my bank account in a matter of hours using Bitcoin, rather than three days with traditional banking,” one British businessman in China told Reuters.
In embattled Europe, Bitcoin offers some a viable alternative against central banks, said a Greek owner of an island bar and restaurant who accepts payment in Bitcoin. “I don’t put money in the banks,” Gerald, who did not give his surname, told Reuters. “I trust the euro as a note, but I don’t trust banks. I don’t want them making money out of my earnings.” Indeed, Europe’s financial woes are caused an unprecedented surge of interest in the alternative currency, as the continent loses economic credibility with each new bailout, according to a report by the Financial Post.
In embattled Europe, Bitcoin offers some a viable alternative against central banks, said a Greek owner of an island bar and restaurant who accepts payment in Bitcoin. “I don’t put money in the banks,” Gerald, who did not give his surname, told Reuters. “I trust the euro as a note, but I don’t trust banks. I don’t want them making money out of my earnings.” Indeed, Europe’s financial woes are caused an unprecedented surge of interest in the alternative currency, as the continent loses economic credibility with each new bailout, according to a report by the Financial Post.
Submission + - Google's official app market found hosting malicious Android apps—again (arstechnica.com)
suraj.sun writes: As we've seen quite a few Android malware discoveries in the recent past, mostly from unofficial Android markets, from premium-rate SMS Trojan that not only automatically sends costly SMS messages, but also prevents users' carriers from notifying them of the new charges, to a massive Android malware campaign may be responsible for duping as many as 5 million users to SMS-Controlled Malware Hijacking Android Phones, ars technica is reporting yet another Android malware discovery made by McAfee researcher Carlos Castillo, this time on Google's official app market, Google Play, even after Google announced back in early February that it has started scanning Android apps for malware.
Two weeks ago, a separate set of researchers found malicious extensions in the Google Chrome Web Store that could gain complete control of users' Facebook profiles. The repeated discoveries of malware hosted on Google servers underscore the darker side of a market that allows anyone to submit apps with few questions asked. Whatever critics may say about Apple's App Store, which is significantly more selective about the titles it hosts, complaints about malware aren't one of them.
Two weeks ago, a separate set of researchers found malicious extensions in the Google Chrome Web Store that could gain complete control of users' Facebook profiles. The repeated discoveries of malware hosted on Google servers underscore the darker side of a market that allows anyone to submit apps with few questions asked. Whatever critics may say about Apple's App Store, which is significantly more selective about the titles it hosts, complaints about malware aren't one of them.
Comment Re:Neo by alphasmart (Score 1) 660
... and for about $50 you can pick up its predecessor, the AlphaSmart 3000, on eBay. Aside from instant-on, it's damn near indestructible. No USB drive, but a USB connection lets it dump its text to any app by appearing to be a keyboard -- a slick trick that lets it offload to anything.
And the 700 hour battery life is simply insane. Heavy users have to reload their AA batteries once every ... year.
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