Comment Re:Bit Coins? (Score 1) 87
Good idea. As dead as the market is, there can only be launderers left in that game. Wasn't there even an Aussie allegedly evading taxes?
Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 421
That's the problem: The percentage of people outside the US who think Fox is news is considerably lower than in the country they pretend to cast "news" for.
Comment 1232 on my iPhone 4 (Score 1) 163
89/1/599 , iOS 4.2.1
Journal Journal: Virtual space station sold for 330 000 US $
The world record sale for a virtual item was surpassed yesterday by the avatar known as Buzz Erik Lightyear,
when he acquired a very special piece of property.
For the incredible amount of 330 000 US $ the space station Crystal Palace has been won by Buzz in the ingame auction system of Entropia Universe.
From now on Buzz Erik Lightyear can set a hunting tax in the 4 domes in the space station,
which is inhabited by two unique creatures known as Aurli and Kreltin.
Comment Re:So.... (Score 1) 545
There are also a lot of people that still can't go out on XXX day of the week because they can't miss their show.
A type of human surely to die out within the next few years, I'd say.
SSL Still Mostly Misunderstood, Even By the Pros 292
An anonymous reader writes "People still don't understand SSL. This isn't much of a surprise... no one expects that grandma and grandpa know what SSL is and what it does. What is surprising and downright scary is that most IT professionals don't understand SSL, and many consider it to be the be-all, end-all of security in their organization. With all the tools out there to manipulate SSL connections, and the browser vendors unable to settle on a single method of showing if a site is secured by SSL or not, is it any wonder that no one gets it?"
How Video Games Reflect Ideology 244
A recent article at Bitmob sought to tackle the question of whether games could carry political meaning, arguing the negative since "The money, the media representation, and the general shadow of 'triviality' will always trail the word 'game,' because that is what makes it open to all markets." An opposing viewpoint has been posted by Lee Bradley, who says, "Perhaps the most profound shift in the games industry in the last few years has been the explosion of co-op. Not only are developers dedicating more and more time to providing co-op experiences in their games, they are also finding new ways of exploring the dynamic within it. ... Even in games where the co-operative element of co-op is less pronounced, the ideology is the same; you are not on your own anymore, you are part of a team. What's more, that team is more than likely multi-cultural and/or multi-gender. ... Now, this isn't to say that the lone white-guy hero has been eradicated. Far from it; the bald, white space-marine is one of the most over-used characters in modern gaming. But it increasingly rare that they are lone heroes. A shift towards team-based, co-op featured games is undeniable. In this way, mainstream video games, even those seemingly void of political statement, are implicitly political. While for the most part they are not designed to tackle political issues head-on, or carry overt political messages, they do reflect the values and the popular ideology of the culture in which they were created."
Comment Re:Easy Answer (Score 0, Redundant) 844
Hey, I have a latex fetish, you insensitive clod!
Comment Re:Easy Answer (Score 0) 844
I have a latex fetish, you insensitive clod.
Comment Re:Are there more than 20 apps for it? (Score 1) 384
but the amount of apps for it makes it the killer device
A Nintendo DSi Killer, maybe. Most stuff on the Appstore is games, and more games. The iPhone is becoming the mobile gaming device of choice right now. As for tech-savvy users who see the possibilities in the mobile internet, the iPhone is becoming less interesting, because it is locked down that much. I expect the next innovations in how we use the mobile internet to happen on Android devices.
Comment Re:Inc. China (Score 1, Interesting) 235
But look at what ended up on our blacklist here in Australia (it's also on wikileaks). It too was set up to counter the scourge of child porn.
But we ended up with blocked sites containing euthanasia abortion malware online gambling
It's not much of a stretch to see other politically sensitive topics being blocked.
But we ended up with blocked sites containing euthanasia abortion malware online gambling
You forgot gay porn. You had gay porn on that list. Someone you elected a ruler really hates gays.
BTW, we Germans won't get gambling blocked. The brother of the politician that has started this madness is BIG in the online gambling industry. But as we already put our national wikileaker behind bars, you can easily imagine what they will do with that list.
Comment Port Forwarding part of development toolbox (Score 1) 361
Hey, what about that app that provides a http proxy on the phone so you can forward your http traffic to the phone via adb and an USB connection? It's what I use if I can get no wifi conn.
Yes, I know it's not REAL tethering, has no WiFi, and is considerably awkward to use, but it does what most people actually need from a tethered phone.
It's not even on the market. I believe Google just did this to make T-Mobile stop whining about how their classic revenue streams dry up. Poor end users.
Yes, I know it's not REAL tethering, has no WiFi, and is considerably awkward to use, but it does what most people actually need from a tethered phone.
It's not even on the market. I believe Google just did this to make T-Mobile stop whining about how their classic revenue streams dry up. Poor end users.
The Men Who Fix the Internet 162
An anonymous reader writes "Remember all those undersea cables breaking? PopSci.com introduces John Rennie, who '... has braved the towering waves of the North Atlantic Ocean to keep your e-mail coming to you. As chief submersible engineer aboard the Wave Sentinel, part of the fleet operated by UK-based undersea installation and maintenance firm Global Marine Systems, Rennie — a congenial, 6'4", 57-year-old Scotsman — patrols the seas, dispatching a remotely operated submarine deep below the surface to repair undersea cables.' The article goes on to outline the physical infrastructure of the Internet, including some of its points of vulnerability."
Comment Re:Target a standard (Score 1) 214
You don't get it, do you?
It's slow, nobody wants it, nobody needs it. At least anybody with a FUTURE. Java is dead. Dead. DEAD. DEAD.
Now leave me be, someone just called me on my Android Phone...
It's slow, nobody wants it, nobody needs it. At least anybody with a FUTURE. Java is dead. Dead. DEAD. DEAD.
Now leave me be, someone just called me on my Android Phone...
Comment Re:Chinese puns (Score 1) 272
Guten tag, haben sie ein Berliner?
Akkusativ. Mind your grammar. Mind your spelling, too.
Correct:
"Guten Tag, haben sie einen Berliner?"
What's more, You would simply not say this when shopping for a jelly donut. This is gramatically correct, but would flag you as a nonnative speaker.
You are not interested how many jelly donuts are on stock. So, you just generically ask whether they currently offer those:
"Guten Tag, haben sie Berliner?"
EXCEPT (and now it gets mad) if you are in Berlin. Jelly Donuts are called Berliner, but not in Berlin. There, you would have to ask:
"Guten Tag, haben sie Pfannkuchen?"
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