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Decoding the Inscrutable Logos On Your Electronics 140

Posted by samzenpus from the be-sure-to-drink-your-ovaltine dept.
jfruhlinger writes "If you've bought a piece of electronic equipment — a computer, a printer, even a lowly power supply — you've no doubt noticed a host of inscrutable logos festooned all over it — UL, CE, FCC, TUV, RoHS, ENERGY STAR, and the like. What do they mean? Each of these compliance marks tell a story about your gadget's operation or lifecycle, and knowing what they mean can let you in on the hidden life of the gizmos you buy."
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OH Senate Passes Bill Banning Human-Animal Hybrids 197

Posted by samzenpus from the no-centaurs-allowed dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The sci-fi movie Splice seems to have scared the Ohio's State Senator Steve Buehrer. The Ohio Senate has passed Sen. Buehrer's bill banning 'the creation, transportation, or receipt of a human-animal hybrid, the transfer of a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, and the transfer of a human embryo into a nonhuman womb.' So much for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

Comment happened to my better half (Score 2, Interesting) 139

by outdated (#31919484) Attached to: Escalating Gmail/Spamming Attacks

she clicked on a link sent by one of her friends, and it asked for her gmail password, which she duly filled in.
Luckily for her, she was online on gmail when the hacker started sending mails and phishing links to her other friends,
and we immediately changed the password, and forced signed out all other sessions [yes, that little feature on gmail recent login details came in handy.]

The account is safe now, and more importantly.. she learned her lesson, not to give away her passwords to any random site.

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