This actually happens to me using FireFox - though perhaps due to the computer having a decent processor (Core 2 Duo) it is fast enough that it isn't a bother.
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from the hot-under-the-collar dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The Church of England is threatening legal action against Sony over the game Resistance: Fall of Man. The game features a shootout in Manchester Cathedral, and the Church claims that Sony did not ask permission to use the interior of the Cathedral in the game. The Bishop of Manchester called the game 'highly irresponsible' due to the history of gun crime in the city. Sony denies the charge — a spokesman said 'We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game.'"
An anonymous reader writes: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is reporting that a local attorney is suing legal startup Avvo.com over a rating that was algorithmically assigned.
The story touches over the controversy of computers grading humans. Such practices are not new: the New York Times earlier this year reported on Google using algorithms to determine applicant suitability.
But what happens when you don't like the result? Can a computer program be considered defamatory?
Four more ISPs will start charging banks, e-commerce sites and other large e-mail senders for guaranteed delivery. Individuals, businesses and organizations can still send messages for free, but spam filters might gobble them up.
You might think an eight-core Mac Pro would blow away its quad-core counterpart. And it does, at least on tasks involving apps optimized to take advantage of multiple cores. But on routine tasks the performance boost is mild, which leads Macworld Lab director James Galbraith to conclude that this eight-core machine is aimed at a very specific audience.