Posts by ratfox

Well, one thing that is certain...

Nokia might not be very good or successful, depending on your definitions, but they are NOT a patent troll.

Interesting

Google maps also has 3D buildings on the iPhone 4, but there is no way to spin the screen. I'm not sure if the 3D stays when you use the auto-rotating, as it only works where you are, and I am not in NY.

Spamhaus warning seems perfectly reasonable to me

Actually, I believe the Reg had already warned leaks seeker that malware pushers always ride on the wave of the currently fashionable, sometimes within minutes. I do not recall that anybody accused the Reg at the time of bowing to pressure from the US.

Biased much

IE 9 beta: 99%

IE 8: 90%

Firefox 3.6: 19%

Safari 5: 11%

Chrome 6: 3%

This does look suspicious. I freely admit I have never studied the question, and I have no idea what techniques different browsers use, but I have trouble believing the results. Of course, the fact that Microsoft commissioned the study does not help any...

I would also be more interested if I was actually scared of getting malware from a web site, but I feel somewhat safe on my jobsian machine.

WTF??

WTFWTFWTFWTFWTF!!??

No seriously, schools fingerprinting the kids?

...WTF?

Asshats

The whole world can now read these cables, yet the people in charge are unable to make the necessary changes in security protocols so that the people who were originally most likely to have access to it are allowed to read them from the web. This is truly an example of a bureaucracy that cannot get a clue: "The rules say that every evening, we must do a headcount of the barn, and close the door. I know the barn is empty, but the rules still apply."

Nah nah naaaah, can't hear you, can't hear you...

Christmas Island?

The links "Email when there is WikiLeaks news" etc. point to an address in the domain reg.cx... I wonder why that TLD, out of all others.

Bad idea

Essentially, this is only a good idea for the the domain registrars who are going to be able to sell some more domain names...

Hurray for Judge Birss

Title says it all

Seriously

I hope they are finally made to pay the fees of the other party. They obviously will not stop until then.

The State Department will want to sign up

They are unhappy with the way their cables have been "backuped" so far

DDoSing for better scores??

This is a new low.

I actually feel sorry

For his wife, not him. In the NYT article, they said she has a child. And now, she will have to find a way to live while her arse of a husband is in jail.

Stupid reaction, really, but that's the first one that came.

Pass the popcorn... again

This IS entertaining.

That is why I could never create a company

If I ever had a successful company, any 8-digits offer would probably have me asking where to sign...

And these guys refused a 10-digits offer.

How I will ever get a job with so little ambition?

US gov forbidden to read leaks!

"White House Tells All Federal Agencies To Prohibit Unauthorized Employees From Wikileaks Site"

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/12/why-not-just-stamp-secret-across-the-front-page-of-the-ny-times/67310/

Now, this is comedy material. "Yes, we know that everybody in the world can read these leaks. But YOU are our F**ING EMPLOYEES and YOU will only read what we ALLOW you to read!"

A law school has also warned its students that talking about the leaks on social networks could possibly give them trouble if they apply for US gov positions. You never know.

There is an IT angle: this could be due to Standard Security Procedures(TM). Apparently, any unclassified hard disk that is found containing classified information has to be shredded and replaced. Talk about an IT support nightmare!

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/12/more-about-secret-info-on-the-front-page/67423

Pschhhh

Like it is necessary to be right to send threatening lawyery letters. Just ask SCSO.

Don't cry

You still have the Olympics, you lucky dogs, you...

I bet he's regretting it...

I can't think of anybody else who must regret so much listening to his lower brain since Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

By the way, this is from the Wikipedia entry on Interpol:

"In order to maintain as politically neutral a role as possible, Interpol's constitution forbids its involvement in crimes that do not overlap several member countries,[3] or in any political, military, religious, or racial crimes.[4] Its work focuses primarily on public safety, terrorism, organized crime, crimes against humanity, environmental crime, genocide, war crimes, piracy, illicit drug production, drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, child pornography, white-collar crime, computer crime, intellectual property crime and corruption."

I don't usually follow what Interpol actually does, but it looks like they are a bit out of their usual tracks, this time.

...Oh, Ecuador have apparently rescinded their offer, condemning the leaks. Apparently, diplomatic cables are still going from US to the Ecuador.

PH for the honey trap, of course

As with precedent article...

Wouldn't you actually make more money by working at McDonald's? What is more, in a truly risk-free way? From my point of view, it would even be less boring.

There are quite a few things that can go wrong in such a scheme, from the bookie going bust to your connection lagging at the wrong time to a simple mistake in the betting. If anything happens, you are likely to lose everything... and eve if you win every time, the margins are small.

Go ahead if you have nothing better to do with your time. As for me, I do have.

Wow

Is there a complimentary sticker for your forehead with "I am a lose^H^H^H^H nerd^H^H^H^H geek" written on it?

I don't get it

Why are people complaining so much about the price of eBooks? Just buy a real book, then.

...Or could it be that you find eBooks so much more practical, because you can keep a whole library in a single device? Well, THAT advantage is something you should, obviously, pay for.

Honestly, I feel that people are complaining that the thing they find so much better and more useful and easier to use and easier to buy, actually costs more money.

Sorry, how does this compare to a job at McDonald's?

In terms of how much time you spend, checking the fine print, placing opposing bets, just to earn 50 quids? (minus what you lose placing opposing bets, of course)

Not for me, thanks. But if you have the free time, go ahead...

Wrong colors, says the expert!

From the New York Times:

Amy Wax, president of the International Association of Color Consultants North America, said the use of “childish” primary colors like red, yellow and blue might have diluted the impact. “Purple, orange and magenta might create a sense of something that would get attention".

CLEARLY, this is an expert consultant.