Dynamoo - Slashdot User

Submission + - Charles Carreon drops case against The Oatmeal (eff.org)

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on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @04:50AM

Dynamoo writes: "Charles Carreon has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against the creator of The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman. This bizarre lawsuit (dubbed a SLAPP suit by the EFF) kicked off after a dispute between Inman and FunnyJunk.com which span rapidly out of control. Perhaps Carreon has seen sense, but it turns out that there might be an even more bizarre twist in this tale"

Submission + - Shady Reshipping Centers Exposed (krebsonsecurity.com)

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on Thursday October 13, 2011 @06:24AM

Dynamoo writes: "Ever wondered how criminals can spirit away the products they buy with stolen credit cards? The answer is that they use surprisingly sophisticated but very shady reshipping centers to launder the goods on their way to Eastern Europe. The bad guys make the money, but it's the mules doing the reshipping who will eventually get caught."

Submission + - Anatomy Of An Attempted Malware Scam (mediapost.com)

Submitted by Dynamoo on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @11:34AM

Dynamoo writes: Malicious advertisments ("malvertisements") are getting more and more common as the Bad Guys try to use reputable ad networks to spread malware. Julia Casale-Amorim of Casale Media details the lengths that some fake companies will go to to convince ad networks to take the bait.

Submission + - Philip K Dick's Exegesis to be published in 2011 (nytimes.com)

Submitted by Dynamoo on Friday April 30, 2010 @08:00AM

Dynamoo writes: The NYT reports that a two-part edition of PKD's Exegesis will be published next year. This huge work, a combination of journal and philosophical treatise has been published in part before, but this is the first time that the whole version has been made generally available.

Submission + - Microsoft to Offer Free Anti-Virus Software (microsoft.com)

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on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @06:40PM

Dynamoo writes: "The good news is that Microsoft have announced free anti-virus software for consumer from next year. The bad news is.. well, exactly the same.

Although Microsoft's anti-malware products are pretty good, this move could drive many competitors out of business and create a dangerous security monoculture.. and you can see that major rivals will be lawyering up already. On the other hand, many malware infections could be prevented even by basic software.. so is this going to be a good or bad thing overall?"

Submission + - Geoffrey Perkins is dead, aged 55. (bbc.co.uk)

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on Friday August 29, 2008 @06:56PM

Dynamoo writes: "Legendary comedy writer and producer Geoffrey Perkins has died in a road accident in London. Perkins was the producer of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well as a writer, director and producer of many comedy shows including Spitting Image, The Fast Show and several others. He also invented the game of Mornington Crescent. The world will be a less joyful place without him."

Submission + - Google to acquire Postini (blogspot.com)

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Dynamoo

on Monday July 09, 2007 @09:17AM

Dynamoo writes: "Google has announced that it is to acquire Postini — a company best known for its corporate spam filtering and security service, but also active in Instant Messaging and compliance areas.

The deal is to purchase Postini for $625m in cash. The acquisition is slated to enhance Google's application portfolio, and Google will also acquire several very large Blue Chip customers that have previously eluded it. More details can be found here."

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