Comment js1337 (Score 3, Funny) 131
>I'm wondering what they can do if given some extra bytes.
In a few weeks you'll find out at js1337.com
Comment OLD (Score 1) 174
I'm stunned this is still exploitable. This bug is YEARS old.
Comment Re:Not quite that simple (Score 1) 800
Of course, the name does enormous things for your placement in google
Yes, exactly. This, and regular updates, is how I got to number one on google for my search term.
However: Do you think "google.com" would be more sucessful or less sucessful if they'd bought the domain "search.com" instead? I don't think it would matter one little bit. Why aren't "microsoft.com" called "software.com", shouldn't amazon.com have called themselves "books.com"?
My point is that for small search-targetted things, domain names are important. If you're a guy sitting in your underpants trying to get a web shop or a blog going, then buying zibble.com is probably not a better choice than techblogger.com or flowers2yourdoor.com
But for actual medium-to-large companies with a marketing budget, you could pretty much call your site something totally ridiculous like "bing" or "yahoo" or "slashdot" and you'd still get the traffic.
Comment Re:Shouted at the heavens, (Score 1) 221
I believe "Welshy" would be the correct spelling.
get it? Scotty, being a Scot, from Scotland. Welshy, being Welsh, from Wales. I'm amazed you still found that part of WNFHGB funny, given that it evidently swooped over your head.
Ubuntu May Be Killing Your Laptop's Hard Drive 419
wwrmn writes "There's a debate going on over at bugs.launchpad.net on whether it's the Ubuntu, BIOS, hard-drive manufacturer, or pick-any-player's fault, but Ubuntu (and perhaps any OS) may be dramatically shortening the life of your laptop's hard drive due to an aggressive power-saving feature / acpi bug / OS configuration. Regardless of where the fault lies or how it's fixed, you might want to take some actions now to try to prevent the damage."
The Downide of Your ISP Turning to Gmail 266
SlinkySausage writes "Google is offering ISPs the opportunity to turn over their entire email operation to Google, with all customer email hosted as Gmail accounts. This would allow Google to grow its user base rapidly (Google is a distant third with 51M users compared to Yahoo's 250M and Hotmail's 228M). There are some obvious benefits to end users — Google is offering ISPs mailboxes of up to 10GB per user. APCMag.com has posted an interesting piece looking at the dark side of Google's offer. Not least is in its reinforcing of the attachment people have to their ISP's email address, making it harder to change ISPs if a better deal comes along."
Submission + - Lip Reading Surveillance Cameras "To Stop Terr
mrogers writes: Infowars brings us the following news from the UK, which is fast becoming the front line of the war on privacy:
Perhaps the lip-reading cameras and the shouting cameras will find something to talk about."Read my lips...." used to be a figurative saying. Now the British government is considering taking it literally by adding lip reading technology to some of the four million or so surveillance cameras in order identify terrorists and criminals by watching what everyone says.
Feed UK Constitution Committee to investigate surveillance overload (engadget.com)
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
For those dwelling in England who enjoy a touch of privacy in their day to day lives, help could be on the way. Amidst the smattering of new surveillance methods being installed and implemented within the nation's border comes a second inquiry into the "constitutional implications" of such invasive measures. If you'll recall, the Commons' Home Affairs committee has already planned its own review, and now the UK's Constitution Committee will be "conducting an inquiry on the consequences of the collection and use of surveillance and personal data by the State." Basically, the group is trying to visualize just how damaging all these CCTV installations, car trackers, and behavior monitors are on the "relationship between individuals and institutions." Another aspect will be to scrutinize whether UK citizens need additional protection under the law from such voyeuristic tactics, and judging solely by the sheer multitude of surveying going on over there, we couldn't complain with a little extra shielding. [Warning: Word Document read link][Via El Reg]
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Feed Schneier Talk at the British Computer Society (schneier.com)
Journal Journal: Slashdot: The Flowchart 2
This week's miscellanea comic details my experiences on slashdot in flowchart form.
Submission + - MySpace takes on Google News and Digg
cyberianpan writes:
MySpace is going into the news business with a service that will scour the internet for news stories and let users vote on which ones receive the most exposure.
This approach blends elements of Google News and sites such as Digg and Netscape, which rely on readers to submit stories and determine their prominence
This could be the holy grail of internet news, not merely will you be able to tap into the wisdom of the crowds but ultimately your recommended stories could be influenced/suggested by your friend's taste/choices or better still your hero's. Myspace may then become the dominant internet portal.
CS Programs Changing to Attract Women Students 596
Magnifico writes "The New York times is running an article about a push by American universities to actively recruit women into Computer Science courses. The story, 'Computer Science Takes Steps to Bring Women to the Fold', explains that the number of women in CS is shrinking: 'Women received about 38 percent of the computer science bachelor's degrees awarded in the United States in 1985, the peak year, but in 2003, the figure was only about 28 percent, according to the National Science Foundation.' One of the largest barriers to recruiting women to the field is the nerd factor. To attract women students to the CS field, 'Moving emphasis away from programming proficiency was a key to the success of programs Dr. Blum and her colleagues at Carnegie Mellon instituted to draw more women into computer science.' Changes at CMU increased women students in the CS program from 8 percent to nearly 40 percent."
Submission + - AMD's New DRM
DefectiveByDesign writes: "Remember how AMD said they'd make use of ATI's GPU technology to make better technology? Well, not all change is progress. InfoWorld is reporting that AMD plans to block access to the framebuffer in hardware to help enforce DRM schemes, such as allowing more restricted playback of Sony Blu-Ray disks. They can pry my print screen key out of my cold, dead hands."
Gates to join Simonyi in Space? 208
gadgetopia writes "On Russian state television, cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin tells journalists in a live video interview from the ISS that "Charles said that Bill Gates is also preparing to visit space"." Gotta wonder what that insurance premium is going to look like.
Submission + - Google's new product plagiarizes its Chinese rival
yaohua2000 writes: "Google's laboratory in China launched its first product last week that enables the user enter Chinese characters, but the user soon found the data Google used was actually copied from its Chinese rival Sogou. Google has evaded the question about software similarities."
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