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- Virtual land owner challenges press freedom in Second Life
- Virtual land owner challenges press freedom in Second LifeCopyright infringement... or pubic humiliation?I don't believe that the "copyright" of the image itself is the issue. More like someone trying to "save face" for their avatar.Getting a live public "dicking" would be humiliating enough without the press replaying the event....
- Tags: land owner, Second Life
- Discussion threads 2007-01-06
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- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service
- Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that completely revamps the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting (.pdf), will be unveiled next...
- Tags: Google PageRank, Attacker, Network, DShield, Highly Predictive Blacklist, Internet, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet
- Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of InternetAs Always, Vinton Tells It Like It IsVery well thought-out answer, and absolutely on the mark...the telcos are ruining the advancement of the Internet in this country and the fact that they are systematically raping the consumer with their "Hi-speed"...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, national interest, Vint Cerf, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism
- I've mentioned Dean's Beans a few times recently, probably because too many late nights of thesis-writing this summer have me fixated on caffeine. Regardless, Dean Cycon, the company owner and a local guy doing business a couple towns away from me here in central Massachusetts, offered to write a...
- Tags: Blog, Starbucks Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Is this the New Apple?
- PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Samsung SGH-A227 (AT&T)
- In the land of basic cell phones, variety is pretty slim. That's why AT&T's Samsung SGH-A227 fits so well in the genre. Sporting a minimalist flip design with simple calling and messaging features, the SGH-A227 does exactly what a cell phone should do. Though its controls are rather cramped and...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, OK Button, AT&T Corp., Samsung SGH-A227, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-07-21
- Master of Defence (exe)
- Hordes of evil monsters are intruding upon your ancient kingdom. You, as the protector of the land, must build a strong defense to protect the people taking refuge in your castle. But are you up to the challenge? 5 locations to explore, Survival mode - 120 raids of evil monsters...
- Tags: Voodoo, Monster, Raid
- Software downloads 2008-07-21
- Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.
- Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...
- Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air
- Discussion threads 2008-07-19
- The green tech edition of ‘what I did on my summer vacation'
- How would you like to spend your summer break doing some groundbreaking green technology research? IBM has hired a couple of hundred college students worldwide to lend their brains to projects across the company's 13 research labs, including several focused on solving problems related to making data...
- Tags: Green Technology, IBM Corp., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Automatic Lead Machine (exe)
- As a home business owner, you understand the critical importance of finding quality sales leads that convert into customers for your products and services. Your biggest problem is acquiring these leads in the most cost effective manner possible. The powerful lead generation strategies and tools featured in The Automatic Lead...
- Tags: Keis Enterprises, Corporate Communications, Sales Strategy, Productivity, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Beatles music saved from public domain!
- Well, thank God the money will keep flowing in to Paul McCartney. The Times reports that the EU will extend copyright another 45 years in what many people call the "Beatles extension." That's because the first Beatles recordings would have exited copyright in 2012. Actually the first rocker to...
- Tags: Protection, Public Domain, Music, Storyline, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- 68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual
- 68% of people take to the owner’s manual to figure out the new device, according to Pew Internet Project. Some people will go further, especially if they meet a problem that they can’t address themselves. Here is what cell phone buyers said they did when they encountered problems with their...
- Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- The edge-centric Internet
- The edge-centric InternetRE: Edge Centric InternetSir,RE: The edge-centric InternetYour idea sounds good from the stand point of greenness. I would be curious as to how the ISP and myself would go about securing such data stored on a drive in my pc. Right now i have 5 pc's in my...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Routers & switches, Backups, Network technology, centric Internet, Internet, router
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- In America money is life
- In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...
- Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Super flash, hyper flash
- Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage Pyramid, Marketing Research, Storage, Marketing, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along
- NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- The Techie Hall of Shame
- The Techie Hall of ShameThe Florida architectural firm rampagehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/disgruntled_employee_silent_rampage/RE: The Techie Hall of ShameAs far as this system in S.F. - If you have physical access to the machine, you should be able to get admin/root access. I'd be curious to know what OS they are talking about.RE: The Techie...
- Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Most IT folk, Techie Hall, VSB
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
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