Domain: flickr.com
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SVG, hooray!
Safari 3 supports SVG! While the SVG compatibility is not that great, it's more than nothing.
For screenshots see http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=541164449&size =o and http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=541164451&size =o -
Re:Much Better Image
Er, I wondered why this image suddenly had 16,000 hits.
I created this image was created from the NASA JPG images. Here is one created from the 12 bit radiometrically corrected data as a result of the interest in the image.
It is extremely improbable that this is water, as the location if Burns Cliff ( got that? -- cliff. ) on the wall of Endurance crater. The local slope is over 20 degrees. -
Is this the "Neck Face" on google street view?I _think_ this is the building that the 'famous' neck face graffiti is on. It's the one in on the right side of the road apparently just below the overhanging streetlight.
Compare the concertina wire and steel on the right and the greenish facade on the building just in front of the graffiti in the flickr photo.
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Re:Not this again
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reason (?) for the censorship...
Many expatriates here in China think it has something to do with this:
Xiamen demonstration today - live reporting on blogs and video sites
EVENING UPDATE 18:30:
The link to the Flickr.com photos of the demonstration that Feng 37 posted below in the comments has been
blocked by the Net Nanny. The rest of Flickr.com seems to be unaffected.
A Guess: The shit hit the fan last week when one of their servers went offline and they started to forward to farm1 which seems to be blocked here. -
reason (?) for the censorship...
Many expatriates here in China think it has something to do with this:
Xiamen demonstration today - live reporting on blogs and video sites
EVENING UPDATE 18:30:
The link to the Flickr.com photos of the demonstration that Feng 37 posted below in the comments has been
blocked by the Net Nanny. The rest of Flickr.com seems to be unaffected.
A Guess: The shit hit the fan last week when one of their servers went offline and they started to forward to farm1 which seems to be blocked here. -
Goatse Geomapped, Finally!
Finally I can geomap Goatse pictures to make for a more efficient search.
Check it out.
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Umm, I used it to inform but in a different way...
I normally vacation on Hilton Head Island in SC. Been going there pretty much yearly since I was 9. Now that I'm married I have a timeshare on the island for the same week that I have been going my whole life.
This year we attempted to trade the timeshare (which used to be cake with RCI) but found that our choices (we wanted to go to Montana) were limited and RCI was being difficult. Because we traded out we weren't able to get back to our usual location in Hilton Head so we settled on nearby Edisto Beach, SC.
I have never been to Edisto Beach and knew nothing of it other than it's location on a map and what a few websites said about it. I immediately went to Flickr, searched for Edisto Beach and scrolled through the results. After finding someone who I felt might want to answer some questions for me, I fired off a message and asked for some suggestions.
Now, while I could have done something like that years ago via various Internet communication mediums, photo-sharing sites have really stepped up the process IMHO. While I don't personally use Flickr (I won't pay to host my photos, I'm happy to host them myself) for my photos, I do enjoy the service that they provide for others to do so. -
Neck Face
I had to search for "Neck Face" specifically to find it, as the suggested search terms brought up 700+ photos, not the 99 claimed.
The Face Neck tag can be found here. -
A Big Black Nothing
That's essentially what Flickr users in China can see now. It's well represented by this photo, http://flickr.com/photos/jakerome/537775502/ . Go ahead & add your comments, notes & tags and bring this issue even more attention.
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Much Better Image
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I accepted his challenge to test it myself.Result for a medium end laptop :
Macbook pro 1999$
Dell equivalent 1449$
Here is the link to the image from both web site that I pasted:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=536493127
& size=oThat journalist probably forget to remove the commission he received from apple to write this article. Maybe with that amount in balance he can pay the same amount for mac than for pc
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Re:Factually inacurate
Not to get in the way of all the "HUR! HUR!" at the accuracy problems of the museum, but as a point of fact, that picture is not of Eve. Compare and contrast:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526898164/i n/set-72157600301874014/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526988591/i n/set-72157600301874014/
She's quite nekkid. I wouldn't kick her out of bed. But unfortunately the naughty bits are tastefully covered in ivy and other plant material. I don't know who the other homunculus is supposed to be, but it ain't Eve. Maybe one of the inbred siblings of A&E? -
Re:Factually inacurate
Not to get in the way of all the "HUR! HUR!" at the accuracy problems of the museum, but as a point of fact, that picture is not of Eve. Compare and contrast:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526898164/i n/set-72157600301874014/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526988591/i n/set-72157600301874014/
She's quite nekkid. I wouldn't kick her out of bed. But unfortunately the naughty bits are tastefully covered in ivy and other plant material. I don't know who the other homunculus is supposed to be, but it ain't Eve. Maybe one of the inbred siblings of A&E? -
Re:Factually inacurate
Make fun all you want, but the museum shows what happens to sinners. http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526896266/
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What's with the stolen Iraqi art?
This picture from the article, is of an ancient Torah scroll "snuck out of", or as the police call it "stolen", from Iraq. Maybe the Interpol Iraqi Art Taskforce should be notified.
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They snuck evolution into the Creation museum
Take a look at this picture and this one. In order to account for the size of the Ark, they had to stick evolution into the equation. Granted, a greatly sped up, God-directed evolution, but evolution nonetheless.
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They snuck evolution into the Creation museum
Take a look at this picture and this one. In order to account for the size of the Ark, they had to stick evolution into the equation. Granted, a greatly sped up, God-directed evolution, but evolution nonetheless.
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Re:wow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drjonboyg/526984635/
i n/set-72157600301874014/
Wow, i recognize that picture of the couple there. That's a BBC owned image from an article about the couple and their two kids and surely a violation of that couple's personality rights, let alone copyright of the BBC.
it seems respecting image licenses was not at the forefront of their thought process when determining what they could include when building their displays. -
Wasn't Me, But Here Are More Details!
Congress didn't buy Amazon's argument that the failure of a defunct Jeff Bezos-funded company to award a $10,000 bounty offered by Tim O'Reilly for prior art that could bust Bezos' 1-Click patent was proof of 1-Click's novelty. The Commissioner for Patents, on the other hand, was duly impressed. As was one of his patent Examiners, who broke ranks from a less-impressed fellow Examiner and re-Examiner, to push through last week's issuance of U.S. patent no. 7,222,087, a 'continuation' of 1-Click which adds innovative claims like contacting the recipient of an order via e-mail or a phone call to obtain additional info.
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Wasn't Me, But Here Are More Details!
Congress didn't buy Amazon's argument that the failure of a defunct Jeff Bezos-funded company to award a $10,000 bounty offered by Tim O'Reilly for prior art that could bust Bezos' 1-Click patent was proof of 1-Click's novelty. The Commissioner for Patents, on the other hand, was duly impressed. As was one of his patent Examiners, who broke ranks from a less-impressed fellow Examiner and re-Examiner, to push through last week's issuance of U.S. patent no. 7,222,087, a 'continuation' of 1-Click which adds innovative claims like contacting the recipient of an order via e-mail or a phone call to obtain additional info.
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Wasn't Me, But Here Are More Details!
Congress didn't buy Amazon's argument that the failure of a defunct Jeff Bezos-funded company to award a $10,000 bounty offered by Tim O'Reilly for prior art that could bust Bezos' 1-Click patent was proof of 1-Click's novelty. The Commissioner for Patents, on the other hand, was duly impressed. As was one of his patent Examiners, who broke ranks from a less-impressed fellow Examiner and re-Examiner, to push through last week's issuance of U.S. patent no. 7,222,087, a 'continuation' of 1-Click which adds innovative claims like contacting the recipient of an order via e-mail or a phone call to obtain additional info.
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Re:I don't buy it.
If you want to see how those highlights appear to show a wall on the top side of the hole, I adjusted the levels on the photo and posted it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8731461@N05/
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Re:I'm confused
No, I'm pretty sure this proves men are from Mars.
(Apologies to the poster above and the faint of stomach.)
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Re:Purity
The images nasa does NOT want you to see..
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=534780432& size=l
time to blow the lid off of civilization and bring the truth out. -
Panoramio acquired by Google...
For the paranoiacs, Paronamio has been acquired by Google this week (more info here).
"if companies like Flickr keep an e-mail address for those seeing their photos online"
You haven't mentioned it, but I guess you already know about FlickrMap. Flickr is part of Yahoo!, and they're not going out of the competition vs Google / Microsoft and alternatives on the mapping stuff and photos. -
Re:What...
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Re:D'oh
If anyone is in Las Vegas, you can see this (or something VERY similar) in action at the "Revolution" lounge at the Mirage. Basically it's a Beatles themed bar that's near the Beatles "Love" show that plays at the hotel.
You can see lots of pictures of it on Flickr. Careful at the bar though, the drinks are quite expensive.
I would have blogged about this months ago, I didn't realize it would warrant several Slashdot stories! -
Re:Okay, but...
You could always try Google: http://static.flickr.com/108/261905722_d2912c0465
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do you color your hair with rainbow colors?
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Reason: Your comment looks too much like ascii art.
Reason: Your comment looks too much like ascii art.
Reason: Your comment looks too much like ascii art. -
Re:I almost agree
Personally, I wouldn't buy a car if I knew it'd be a major PITA to service.
Most people don't take this into consideration. For instance, this is missing from the domestic versus import rhetoric. While fantastically complex, Japanese cars are often fairly well thought out. American car, OTOH, are thrown together with the littlest of care. Take a look at the AXOD autbox in the Taurus. It's held together with a mix of standard and metric fasteners. Yuck.
I'll take the former. If you can afford a 7-series BMW or Mercedes E-series or whatever, and $1000 to change plugs isn't a big deal to you, then more power to you.
It's not just expensive Euro luxobarges that can be difficult to service. VWs and Audis are notorious for being difficult to work on. Hell, just about any V6 midsize car is going to be a pain (Camry -- even the 2nd gen V6, Taurus... check) to change the spark plugs on.
I'm curious: what do you base that statement on?
First-hand observations of course. The official policy is to drain fluids, remove batteries, and such. That doesn't prevent them from "forgetting" to drain the fluids on lots of cars, or leaving residual fluid that simply gets drained onto the (dirt) ground.
Then there's the occasional fire. I'm sure watching that took a few years off of my life (not my picture tho). -
Re:Hobbits do not need Microsoft...
In Comic Form: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=521021221
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Re:Expect problems and bugs with OS software?
I got a BSOD from XP running under VMware. And from the error message, it had nothing to do with drivers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meta404/249814560/
BSODs are not a "thing of the past" like Microsoft would like people to believe. -
On the other side of the same hallway...
... was this interesting bin: http://flickr.com/photos/tarkwyn/513911705/
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Re:Leia's Metal Bikini
There is also a Flickr photo pool on this subject.
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Re:David Ulevitch is a hypocrite
We have a vested interest in this space, that's also how we figured out what Google was doing. And we have a vested interest in giving people a great experience. I don't think I'm being hypocritical in my post at all. Go to the dell page and search for microsoft.xom, then go to Google and search for microsoft.xom. When users are trapped and locked-in, they are taking advantage of them. When users have choice (like on google.com) they are given a great experience.
I'm not being a hypocrite. Everyone who uses OpenDNS is doing it by choice which means we have to deliver a fantastic experience. And for the record, when you type microsoft.xom into your browser when using OpenDNS, we just correct those kinds of typos automatically. We don't make a cent on 'em, and that's fine. Most of those corrections are corrections to trademarked words and it gets scandalous to try and take advantage of 'em.
Compare things side by side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannysullivan/5107389 62/
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Re:You forgot some big ones on the list...
Dug these up off a web page I must have made almost 10 years ago, complete with horrendous background images and music. Lets see if I can link these in properly.
Moogle Ad Page 1
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Re:You forgot some big ones on the list...
Dug these up off a web page I must have made almost 10 years ago, complete with horrendous background images and music. Lets see if I can link these in properly.
Moogle Ad Page 1
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Microsoft's PR team is just awesome!!
Hey, dontcha just love the Microsoft PR machine!!! Here we are on Slashdot, talking about Microsoft's PR prowess, and Microsoft is kind enough to come along and give us a demonstration! On my screen, I am seeing advertisements for a kinder, gentler Microsoft, one that makes a donation to some unknown charity every time you use Microsoft IM. Oh, that's so sweet and cuddly! Just ignore those patent threats, boys and girls! We didn't mean any harm!
This is exactly my point, and it's why I offered to have Microsoft sue me. Microsoft is doing an excellent job of PR, and we need to draw public attention to two basic facts: 1) Microsoft's patent claims are unmeritorious; and 2) Microsoft is making vague patent threats because self-censorship is cheaper and more powerful than filing patent infringement lawsuits that only work in the US, if they work at all.
If you are not seeing the kinder, gentler IM donations on your screen, you can see them here on the Digital Tipping Point Flickr account, at least until Microsoft buys Yahoo, at which point you will see them only on our Google Picasa account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 7/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50877703 8/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/
Note to Microsoft counsel Brad Smith, Esq.: If you need documentary proof for your trial against me that I use Ubuntu GNU Linux, you can use this screenshot, which I am hereby vouching is a true and accurate shot depicting my Edgy Ubuntu desktop which, coincidentally, I am using to produce the Digital Tipping Point film. Among other things, the DTP film will suggest that Microsoft, like RCA and IBM before it, is facing an "innovator's dilemma" that will disrupt its current monopolistic business model. The funny thing is that the same market forces that propelled Microsoft to hammer IBM is now going to help IBM return the favor, this time using GNU Linux and OpenOffice.org. But I guess you knew that already, Sir Brad, because that is why you have been filing patents. You once worked at IBM. You learned well. Here is that proof you will want if you ever do file a case against me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/ -
Microsoft's PR team is just awesome!!
Hey, dontcha just love the Microsoft PR machine!!! Here we are on Slashdot, talking about Microsoft's PR prowess, and Microsoft is kind enough to come along and give us a demonstration! On my screen, I am seeing advertisements for a kinder, gentler Microsoft, one that makes a donation to some unknown charity every time you use Microsoft IM. Oh, that's so sweet and cuddly! Just ignore those patent threats, boys and girls! We didn't mean any harm!
This is exactly my point, and it's why I offered to have Microsoft sue me. Microsoft is doing an excellent job of PR, and we need to draw public attention to two basic facts: 1) Microsoft's patent claims are unmeritorious; and 2) Microsoft is making vague patent threats because self-censorship is cheaper and more powerful than filing patent infringement lawsuits that only work in the US, if they work at all.
If you are not seeing the kinder, gentler IM donations on your screen, you can see them here on the Digital Tipping Point Flickr account, at least until Microsoft buys Yahoo, at which point you will see them only on our Google Picasa account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 7/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50877703 8/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/
Note to Microsoft counsel Brad Smith, Esq.: If you need documentary proof for your trial against me that I use Ubuntu GNU Linux, you can use this screenshot, which I am hereby vouching is a true and accurate shot depicting my Edgy Ubuntu desktop which, coincidentally, I am using to produce the Digital Tipping Point film. Among other things, the DTP film will suggest that Microsoft, like RCA and IBM before it, is facing an "innovator's dilemma" that will disrupt its current monopolistic business model. The funny thing is that the same market forces that propelled Microsoft to hammer IBM is now going to help IBM return the favor, this time using GNU Linux and OpenOffice.org. But I guess you knew that already, Sir Brad, because that is why you have been filing patents. You once worked at IBM. You learned well. Here is that proof you will want if you ever do file a case against me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/ -
Microsoft's PR team is just awesome!!
Hey, dontcha just love the Microsoft PR machine!!! Here we are on Slashdot, talking about Microsoft's PR prowess, and Microsoft is kind enough to come along and give us a demonstration! On my screen, I am seeing advertisements for a kinder, gentler Microsoft, one that makes a donation to some unknown charity every time you use Microsoft IM. Oh, that's so sweet and cuddly! Just ignore those patent threats, boys and girls! We didn't mean any harm!
This is exactly my point, and it's why I offered to have Microsoft sue me. Microsoft is doing an excellent job of PR, and we need to draw public attention to two basic facts: 1) Microsoft's patent claims are unmeritorious; and 2) Microsoft is making vague patent threats because self-censorship is cheaper and more powerful than filing patent infringement lawsuits that only work in the US, if they work at all.
If you are not seeing the kinder, gentler IM donations on your screen, you can see them here on the Digital Tipping Point Flickr account, at least until Microsoft buys Yahoo, at which point you will see them only on our Google Picasa account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 7/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50877703 8/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/
Note to Microsoft counsel Brad Smith, Esq.: If you need documentary proof for your trial against me that I use Ubuntu GNU Linux, you can use this screenshot, which I am hereby vouching is a true and accurate shot depicting my Edgy Ubuntu desktop which, coincidentally, I am using to produce the Digital Tipping Point film. Among other things, the DTP film will suggest that Microsoft, like RCA and IBM before it, is facing an "innovator's dilemma" that will disrupt its current monopolistic business model. The funny thing is that the same market forces that propelled Microsoft to hammer IBM is now going to help IBM return the favor, this time using GNU Linux and OpenOffice.org. But I guess you knew that already, Sir Brad, because that is why you have been filing patents. You once worked at IBM. You learned well. Here is that proof you will want if you ever do file a case against me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/ -
Microsoft's PR team is just awesome!!
Hey, dontcha just love the Microsoft PR machine!!! Here we are on Slashdot, talking about Microsoft's PR prowess, and Microsoft is kind enough to come along and give us a demonstration! On my screen, I am seeing advertisements for a kinder, gentler Microsoft, one that makes a donation to some unknown charity every time you use Microsoft IM. Oh, that's so sweet and cuddly! Just ignore those patent threats, boys and girls! We didn't mean any harm!
This is exactly my point, and it's why I offered to have Microsoft sue me. Microsoft is doing an excellent job of PR, and we need to draw public attention to two basic facts: 1) Microsoft's patent claims are unmeritorious; and 2) Microsoft is making vague patent threats because self-censorship is cheaper and more powerful than filing patent infringement lawsuits that only work in the US, if they work at all.
If you are not seeing the kinder, gentler IM donations on your screen, you can see them here on the Digital Tipping Point Flickr account, at least until Microsoft buys Yahoo, at which point you will see them only on our Google Picasa account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 7/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50877703 8/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/
Note to Microsoft counsel Brad Smith, Esq.: If you need documentary proof for your trial against me that I use Ubuntu GNU Linux, you can use this screenshot, which I am hereby vouching is a true and accurate shot depicting my Edgy Ubuntu desktop which, coincidentally, I am using to produce the Digital Tipping Point film. Among other things, the DTP film will suggest that Microsoft, like RCA and IBM before it, is facing an "innovator's dilemma" that will disrupt its current monopolistic business model. The funny thing is that the same market forces that propelled Microsoft to hammer IBM is now going to help IBM return the favor, this time using GNU Linux and OpenOffice.org. But I guess you knew that already, Sir Brad, because that is why you have been filing patents. You once worked at IBM. You learned well. Here is that proof you will want if you ever do file a case against me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/ -
Microsoft's PR team is just awesome!!
Hey, dontcha just love the Microsoft PR machine!!! Here we are on Slashdot, talking about Microsoft's PR prowess, and Microsoft is kind enough to come along and give us a demonstration! On my screen, I am seeing advertisements for a kinder, gentler Microsoft, one that makes a donation to some unknown charity every time you use Microsoft IM. Oh, that's so sweet and cuddly! Just ignore those patent threats, boys and girls! We didn't mean any harm!
This is exactly my point, and it's why I offered to have Microsoft sue me. Microsoft is doing an excellent job of PR, and we need to draw public attention to two basic facts: 1) Microsoft's patent claims are unmeritorious; and 2) Microsoft is making vague patent threats because self-censorship is cheaper and more powerful than filing patent infringement lawsuits that only work in the US, if they work at all.
If you are not seeing the kinder, gentler IM donations on your screen, you can see them here on the Digital Tipping Point Flickr account, at least until Microsoft buys Yahoo, at which point you will see them only on our Google Picasa account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 7/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50881358 3/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50877703 8/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/
Note to Microsoft counsel Brad Smith, Esq.: If you need documentary proof for your trial against me that I use Ubuntu GNU Linux, you can use this screenshot, which I am hereby vouching is a true and accurate shot depicting my Edgy Ubuntu desktop which, coincidentally, I am using to produce the Digital Tipping Point film. Among other things, the DTP film will suggest that Microsoft, like RCA and IBM before it, is facing an "innovator's dilemma" that will disrupt its current monopolistic business model. The funny thing is that the same market forces that propelled Microsoft to hammer IBM is now going to help IBM return the favor, this time using GNU Linux and OpenOffice.org. But I guess you knew that already, Sir Brad, because that is why you have been filing patents. You once worked at IBM. You learned well. Here is that proof you will want if you ever do file a case against me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49947835@N00/50878264 1/ -
Re:If it crashes...
Be sure to check for overheating hardware as well.
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Detecting SQL Injection is hard ...
The feedback factor for SQL Injection is very low. It is very hard to generically detect the after-effects of a successful sql-injection attack.
In comparison, something like XSS is easy because if you inject a string, the string re-appears in the HTML returned (HTML injection). The XSRF and XSS attacks dominate the internet attacks because they are really easy to scan for - though technically that should be an excellent reason they shouldn't exist
:)Rasmus Lerdorf has this awesome test-tool for XSS he keeps demo'ing (thankfully not released). You can see the tool in action in the background. But there's still no real easy way to reliably scan for Sql injection.
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Re:Cory Doctorow
In case you missed it:
http://xkcd.com/c239.html
http://flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/437389857/i n/photostream/
(via http://www.waxy.org/links/ btw)
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Re:Use a press pot
Ok fine, I'm dumb, my post sucked and everyone who modded it up is a moron. Happy? Now don't you have a race to get to?
Do you actually think you're proving anything to anyone here? -
Re:well-thats-not-very-exciting
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N95!Yes, Nokia N95! Highly recommended.
I'm using my own N95 http://www.nseries.com/n95/ as:
- an IRC client: http://mirggi.net/ (native Symbian software)
- a SSH client: http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/ (Putty is ported to and runs on Symbian natively)
- a podcast player: Nokia Podcasting (http://blogs.s60.com/nokiapodcasting/). I can download new episodes on the fly and listen to them when I want. I don't need a computer to download the episodes. MPEG-4/H.264 video podcasts work too.
- an Internet radio (Shoutcast) client: http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/s60internetra dio/index.html All the Internet radio stations just when I want. Open Source.
- an FM radio and MP3/AAC player. Any headphones with a 3,5mm plug work fine.
- a 5 megapixel digital camera: http://www.flickr.com/cameras/nokia/n95/
- a 640x480 30fps MPEG-4/AAC video camera.
- a modem for my laptop. Thanks to HSDPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsdpa) I get about 120kB/s downstream and 44kB/s upstream (yes, kilobytes) with the current 1,8Mbps HSDPA network. 90ms pings. I have an unlimited packet data contract from my mobile operator. The operator is currently software upgrading the base stations to support 3,6Mbps HSDPA, which doubles the downstream speeds.
- a SIP VoIP client: The SIP standard is supported by the device natively. And the Internet call functionality is well integrated to the user interface. I can use the normal phone book to call via the Internet. Instead of normal voice or video call, I just select Internet call from the menu. Internet calls work over 802.11g 54Mbps WLAN at home, and over the mobile packet data network on the go, thanks to HSDPA. Works great with Gizmo (http://www.gizmoproject.com/), for example.
- a web browser and RSS feed reader: RSS feeds are supported by the excellent S60 web browser, which is based on Apple Webcore/KHTML: http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/S60browser/. It's a full featured web browser and not a toy. Web sites can be zoomed in/out to fit the screen. Opera can be installed on the device too.
- a gaming device: I'm not a enthusiastic gamer though. I'm just playing the preinstalled games. btw. N95 has got hardware accelerated OpenGL by PowerVR: http://www.imgtec.com/PowerVR/Products/Graphics/MB X/index.asp
- a Push-email client. I receive email as soon as it is available on the IMAP server. I can open ZIP attachments, Word/Excel documents, PDF files and view them on the device.
- a GPS and a map: N95 has got an integrated GPS receiver. Nokia Maps software is preinstalled on the device. Free detailed maps for over 150 countries are available. And Google Maps works on it too: http://www.google.com/gmm/. I also use N95 to track my work-outs with Nokia Sports Tracker http://research.nokia.com/research/projects/Sports Tracker/.
I can install any S60 3rd edition and Java ME software on this phone. No restrictions. Also the SDK is available freely: http://forum.nokia.com/ Symbian is also fast, and supports multitasking of applications natively. I can program it even with Python (http://wiki.opensource.nokia.com/projects/PyS60) if I want.
Hot-swappable 2GB Micro SD cards work as stora
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Re:Overstepped??!!The flickr blog has a post on this entitled "Sometimes We Make Mistakes" linking to an official response to this incident stating (among other well and humbly said things):
There are several policies which will be changing as a direct result of this incident and the goal is that nothing like this ever happens again. Any errors from now on should be on the side of caution.