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  1. Re:Last Resort on Tasmanian Dept. of Education Wants Anti-Virus for Linux, OS X · · Score: 2

    I know it is a marking post, but it does include some examples of Mac malware:

    http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/02/anti-virus-mac-free/

    – Websites that pose as legitimate-looking software vendor's sites, but whose downloads are really Mac malicious code.
    – Malware disguised as pirated software available for download from P2P file-sharing networks.
    – Sexy online video links that urge you to install a plug-in to view the content, but really infect your computer with a Mac Trojan horse.
    – Popular Twitter accounts, such as that belonging to former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki, who have tweeted out links to websites designed to infect Mac computers.

    It doesn't prove it is common, but it does prove it is out there.

  2. Re:Why? on Supermarket Bans Jedi Knight · · Score: 1

    As far as i know you can wear hoodies but you are not allowed to have the hood up.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodies#United_Kingdom

  3. Re:Nokia Symbian, not Symbian on other devices? on Nokia Ovi Store Launches · · Score: 1

    Looking at mobile9.com for the Samsung G810 it links to the Symbian S60 3rd Edition Software category. Assuming they are correct, then it's possible they will work for your phone e.g. the nokia n76 is an S60 3rd Edition 240x320 device: http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N76 so therefore the apps they have down for that phone could work on the Samsung G810. No promises though.

  4. Re:Much ado about nothing? on Researchers Sniff Keystrokes From Thin Air, Wires · · Score: 1
  5. Re:Those that haven't already changed... on Experts Say To Switch Browsers In Light of IE Vulnerability · · Score: 1

    I agree. I think most people that read the article probably aren't using IE anyway. However, the BBC is advertising it quite a bit and as the BBC appeals to both technical and non-technical computer users it may make the non-technical users aware that other browsers exist, which may cause a few to investigate and switch.

  6. Re:No one likes $30 / disk on Bad Signs For Blu-ray · · Score: 1

    I agree, it's the costs in my opinion. £20 for a disk, £200 for a player and £700 on a 40" HDTV. That's almost £1000 to get set up. I cannot justify spending that much, especially with the credit crunch.

    Most the people I know, when they buy a TV they expect it to last 5-10 years. Yes HD improves the picture quality, but it's not like the difference between black and white to colour, or even between analogue with interference and crystal clear digital.

    It is not a big enough jump to justify spending so much on it. Especially with the economic crisis going on at the moment. Well that's why i'm not buying blu-ray and HD TVs at least.

  7. Re:Keep it simple! on Best and Worst Coding Standards? · · Score: 1

    Edit: And see the stack overflow error when run with a big number. Maybe a coding standard should be don't use recursion when not needed; and don't try to be clever.

  8. Re:Keep it simple! on Best and Worst Coding Standards? · · Score: 1

    And with open source you'll eventually get:

    int multiply(int a, int b) {
    ....if (b < 0) {
    ........return multiply(a, b+1) - a;
    ....} else if(b > 0) {
    ........return a + multiply(a, b-1);
    ....} else {
    ........return 0;
    ....}
    }

    Which will may be made more efficient after this. Gotta love it :)

    Sorry about the code layout

  9. My Experience on Have Mathematics Exams Become Easier? · · Score: 1

    This is an interesting subject. For me personally in my A Levels I found that the older past papers were marked a lot harsher and I did find them harder (but still doable) than the more recent ones. This was for Chemistry in particular.

    However, on to Maths at GCSE I remember my dad looking at my work once and saying he does not understand it and wasn't taught it at school. Whether it is he can't remember or not is a different storey. I guess one could argue that although the content may be different it doesn't say anything about the difficulty however.

    I remember seeing an article on the bbc comparing what students in China were doing for Maths and what students in the UK were doing for Maths- the china exams looked a lot harder to me. I guess that's going off topic though.