The most alarming fact, for me, is that they are sending all my speech data over the Internet to some enormous Cloud database. Oh, and while they have it all, I must trust Apple now that they are not gonna mine this data and send it backdoor to advertisers and other interests.
Yep, desert recultivation project? Isn't it less retarded explanation then to claim 'alien antenas', 'spy satellite calibration' or other nonsense. Looking at FTA, just another mindless Wired article. Most likely Ga Ga waxed her legs properly today so they are enduring terrible slow news day.
..Google's recent products are not offering anything new, anything better..
You do not need to offer anything better if you are an advertising company, Google owns internet advertising. Just like the those "TV products" companies that have a lucrative dedicated TV channel./sarcasm
The Facebook clones and identity thievery sites are the problem. Friend of mine found his photos on some gay dating website in Russia... pretty freaky! Basically if you have uploaded your photo anywhere chances are it is used by wast amount of other websites that are gathering that info off Facebook and other 'source' sites without you even knowing.
HTML5 will get crippled down soon over 'security considerations' just wait a few months... Flash was really a dangerous hybrid that allowed apps on the web, they do not want web apps eating your real paid apps lunch. This strangely binds all, Apple, Microsoft and even Adobe, pawing the way for the appstore only deliveries for software and securing their corporate cut.
Stateful firewall? Give me a break, 90% of users do not even password protect their wi-fi router, they DHCP everything, plug&play. Now this good old 'NAT by default' on ip4v is the only thing physically protecting us from the zombie PC botnet apocalypse.
No, there are plenty of much better games in the AppStore. The sad reality is that every new 1000 apps and games that enter the store daily 99.999% of them will never make it to the top 50, even great titles, unless Apple changes its policy of reporting and featuring games we will be stuck with these old games forever. Anybody of you ever ventured beyond the top100? Pretty much nobody... so those new great games are not really entering the market, this is major frustration developers experience on iOS. This game is successful due to extreme marketing practices and cunning ways employed by the already aggressive publisher to keep it in the top100. It really is 80% marketing 20% game.
Porn? No, the XXX hell gates of mockery, intimidation and blackmail has just been blown wide open. I fail to see anything good or positive we can get out of this domain, looks like this is designed only to fill registrar's coffers.
Even if they had a trademark registered at USPTO, is it possible to enforce it at domain level even in the US? The last time we discussed this on/. everybody was against internet regulation whatsoever and people whining about authorities messing with domain names etc. BUT is this not a clear example that we actually need to be able to enforce law over the Internet?
China is in control of dollar or the Euro? How? Last time I heard this is determined at the bid/ask spread over at Forex machines. Meanwhile China has not even dared to float its currency yet. Now Euro is beating dollar again this week as investors see how well diversified the Euro is even if Greece defaults -- what a hard currency, poor underwater US shorts and their desperate US media relentlessly bashing and trumpeting Eurozone meltdown and impending EU demise, but still, European titans like Ferrari, Porsche, Bayer, Nestle, Audi, BMW, Ikea, Adidas, Roche, UBS, Allianz.. etc. etc. are fine and totally annihilating Chinese crap as usual... And our food, agriculture and tourism industries are just as fine also. --insert obvious Ha ha! guy pic--
Whaaat??? What monopoly? Who cares about RIAA or MPAA, they can afford to hire DMCA take down agents, but small companies and indies can't police YouTube and other thieves bazaar sites. Have you ever tried to contact TPB asking them politely whether they can remove your stuff? They are laughing at us in their arrogance. Shockingly it looks like/. is supporting the bad guys here, this is scary:,(
Any idea how to turn-off custom fonts in webpages? Can't find that setting in Firefox at the moment. You are only vulnerable if custom fonts are enabled.
That is all part of the plan. Those 'potential African customers' have no access to electricity, no PC, so they will not be able to buy Windows anyway. Now, this might speed up the much needed electrification!
With the speed of about 12000 km/h and size of 400 meters it would be scary if it landed no matter where (earth/ocean), in comparison the dreaded Apophis asteroid is smaller, only ~300 meters in size.
Interesting, we made money in the top 100, once the app dropped out of the top 100 it virtually stopped selling. You must be doing some web advertising or something that brings people in.
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The most alarming fact, for me, is that they are sending all my speech data over the Internet to some enormous Cloud database. Oh, and while they have it all, I must trust Apple now that they are not gonna mine this data and send it backdoor to advertisers and other interests.
Yep, desert recultivation project? Isn't it less retarded explanation then to claim 'alien antenas', 'spy satellite calibration' or other nonsense. Looking at FTA, just another mindless Wired article. Most likely Ga Ga waxed her legs properly today so they are enduring terrible slow news day.
..Google's recent products are not offering anything new, anything better..
/sarcasm
You do not need to offer anything better if you are an advertising company, Google owns internet advertising. Just like the those "TV products" companies that have a lucrative dedicated TV channel.
because a tank full of liquid, flammable and explosive fuel is so much safer.
/s
Also, where are Wikileaks when you need them!!
Pitbull in the logo... just Google "zynga suing", they make Microsoft look like the good guys.
If you like Plants vs. Zombies you will love "Creeps".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEMn7RIiTF4
..until some external auditor confirms this better start the identity theft ritual (credit cards pull etc.)
Parent needs mod up!
The Facebook clones and identity thievery sites are the problem. Friend of mine found his photos on some gay dating website in Russia... pretty freaky! Basically if you have uploaded your photo anywhere chances are it is used by wast amount of other websites that are gathering that info off Facebook and other 'source' sites without you even knowing.
HTML5 will get crippled down soon over 'security considerations' just wait a few months... Flash was really a dangerous hybrid that allowed apps on the web, they do not want web apps eating your real paid apps lunch. This strangely binds all, Apple, Microsoft and even Adobe, pawing the way for the appstore only deliveries for software and securing their corporate cut.
Stateful firewall? Give me a break, 90% of users do not even password protect their wi-fi router, they DHCP everything, plug&play. Now this good old 'NAT by default' on ip4v is the only thing physically protecting us from the zombie PC botnet apocalypse.
No, there are plenty of much better games in the AppStore. The sad reality is that every new 1000 apps and games that enter the store daily 99.999% of them will never make it to the top 50, even great titles, unless Apple changes its policy of reporting and featuring games we will be stuck with these old games forever. Anybody of you ever ventured beyond the top100? Pretty much nobody... so those new great games are not really entering the market, this is major frustration developers experience on iOS. This game is successful due to extreme marketing practices and cunning ways employed by the already aggressive publisher to keep it in the top100. It really is 80% marketing 20% game.
Porn? No, the XXX hell gates of mockery, intimidation and blackmail has just been blown wide open. I fail to see anything good or positive we can get out of this domain, looks like this is designed only to fill registrar's coffers.
Even if they had a trademark registered at USPTO, is it possible to enforce it at domain level even in the US? The last time we discussed this on /. everybody was against internet regulation whatsoever and people whining about authorities messing with domain names etc. BUT is this not a clear example that we actually need to be able to enforce law over the Internet?
The rock is bigger then Apophis and no name given?
Also, in this YouTube animation it looks like it will be a very close miss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfti6ZByj0
WP7 retards everybody to keep a few blackhat hackers out. Apple doesn't need to redesign anything, this rare incident is a confirmation of just that.
> they essentially control the dollar
China is in control of dollar or the Euro? How? Last time I heard this is determined at the bid/ask spread over at Forex machines. Meanwhile China has not even dared to float its currency yet. Now Euro is beating dollar again this week as investors see how well diversified the Euro is even if Greece defaults -- what a hard currency, poor underwater US shorts and their desperate US media relentlessly bashing and trumpeting Eurozone meltdown and impending EU demise, but still, European titans like Ferrari, Porsche, Bayer, Nestle, Audi, BMW, Ikea, Adidas, Roche, UBS, Allianz.. etc. etc. are fine and totally annihilating Chinese crap as usual... And our food, agriculture and tourism industries are just as fine also. --insert obvious Ha ha! guy pic--
Whaaat??? What monopoly? Who cares about RIAA or MPAA, they can afford to hire DMCA take down agents, but small companies and indies can't police YouTube and other thieves bazaar sites. Have you ever tried to contact TPB asking them politely whether they can remove your stuff? They are laughing at us in their arrogance. Shockingly it looks like /. is supporting the bad guys here, this is scary :,(
SCO U-Boot has just fired its submarine software patent torpedo..
Turning off "allow pages to choose their own font" switch should quench this flaming 0-day.
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Changing%20fonts%20and%20colors
Thanks!!
Any idea how to turn-off custom fonts in webpages? Can't find that setting in Firefox at the moment. You are only vulnerable if custom fonts are enabled.
> These people don't have an outlet
That is all part of the plan. Those 'potential African customers' have no access to electricity, no PC, so they will not be able to buy Windows anyway. Now, this might speed up the much needed electrification!
@too small..
With the speed of about 12000 km/h and size of 400 meters it would be scary if it landed no matter where (earth/ocean), in comparison the dreaded Apophis asteroid is smaller, only ~300 meters in size.
Interesting, we made money in the top 100, once the app dropped out of the top 100 it virtually stopped selling. You must be doing some web advertising or something that brings people in.