"Facebook shareholders have sued the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a number of banks, alleging that crucial information was concealed ahead of Facebook's IPO. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan this morning, charges the defendants with failing to disclose in the critical days leading up to Friday's initial public offering 'a severe and pronounced reduction' in forecasts for Facebook's revenue growth"..
That's only SEVEN days for the lawyers to file, must be a record there somewhere. I am also curious as to who really is behind this lawsuit. Did Zuckerberg piss off some financial house by not passing them a humongious bung to handle the IPO. Also who wrote these forcasts and where did they reside these past SEVEN days and how the the lawyers for the plaintiff get wind of them so quickly after the IPO. If they posessed such information prior to the IPO then why wait 'till after the IPO. Would such a lawsuit now provoke a selling scare at which some people might then snap it up at rock-bottom prices. The public have a right to know - you know.
"I almost agree... I dual boot win7 and Ubuntu and there is still no comparison. I get more work done while in win7...as soon as (insert your fav brand of Linux) can properly install my video, network, sound drivers without a glitch...
Out-of-the-Box I can watch videos and brows, without a glitch and including the MP4 files Microsoft don't want me to use. I also find with each new dumbed-down iteration of Windows, it gets harder to perform the simplest task without the GUI getting in the way.
"didn't stop files named like c:\playerhost.dll from ending up in my home directory, on Linux. I guess you can say that I was saved by Linux's lack of popularity on the desktop, nothing else".
No, you couldn't say that, how playerhost.dll got onto your home directory was you saved it there. And even if it was a Linux executable you would still have to perform a numbr of steps to get it to run, as well as supply the root password.
"You can claim that many of those vulnerabilities are gone now that Adobe has stopped developing Flash for Linux"
That's news to me,..
'Download Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player version 11.2.202.235
Your system: Linux 32-bit, Firefox` link
Third world economies desperately need to transition from subsitence farming to producing cash crops. I'm no fan of Monsanto, but their actions will ultimately be beneficial
No, in order to qualify for World Bank 'loans', third world economies are forced to produce cash crops to sell on the foreign market in order to pay off the self same 'loans'.
"An official opinion (PDF) stated that they "could not identify any new science-based evidence indicating that maize MON 810 cultivation in the EU poses a significant and imminent risk to the human and animal health or the environment"
Except you risk getting sued by Monsanto if your own crop is contaminated by patented seeds.
"Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new wireless transmission system that works above all currently regulated spectrum frequencies. The new system works at the range of 300GHz to 3THz (terahertz), which is the Far Infrared (FIR) frequencies of the infrared spectrum"
Except such frequencies are prone to interference and don't travel far and don't work well when the transmitter and receiver are moving, which means you need lots of base stations.
What vested interest decided to totally ignore Ron Pauls campaign. "Paul came in third in the Iowa Republican Caucus held on January 3, 2012", despite a total media blackout. Faux News even had to dub-in some boos when he won some vote. I guess the main problem with Paul is he hasn't been bought-and-paid-for unlike the rest of the candidates.
"my brother.. insisting that.. Linux doesn't have a stable ABI and API", Crosshair84
I hadn't realized that Linux doesn't have a stable ABI and API. Please explain how this negatively affects its performance on the desktop and in server space.
Slashdot Mirror
A click-through EULA has no validity in a court of law.
"Facebook shareholders have sued the social network, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and a number of banks, alleging that crucial information was concealed ahead of Facebook's IPO. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan this morning, charges the defendants with failing to disclose in the critical days leading up to Friday's initial public offering 'a severe and pronounced reduction' in forecasts for Facebook's revenue growth" ..
That's only SEVEN days for the lawyers to file, must be a record there somewhere. I am also curious as to who really is behind this lawsuit. Did Zuckerberg piss off some financial house by not passing them a humongious bung to handle the IPO. Also who wrote these forcasts and where did they reside these past SEVEN days and how the the lawyers for the plaintiff get wind of them so quickly after the IPO. If they posessed such information prior to the IPO then why wait 'till after the IPO. Would such a lawsuit now provoke a selling scare at which some people might then snap it up at rock-bottom prices. The public have a right to know - you know.
"Actually, the solution is obvious .. Highly sensitive GPS receivers .. I've been using one for years now, syncing my desktop machine every minute.
I have this small circular crystal-controlled device on my wrist that I've been using to tell the time for years now.
"ntp over the Internet - it doesn't support authentication, for one thing"
This says it had, in 2007
"I almost agree... I dual boot win7 and Ubuntu and there is still no comparison. I get more work done while in win7...as soon as (insert your fav brand of Linux) can properly install my video, network, sound drivers without a glitch...
Out-of-the-Box I can watch videos and brows, without a glitch and including the MP4 files Microsoft don't want me to use. I also find with each new dumbed-down iteration of Windows, it gets harder to perform the simplest task without the GUI getting in the way.
"didn't stop files named like c:\playerhost.dll from ending up in my home directory, on Linux. I guess you can say that I was saved by Linux's lack of popularity on the desktop, nothing else".
..
No, you couldn't say that, how playerhost.dll got onto your home directory was you saved it there. And even if it was a Linux executable you would still have to perform a numbr of steps to get it to run, as well as supply the root password.
"You can claim that many of those vulnerabilities are gone now that Adobe has stopped developing Flash for Linux"
That's news to me,
'Download Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player version 11.2.202.235
Your system: Linux 32-bit, Firefox` link
How to get Android and Malware in the same article.
What Do GMO Seeds Have to Do With Bee Die-Offs in the Corn Belt?
More proof pesticide causes bee Colony Collapse Disorder
Third world economies desperately need to transition from subsitence farming to producing cash crops. I'm no fan of Monsanto, but their actions will ultimately be beneficial
No, in order to qualify for World Bank 'loans', third world economies are forced to produce cash crops to sell on the foreign market in order to pay off the self same 'loans'.
Food and Third World "economic miracles"
"An official opinion (PDF) stated that they "could not identify any new science-based evidence indicating that maize MON 810 cultivation in the EU poses a significant and imminent risk to the human and animal health or the environment"
Except you risk getting sued by Monsanto if your own crop is contaminated by patented seeds.
> When a user enters a search in Chrome, the browser preloads an invisible tab not shown to the user, and these were being counted by StatCounter ..
What's the name of this ' invisible tab`?
If Google did this would it be an invasion of our privacy?
It's inexplicable, the file has the same serial number yet the contents are totally different.
Demonstrate NTServer as THE Internet platform
Demonstrate NTServer as THE Internet platform
PX04264.pdf
PX04264.pdf
"Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new wireless transmission system that works above all currently regulated spectrum frequencies. The new system works at the range of 300GHz to 3THz (terahertz), which is the Far Infrared (FIR) frequencies of the infrared spectrum"
Except such frequencies are prone to interference and don't travel far and don't work well when the transmitter and receiver are moving, which means you need lots of base stations.
"Terahertz wi-fi would probably only work within ranges of about 10m "
If you watch the free content, then you are obliged to watch the adverts, that's what pays for the content.
"Why not just have all cell phone communications pass through government servers where everything can be easily skimmed and saved?" ..
What do you mean 'have`, it's already in place it's called Echelon.
It isn't that difficult to fool Wikipedia, this is the same people that says Windows NT wasn't designed for the Internet, except this says different.
What vested interest decided to totally ignore Ron Pauls campaign. "Paul came in third in the Iowa Republican Caucus held on January 3, 2012", despite a total media blackout. Faux News even had to dub-in some boos when he won some vote. I guess the main problem with Paul is he hasn't been bought-and-paid-for unlike the rest of the candidates.
"It seems like Microsoft is really going out of it's way to innovate in Windows 8 ...
List of File Systems
Does this really deserve a whole article on Slashdot and why are you talking in fake rapper slang, like off The Wire?
"In Windows 8, Microsoft is changing things up"
"i can't wait to see what the MS shills have to say about this :)
MS will sponsor a report that calls for the impeachment of U.S. Department of the Interior officials.
Will Microsoft be coming after Xamarin for the Android tax?
"GPL is prohibited in many app stores"
Which apps stores prohibit GPL software and what reasons do they provide?
"my brother .. insisting that .. Linux doesn't have a stable ABI and API", Crosshair84
I hadn't realized that Linux doesn't have a stable ABI and API. Please explain how this negatively affects its performance on the desktop and in server space.
"Foxconn manufactures products for companies including: Acer, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nintendo, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio" ref