Google knew where they were going with the YouTube purchase.
Did they? I think Google is just flailing around these days, trying to figure out what to do with all their money. Buying YouTube made no sense to me; basically YouTube is like Napster for videos, except that they have to pay for their own bandwidth. Google bought it because it was cool and popular, not because it made sense financially.
This is like a blast of deja vu...in the early 1990's the ISP Prodigy was accused of stealing information from their users, based on bits of personal information that some users found in their cache files (due to the client using uninitialized disk space, reclaimed from previously deleted files by the OS). Much paranoia and very little enlightenment followed in online discussions. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(ISP)#Spyware -like_behavior
Andrew Carlssin claimed to be a time traveller from the year 2256, but (according to the Star Trek timeline) James T. Kirk didn't take command of the Enterprise until 2264, so he must be lying.
If he could send messages back in time, he could just send his impoverished past self some winning Lotto numbers, thereby funding the project far more than $35K.
Of course, the past impoverished researcher would have to build a receiver first, requiring funds up front. Maybe that's what he's doing now. Keep an eye on how this guy's "luck" goes in the, um, future.
OBSimpsons: "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!" -- Homer
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Sounds like an application of autostitch. The downloadable demo version is pretty neat and fun to play with, if you have overlapping scenery photos, for example.
And after "all day" was done, you still probably wouldn't have more than one victim. It would be more profitable and less work to pick pockets, if you're planning to do evil at a coffee shop.
This topic is kind of like the Linux virus stories that appear every few months: it's just anti-free-software FUD.
Presidential candidates sure are cheap, aren't they? $40K and he'll take a stand for a major corporation on a major public-policy issue, wow. You're probably overestimating the impact of this donation, frankly, since most of the major candidates have raised over $10 million already, even at this early stage.
What screwup are you talking about? The title seems to have used the "it is" contraction correctly. Have the rules changed and I didn't get the memo? Or did the editors edit the story title after your comment was posted?
I'll be more enthusiastic about "ubiquitous computing" when I see something that economically and pleasingly replaces the paperback book. Not even close yet.
Any list that groups iTunes with Media Player and Zune into one "things with DRM" category is defective. iTunes is one of the least annoying programs available for Windows, and it's free to boot.
If you're going to include ringtones and portable music players, why don't we include car alarms? Now THAT's an annoying tech product.
Well, given that chickens are identified as the closest living relatives, it appears that the Flintstones eating barbecued dinos weren't all that far "out there" either.
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Did they? I think Google is just flailing around these days, trying to figure out what to do with all their money. Buying YouTube made no sense to me; basically YouTube is like Napster for videos, except that they have to pay for their own bandwidth. Google bought it because it was cool and popular, not because it made sense financially.
My question is, should I use the search box provided on the hackademix.net pages?
This is like a blast of deja vu...in the early 1990's the ISP Prodigy was accused of stealing information from their users, based on bits of personal information that some users found in their cache files (due to the client using uninitialized disk space, reclaimed from previously deleted files by the OS). Much paranoia and very little enlightenment followed in online discussions. See e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(ISP)#Spyware -like_behavior
The day our government might start becoming transparent again. Cross your fingers...
They're just following the Homeland Security model, as demonstrated earlier this week by FUD czar Michael Chertoff.
Andrew Carlssin claimed to be a time traveller from the year 2256, but (according to the Star Trek timeline) James T. Kirk didn't take command of the Enterprise until 2264, so he must be lying.
Of course, the past impoverished researcher would have to build a receiver first, requiring funds up front. Maybe that's what he's doing now. Keep an eye on how this guy's "luck" goes in the, um, future.
Oh, the entire contents of Wikipedia for starters. My son used that a lot for high school research papers.
OBSimpsons: "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!" -- Homer
Sounds like an application of autostitch. The downloadable demo version is pretty neat and fun to play with, if you have overlapping scenery photos, for example.
My first thought was the good ol' modem tax. It's a dup from the last millenium!
OSX runs on eight pastel cores. And it looks fabulous doing it...
This topic is kind of like the Linux virus stories that appear every few months: it's just anti-free-software FUD.
It appears the editors fixed that one already. See, they listen sometimes!
Presidential candidates sure are cheap, aren't they? $40K and he'll take a stand for a major corporation on a major public-policy issue, wow. You're probably overestimating the impact of this donation, frankly, since most of the major candidates have raised over $10 million already, even at this early stage.
What screwup are you talking about? The title seems to have used the "it is" contraction correctly. Have the rules changed and I didn't get the memo? Or did the editors edit the story title after your comment was posted?
Municipal Wi-Fi Can't Beat Laws of Physics
Companies Grow Wary of Building Out Municipal Wi-Fi Networks
Expert: Wi-Fi Laptops 'Pose Health Risk to Children'
Hackers Target Wi-Fi Hotspots in New Phishing Attacks
Do you mean literally literally, or figuratively literally?
IBM appears to love open source. I believe they're in the top 2 in many industries.
Oops.
Why would they need to outlaw it, if it's already illegal?
I'll be more enthusiastic about "ubiquitous computing" when I see something that economically and pleasingly replaces the paperback book. Not even close yet.
If you're going to include ringtones and portable music players, why don't we include car alarms? Now THAT's an annoying tech product.
Well, given that chickens are identified as the closest living relatives, it appears that the Flintstones eating barbecued dinos weren't all that far "out there" either.
...but that's probably because my NoScript and AdBlock settings impaired my viewing experience.