Easter Eggs are intentionally hidden objects. How do these qualify as an Easter Egg? Google did not try to hide anything in the images. They just happen to be real life things happening at the time the images were taken.
and the first line "The shuttle's new fuel tank, supposedly redesigned to be safer, has a crack in it."
The tank does NOT have a crack in it, the foam insulation around the tank has a crack. There is a huge difference.
We all know it is April Fools day. Every other forum I visit has one or maybe two April fools jokes. Slashdot has managed to run the joke into the ground.
This release is to fix a buffer overflow bug in the GIF handling code. The flaw was discovered by Internet Security Systems and patched before the public learned of the issue. When was the last time you heard of other browsers fixing problems proactively instead of reactively?
Traceroute is a measure of latency and not a measure of bandwidth. Traceroute just sends one packet at a time with an ever increasing hop count. It would be nice to see some bandwidth tests.
From "How can I trust Firefox article"
Hmmmm, wait a minute. I went to www.getfirefox.com, not mirror.sg.depaul.edu. I don't have any idea where that place is, and it sure makes me nervous.
So lets do a dig on download.microsoft.com...
download.microsoft.com. 3600 IN CNAME download.microsoft.com.nsatc.net.
download.microsoft.com.nsatc.net. 300 IN CNAME download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net.
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 63.210.62.190
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 166.90.248.221
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 206.24.190.30
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 206.24.190.187
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 206.24.192.252
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 208.172.48.221
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 208.172.48.222
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 208.172.128.251
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 4.78.214.61
download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. 230 IN A 4.79.74.61
So I went to download.microsoft.com and I ended up at download.microsoft.com.c.footprint.net. I don't have any idea where that place is, and it sure makes me nervous.
The MPAA also announced the availability soon of a free program that identifies movie and music titles stored on a computer, along with any installed peer-to-peer file-swapping programs. Information generated by the program would be made available only to the program's user, and would not be shared with or reported to the MPAA or any other body. Armed with the program's findings, a computer user can remove infringing movies or music files, and remove any P2P applications.
"Our ultimate goal is to help consumers locate the resources and information they need to make appropriate decisions about using and trading illegal files," said Glickman. "Many parents are concerned about what their children have downloaded and where they've downloaded it from. They will find this tool to be an excellent resource. "
The MPAA's www.respectcopyrights.org site will link to the download site for the Windows-compatible program when it becomes available. The MPAA plans to provide easy access to other such tools in coming months, as demand continues to grow for programs that protect computers from the deleterious effects of peer-to-peer software, including such common problems as viruses, Trojan horses and identity theft.
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Easter Eggs are intentionally hidden objects. How do these qualify as an Easter Egg? Google did not try to hide anything in the images. They just happen to be real life things happening at the time the images were taken.
and the first line "The shuttle's new fuel tank, supposedly redesigned to be safer, has a crack in it." The tank does NOT have a crack in it, the foam insulation around the tank has a crack. There is a huge difference.
We all know it is April Fools day. Every other forum I visit has one or maybe two April fools jokes. Slashdot has managed to run the joke into the ground.
This is a pogocam. A steadicam is a mechanical device and a pogocam is just a weight camera base.
This release is to fix a buffer overflow bug in the GIF handling code. The flaw was discovered by Internet Security Systems and patched before the public learned of the issue. When was the last time you heard of other browsers fixing problems proactively instead of reactively?
Traceroute is a measure of latency and not a measure of bandwidth. Traceroute just sends one packet at a time with an ever increasing hop count. It would be nice to see some bandwidth tests.
How am I suppose to burn a SACD or a DVD-A disc (yes , I do own these formats). I know my dvd recorder can not burn these types.
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The MPAA also announced the availability soon of a free program that identifies movie and music titles stored on a computer, along with any installed peer-to-peer file-swapping programs. Information generated by the program would be made available only to the program's user, and would not be shared with or reported to the MPAA or any other body. Armed with the program's findings, a computer user can remove infringing movies or music files, and remove any P2P applications.
"Our ultimate goal is to help consumers locate the resources and information they need to make appropriate decisions about using and trading illegal files," said Glickman. "Many parents are concerned about what their children have downloaded and where they've downloaded it from. They will find this tool to be an excellent resource. "
The MPAA's www.respectcopyrights.org site will link to the download site for the Windows-compatible program when it becomes available. The MPAA plans to provide easy access to other such tools in coming months, as demand continues to grow for programs that protect computers from the deleterious effects of peer-to-peer software, including such common problems as viruses, Trojan horses and identity theft.