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Safari 3.1 For Windows Violates Its Own EULA, Vulnerable To Hacks
via Slashdot by Zonk on March 26, 2008
recoiledsnake writes "The new Safari 3.1 for Windows has been hit with two 'highly critical'(as rated by Secunia) vulnerabilities that can result in execution of arbitrary code. The first is due to an improper handling of the buffer for long filenames of files being downloaded, and the second can result in successful spoofing of websites and phishing. This comes close on the heels of...
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Comcast Makes Nice with BitTorrent
via Slashdot by Zonk on March 26, 2008
An anonymous reader writes "In a dramatic turn-around of relations, cable provider Comcast and BitTorrent are now working together. The deal comes as BitTorrent tries to put its reputation for illegal filesharing behind it. The companies are in talks to collaborate on ways to run BitTorrent's technology more smoothly on Comcast's broadband network. Comcast is actually entertaining the...
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MIT students roll giant D20 to honor Gygax
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 25, 2008
MIT students honored the dear departed geek hero Gary Gygax (creator of Dungeons and Dragons) by fabricating a gigantic D20 and rolling it into the notorious prank zone Killian Court. Eric Schmiedl's got a gallery of great photos of the natural 20 in all its glory.Link(via Laughing Squid)See also: Dungeons & Dragons Creator Gary Gygax Passes Away; Interview on Gadgets
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Going For An English, classic Goodness Gracious Me sketch
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 25, 2008
"Going For an English" is a classic sketch from the British variety show "Goodness Gracious Me," in which an Indian family goes out "for an English" after drinking too much, patronizing the waiter and demanding the blandest thing on the menu. It's some goddamned funny stuff.Link(Thanks, Neil and Farah!)
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also "great and powerful oz"
via The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks by bethany on March 24, 2008
This one, submitted by Jeremy in Oklahoma, is a bit hard to read. It says "expect a miracle 'God' is waiting for YOU. Praise Fellowship (etc)". I don't know what kind of miracle they are expecting or if God is actually waiting, or really just the pastor. Their punctuation: less than miraculous.
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BitStrips: comics-creation for everone
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on March 24, 2008
BitStrips is a fast, easy, sharing-friendly comic creation site -- you make "characters" using a Wii-style menu, pose them and fill in dialog, layout your strips and monkey with the backgrounds, borrowing material from any of the thousands of strips that have been made to date. Once your strip is done, anyone can modify it -- it becomes part of the commons. In the first two weeks of the...
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Japanese ads downplay URLs, encourage searches
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on March 24, 2008
Cabel Maxfield Sasser recently went to Japan and noticed an interesting trend in advertising there: search boxes have replaced URLs. Within minutes of riding on the first trains in Japan, I notice a significant change in advertising, from train to television. The trend? No more printed URL's. The replacement? Search boxes! With recommended search terms!It makes sense, right? All the good...
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Netflix surveys customers about service on Xbox 360
via Joystiq by Alexander Sliwinski on March 24, 2008
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineNetflix told Reuters today that it's been surveying its subscribers about interest in streaming movies using the Xbox 360. The company declined to go as far as saying this meant there was a partnership in the works, but did say it's looking to use "as many ways as possible" to provide its service to consumers.The whole "Netflix on consoles" thing has...
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Government Denies Gaming/Violent Behavior Link [Uk]
via Kotaku by Brian Ashcraft on March 16, 2008
As we previously posted, it looks like the UK is getting the choice not to purchase Manhunt 2. Hooray! So, is the British bureaucratic Department for Culture, Media and Sport going to try to stop this? You know, intervene. Says a department mouthpiece:The classification of Manhunt 2 is a matter for the BBFC and the Video Appeals Committee... It is important to note that there is no conclusive...
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