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The Quick Meal (Off Topic)
via The Daily WTF by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
Shared by Pat got to love a healthy quick mealAs you probably have guessed, I spend a whole lot of time running The Daily WTF when going through submissions, writing articles, and sending out free stickers. While I do this primarily for fun and hobby, it does tend to interfere with my day job at Inedo and, as a result, I tend to earn much less than I could otherwise. But I don’t mind. All I...
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Security Holes
via xkcd.com by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
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Online Quiz As a Gateway to P2P
via Slashdot by (author unknown) on May 16, 2008
Shared by bp "We are sorry, but your score did not match our minimum requirements. Please stand back while the RIAA^H^H^H^Hcake is delivered to your room."Andy Guess points out an interesting approach taken by a Missouri university to limiting (and limiting legal exposure because of) on-campus, on-line copyright violations, as described at Inside Higher Ed: "In order to download (or upload)...
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Error'd: Schrödinger's Submenu
via The Daily WTF by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by bp asdf"I wonder if it's possible to change the text of the sensibility of the message," pondered Adam, "if the message having sensibility cannot have text... or something like that." Glenn Dejaeger snapped another crash on Piccadilly Circus. This one was apparently up for a full day... Sergey notes, "opening TextPad has never been so informative!" Actually Tim, this is...
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Unhappy Hour
via The Daily WTF by Jake Vinson on May 15, 2008
Everything was lined up for some seasonal specials at Chotchkie's (as we'll call it), a mid-size chain of family restaurants. Starting just in time for the weekend on Friday, there would be specials on Pizza Shooters, Shrimp Poppers, and Extreme Fajitas.The special had been promoted, ads circulated, table cards and menus updated — everything was ready to go. That is, aside from setting...
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NBC Activates Broadcast Flag
via Slashdot by samzenpus on May 15, 2008
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "NBC activated the 'broadcast flag' on a number of shows this week, ranging from American Gladiator to Medium, which prevented compliant programs like Windows Media Center from recording them. The matter is being 'looked into,' but that doesn't tell us whether it was an accident or a ploy to see how outraged viewers would be at...
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Securing Your Notebook Against US Customs
via Slashdot by timothy on May 15, 2008
Nethemas the Great points out a piece from Bruce Schneier running in the UK's Guardian newspaper with some tips for international travelers on securing notebook computers for border crossings. A taste of the brief article: "Last month a US court ruled that border agents can search your laptop, or any other electronic device, when you're entering the country. They can take your computer...
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CNET to Sony: “Try Opera?”
via Opera Watch by BAMAToNE on May 15, 2008
David Carnoy of CNET recently published a column about how to improve Sony’s PlayStation 3. Number three on the list was “Improve the browser - or scrap it altogether in favor of something else.” And he’s right. Anyone who’s ever used the PS3 browser knows its limitations. Browsing to any web page that includes some kind of rich content (special Javascript or embeded Flash videos, for...
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Dead Man's Switch
via The Daily WTF by Jake Vinson on May 14, 2008
"This is how you set up the monitoring?" Shawn G. looked down at the system in disbelief. There was a watchdog connected to a power relay to ensure that it was always running. The power relay sat right next to the power switch in a sealed environmental enclosure.Oh well, Shawn thought, this is what I'm here to work on. I'll get this set up right. He reached into the dark enclosure for the...
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Running Mac OS X on standard PCs
via Slashdot by CmdrTaco on May 14, 2008
ZDOne writes "ZDNet's reviews team have been tinkering with the various ways of running OS X on standard PCs. They found that with the right hardware components, a standard PC running Mac OS X Leopard is, at first sight, no different from a genuine Apple Mac. Special CPU extensions such as Intel VT-x provide support for software solutions like Parallels Desktop for Mac. Even Adobe Photoshop,...
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