Fiorina Versus Whitman: Who Would Make A Better Vice President? (6)
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Update: McCain has chosen someone from outside Silicon Valley: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. As John McCain prepares to unveil his selection for a running mate today, Mitt Romney seems to be a favorite. But two former Silicon Valley CEOs are also on the short list, and they are both women: Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman. Picking Romney would help McCain solidify his position with the Republican base, but it would also be predictable and boring. ...
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Forrest said:
While Tim Hurd has done a great job at HP, I've never felt comfortable with the way Carly was forced out. The seed to much of the success the company has experienced over the past couple of years was laid by Carly, which will become a key point should McCain choose here as VP. That being said, I think Meg has a better chance of being named VP - she will appeal to more pro-Hillary voters due to her stances on issues like abortion, and will also attract the base with her very capitalist background. Either way, McCain could do a lot worse...
Jesus Tries to Save Your Soul But Windows Stops Him [Windows] (14)
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And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see." And I saw. And behold, there was the other Jesus, the Bible character, calling me from a big screen saying "Jesus is the Reason for The—V-Sign this program-and will be shu-whaaa?" Clearly, Jesus is good with all this saving Humanity and making water into wine tricks, but I'm afraid he's no match for Windows errors. [Fail]
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Jonathan said:
Failblog rocks and this one is absolutely awesome
Skip the File-Wiping if You're Caught File-Sharing [File Sharing] (16)
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The defendant in a much-watched file-sharing case was dealt a serious blow this week when a judge ruled he tampered with evidence in the case. After first getting notice from the Recording Industry Association of America, Jeffrey Howell, according to Ars Technica, ... uninstalled KaZaA and deleted everything in the shared folder, reformatted his hard drive, downloaded and used a file-wiping program, and then nuked all the KaZaA logs on his PC. Something to keep ...
Veterans set to march again as mayor steps in (1)
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University exam paper blunders 2008 (4)
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University students have been shamed with a list of exam blunders including references to "escape goats" and claims that the railways were invented to relieve pressure on motorways.
'Googlebomb' blows up in Daily Mail hack's face (5)
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'Julie Moult is an idiot' A hapless Daily Mail hack's failure to understand Googlebombing has led to her becoming victim of her own twisted definition of the mischief-making practice.…
45th Known Mersenne Prime Found? (15)
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An anonymous reader writes "The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) has apparently discovered a new world-record prime number. A GIMPS client computer reported the number on August 23rd, and verification is currently under way. The verification could take up to two weeks to complete. The last Mersenne prime discovered was over 9.8 million digits long, strongly suggesting that the new value may break the 10 million digit barrier — qualifying for the EFF's $100000 ...
UNetbootin Creates USB-Bootable Linux the Easy Way (32)
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Windows and Linux only: Free bootable image creator UNetbootin automates the downloading, imaging, and installing of Linux distributions onto USB thumb drives, creating a persistent, boot-anywhere...
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jbussoli said:
This app is a great way to simplify the various ways to install a bootable usb linux distro. Nice to save time when you need linux quick.
'Pants' password changed (6)
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Australian school may backflip on cartwheel ban (1)
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SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An Australian school which recently banned its students from doing cartwheels, somersaults and other gymnastics during recess is reviewing the decision after parents and students got all bent out of shape.
Author of 100 Things To Do Before You Die has died before completing his list - Telegraph (2)
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Dave Freeman the coauthor of bestselling travel guide has died in a domestic accident aged 47 before completing his irreverent list.
Power workers in favour of strike (1)
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More than 1,000 staff in the north of England vote to stage a seven-day walkout in a pay dispute.
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Oh no! I really must step up my search for a reasonably priced genny.
Huge Security iPhone Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk [Iphone] (5)
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There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, contacts, and even access to Safari. The two-step trick is even simpler to the one we used in the past to gain access to the phone to install unlocking cards or jailbreak: First, password protect your phone and lock it. Then slide ...
Olympic faking Sydney orchestra mimed entire opening ceremony performance (1)
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The orchestra that played at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony has admitted miming its entire performance in a faking confession that dwarfs the Beijing lipsynching scandal.
Park and Ride Drivers Get Charm Lessons (1)
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Slashdot | The Internet's Biggest Security Hole Revealed (38)
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At DEFCON, Tony Kapela and Alex Pilosov demonstrated a drastic weakness in the Internet's infrastructure that had long been rumored, but wasn't believed practical. They showed how to hijack BGP (the border gateway protocol) in order to eavesdrop on Net traffic in a way that wouldn't be simple to detect. Quoting: "'It's at least as big an issue as the DNS issue, if not bigger,' said Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, noted computer security expert and former ...
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Far and away the best preso at the con.Mudge wah.
NSFW: USB-Powered MIA Vibrator Is Discreet, Has No On-Board Storage [Usb-powered Vibrator] (4)
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Fleshbot's got a review up of LELO's MIA, which is a discreet (albeit vibrator purple) USB-powered vibrator. Is it good? Lux sure thinks so, and compliments it on its "several levels of vibration as well as three different settings of pulse patterns," something usually not found in smaller, non cricket bat-sized vibes. What disappointed her was the removal of the iPod-like touch controls, but the ability to vibe one out with something you have in ...
