Saturday, April 28, 2012

Moronic Idaho man accused of using gun to force 'moonwalk'



Idaho man accused of using gun to force 'moonwalk'

thumbnailSANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man has been charged with assault after authorities say he ordered another man to perform the "moonwalk" at gunpoint. The Bonner County Daily Bee (http://bit.ly/IGAoPn) reports 30-year-old John Ernest Cross was charged with the felony Tuesday in 1st District Court and appointed a public defender. Police say they were called Monday to Cross' home in Clark Fork after...

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Security firm claims Mac security is "10 years behind" Microsoft


Bottom line:
The recent hubbub over the Flashback trojan has certainly raised concerns over the security of OS X, and we agree that Apple could do more to be responsive to malware threats when they are discovered. But to suggest Apple is "10 years behind" belies the efforts it has made to secure the OS from different angles.

Five online tools that simplify HTML5 coding | TechRepublic


Takeaway: HTML5 is revolutionizing website and web application development. Developers can benefit immensely from online tools that enhance and simplify coding in HTML5.

By now, you have probably heard all the hype about HTML5 and how to implement it on your Web projects. The addition of new tags that define page structures, support for multimedia content that includes features previously delegated to plugins like Flash and support for error handling can sometimes be overwhelming.  HTML5 makes a developer's work easier and learning how to code in HTML5 will equip you with the valuable knowledge as its adoption continues to pick up.

Below are five tools that can help you learn and enhance your HTML5 coding skills:

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Friday, April 20, 2012

I sense a disturbance in the Force -



Millennium Falcon High: The school campus that looks exactly like 'Star Wars' spaceship

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130862/Millennium-Falcon-High-The-school-campus-looks-exactly-like-Star-Wars-spaceship.html

Spirent Communications plc Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Mu Dynamics, Inc.


Apr 20, 2012
Combined Expertise to Serve the Market for High Performance, Secure Deployments of Cloud Services and Application-Aware Networks 


London, UK – April 20, 2012 – Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) ("Spirent"), a leading communications technology company, announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Mu Dynamics, Inc. ("Mu"), based in Sunnyvale, California, for a cash consideration of $40.0 million. Mu is a security testing pioneer, offering innovative solutions that enable faster, higher quality deployments of Cloud applications and applications-aware networks.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Hmmm... Freaky socialists. I wonder how Santorum feels about these weirdos.


Acts 4:32-37 NIV

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet."

http://bible.us/Acts4.32.NIV

NASA - Best Viewing Sites for Discovery's Flyover of the Washington D.C. Area on April 17


On Tuesday, April 17, between 10 and 11 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery, mounted on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, will fly from Kennedy Space Center to its new home at the National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center. Individuals in the Washington metropolitan area will have the opportunity to see Discovery before it lands at Dulles International Airport. 

Though the exact route and timing of the flight depend on weather and operational constraints, the SCA is expected to fly at approximately 1,500 feet near a variety of landmarks in the area, including the National Mall, Reagan National Airport, National Harbor and the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center. 

Some publicly accessible locations from which you may be able to "Spot the Shuttle" are listed below. If you take pictures, feel free to post them on theNASA Flickr page and if you're on Twitter, you can tweet them using the hashtag #spottheshuttle. 

Twinkies maker Hostess gives unions 'final' offer



Twinkies maker Hostess gives unions 'final' offer

thumbnailDALLAS (AP) - The company that makes Twinkies, Wonder bread and Ding Dongs says it's making a final offer to workers to accept cost-cutting before it asks a bankruptcy court to impose the cuts. Hostess Brands Inc. wants the Teamsters and bakers' unions to accept reduced pension benefits and changes in work rules to lower costs. It wants to outsource some delivery work. The company said Saturday th...

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Before the company filed for bankruptcy protection, eight top executives got pay raises last year of up to 80 percent. This month, some agreed to take $1 a year until the company comes out of bankruptcy or Dec. 31, whichever comes first, while others gave up their pay raises.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

He can rebut all he wants. Look at their record for the truth: Romney -tries to- rebut claims that he, GOP are anti-women



Romney rebuts claims that he, GOP are anti-women

thumbnailHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney intensified his efforts Wednesday to rebut claims that he and fellow Republicans are insufficiently supportive of women, or even hostile to them. For the second straight day, the presumptive GOP nominee campaigned at a female-owned work site, and denounced Democrats for saying his party is waging "a war on women." "The real war on women is ...

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You have to earn the label Right Wing Nut Job: GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists



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GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists

thumbnailWASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the U.S. government. Addressing a town-hall meeting Tuesday in Florida, the freshman lawmaker was asked how many members of the American legislature are "card-carry...

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APNewsBreak: Murder charge in Trayvon Martin case



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APNewsBreak: Murder charge in Trayvon Martin case

thumbnailTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A law enforcement official says that the shooter in the Trayvon Martin case will be charged with second-degree murder and is in custody. The official with knowledge of the case says that the charge against 28-year-old George Zimmerman will be announced at a news conference at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The official says he's in custody in Florida but wouldn't say where. The officia...

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Australian government approves Apple's iOS for handling classified info - AppleInsider

 Good discussion.

http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147815

Hackers steal Utahns personal medical info, 24,000 Medicaid files |



SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health advised Medicaid recipients Wednesday to monitor their credit and financial accounts following a security breach of  thousands of Medicaid claims records last week by Internet hackers.

According to UDOH, the breach occurred on March 30 as technicians from the Utah Department of Technology Services were exchanging computer servers. Information from about 24,000 files stored on servers like the one that experienced the breach could include client names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, physician's names, national provider identifiers, addresses, tax identification numbers and procedure codes designed for billing purposes.

Nokia Lumia 900 teardown reveals mediocre hardware, reasons for great price | TechRepublic

 http://m.techrepublic.com/blog/cracking-open/nokia-lumia-900-teardown-reveals-mediocre-hardware-reasons-for-great-price/527?tag=nl.e099

Windows Phone: The Hail Mary pass is now in the air | TechRepublic

 http://m.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/windows-phone-the-hail-mary-pass-is-now-in-the-air/10070?tag=nl.e099

Sunday, April 1, 2012

This is almost the most onesided post i have ever seen on AP: Wisconsin GOP primary tests party's 2012 momentum



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Wisconsin GOP primary tests party's 2012 momentum

thumbnailMILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin voters are just warming up. The national political spotlight promises to be hotter than normal this year, considering the series of contests in the state that serve as tests on issues confronting the country as a whole. And that's after Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, which effectively could end the race for the nomination. Energized Republicans sense opportun...

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WhoIs Information reveals their slime.

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When Is It OK To Send Fake Retweets On Twitter? « Sleazy move from GOP




Answer: never.

It's never OK to pen a tweet that starts with "RT @username" and then make up something that that user didn't tweet. However, this simple rule appears to be too much for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), whose Twitter account sent out a number of fake retweets yesterday "from" Harry Reid, Barack Obama and others – retweets that were never actually tweets to begin with.