* Posts by Nomedias

8 publicly visible posts • joined 20 Apr 2007

Behold… a WinRAR security bug that's older than your child's favorite YouTuber. And yes, you should patch this hole

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Agree its not a "WinRAR" problem

Not specific to WinRAR, but I guess that gets attention given its past. Other "zip" applications out there include the same UNACEV2.DLL library, for example BandiZip.

Mexico to Apple: You WILL NOT use the name 'iPhone' here

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Re: Hahaha

@darkpill, thanks for an informative post and link. Too bad most will not find it between all the derrogatory anti-mexican comments and wishful thinking regard karma. This article needs editing BADLY.

Man FLIES with Android-powered homemade bird wings

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Not gonna judge until he does/doesn't repeat the feat.

Would love it to be true, but fully willing to accept its all fake. In the past I'd immediately dismiss this and move on. Then one day I saw an amusingly church sign (can't remember the details, but I event posted the address). I took a picture and posted it only to have it picked apart by CGI "experts" looking for proof of their assumption I faked it. That caused me to be a little less cynical when it comes to "too good to be true" stories. I'm not necessarily believing this happened, but I'm not gonna shoot it down ;) until I know if we're getting a repeat performance. Who knows, maybe he is holding back details until he is sure he can patent it. Strange stuff happens, sometimes it even true.

Amazon US offers gift cards, free shipment for your e-junk

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guess I shouldn't have used the "fail" icon ;)

I'll concede the "fail" icon doesn't necessarily apply here. And yes I understand the concept of overhead. I was simply saying I don't think there is enough demand for this sort of service for it to continue long term. In my experience, when someone has been willing to let go of an item for %50 or less of market value, they very often sell/give it to a friend or family member for that amount, or sell to a pawn shop where they get immediate cash-in-hand instead of waiting for a gift card.

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A good deal ... for amazon

Might be good for cheaper items not worth wasting your time on ebay, but $122 trade-in value for an unlocked Google Nexus One. They ebay for over twice that easily. Appears to be same for other items like Ipads. I may be wrong, but I see this disappearing after a time in a puff of smoke.

ICANN approves customized top-level domains

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IPv4

I don't pretend to be more than an idle reader on the subject, but I've been of the understanding that the available number of IP addresses under IPv4 are due to be exhausted in the foreseeable future. Additional TLDs would probably hasten that don't you think? On the conspiracy side, maybe this is intentional to push people to adopt IPv6? Any opinions?

US teen cuffed for disposable camera 'Taser'

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Hand-wringing morons

I don't know who disgusts me more; the hand-wringing scared-of-their-own-shadow fools who support this crap or the politicians who pander to them in order to show the appearance of doing something.

Talking and driving more dangerous if you're alone

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Headsets

I read the title and got real worried for a second, but then I realized it only involved talking to people other than yourself. Most people just think I have a headset on. ;)

On that subject, did they factor in those using headsets or bluetooth built-in to the car? If they lumped them all together, I suspect handset users would have even greater chances.