Posts by slith

Global warming still stalled since 1998, WMO Doha figures show

Stalled? I don't think so!

Stalled? I don't think so!

http://www.skepticalscience.com/graphics.php?g=47

First eyes EVER SEEN (by definition) appeared 700 million years ago

But but...

But the Earth is only about 6000 years old!?!? :P

Cockfighting Reg hack cursed with cancer

PUTA Indeed!

Post-pub nosh deathmatch: Mealy pudding v migas

Your cluelessness is adorable. Migas forever :D

Facebook logins easily slurped from iOS, Android kit

Encrypt your iOS backups!

Facebook goes titsup in Europe

DNS Issue

It was a DNS issue for sure, www.facebook.com did not resolve (m.facebook.com did resolve, though, that's why it would still work on mobiles). This is what I got at the time of the outage:

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [198.41.0.4] ...took 25 ms

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at a.gtld-servers.net. [192.5.6.30] ...took 137 ms

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at ns1.facebook.com. [204.74.66.132] ...took 15 ms

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb1.facebook.com. [69.171.239.10]

Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)

Retrying...

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb2.facebook.com. [69.171.255.10]

Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)

Retrying...

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb1.facebook.com. [69.171.239.10]

Query timed out (interrupted after 2,001 milliseconds)

Retrying...

Searching for www.facebook.com. A record at glb2.facebook.com. [69.171.255.10]

Query timed out (interrupted after 1,999 milliseconds)

None of the nameservers responded correctly.

Facebook disses Effin Irishwoman

Effin shameful!

Nokia launches Windows Phone range

Lumia?

I hope Nokia Spain realises that 'lumia' means prostitute in Spanish.

Although considering that Nokia has let M$ software to run free on their hardware... it couldn't be more appropriate! :D

Acer claims first Core-i7 Ultrabook

Uh?

First Core-i7 ultrabook? isn't the macbook air an ultrabook? The high end 13-inch can be configured with an "1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7"...

IATA: this iPad could BRING DOWN A PLANE

Not the traveller's responsibility.

If the interference a portable device can down a plane, this could be used maliciously and the airlines and air-plane manufacturers should use the standard (effective) security measures. For example, blast-proof aircraft luggage containers, bullet-proof door to cockpit and, in this case, properly shielded internal aircraft wiring.

Banning electronic equipment will be as effective as banning liquids, or forcing passengers to remove their shoes/belts.