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I'm not that guy. But I wouldn't be surprised if he is on here... he could be anyone.

Facebook responds to questions here: http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/microchick/2010/10/facebook...

What else would you like to know about this app?

It has been 'leaked' in several forms now - possibly by a public servant.

Here is a man that likes to rattle the cage.

It would help if they had power too and maybe freedom of press

HP must now realise that it bought a hangover of legal woes when it bought EDS. The British High Court ruled that EDS had been deceitful and deliberately misrepresented how long it would take to complete the CRM contract. This case has repercussions for all IT providers: An over-enthusiastic sales team can lead to being sued for fraud. For those interested in the legal side, this is an in-depth breakdown (although it is very dry reading): http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?i...

I had to put this up because my colleague thinks it's a spoof, or TC made up the story. He can't handle the idea of single pirates.

We reported it, but we followed up with a counterpoint: http://news.techworld.com/security/3224836/human-computer-vi...

The writer is not stating that there is no God. He is stating that the premise that we need God to have morality is false. Human society intrinsically has to be moral in order to function. It is the model that best works, and when there is an exception, say a psychopath killing women, society will punish that person (whether you believe it is the hand of God or not). The idea that an atheist, or secular, society would irrevocably slide into amoral behaviour is simply illogical.

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Lots of good commentary about this: http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?ent...

http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100513/adobe-to-apple-y...

Why is 'open' such a dirty word in Brussels?

I work in publishing for a niche trade title and I hear this a lot. In fact, I loathe ads too. In the days of print, trade titles had a limited circulation. It was easier for them to get advertisers because the title was guaranteed to hit the desk of the CEO or CIO, which was the target for that particular advertiser. Now it's all about traffic and the competition online is far more intense. Sadly AdBlock will not revolutionise the entire publishing industry. Instead it will hurt it. It is only going to put more pressure on sales guys to hit their targets which means more ads at vastly reduced prices. It will also cause online publishers to close, and put people out of work. The rest will resort to sensationalist journalism tactics and those terrible list type stories: "10 best diets for a flat tummy". It's either that or a paywall system like Murdoch is putting in place. What is a 'more sustainable source of income' for online publishing?

Still, they can change the ad - based on your IP address. No, it's up to the content owners. Luckily i've found a workaround: http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/youtube-blocked-video-n...

Shame, I can't see this video from UK. 'Not available in your country'. Still don't understand the reasoning behind regional limits on online video - esp as it airs on TV.

If you read the story, he's actually plugging his wares too. But he says Android and Symbian will be a bigger target for hackers than the iPhone, as it will become more popular. Interesting, as Apple fanboys often say Macs don't get viruses - ie does the same logic apply to their smartphones.

Kaspersky is quite wacky. He wants a database of smartphone owners

"because smartphones are already becoming devices in which people store and organise their whole lives, Kaspersky believes the time has come for a database of smartphone owners. Much like gun ownership, Kaspersky outlined, smartphone owners would need to register their handsets. The handsets themselves would have a unique identifier code associating the handset with the owner. Access to the handset would be controlled by a PIN code or even a biometric fingerprint reader."

I use Hootsuite, instead of Adobe's TweetDeck, because it's a web-based app and I'm a pointy clicky type of person.

I don't have an iPhone, but if I did I'd use Tweetie.

It really depends on how you use Twitter, but Mashable have a great guide include a list of their picks of best apps. http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/

What time zone is this?

That's a great read, and it inspired me to write this blog. you should also check out Free Software Foundation's comments!

http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?ent...

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/2010-02-ustr-comment.html

Wow, he lied to his employer and colleagues, and now he claims that it was a Microsoft plot? This guy has utterly ruined his credibility and was exposed - thanks to ZDnet and also Gregg Keizer at Computerworld US. (Full disclosure: I work for IDG).

We get traffic for 'Facebook down', 'Facebook login' and, my favourite, 'Google search'. "lalala, I'm going to Google and searching for Google search and then clicking on an unrelated link."

This is a fantastic post, esp if you're like me - a geek that studied philosophy.

I have a few questions - how did it find her anonymous blog? I assume it was a Blogger account? I've turned Buzz off and yet my work colleague next to me said he is getting notifications that I am 'following' him - on Buzz, Reader. It's more tricky than Twitter, because I can't 'unfollow' people. Google Buzz also found the one tweet my friend sent in 2007 and published it on Buzz as latest news. They could make privacy a little easier for the non-tech folk - ie most of the population - or there will be these sorts of knee jerk reactions.

I wrote this in response to this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1114122

As an expat Aussie, the direction the government has taken has saddened, but not shocked me. This is a country famous for having what the Register used to call 'The world's biggest Luddite' Richard Alston appointed as Minister of the Digital Economy. There has been a change of government since those times, but not much seems to have changed.

While the idea of censoring certain content types like child porn may be seen as a good things, the issue is that the Net could become a tool of the government. The laws could extend to discrimination of minority groups - and Australia would become like China.

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/feb2008/gb2008...

This article points out that questions remain: there is a lack of detail on what will constitute illegal content, how decisions will be made, and how the filtering technology itself will work. It also said Australia is not the only Western democratic country to look at web filtering - Scandinavia and UK have web filtering. The Oz govt just failed to stem the tide of outrage and bad press.

I'm also against getting rid of anonymity on the net, ie forcing everyone to use their full name, for the simple reason that some rogue governments in some countries are persecuting groups and the internet can be a powerful tool for them. Imagine if Mandela and the ANC had the net in the 50s.

It's a hugely sticky issue though.

The case is unique because Sky claimed EDS was fraudulent, and had dishonestly exaggerated its abilities and resources when bidding for the contract.

This case result shows two things: IT suppliers’ sales teams must be more careful about their claims when they are trying to sell a system. Gone are the days when there was a disparity between what is sold and what is delivered.

Second, the liability cap is immaterial in fraud cases. EDS had a cap that it would not be liable for more than £30m worth of damages. But because Sky sued for fraud, the liability cap was rendered irrelevant.

What do you think?

Interesting article. Mahalo won't be the last site to exploit these methods. There are a number of issues here: 1. My boss said something interesting the other day: As Google has already conquered search and is diversifying its business into different areas, it is not paying as much diligence into its search algorithm to weed out those sites that exploit it. Google makes money from AdSense, so why would it be in a big hurry to take down sites that exploit dodgy SEO practices. 2. As for scraping content without any backlinks, the media industry seems to have very little protection when it comes to copyright. Existing copyright law is woefully unable to get to grips with digital copying and display. If the content had been music, or films, the RIAA would have clamped down so fast, Jason's head would be spinning. But we are talking about digital publishing industry, where content has very little protection at all. 3. Even if we decide that taking the first paragraph is fair use, not back linking or citing your source is still a copyright issue (not to mention bad Internet etiquette).

Whoops. Apologies. Very red faced at the moment!

I have it bookmarked (news.ycombinator.com)

thanks. I'm thinking Microsoft Office Web Apps versus Google Docs. Possibly Salesforce CRM for small business. Any other apps? Web apps seem to be the preference.

There aren't any tooltips on this site. And there is a Next Page link on the bottom of every page. The underlined links take you mainly to other articles on the site, which is pretty standard practice for news websites. Take another look.

Yes the site has a lot of issues. It's a terribly design - long and skinny, so you have to scroll to read it.

But the article is good and by ripping off the content and posting here, you impact the traffic to the site and the quality of the site too. The less traffic, the more the publisher has to rely on advertising, the less chance of their being enough budget for a redesign. And, the more likely fall guy will be the writer that could face losing their job as a result of cutbacks.

I am generally a fan of YCombinator and the community so I was surprised and disappointed to see this flagrant disregard for IP.