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Script Kiddies Hijack @USAToday, Encourage Tweeters To Vote For Next Victim

Posted 09/26/2011 at 10:45am | by Brad Chacos

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With Anonymous and LulzSec being a bit on the quiet side recently – maybe because the law is breathing down their necks? – you knew it was only a matter of time before some other smart-mouthed organization stepped into the limelight in a quest to annoy us all. Enter the Script Kiddies. This group’s not targeting databases or disfiguring websites; their M.O. is hijacking Twitter accounts and posting dumbass fake stories. Fox News and NBC News have already fallen victim to their idiocy – now add USA Today to the list. This hijacking spread promotional material rather than FUD, however.

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Facebook Vote to Determine Ken and Barbie's Future

Posted 02/07/2011 at 10:41am | by Paul Lilly

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We'll admit to not even knowing that Ken and Barbie broke up, but apparently they went their separate ways on Valentine's Day in 2004, ending a 43-year union. If you've been down in the dumps over this for the past seven years, we recommend finding a good therapist. But you can also weigh in on the once-happy couple's future and whether or not they get back together. It gets quirkier after the jump.

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(Two) Firefox Add-ons of the Week: World Cup Updates and More!

Posted 06/14/2010 at 8:14am | by David Murphy

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Soccer madness is upon us. If you're a true geek, you're watching game, after game, after game of this year's World Cup from the privacy of your personal computer. It's not that hard to find an online stream of any of the games in this year's tournament, and it's the perfect way to combine your love of the foot-ball and your need to actually get work done during the day. Can't lug a television into your cubicle, after all-right?

Anywho, two Firefox add-ons come to mind when I dream of soccer balls, 90+ minute feats of endurance, and that annoying horn sound buzzing in the background of every single match I watch. One of these add-ons is pure entertainment--it does nothing to enhance your Firefox experience beyond expressing your pride for a particular World Cup team in a grand, digital popularity contest. The other, however, is the add-on for up-to-the-minute World Cup scores... and more!

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European Parliament May Ban The Pirate Bay

Posted 02/03/2009 at 7:22am | by Pulkit Chandna

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The fate of the Medina report, which propounds several anti-piracy measures, will be soon decided by the European Parliament. MEPs (Member of European Parliament) are supposed to vote on the report authored by Spanish socialist Manuel Medina Ortega in the next few weeks. The regulations proposed by Ortega are a shade hackneyed.

The report has torrent websites and their users in its crosshairs. It seeks to ban all torrent websites like The Pirate Bay – specifically mentioned in the report, as they “allow downloading of protected works or services without the necessary authorization are illegal.” However, the presumption that the illegality of such torrent portals follows from their illegal use is not entirely incontrovertible.

Ortega not only proposes to saddle ISPs with more responsibility, he wants them to be able to be more powerful than before. He suggests that ISPs be allowed to disconnect transgressors.

Image Credit: Moldova.Org

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Domains 2.0 on the Horizon as ICANN Votes on Laxer Top Level Domains

Posted 06/25/2008 at 4:04am | by Pulkit Chandna

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ICANN to vote on relaxing domain name rules

The internet’s guardian of sorts ICANN will vote on relaxing rigid norms that currently govern top level domains like the ubiquitous .com domain. ICANN members will cast their vote on Thursday (June 26th, 2008) on a wide array of changes. If the members uphold the proposed steps then there will be sweeping changes that will surely augur well for freedom on the internet.

There are plans for laxer norms for top level domains that are currently assigned only to countries. Under the proposed arrangement, companies would be able to extend their brands to the internet in the best way possible by turning them to a top level domain. To boot, there is a possibility of top level domains in languages other than English, and the .xxx domain might finally be round the corner. Will ICANN vote for a new era of domains – Domain 2.0? Let’s see.

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