Tag: news
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LiveJournal Sells
Following up yesterday's rumours, it can now be seen that, officially, LiveJournal has been sold to SixApart. The details look pretty good - the service will remain much as-it-is, nobody will be 'migrated' to TypePad or MoveableType, and - better yet - LiveJournal might actually (finally) get some much-needed new features, such as trackback (which …
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LiveJournal May Be Sold
I hear that LiveJournal - one of the world's biggest blogging communities (and home to most of the blogs syndicated by Abnib) - is to be sold to SixApart, a TypePad/MoveableType-based blog-host.
What effect this will have on holders of existing LiveJournal accounts - particularly paid accounts - is as yet unknown. Nonetheless, I think this … -
Internet Explorer Exploit Of The Day
There's yet another killer Internet Explorer bug out there, which is manifesting itself in the form of a new trojan, Phel.A. This one only affects Windows PCs updated with SP2 (the supposedly 'safe' people) and works by confusing the 'trusted' and 'untrusted' zones.
I always find reports like this interesting, so I've written an exploit of … -
Impact - Certain!
I take it you've all heard about asteroid 2004-MN4, which NASA have been having a field day over, because recent estimates have said that it's chance of impact with the earth (on Friday 13th April 2029) could be as high as 1-in-37 (2.7%)... well; I've just found a well-hidden page on NASA's Near Earth Object …
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Board Games Making A Comeback This Christmas
Board games are making a comeback this Christmas, reports the BBC. That's interesting news. So go "Have Your Say" already, and tell them what your favourite Geek Night board game is!
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SmartData On BBC News Online
From an article on the BBC:
SmartData UK aims to create software and database solutions.
Company spokesman Gareth Hopkins said: "The move to Technium Aberystwyth has facilitated an expansion of the company and we believe this opportunity will open up a whole range of possibilities.
"The package offered by the Technium will assist us in creating more jobs … -
Rat Brain Flies Jet
Here's a scary little news story: Rat Brain Flies Jet, from The Register.
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Windows XP SP1 Honeypot Breached In 200 Seconds
The internet is becoming a scarier and scarier place.
In a recent "honeypot" study, a Windows XP computer with Service Pack 1 was infiltrated in just 200 seconds, without even opening a web browser.
For the less techie-minded, a "honeypot" study involves setting up a new PC with a new operating system (in this case, a Windows … -
More Letters After My Name
News of the day: (here I go, flooding you all with lots of small posts), I'm now Daniel Huntley BEng(Hons) MBCS, 'cos I'm now a member of the British Computer Society. Not quite sure whether or not this is a good thing, yet, but hey.
Hmm... they'll be sending me my membership card seperately from my … -
Smash My Phone
For $12.99, you can have a model smash your phone and publish the video to the internet for you to enjoy again and again. Fucking weird.
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Feel Like Santa
I bet Santa's busy this time of year, too, judging by the fact that the supermarkets seem to have completely forgotten Halloween and Bonfire Night in favour of Christmas. Let's see, there's...
Another Busy Weekend
I've spent another weekend helping out those folks at Aberystwyth Nightline with the training of their new volunteers. Despite having graduated and … -
BBC Seeks Geeks For Open-Source Codec Work
There's a story on The Register: The BBC are looking for eager open-source hackers to help them develop their new Dirac video codec project. Looks fascinating, and with the weight of the BBC behind it, it could have a bright future.
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Primary School Permits “Conkers” Only With Protective Goggles
It's a funny old world. A primary school in Carlisle is insisting that pupils wear industrial safety goggles while playing conkers, in order that they don't end up with shards of horse chestnut in their eyes.
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Aber Graduates Earn Least In UK
This is just fucking weak: the average salary of an Aberystwyth graduate is just £12,968... the lowest in the UK. And on this crappy 'probationary period', that's still more than I earn. Fucking shitty.
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Happy Fun Weekend
It's so much nicer coming back to the office on a Monday after a weekend both relaxing and productive, with lots of happy fun time with friends. Managed to tidy the flat, do heaps of laundry, have a successful Troma Night (three films, a decent crowd, and everybody hung on in 'til the end despite …