<![CDATA[Nerin Online - All Forums]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:26:37 +0100 MyBB <![CDATA[Giant asteroid 'heading for Earth in 2182']]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1704 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:31:10 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1704 Quote:A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide object has a one-in-a-thousand chance of an impact 172 years from now.

The odds of a crash are considerably shorter than those given for the asteroid Apophis, which has a 1 in 250,000 chance of striking Earth in 2036.

A report in the solar system journal, Icarus, said the odds of an earlier impact were more remote but increased by 2080 when its orbit will bring it swinging back towards Earth.

Maria Eugenia Sansaturio from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain, who co-led the research, told Universe Today that knowledge of the risk posed by the asteroid "may help design in advance mechanisms aimed at deviating the asteroid's path."

It was first discovered in 1999 and is more than twice the size of Apophis. If it were to hit it is likely to cause widespread devastation and possible mass extinction.
Telegraph.co.uk]]> Quote:A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide object has a one-in-a-thousand chance of an impact 172 years from now.

The odds of a crash are considerably shorter than those given for the asteroid Apophis, which has a 1 in 250,000 chance of striking Earth in 2036.

A report in the solar system journal, Icarus, said the odds of an earlier impact were more remote but increased by 2080 when its orbit will bring it swinging back towards Earth.

Maria Eugenia Sansaturio from the Universidad de Valladolid in Spain, who co-led the research, told Universe Today that knowledge of the risk posed by the asteroid "may help design in advance mechanisms aimed at deviating the asteroid's path."

It was first discovered in 1999 and is more than twice the size of Apophis. If it were to hit it is likely to cause widespread devastation and possible mass extinction.
Telegraph.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[Over 100m Facebook identities made public by hacker]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1703 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:26 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1703 Quote:A security expert has proven how easy it is to access user data on Facebook by revealing how he managed to get his hands on 100m Facebook users’ private details, including phone numbers.

Ron Bowes of SkullSecurity.com proved he was able to spider through Facebook’s online directory and download 100m users’ names, address and phone numbers onto a single bit torrent file that could downloaded from his website.

Bowes in his blog said he was motivated by a tweet that claimed by heading to http://www.facebook.com/directory you can get a list of every searchable user on Facebook.

He then had the ideas of spidering the lists, generating first-initial-last-name (and similar) lists and then use a brute force hacker tool to see if he could get the information.
SiliconRepublic.com]]> Quote:A security expert has proven how easy it is to access user data on Facebook by revealing how he managed to get his hands on 100m Facebook users’ private details, including phone numbers.

Ron Bowes of SkullSecurity.com proved he was able to spider through Facebook’s online directory and download 100m users’ names, address and phone numbers onto a single bit torrent file that could downloaded from his website.

Bowes in his blog said he was motivated by a tweet that claimed by heading to http://www.facebook.com/directory you can get a list of every searchable user on Facebook.

He then had the ideas of spidering the lists, generating first-initial-last-name (and similar) lists and then use a brute force hacker tool to see if he could get the information.
SiliconRepublic.com]]> <![CDATA[Snapshot of global internet speeds revealed]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1702 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:42:16 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1702 Quote:A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the internet around the globe.

The data, from network giant Akamai reveals the average global net speed is only 1.7Mbps (megabits per second) although some countries have made strides towards faster services.

The fastest broadband city in the world is Masan in South Korea.

In the speed league table, the UK is ranked 27th out of 201 countries, with an average speed of 3.8Mbps.

This is below the 5.2Mbps average speed calculated by regulator Ofcom in its annual broadband report.

The UK has slipped slightly compared to its 23rd ranking in the last Akamai report, which are compiled quarterly.

"Other countries have got faster," said David Belson, head of market intelligence at Akamai.

The Akamai State of the Internet report finds that the average maximum speed enjoyed by UK surfers is 12Mbps.

Even in South Korea, which tops the speed league table and is often perceived as enjoying super-fast broadband as the norm, the average speed is a relatively slow 12Mbps, with the average maximum hitting 33Mbps.

"100Mbps is available in South Korea but it is often at prices that are not affordable by the general public. It can cost several hundred dollars a month," said Mr Belson.
BBC.co.uk]]> Quote:A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the internet around the globe.

The data, from network giant Akamai reveals the average global net speed is only 1.7Mbps (megabits per second) although some countries have made strides towards faster services.

The fastest broadband city in the world is Masan in South Korea.

In the speed league table, the UK is ranked 27th out of 201 countries, with an average speed of 3.8Mbps.

This is below the 5.2Mbps average speed calculated by regulator Ofcom in its annual broadband report.

The UK has slipped slightly compared to its 23rd ranking in the last Akamai report, which are compiled quarterly.

"Other countries have got faster," said David Belson, head of market intelligence at Akamai.

The Akamai State of the Internet report finds that the average maximum speed enjoyed by UK surfers is 12Mbps.

Even in South Korea, which tops the speed league table and is often perceived as enjoying super-fast broadband as the norm, the average speed is a relatively slow 12Mbps, with the average maximum hitting 33Mbps.

"100Mbps is available in South Korea but it is often at prices that are not affordable by the general public. It can cost several hundred dollars a month," said Mr Belson.
BBC.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[[Comp] Win a 7 Night Family Holiday in Ireland]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1701 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:58:30 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1701
Natural Retreats, in conjunction with Captain Americas, are offering lucky winners to enjoy a 7 night stay at one of their luxury self catering locations in Ireland. Simply complete an entry card at any Captain A’s restaurants and you’ll automatically be entered into our amazing prize draw! For details call 01-6715266]]>
Natural Retreats, in conjunction with Captain Americas, are offering lucky winners to enjoy a 7 night stay at one of their luxury self catering locations in Ireland. Simply complete an entry card at any Captain A’s restaurants and you’ll automatically be entered into our amazing prize draw! For details call 01-6715266]]> <![CDATA[[Free] Kids eat free @ Captain Americas Grafton St.]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1700 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:56:54 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1700
Captain Americas Grafton Street has been the family place to go in the city centre since 1971.We have clowns on a Sunday and a great value kids menu. Join the kids club and children will receive great offers on their birthday. So why not pay a visit to Captain Americas Grafton St today.
This week we are offering kids eat free. See full terms and conditions below.


Terms and Conditions

* Buy two adult main courses and two kids eat from our kids menu for free
* Free kids meal is kids main course,kids dessert and kids drink.
* One voucher per table
* Not valid on lunch menu
* Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
* Valid until 8th August at Grafton Street only
* kids menu is for under 12 years only]]>
Captain Americas Grafton Street has been the family place to go in the city centre since 1971.We have clowns on a Sunday and a great value kids menu. Join the kids club and children will receive great offers on their birthday. So why not pay a visit to Captain Americas Grafton St today.
This week we are offering kids eat free. See full terms and conditions below.


Terms and Conditions

* Buy two adult main courses and two kids eat from our kids menu for free
* Free kids meal is kids main course,kids dessert and kids drink.
* One voucher per table
* Not valid on lunch menu
* Not valid in conjunction with any other offer.
* Valid until 8th August at Grafton Street only
* kids menu is for under 12 years only]]> <![CDATA[Illegal local brew kills 19 in Kenya]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1699 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:46:19 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1699 Quote:Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- At least 19 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said.

An additional 11 more people from the Kibera area are hospitalized, complaining of stomach pains after drinking the brew popularly known as changa'a, said local official Richard Juma.

Police arrested 51 people during a raid for allegedly possessing changa'a, and were being held at a local police station, he said.

"As a government, we are not happy about this incident," Juma said. "We will continue to raid where we think the brew dens are located until this menace is completely done away with."

A sample of the changa'a has been taken to a government chemist for testing.

Changa'a is sold cheaply in Nairobi slums. While it can take a long time to prepare, greedy brewers lace it with chemicals to hasten the process and to make it more potent. There have been a number of deaths from drinking changa'a in recent years. Other people have been blinded.

"The reason these people continue to drink this harmful alcohol even with awareness of its deadly ramifications is because some of the residents here don't care about their lives, they'd rather drink all day," Juma said.
CNN.com]]> Quote:Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- At least 19 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said.

An additional 11 more people from the Kibera area are hospitalized, complaining of stomach pains after drinking the brew popularly known as changa'a, said local official Richard Juma.

Police arrested 51 people during a raid for allegedly possessing changa'a, and were being held at a local police station, he said.

"As a government, we are not happy about this incident," Juma said. "We will continue to raid where we think the brew dens are located until this menace is completely done away with."

A sample of the changa'a has been taken to a government chemist for testing.

Changa'a is sold cheaply in Nairobi slums. While it can take a long time to prepare, greedy brewers lace it with chemicals to hasten the process and to make it more potent. There have been a number of deaths from drinking changa'a in recent years. Other people have been blinded.

"The reason these people continue to drink this harmful alcohol even with awareness of its deadly ramifications is because some of the residents here don't care about their lives, they'd rather drink all day," Juma said.
CNN.com]]> <![CDATA[Britain's oldest Tweeter has died]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1698 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:23:18 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1698 Quote:Ivy Bean, a 104-year-old from Bradford who acquired over 56,000 followers on Twitter, died in her sleep after a short illness on 28 July, staff at her care home have said.

Pat Wright, manager of Hillside Manor where Ms Bean lived, broke the news on her Twitter feed.

Ms Bean joined the site in 2008, one year after she registered on Facebook.

She soon attracted attention for being the oldest person tweeting.

The care home was provided with a computer by the local social services authority in 2007 for staff training purposes but they decided to open it up to residents said Ms Wright.

Ivy Bean was soon receiving 15 -16,000 messages a day on Facebook and was introduced to Twitter by tech support company Geek Squad.

She attracted celebrity followers including Peter Andre, Chris Evans and ex-prime minister's wife Sarah Brown.

"You could not dislike Ivy," said Pat Wright.

"She didn't have a bad word to say about anybody. She was a real lady, an inspiration."
BBC.co.uk]]> Quote:Ivy Bean, a 104-year-old from Bradford who acquired over 56,000 followers on Twitter, died in her sleep after a short illness on 28 July, staff at her care home have said.

Pat Wright, manager of Hillside Manor where Ms Bean lived, broke the news on her Twitter feed.

Ms Bean joined the site in 2008, one year after she registered on Facebook.

She soon attracted attention for being the oldest person tweeting.

The care home was provided with a computer by the local social services authority in 2007 for staff training purposes but they decided to open it up to residents said Ms Wright.

Ivy Bean was soon receiving 15 -16,000 messages a day on Facebook and was introduced to Twitter by tech support company Geek Squad.

She attracted celebrity followers including Peter Andre, Chris Evans and ex-prime minister's wife Sarah Brown.

"You could not dislike Ivy," said Pat Wright.

"She didn't have a bad word to say about anybody. She was a real lady, an inspiration."
BBC.co.uk]]> <![CDATA['Meteorite' lands on cricket pitch during county match]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1697 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:34:58 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1697 Quote:However Jan Marszel, 51, and Richard Haynes, 52, were not witnessing a six, but an extremely rare meteor strike.

The rock, a few inches long and believed to be up to 4.5 billion years old, broke in two when it hit the ground in front of them close to the pitch.

The pair – both Sussex members – were sitting square of the wicket watching the England player Luke Wright bat with Monty Panesar when they spotted the black, five-inch rock hurtling towards them.

Mr Marszel, an IT consultant, said: “We were sitting at the boundary edge when all of a sudden, out of a blue sky, we saw this small dark object hurtling towards us.

“It landed five yards inside the boundary and split into two pieces.
“One piece bounced up and hit me in the chest and the other ended up against the boundary board.

“It came across at quite a speed – if it had hit me full on it could have been very interesting."

The pair have kept the seemingly extraterrestrial pieces of rock for posterity and said they would be happy for experts to examine them.

Retired Mr Haynes, said: “We were quietly supping our pints, both looked up at the same time and saw a black object coming towards us – we didn’t know what it was.
Telegraph.co.uk]]> Quote:However Jan Marszel, 51, and Richard Haynes, 52, were not witnessing a six, but an extremely rare meteor strike.

The rock, a few inches long and believed to be up to 4.5 billion years old, broke in two when it hit the ground in front of them close to the pitch.

The pair – both Sussex members – were sitting square of the wicket watching the England player Luke Wright bat with Monty Panesar when they spotted the black, five-inch rock hurtling towards them.

Mr Marszel, an IT consultant, said: “We were sitting at the boundary edge when all of a sudden, out of a blue sky, we saw this small dark object hurtling towards us.

“It landed five yards inside the boundary and split into two pieces.
“One piece bounced up and hit me in the chest and the other ended up against the boundary board.

“It came across at quite a speed – if it had hit me full on it could have been very interesting."

The pair have kept the seemingly extraterrestrial pieces of rock for posterity and said they would be happy for experts to examine them.

Retired Mr Haynes, said: “We were quietly supping our pints, both looked up at the same time and saw a black object coming towards us – we didn’t know what it was.
Telegraph.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[BlackBerrys are 'threat to national security' claims UAE]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1696 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:03:43 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1696 Quote:The move raises concerns of another attempt by the government to control the flow of information in the Arab Gulf nation, which actively censors websites and other forms of media seen as harming national security or conservative local values.

At the same time, however, the UAE is trying to establish itself as an international business hub.

This is the second major controversy over the BlackBerry in the UAE. A year ago, the Middle East country's biggest state-run mobile operator was caught encouraging unwitting BlackBerry users to install software on the devices that could allow outsiders access to the devices.

In the latest fiasco, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has said that the BlackBerry manages data in a way that could allow it to be misused. BlackBerry devices were singled out because they are the only phones operating in the country that automatically relay users' information to privately managed data centres overseas, the regulator said.

"As a result of how Blackberry data is managed and stored, in their current form, certain Blackberry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions," the regulator said in a statement.

It said that BlackBerry devices operate "beyond the jurisdiction" of national laws because they immediately send data abroad to be "managed by a foreign, commercial organisation."
Telegraph.co.uk]]> Quote:The move raises concerns of another attempt by the government to control the flow of information in the Arab Gulf nation, which actively censors websites and other forms of media seen as harming national security or conservative local values.

At the same time, however, the UAE is trying to establish itself as an international business hub.

This is the second major controversy over the BlackBerry in the UAE. A year ago, the Middle East country's biggest state-run mobile operator was caught encouraging unwitting BlackBerry users to install software on the devices that could allow outsiders access to the devices.

In the latest fiasco, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has said that the BlackBerry manages data in a way that could allow it to be misused. BlackBerry devices were singled out because they are the only phones operating in the country that automatically relay users' information to privately managed data centres overseas, the regulator said.

"As a result of how Blackberry data is managed and stored, in their current form, certain Blackberry applications allow people to misuse the service, causing serious social, judicial and national security repercussions," the regulator said in a statement.

It said that BlackBerry devices operate "beyond the jurisdiction" of national laws because they immediately send data abroad to be "managed by a foreign, commercial organisation."
Telegraph.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[Gamestop buys Kongregate]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1695 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:49:36 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1695

Game retailer Gamestop has acquired flash game site Kongregate.

“Kongregate advances GameStop’s digital strategy by providing a gaming platform for casual, mobile and browser games that can be promoted and played by our existing gamers,”

J.Paul Raine, CEO

Kongregate is a very popular time waster for up to 10 million users a month, who.it is claimed, spend 23 million hours on the site. The site follows a YouTube like model, with games developers uploading their creations for the community.

Since more people are getting their games,like movies and music, from the web, this deal makes sense for Gamestop.

Kongregate has this to say:

BIG NEWS!

GameStop bought Kongregate. What does this mean for us?

Wait, what?

In technical terms, Kongregate has been acquired by GameStop as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In non-technical terms, this means that all your Kongregates are belong to GameStop.

All of them?

Yes. We also gave them 10,000 internets.

But I *LOVE* Kongregate!

We love you too, and so does GameStop! We decided to accept GameStop’s offer because they love us and love you, and want us to continue to be one big, happy family. No, really. GameStop likes us for who we are and is not looking to change Kongregate – they just want to help us grow and improve.

BUT WAIT – WUT ABT GERG?! Will he be replaced by a robot who is also really tall and makes 192387219873 badges a day?

To be fair, Greg isn’t the only Kong employee. But never fear, Kongregants, none of us are going anywhere. If anything, we’ll be inviting more people to the endless party that is Kong. They have to bring a side dish, though. This all goes back to the “GameStop <3’s Kong” thing we were talking about earlier.

So, uh, how much did Kong get bought for, anyway? Just sayin.

Not tellin’. <img src="http://nerinonline.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" /> No, really. The number is confidential.

Change is scary. What can I expect?

I have on good authority that we’re finally going to lose the “beta” tag. Past that, really not too much. GameStop resources will allow us to improve the site much more quickly, but we’re going to stay the same site that you have grown to know and lo- well, tolerate.

Seriously – Can we haz stufz?

ACTUALLY! We’re trying to hook you guys up with some rad stuff to reward the time and energy you put into Kongregate. The plan is to do this through GameStop’s PowerUp rewards program.

I have this “D” next to my name. Are things going to be different for me?

Not much! We’re not making any changes to our uploading process, or to the way our rev share works. However since GameStop has over 6,000 stores and a lot of customers, it’s pretty darn likely your games will be seen by even more people, and will generate more money! Speaking of which, thanks for the games. They’re pretty swell.

So…things are mostly staying the same?

Yep! We’ve had a lot of cool stuff planned for the site and for you guys for a while now, and now that we’re with GameStop it’ll get done a lot faster. Other than that, business as usual.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION!

Yes, you may use the restroom. Oh, it wasn’t that? Well then ask us in the forums and we’ll do our best to answer it.

Is there anything else? Or can I go now?

Well…there is one thing.

WE LOVE YOU.

This site is pretty cool, we admit, but we really think that most of what makes it awesome is the people on it. Whether you’re providing us with amazing games, helping to keep the site clean, or just helping by being around and being awesome, this site wouldn’t be anything without you guys. So thanks for helping to make the site what is is, and we hope you’ll stick around with us for this next exciting chapter of The Kongregate Adventure©.

Kongregate.com

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Originally posted @ NerinOnline.com

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Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:39:12 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/gamestop-buys-kongregate
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/gamestop-buys...e#comments]]>

Game retailer Gamestop has acquired flash game site Kongregate.

“Kongregate advances GameStop’s digital strategy by providing a gaming platform for casual, mobile and browser games that can be promoted and played by our existing gamers,”

J.Paul Raine, CEO

Kongregate is a very popular time waster for up to 10 million users a month, who.it is claimed, spend 23 million hours on the site. The site follows a YouTube like model, with games developers uploading their creations for the community.

Since more people are getting their games,like movies and music, from the web, this deal makes sense for Gamestop.

Kongregate has this to say:

BIG NEWS!

GameStop bought Kongregate. What does this mean for us?

Wait, what?

In technical terms, Kongregate has been acquired by GameStop as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In non-technical terms, this means that all your Kongregates are belong to GameStop.

All of them?

Yes. We also gave them 10,000 internets.

But I *LOVE* Kongregate!

We love you too, and so does GameStop! We decided to accept GameStop’s offer because they love us and love you, and want us to continue to be one big, happy family. No, really. GameStop likes us for who we are and is not looking to change Kongregate – they just want to help us grow and improve.

BUT WAIT – WUT ABT GERG?! Will he be replaced by a robot who is also really tall and makes 192387219873 badges a day?

To be fair, Greg isn’t the only Kong employee. But never fear, Kongregants, none of us are going anywhere. If anything, we’ll be inviting more people to the endless party that is Kong. They have to bring a side dish, though. This all goes back to the “GameStop <3’s Kong” thing we were talking about earlier.

So, uh, how much did Kong get bought for, anyway? Just sayin.

Not tellin’. <img src="http://nerinonline.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" /> No, really. The number is confidential.

Change is scary. What can I expect?

I have on good authority that we’re finally going to lose the “beta” tag. Past that, really not too much. GameStop resources will allow us to improve the site much more quickly, but we’re going to stay the same site that you have grown to know and lo- well, tolerate.

Seriously – Can we haz stufz?

ACTUALLY! We’re trying to hook you guys up with some rad stuff to reward the time and energy you put into Kongregate. The plan is to do this through GameStop’s PowerUp rewards program.

I have this “D” next to my name. Are things going to be different for me?

Not much! We’re not making any changes to our uploading process, or to the way our rev share works. However since GameStop has over 6,000 stores and a lot of customers, it’s pretty darn likely your games will be seen by even more people, and will generate more money! Speaking of which, thanks for the games. They’re pretty swell.

So…things are mostly staying the same?

Yep! We’ve had a lot of cool stuff planned for the site and for you guys for a while now, and now that we’re with GameStop it’ll get done a lot faster. Other than that, business as usual.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION!

Yes, you may use the restroom. Oh, it wasn’t that? Well then ask us in the forums and we’ll do our best to answer it.

Is there anything else? Or can I go now?

Well…there is one thing.

WE LOVE YOU.

This site is pretty cool, we admit, but we really think that most of what makes it awesome is the people on it. Whether you’re providing us with amazing games, helping to keep the site clean, or just helping by being around and being awesome, this site wouldn’t be anything without you guys. So thanks for helping to make the site what is is, and we hope you’ll stick around with us for this next exciting chapter of The Kongregate Adventure©.

Kongregate.com

* * * * * * * * * *

Originally posted @ NerinOnline.com

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Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:39:12 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/gamestop-buys-kongregate
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/gamestop-buys...e#comments]]> <![CDATA[Pentagon’s Skeletons: WikiLeaks puts war crimes in spotlight]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1692 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:38:03 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1692


Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:24:04 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/pentagons-ske...-spotlight
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/pentagons-ske...t#comments]]>


Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:24:04 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/pentagons-ske...-spotlight
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/pentagons-ske...t#comments]]> <![CDATA[Kmart gets $150 Android tablet]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1693 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:38:03 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1693

The iPad has only been out for a while and the tablet wars are already beginning, and producing things we’d like more than Apples offering.

A company called Augen is selling tablet powered by Android, for only $149.99 through the Kmart chain of stores.

Specs:

  • Android 2.1
  • 7 inch screen
  • WiFi
  • 2GB storage
  • 256MB of RAM

The tablet is supposed to go on sale later this week.

The company is also selling an $89 e-reader, video below:

Via Engadget

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Originally posted @ NerinOnline.com

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Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:20:05 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/kmart-gets-15...oid-tablet
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/kmart-gets-15...t#comments]]>

The iPad has only been out for a while and the tablet wars are already beginning, and producing things we’d like more than Apples offering.

A company called Augen is selling tablet powered by Android, for only $149.99 through the Kmart chain of stores.

Specs:

  • Android 2.1
  • 7 inch screen
  • WiFi
  • 2GB storage
  • 256MB of RAM

The tablet is supposed to go on sale later this week.

The company is also selling an $89 e-reader, video below:

Via Engadget

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Originally posted @ NerinOnline.com

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Join the forums,contribute, enter competitions & more: Link.

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Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:20:05 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/kmart-gets-15...oid-tablet
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/kmart-gets-15...t#comments]]> <![CDATA[Iran President: “Psychic octopus is symbol of decadence and decay”]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1694 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:38:03 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1694

Paul, not Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has attacked Paul, the “psychic” octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of the World Cup 2010.

Ahmadinejad called Paul a “symbol of decadence and decay” and said he is what is wrong with the Western world, who he has called “enemies”.

He also accused Paul, who lives in the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre, Germany , of spreading “western propaganda and superstition.”

Ahmadinejad has been previously accused of corruption, appointing close associates to positions where they have no qualifications.

He has also been criticised for spreading religious unrest, insulting Christians and Jews while praising Islam.

In comparison, Paul the octopus, is two years old, lives in a tank, eats mussels and is supposedly possessing spooky psychic powers.

Iran is just jealous.


Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:10:24 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/iran-presiden...y%e2%80%9d
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/iran-presiden...d#comments]]>

Paul, not Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has attacked Paul, the “psychic” octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of the World Cup 2010.

Ahmadinejad called Paul a “symbol of decadence and decay” and said he is what is wrong with the Western world, who he has called “enemies”.

He also accused Paul, who lives in the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre, Germany , of spreading “western propaganda and superstition.”

Ahmadinejad has been previously accused of corruption, appointing close associates to positions where they have no qualifications.

He has also been criticised for spreading religious unrest, insulting Christians and Jews while praising Islam.

In comparison, Paul the octopus, is two years old, lives in a tank, eats mussels and is supposedly possessing spooky psychic powers.

Iran is just jealous.


Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:10:24 +0000 at http://www.nerinonline.com/iran-presiden...y%e2%80%9d
Comments: http://www.nerinonline.com/iran-presiden...d#comments]]> <![CDATA[South African students convicted for racist actions on video]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1691 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:35:29 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1691 Quote:[Image: _48503926_sastudentsgetty.jpg]
Four white South Africans have been convicted of humiliating five black university domestic staff after a video of the incident was posted online.

The men, all students at the University of the Free State at the time, had been on trial but earlier pleaded guilty to crimen injuria.

The video showed the five staff being made to kneel and forced to eat food which had apparently been urinated on by one of the students.

The men will be sentenced on Wednesday.

The video of a mock initiation ceremony caused a national outcry and protests against racism when it surfaced in 2008.

The BBC's Karen Allen, in court in the predominantly white town of Bloemfontein, says the trial has been seen as deeply symbolic in a country trying to come to grips with its racially divided past, 16 years after the end of white minority rule.
Vomit-inducing

She says the long-awaited trial of the four former students - RC Malherbe, Johnny Roberts, Schalk van der Merwe and Danie Grobler - has attracted widespread media attention.
Analysis
Continue reading the main story
Pumza Fihlani BBC News, Johannesburg

South Africa's different racial and cultural groups usually live in harmony with each other.

However, while they mix daily in the workplace, at school and sometimes to socialise, they generally lead separate lives.

The World Cup showed that South Africans can unite behind a single cause, but racism is still a sensitive subject here.

It only takes one racially charged incident to drive people to align with those of their own skin colour.

Nelson Mandela's "rainbow nation" has not yet been realised.

This is not least because defence lawyer Kemp J Kemp represented President Jacob Zuma in a rape case four years ago, our reporter says. Mr Zuma was acquitted.

In a statement read out by their lawyer, the men said that the video had been made to demonstrate the traditions of their hall of residence and to protest at plans to make the university more racially mixed.

They said the food had not been urinated on - that had been an illusion.

They also claim the staff had taken part willingly.

But the men agreed that they would never have performed their actions if they had known the consequences.

In the video, apparently filmed in 2007, the four women and a man were forced to drink full bottles of beer and perform athletic tasks.

But it is the final extract of the film that most angered members of the public.

It seems to show a white male urinating on food, and then shouting "Take! Take!" in Afrikaans and apparently forcing the campus employees to eat the dirty food, and causing them to vomit.

Last year, the first black director of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, courted controversy by inviting the students back as a gesture of reconciliation.

His decision was condemned by both the ruling African National Congress and opposition parties.
BBC]]> Quote:[Image: _48503926_sastudentsgetty.jpg]
Four white South Africans have been convicted of humiliating five black university domestic staff after a video of the incident was posted online.

The men, all students at the University of the Free State at the time, had been on trial but earlier pleaded guilty to crimen injuria.

The video showed the five staff being made to kneel and forced to eat food which had apparently been urinated on by one of the students.

The men will be sentenced on Wednesday.

The video of a mock initiation ceremony caused a national outcry and protests against racism when it surfaced in 2008.

The BBC's Karen Allen, in court in the predominantly white town of Bloemfontein, says the trial has been seen as deeply symbolic in a country trying to come to grips with its racially divided past, 16 years after the end of white minority rule.
Vomit-inducing

She says the long-awaited trial of the four former students - RC Malherbe, Johnny Roberts, Schalk van der Merwe and Danie Grobler - has attracted widespread media attention.
Analysis
Continue reading the main story
Pumza Fihlani BBC News, Johannesburg

South Africa's different racial and cultural groups usually live in harmony with each other.

However, while they mix daily in the workplace, at school and sometimes to socialise, they generally lead separate lives.

The World Cup showed that South Africans can unite behind a single cause, but racism is still a sensitive subject here.

It only takes one racially charged incident to drive people to align with those of their own skin colour.

Nelson Mandela's "rainbow nation" has not yet been realised.

This is not least because defence lawyer Kemp J Kemp represented President Jacob Zuma in a rape case four years ago, our reporter says. Mr Zuma was acquitted.

In a statement read out by their lawyer, the men said that the video had been made to demonstrate the traditions of their hall of residence and to protest at plans to make the university more racially mixed.

They said the food had not been urinated on - that had been an illusion.

They also claim the staff had taken part willingly.

But the men agreed that they would never have performed their actions if they had known the consequences.

In the video, apparently filmed in 2007, the four women and a man were forced to drink full bottles of beer and perform athletic tasks.

But it is the final extract of the film that most angered members of the public.

It seems to show a white male urinating on food, and then shouting "Take! Take!" in Afrikaans and apparently forcing the campus employees to eat the dirty food, and causing them to vomit.

Last year, the first black director of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, courted controversy by inviting the students back as a gesture of reconciliation.

His decision was condemned by both the ruling African National Congress and opposition parties.
BBC]]> <![CDATA[US target practice: the $57m Aussie fall guys]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1690 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:25:24 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1690 Quote:Three Sydney University PhD students who developed Terminator-style robots will soon see their technology trialled by US Marines sharpshooters in a $57 million coup.

Alex Brooks, Alex Makarenko and Tobias Kaupp have been plugging away on the robots for eight years at their company, Marathon Robotics, which is based at Sydney's Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh.

The Rover robots, the first such "smart targets" to be adopted for training exercises by the US military, are armoured autonomous robots that look, move and behave like real people. Australian troops are already using them for training.
SMH.com.au

Short video on linked page.]]> Quote:Three Sydney University PhD students who developed Terminator-style robots will soon see their technology trialled by US Marines sharpshooters in a $57 million coup.

Alex Brooks, Alex Makarenko and Tobias Kaupp have been plugging away on the robots for eight years at their company, Marathon Robotics, which is based at Sydney's Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh.

The Rover robots, the first such "smart targets" to be adopted for training exercises by the US military, are armoured autonomous robots that look, move and behave like real people. Australian troops are already using them for training.
SMH.com.au

Short video on linked page.]]> <![CDATA[Police: Man robs bank in clown pants, fake breasts]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1689 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:19:51 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1689 Quote:SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman’s blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.

Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested Saturday.

Police Chief Greg Geppert says Hawkins robbed the bank at gunpoint, using a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store.

Geppert says Hawkins then entered a woman’s car. She got out, took her keys and alerted police. Hawkins was found sitting in the car.

He is being held on $230,000 bail. It’s not clear whether he has an attorney.
SunTimes.com]]> Quote:SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman’s blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.

Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested Saturday.

Police Chief Greg Geppert says Hawkins robbed the bank at gunpoint, using a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store.

Geppert says Hawkins then entered a woman’s car. She got out, took her keys and alerted police. Hawkins was found sitting in the car.

He is being held on $230,000 bail. It’s not clear whether he has an attorney.
SunTimes.com]]> <![CDATA[UK 'misled' on broadband speeds, says Ofcom report]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1688 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:13:22 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1688 Quote:Britons are not getting the broadband services they are being sold, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests.

Its analysis of broadband speeds in the UK shows that, for some services, 97% of consumers do not get the advertised speed.

It also shows a growing gap between the claims ISPs make for broadband and the speed being delivered.

To fix the problem, Ofcom is revamping the code of conduct for ISPs and asking for changes to how broadband is sold.

The regulator's survey shows that the average residential broadband speed in the UK has risen in the last 12 months from 4.1Megabits per second (Mbps) to 5.2Mbps.

The report also reveals the changing nature of UK broadband. Now 65% of UK homes have fixed line broadband and 24% of those users are on services sold as being able to support 10Mbps or more. By contrast, in April 2009 only 8% of homes had signed up for such a service.

Unveiling the figures, Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, said the survey revealed a "growing gap" between what people were sold and the reality of their broadband service.

"The gap between the average headline speed and actual speed has increased in this period even though the actual speed has risen," he said.
BBC.co.uk]]> Quote:Britons are not getting the broadband services they are being sold, research by the regulator Ofcom suggests.

Its analysis of broadband speeds in the UK shows that, for some services, 97% of consumers do not get the advertised speed.

It also shows a growing gap between the claims ISPs make for broadband and the speed being delivered.

To fix the problem, Ofcom is revamping the code of conduct for ISPs and asking for changes to how broadband is sold.

The regulator's survey shows that the average residential broadband speed in the UK has risen in the last 12 months from 4.1Megabits per second (Mbps) to 5.2Mbps.

The report also reveals the changing nature of UK broadband. Now 65% of UK homes have fixed line broadband and 24% of those users are on services sold as being able to support 10Mbps or more. By contrast, in April 2009 only 8% of homes had signed up for such a service.

Unveiling the figures, Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, said the survey revealed a "growing gap" between what people were sold and the reality of their broadband service.

"The gap between the average headline speed and actual speed has increased in this period even though the actual speed has risen," he said.
BBC.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Inch Towards Finding "God Particle"]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1687 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:37:42 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1687 Quote:PARIS (Reuters) - Scientists working with particle accelerators in Europe and the United States said on Monday they may be closing in on the elusive Higgs Boson, the "God particle" believed crucial to forming the cosmos after the Big Bang.

Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project near Geneva said in just three months of experiments they had already detected all the particles at the heart of our current understanding of physics, the Standard Model.

Rolf Heuer, director-general of the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) which runs the LHC, told the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris experiments were progressing faster than expected and entering a stage in which "new physics" would emerge.

This could include long-awaited proof of the existence of the Higgs Boson and the detection of dark matter, believed to make up about a quarter of the universe alongside an observable 5 percent and 70 percent consisting of invisible dark energy.
ABCNews.go.com]]> Quote:PARIS (Reuters) - Scientists working with particle accelerators in Europe and the United States said on Monday they may be closing in on the elusive Higgs Boson, the "God particle" believed crucial to forming the cosmos after the Big Bang.

Researchers from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project near Geneva said in just three months of experiments they had already detected all the particles at the heart of our current understanding of physics, the Standard Model.

Rolf Heuer, director-general of the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) which runs the LHC, told the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris experiments were progressing faster than expected and entering a stage in which "new physics" would emerge.

This could include long-awaited proof of the existence of the Higgs Boson and the detection of dark matter, believed to make up about a quarter of the universe alongside an observable 5 percent and 70 percent consisting of invisible dark energy.
ABCNews.go.com]]> <![CDATA[Chinese province bans adults looking at youngsters' mobiles]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1686 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:08:30 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1686 Quote:It is a ruling that teenagers around the world will regard with a certain amount of envy. Parents in one Chinese city are to be prevented from snooping on their children's online activity and text messages.

Adults, including family members, are banned from searching through children's computers or phones under a new regional law passed in Chongqing, southwest China, state media reported today. The regulation outlaws snooping into their emails, text messages, web chats, and browser history. The regulation is designed to protect the rights of children, but is surprising given widespread concern in China about excessive internet use among young people and their access to unsuitable material. Psychologists have sought to have internet addiction listed as a clinical disorder and treatment camps have sprung up across the country. The Chongqing Evening Post described the new regulation, adopted on Friday by officials in Chongqing, as the first of its kind in the country. Other Chinese media said it expanded an existing national rule. But both experts and children doubted whether it would have an impact in practice.

Lu Yulin, a professor at the China Youth University of Political Science, told China Daily that children were unlikely to take their parents to court.

"Parents who habitually check such information won't stop due to the regulation," he said.
Guardian.co.uk]]> Quote:It is a ruling that teenagers around the world will regard with a certain amount of envy. Parents in one Chinese city are to be prevented from snooping on their children's online activity and text messages.

Adults, including family members, are banned from searching through children's computers or phones under a new regional law passed in Chongqing, southwest China, state media reported today. The regulation outlaws snooping into their emails, text messages, web chats, and browser history. The regulation is designed to protect the rights of children, but is surprising given widespread concern in China about excessive internet use among young people and their access to unsuitable material. Psychologists have sought to have internet addiction listed as a clinical disorder and treatment camps have sprung up across the country. The Chongqing Evening Post described the new regulation, adopted on Friday by officials in Chongqing, as the first of its kind in the country. Other Chinese media said it expanded an existing national rule. But both experts and children doubted whether it would have an impact in practice.

Lu Yulin, a professor at the China Youth University of Political Science, told China Daily that children were unlikely to take their parents to court.

"Parents who habitually check such information won't stop due to the regulation," he said.
Guardian.co.uk]]> <![CDATA[Apple accused of censorship after porn disappears from iPad book chart]]> http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1685 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:58:49 +0100 http://nerinonline.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1685 Quote:Blonde and Wet, the Complete Story was ranked first on the iPad in a top 10 that included three other erotic novellas yesterday morning.

But all four titles disappeared simultaneously and had been replaced with less risqué books, such as Peter Mandelson’s autobiography, by the afternoon.

Book chart analysts said it was unlikely that all the erotic titles could have dropped out of the list at the same moment without being deliberately removed.

It is not the first time that Apple has faced accusations of prudishness. The company embarked on a “great porn purge” in February, ridding its iPhone App Store of all “overtly sexual content”.

Steve Jobs, chief executive, announced in April that he wanted the newly-launched iPad to remain free of pornographic applications. The crackdown was labelled “political correctness gone mad” by some bloggers.

Apple declined to comment on the disappearance of the pornographic novellas from the book chart yesterday.

The most popular author among iPad users was, until yesterday, Carl East, a 55-year-old from Hull with more than 70 erotic books to his name.
Telegraph.co.uk]]> Quote:Blonde and Wet, the Complete Story was ranked first on the iPad in a top 10 that included three other erotic novellas yesterday morning.

But all four titles disappeared simultaneously and had been replaced with less risqué books, such as Peter Mandelson’s autobiography, by the afternoon.

Book chart analysts said it was unlikely that all the erotic titles could have dropped out of the list at the same moment without being deliberately removed.

It is not the first time that Apple has faced accusations of prudishness. The company embarked on a “great porn purge” in February, ridding its iPhone App Store of all “overtly sexual content”.

Steve Jobs, chief executive, announced in April that he wanted the newly-launched iPad to remain free of pornographic applications. The crackdown was labelled “political correctness gone mad” by some bloggers.

Apple declined to comment on the disappearance of the pornographic novellas from the book chart yesterday.

The most popular author among iPad users was, until yesterday, Carl East, a 55-year-old from Hull with more than 70 erotic books to his name.
Telegraph.co.uk]]>