Lude photos of teenage girls on Facebook are a common site. After all, Facebook is operated on the narcissism of our society. Girls want the attention, and set out to take raunchy “pics” of themselves with duck-faces.
In a recent court case, a 16 and 15 year old pair of girls bought dong-shaped lollipops, and would spend the night taking photographs of each-other orally enjoying said lollipops. The photos leaked online, and their school got a hold of them, suspending both from extracurricular activities for a part of the school year.
When asked why, the girls simply said what I imagine to be something along the lines of “for teh lulz XD”.
Anyways, the issue here was the school taking action when the photos had nothing to do with school. What ended up happening in the court case was they school was made to remove any punishments it had served on the pair, as the photos were deemed to be constitutionally protected. IT IS A GIRL’S RIGHT TO SUCK ON A LOLIPOP AND POST PICS.
Law is an “L” away from being exactly what it is: Hilarious.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Microsoft and Linux - 20th
Today at LinuxCon, an animation made by Microsoft commemorating Linux was shown during the keynote presentation. Many topics were covered, including mixed-platform deployments, and more.
FUN FACT: Microsoft is one of the biggest contributors to version 3.0 of the Linux kernel.
Here's the video:
FUN FACT: Microsoft is one of the biggest contributors to version 3.0 of the Linux kernel.
Here's the video:
Firefox 6 - Problems and Fixes
Firefox 6 has shipped, and with it of course come the notorious compatibility issues.
Why?
When developing a Firefox Addon, developers require to indicate a version series they want their addon to work with, such as 3.5-4.0. This gives the developer a window of opportunity to update their addon in the event an update in Firefox occurs that breaks it, so they can avoid being email bombed saying their addon doesn't work.
Luckily, these can easily be editable, and here's how:
Download the .xpi file of the addon.This can be done by finding the "+Add to Firefox" button, right clicking, and copying the short-cut into the address bar. After this, remove everything after *.xpi in the address. This is the direct link to the addon. A problem occurs when you try to go there directly, as FireFox instantly asks if you want to install it or not. To avoid this, you will need to use some sort of download manager, such as DownThemAll (easiest, just copy/paste the url into the downloader and it will pull up the file), or download the file using a different browser.
Once you download the *.xpi file, locate it on your hard drive. *.xpi files are really just re-named archives such as .rar and .zip. Right click the file, and open it with your favourite archiving software (7zip is free to download).
Inside, locate the file named install.rdf. This is a plane-text file, and can be open with Word, Notepad, or any text editor/word processor.
Find the following section near the top of the file(Make sure it says !--Firefox):
<!-- Target Application this extension can install into,
with minimum and maximum supported versions. -->
<em:targetApplication>
<!-- Firefox -->
<Description>
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>3.6</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>5.*</em:maxVersion>
Change the maxVersion number from 5.* as in the example above, to 9999. This will forever allow FireFox to use the addon, no matter what version it is, so long as no changes within FireFox disrupt the functions/requirements of the addon itself.
Save the file, and exit.
Exit the archive of the *.xpi file.
Open a new tab in Firefox, and drag the *.xpi file into the new tab window.
Firefox will then prompt you to install the addon.
This is a slightly tedious process, but it gives you an always-available file for the addon that will never be outdated.
Any questions or comments are welcome in the comment section. If you believe pictures are necessary, please indicate in your comment, and they will be added later.
Why?
When developing a Firefox Addon, developers require to indicate a version series they want their addon to work with, such as 3.5-4.0. This gives the developer a window of opportunity to update their addon in the event an update in Firefox occurs that breaks it, so they can avoid being email bombed saying their addon doesn't work.
Luckily, these can easily be editable, and here's how:
Download the .xpi file of the addon.This can be done by finding the "+Add to Firefox" button, right clicking, and copying the short-cut into the address bar. After this, remove everything after *.xpi in the address. This is the direct link to the addon. A problem occurs when you try to go there directly, as FireFox instantly asks if you want to install it or not. To avoid this, you will need to use some sort of download manager, such as DownThemAll (easiest, just copy/paste the url into the downloader and it will pull up the file), or download the file using a different browser.
Once you download the *.xpi file, locate it on your hard drive. *.xpi files are really just re-named archives such as .rar and .zip. Right click the file, and open it with your favourite archiving software (7zip is free to download).
Inside, locate the file named install.rdf. This is a plane-text file, and can be open with Word, Notepad, or any text editor/word processor.
Find the following section near the top of the file(Make sure it says !--Firefox):
<!-- Target Application this extension can install into,
with minimum and maximum supported versions. -->
<em:targetApplication>
<!-- Firefox -->
<Description>
<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
<em:minVersion>3.6</em:minVersion>
<em:maxVersion>5.*</em:maxVersion>
Change the maxVersion number from 5.* as in the example above, to 9999. This will forever allow FireFox to use the addon, no matter what version it is, so long as no changes within FireFox disrupt the functions/requirements of the addon itself.
Save the file, and exit.
Exit the archive of the *.xpi file.
Open a new tab in Firefox, and drag the *.xpi file into the new tab window.
Firefox will then prompt you to install the addon.
This is a slightly tedious process, but it gives you an always-available file for the addon that will never be outdated.
Any questions or comments are welcome in the comment section. If you believe pictures are necessary, please indicate in your comment, and they will be added later.
Massive Numbers from Twitter - Yet Another Infographic
Some pretty damn cool stats reported from twitter today. Just imagining this large number of traffic to one site gives my a headache, and a slight hard-on.
Here's the infographic in question:
If you aren't following this blog on twitter already, I suggest you do! (It's not like I post anything BORING here...right?)
Here's the infographic in question:
Another Google Doodle
Pierre de Fermat is being celebrated by Google today.
He is known for Fermat's Last Theorem, which consists of a deceptively simple-looking formula famously scrawled in a book's margin, where he claimed the proof was too large to fit.
So who cares?
Well, for FOUR centuries, people have attempted to solve and prove the formula, until finally the publication of a successful proof came out in 1995 by a "Sir Andrew Wiles", a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford.
Talk about a long lasting troll.
For anyone interested, Fermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two.
He is known for Fermat's Last Theorem, which consists of a deceptively simple-looking formula famously scrawled in a book's margin, where he claimed the proof was too large to fit.
Well, for FOUR centuries, people have attempted to solve and prove the formula, until finally the publication of a successful proof came out in 1995 by a "Sir Andrew Wiles", a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford.
Talk about a long lasting troll.
For anyone interested, Fermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Playstation 3 Recieves Price Cuts - All Territories
Sony announced $50 price cuts. The 160GB system will now be $250 in the United States, 250 euros in the European territories, and 24,980 yen in Japan. The price drop is effective immediately in all territories except Japan, where the price drop will begin on August 18. The PlayStation 3 model with more storage is also seeing its price cut, with the 320GB system now being sold for $300 in the US, 300 euros in European territories, and 29,980 yen. "In addition, a limited edition inFAMOUS 2 bundle is now available at participating retailers across North America. The bundle retails for $299 and includes a 320 GB PlayStation 3, a copy of inFAMOUS 2 and a 30-day membership to PlayStation Plus."
BluRay, Vidya, price cuts. Heck, you can use the thing as a desktop if you attach a keyboard and mouse.
Monday, August 15, 2011
How the New York Times Reported Metered Billing...In 1886
The times wrote an article about metered billing in 1886.
This was met by applause from the reading public at the time.
When local telephone service became available, costumers were charged a flat rate to make calls. Calling outside of a local calling zone cost a bit more. This was a formula that costumers found to be very acceptable, as costs were very predictable.
When the phone lines in the local area began to expand, costs ran up for their construction, putting the telephone companies in a jam. Money had to be found somewhere.
Edward J. Hall of the Buffalo, New York exchange had a solution to this dilemma. His plan consisted of renting the line out for a flat fee, and an additional 10 cent cost per telephone call. In addition, costumers had to make a minimum of 500 calls a year. Another plan consisted of prepaid calling cards, allowing one to make a set number of calls.
As long as each company charged its subscribers the same fee, the unanimous cry of the consumer was "keep the prices down."
When measured service came into play, it made it harder for consumers to demand lower fees. It was at this time that an attempt was made to kill metered billing.
Several strikes later, rate caps were being discussed, and eventually put into place in some areas.
Eventually, companies realized they need to provide some sort of telephone access to everyone at what came to appear to be a decent rate.
Fast forward to today, and we are still seeing the results. Few are still campaigning against metered internet, such as OpenMedia.
Just goes to show how history repeats itself.
"The greedy and extortionate nature of the telephone monopoly is notorious. Controlling a means of communication which has now become indispensable to the business and social life of the country, the company takes advantage of the public's need to force from it every year an extortionate tribute."
When local telephone service became available, costumers were charged a flat rate to make calls. Calling outside of a local calling zone cost a bit more. This was a formula that costumers found to be very acceptable, as costs were very predictable.
When the phone lines in the local area began to expand, costs ran up for their construction, putting the telephone companies in a jam. Money had to be found somewhere.
Edward J. Hall of the Buffalo, New York exchange had a solution to this dilemma. His plan consisted of renting the line out for a flat fee, and an additional 10 cent cost per telephone call. In addition, costumers had to make a minimum of 500 calls a year. Another plan consisted of prepaid calling cards, allowing one to make a set number of calls.
As long as each company charged its subscribers the same fee, the unanimous cry of the consumer was "keep the prices down."
When measured service came into play, it made it harder for consumers to demand lower fees. It was at this time that an attempt was made to kill metered billing.
Several strikes later, rate caps were being discussed, and eventually put into place in some areas.
Eventually, companies realized they need to provide some sort of telephone access to everyone at what came to appear to be a decent rate.
Fast forward to today, and we are still seeing the results. Few are still campaigning against metered internet, such as OpenMedia.
Just goes to show how history repeats itself.
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