For the first time since Chrome was made, it has overtaken Firefox as the most used browser. This was reported by Stat Counter, a web analytics company. The stats report that Chrome took 25.69% of the worldwide market (up 4.66% in November 2009), compared to Firefox’s 25.23%. Microsoft is still in the lead with 40.63%. One day, Chrome shall take over the world!!
Anti-piracy group BREIN is caught up in a huge copyright scandal in the Netherlands. A musician who composed a track for use at a local film festival later found it being used without permission in an anti-piracy campaign. He is now claiming at least a million euros for the unauthorized distribution of his work on DVDs. To make matters even worse, a board member of a royalty collection agency offered to to help the composer to recoup the money, but only if he received 33% of the loot.
I think the copyright owner should issue a fine of 100,000 euros per DVD containing the track. If you don’t get the reference, Joel Tenenbaum downloaded 30 tracks and was persecuted by the RIAA for $675,000. There is a double standard here, and it really proves that the recording industries and the anti-piracy groups are all in it just for the money.
The amount of DVDs made with this pirated track exceeds 10,000,000! If Joel Tenenbaum was charged for $675,000 for 30 tracks, and if you do the math… BREIN should owe 225000000000 USD!
11/11/11 - A lot of people are excited for this day because a game gets released today, Skyrim. Its cool and all, but don’t forget, today is Veteran’s Day AKA Armistice Day. Whether you agree with the war or support the troops or not, take a moment to think about what the vetean’s of the US have done.
Also, if you are so inclined, call your local representatives and ask what they are doing to get the homeless veterans off the street and how they are helping veterans with PTSD. About 25% of all homeless are veterans. They are often stuck because they can not get the proper paperwork to prove they are veterans and recieve help from the VA. Many of them suffer from a mental illness, which is caused by their time serving in the military.
Furthermore, we Americans should also note that Veteran’s Day is a far more solemn occasion in Europe, and rightly so. The first world war ravaged the entire continent far worse than Americans have ever seen in their land. Armistice Day celebrates the peace that came, even though it may have been short-lived, in the wake of the conflict. Americans seem to have ignored this celebration and instead change it into a celebration of our own soldiers. The fact that Americans now honor our own rather than mark November 11th because it commemorates the ceasefire that came from the bloodiest war in the world has ever seen at the time deserves a fair amount of skepticism.
I am not trying to undermine what the American Veterans have done. All veterans deserve our respect and gratitude. I am just trying to convey what the true meaning of Veteran’s day is and how much damage it has done in other places.
Picture credits to Tony the Misfit
Microsoft has made a great invention. If people tinkered around with it and it was a Sony product, they would lock it down and try to sue. Microsoft however embraced this open community and saw what Kinect really had to offer.
As someone on youtube said, “Dear Steve Ballmer, this is what we expect from MSFT. Kinect is the most incredible thing I’ve seen from any technology company in the past 1-2 decades. We love Windows and your other products, but it is time to give us more things like Kinect. Continue to free your mind Microsoft. When you do, you can change the world”
St Johns takes away the game again against C.W. Post!!
This was held at Carnesecca Arena and we won 110-80!
This game doesn’t affect the rankings, but we started out very well! it wa sa great game and it was a wonderful feeling!
Why am I not surprised. Facebook has been caught holding deleted data. According to Irish laws, facebook can be heavily fined due to this! Hopefully facebook will learn from this and stop storing user’s deleted data against their will. I mean deleted data SHOULD be deleted data, right?
First EA’s Origin can track your computer, now skype will track your bittorrent usage. Is this an invasion of personal information? Not really, if you read the EULA and the ToS, it says that it can!
EA’s Origin service is basically spyware, according to Origin’s EULA. Agreeing to the ToS gives EA permission to track all kinds of information about you and your habits, and sell them to third parties.
The Writing Center, or formally the Institute for Writing Studies, is a place at St. Johns where students can learn about every stage in writing and get help in every stage of writing. They help with all kinds of papers, research papers, thesis papers, cover letters, résumés, creative writing and any other writings. The writing center is staffed by undergraduates and graduate students, and you can make an appointment or walk-in, although you will have better luck if you make an appointment. Furthermore, if you want, you can just come in and just use the silent and scholarly atmosphere to do your work alone.
When i was 7 years old i saw a man in a black turtleneck and Levi’s standing on a stage talking about a little white box that he said would “change everything” Turns out it did, that device was called the iPod and it changed the way we all listen to music. Many years before that this same man introduced the first computer with a mouse, now you can’t find a computer without one. Only a few years ago he held up a small black device with a touch screen and called it revolutionary, and he was right. That device changed how we all interact with technology and with each other. Steve Jobs was not only a great visionary, but a revolutionary. This man deserves a moment of silence from anyone reading this. Because of his massive effect on the consumer electronics industry you can read this from a device you can fit in your pocket. Nearly every piece of technology you own has a touch of his presence. While many saw him as a dictator over his kingdom of Apple, there is no denying his incredible impact on not only the electronics industry, but the world. Please take a moment to give this man your respect and thoughts.
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” - Steve Jobs
Rest in Peace
