Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids
Archive for August, 2009
Facebook for your parents
Aug 31
Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee.
reSTART, a new Internet addiction recovery center 25 miles outside of Seattle, features a 45-day tech-detox that includes group counseling, individual therapy, 12-step meetings, wilderness adventures, fitness programs, and even vocational coaching and academic tutoring. Located in a residential-styled home, the center sits on five acres of Pacific Northwest forest land, home to deer, raccoons, and goats.
When Zombies Attack
Aug 19
We all know how much I love Zombies. Well this guy has create the mathematical model for zombie infection rate.. Here is a link to his paper.
That Was Done Quietly…
Aug 19
In June, PayPal made a number of changes to its User Agreement and posted an update to the PayPal Blog. At that time, director of product marketing Heinz Waelchli wrote that PayPal had now begun allowing those with business and premium accounts to make personal transfers to friends and family for free. This, in itself, is a welcome update—I use my PayPal account to receive payments for items I sell on Etsy, but now I can send money to my brother from the same account without either of us having to give PayPal a cut.What PayPal failed to do was inform users of the fact that any transfer having to do with goods or services will be charged the 3¢ + 2.9 percent fee no matter who or where its coming from. This includes payments sent from personal accounts as well as payments made after someone has sent you a request for payment even if that request has nothing to do with goods or services.
via Internet slowly wakes up to PayPals quiet fee hike – Ars Technica.
Vortex Cannon
Aug 19
According to the Justice Department, the suspects used a sophisticated hacking technique called an “SQL injection attack,” which “seeks to exploit computer networks by finding a way around the network’s firewall to steal credit card and debit information.”
OK, those of you that know this stuff… SQL Injection? WTF? One of the oldest methods of getting into a Database over the web. I wonder just “how sophisticated” these attacks really were. Sigh.
Because it's important to match thetrim
Please tell me none of you fell for this one.
iPod nano for just $49 plus your Social Security Number : Macenstein.
