The bot grabs the CAPTCHA and sends it back to the spammer's server, where the image is somehow "read" and a clear text match generated, says researcher
Are Microsoft going Yahoo and stuff
Yahoo has been having a few problems the last few weeks have to lay of 1000+ people.
Now Microsoft is saying, here is $44.6billion us for Yahoo. Will it happen? Quite a few people have been predicting that Microsoft was going to buy them back in 2006.
They are a good match, I wish them well and hope they can both learn from each other. Like everyone.
Could this mean a change back for Xtra from Yahoo back to Microsoft. I don't think so mate.
I have had a thing with Yahoo, ever since they broke flickr. I use to be able to generate Slideshows based or a group of TAGS ie user+tag1+tag2 It was great for working with alot of data, But they changed it to just one tag. meh useless
http://news.google.co.nz/news?q=microsoft+buying+yahoo
TechCrunch had a great repot on the numbers.
Oh I was impressed with a few threads on Geekzone this week, ok sometimes my mental illness become very noticeable and have have to sit back and remove my feet from my gob. But the read profecional jurno's entering into a debate was a thrill and then to cap it off for being there, in the public, Malcolm Dick, Co-founder of CallPlus talking. Wow, I think I had a bit of a reality shift on that one. For Mal to come into a public like was strangely cool. Great PR for the opening to the Slingshot/CallPlus Geekzone forum. Nice One Stu
Massive mobiles from yesteryear.
Well we all love the classic favourite "Brick phone"
(bad pics teken with Nokia 6275 as I cannot find real camera's charger! I'm buying a camera that takes regular AA's next time)
SEE! it's just massive.
Motorola brick sitting in intellicharge. (thanks NZBNW)
Wells it's just TOO portable.
This beast would give you a very sore arm rather quickly.
(1987 Mitsubish "Transportable") with Motorola brick on top. (thanks NZBNW)
Not big enough huh?
If there was one phone that makes any phone look "ultra sleek" then this is it.
(1967 Motorola Car Telephone that runs on a 16 channel Full Duplex system IMTS)
it's not the "brick" it's the original PAVING SLAB!
Circuitry is fully discreet! it was "fully transitorized" as most systems back then were still valve based.
This sucker is built like the Apollo 11 stuff, It's all shock mounted, through-hole eyelet and double redundancy PCB. The foam and casing has deteriorated over time but the internals look brand new.
This beast is Pre-cellular, but it was the first system to support direct dialling and full duplex operation just like a "real" telephone. Motorola have a sole old yellowed stock picture of one on their website but I'm wondering if there are any other actual devices around anywhere?
UK defense ministry to sell WiMax spectrum to buy ships
Regulator allows sale of valuable spectrum
Ojo videophone: can you see me now?
If you are one of the people who bought an Ojo videophone from Telecom New Zealand (announced down here back in November 2006) then start worrying.It seems Worldgate is in the path to bankruptcy:
Accordingly, on January 30, 2008, the Company shut down its operations as a first step to winding down its business, which will occur if the Company is not able to secure payment of the monies believed to be owed and/or new financing. The Company continues to explore potential financing opportunities and is also pursuing legal recourse against the customer. Thus, bankruptcy may be coming shortly, which would be another black eye for the VoIP industry...
And just minutes ago I read on Engadget that the service has gone dark.
Is anyone here in New Zealand still using the Ojo through Telecom New Zealand?
At Kiwi Foo Camp 2008
I am in Warkworth (New Zealand) with other 150 technologists, developers, thinkers, writers, entrepreneurs participating in the second Kiwi Foo Camp, organised by O'Reilly's Nat Torkington and his crew.
It is an amazing mix of people and knowledge around here. Radio NZ is broadcasting live from the premises, discussions are going on almost around the clock - and this time we didn't get lost on the way here thanks to... technology (gotta love GPS, Google Maps Mobile and cellular data).
Talking about wireless data we have wireless LAN here, but you can imagine how a crowd of 150 technologists can quickly overload the tubes. So I am using my Telecom data card. I noticed that Telecom New Zealand has upgraded this site to CDMA EVDO since the same time last year, but Vodafone New Zealand still provides the same non-usable GPRS service around here.
The conversations around here are not NDA, but it's a matter of principle to only disclose things if you ask and receive a positive response.
I gotta go now for one of my sessions. Here are a few pictures from the opening:
Juniper CEO comments on Ethernet switch scheme
Juniper Networks' CEO Scott Kriens talks to John Gallant and Jim Duffy
No comments:
Post a Comment