Doctorow FUDs the PSP.
“… if you buy authorized games to play alongside of it, expect some of them to sneakily re-break your device and lock it out … buying your games new from Sony is a one-way ticket to tech-support hell.” As far as I know, you have to initiate the firmware upgrade yourself and you only have to do that if a game requires it.
WMF vulnerability scope widening.
A more comprehensive third-party hotfix is available. Use it at your own risk. The Microsoft patch is expected January 10. In the meantime, take precautions and back-up your critical data.
Rooney, Rooney.
“… schoolchildren in Britain rate Rooney more famous than Jesus, the Queen and – surely not – David Beckham. Apparently only God beats the 20-year-old from Croxteth for fame.” Apart from Rooney’s abundant talent, the two things about him that stand out to me are his obvious love for the game and his will.
Pivotlog: web publishing system.
“The first release appeared in June 2001, and subsequent releases are named after Transformers characters … the current beta version is 1.30 ‘Rippersnapper’ …”
The epidemic that never was.
The Wired article mentions there was one death from the swine flu and 32 deaths were attributed to the vaccine for it. However, CDC reports 29 deaths were not influenza-related and it wasn’t proved the vaccine caused the deaths of three elderly people. Be sure to read how media sensationalism was a part of the problem.
