May 24, 2014

As of 317 AM EDT, Severe Thunderstorm warnings in parts of New Mexico

May 23, 2014

U.S. states probe eBay cyber attack as customers complain

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/us-ebay-password-idUSBREA4K0B420140522

(Reuters) - EBay Inc came under pressure on Thursday over a massive hacking of customer data as three U.S. states began investigating the e-commerce company's security practices.

Connecticut, Florida and Illinois said they are jointly investigating the matter. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman requested eBay provide free credit monitoring for everyone affected.

Details about what happened are still unclear because eBay has provided few details about the attack. It is also unclear what legal authority states have over eBay's handling of the matter.

The states' quick move shows that authorities are serious about holding companies accountable for securing data following high-profile breaches at other companies, including retailers Target Corp, Neiman Marcus and Michaels and credit monitoring bureau Experian Plc.

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I've changed my Ebay password. I recommend others do so also.

May 23, 2014

As of 151 AM EDT, Fire Weather advisories in parts of Alaska

May 22, 2014

good news for you

No matter what the FCC decides, we can still access DU. It might be slower than usual, but we'll get here.



Care to expound on net neutrality ? You're right in the thick of that battle, sort of.

May 22, 2014

As of 335 AM PDT, Severe Thunderstorm watches in parts of KY and IN

May 21, 2014

adventures in computer hardware failure-land, volume 23

I'm doing my thing last night happy as a clam. All of a sudden I hear some noise from my case. My screen dims. My heart stops...but only for a second. A reboot later and BIOS reveals NO storage drives found ! Hmmm.....

I go to my local guy who does a great job fixing computers at a good price. He remembers me from 2 years ago, when my problem was, in his words, " the clusterfuck of the year". He was absolutely right about that.

Two hours later, the RAID card is replaced with this one . I guess I can't complain about 3.5 years of service from the old card.

Nirvana has returned.

May 21, 2014

As of 346 PM EDT, Tornado watches in parts of CO and WY

last second change to the subject line for obvious reasons, sorry.

May 20, 2014

Easiest way to tell maximal compatibility of a web page with your browser ?

I know Firefox and Chrome are very compatible with the vast majority of web pages. IE used to be the default one. I like Opera, so sometimes I'm out of luck.

What's the easy way ? Look at page source ? Thanks.

May 20, 2014

amazing how busy discussionist tech forum is ?

Or should I not be amazed ?

http://www.discussionist.com/?com=forum&id=1019

May 20, 2014

Ever been to Portugal or live there ?

I was there, in 1972 (with my parents). I don't remember much, and, no fault of the lovely Portugal people, I got a severe case of *ahem* revenge while there. I probably got the revenge from eating salad in Italy (the previous tour stop).

I have no bad memories. I remember riding on the bus and it was pleasant enough. We were in Lisbon only.

Ever been there or live there ?