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someone_hereon Zero-day Flash exploit on all platforms, fix two weeks out

CNN could be using an ad provider that just happens to not have enough ads so they outsourced to a few new ad networks and one accidentally let in a hacked ad.

someone_hereon Mac OS X Public Beta

People still say that about Compiz!

someone_hereon Google Scribe - Get autocomplete suggestions as you type

"Hacker News Mashups: Deliver Your Project Faster with Virtualized Data Services Across Internal & External Sources of Funding for these projects"

someone_hereon Ask HN: Is Perl dead?

It didn't have to draw any lines. Everything was bitmaps.

someone_hereon ITunes 10 hands-on: snappier performance, questionable UI choices

I'm surprised you have to use the command line to change such an option in an Apple product.

someone_hereon Ask HN: Is Perl dead?

I had checked them out about a year ago and they couldn't even draw a line on the screen :\

someone_hereon Ask HN: Is Perl dead?

I love perl, and I don't want to see it be dead, but there aren't enough libraries relating to my interests (games).

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I can't reply to you davepell, as your reply here is [dead], but I too would like to get to the bottom of this.

someone_hereon [dead]

I didn't write it but I thought it was interesting. Also, people read most of the article in the 500ms it took to submit? I don't think so.

someone_hereon Which weight will lift first as the rope is pulled?

There's an elephant in the way?

someone_hereon [dead]

This one isn't.

someone_hereon [dead]

It does go somewhere if you turn on "show dead" in your profile.

someone_hereon [dead]

It's strange how I get the same thing for free with Steam.

someone_hereon AutoCAD Coming to Mac (and iOS) for First Time in Nearly 20 Years

I'm not familiar with 3D modelers, so could you explain what you mean by "cut real-time 2D plans and sections"?

someone_hereon An update on JavaOne

what language is in any position to replace Java?

Previously, it was any new implementation of the VM...

someone_hereon Implementing a partial serial number verification system

Actually Corel just changed winzip to stop working after 60 days and saw a sales increase of 20%.

someone_hereon Oracle: the new "axis of evil" against Free software

Have you tried FlashDevelop?

someone_hereon Oracle: the new "axis of evil" against Free software

Really, try FlashDevelop. It works well in Wine, and there's a beta version of it that works with Mono.

someone_hereon How to retire at 30 on $1 million

You could invest in Canada. Property values have been stable.

someone_hereon Oracle: the new "axis of evil" against Free software

Surprisingly, the flex SDK is open source: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/

And there is at least one open source IDE that uses it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlashDevelop

Also, the main part of the Flash Player is open source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarin_%28JavaScript_engine%29

And if I understand it correctly, the only reason it's not is due to licensing and patent stuff that is out of the control of Adobe.

someone_hereon Patent for pull down to refresh mechanic.

Defensive patents can be turned offensive quite instantly. Look at what Oracle is doing.

someone_hereon Recovering deleted files using grep

Oh cool. Thanks.

someone_hereon Gmail blacklisted by Spamhaus

An clean version of the DNS lookup table, of some sort.

An IP will do.

someone_hereon Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right

Most phones only have hardware H.264 playback, but flash supports many other formats as well via software rendering. My bet is that it was forced to use software rendering on some videos.

someone_hereon Recovering deleted files using grep

If I recall correctly, that's a bug that is preset on a particular kernel from 6-9 months ago.

someone_hereon Recovering deleted files using grep

Because you told it to remove the file instead of moving the file? I don't see why we need a safe-rm on the command line.

File managers already implement a trash function as per the freedesktop.org spec: http://www.ramendik.ru/docs/trashspec.html

someone_hereon Recovering deleted files using grep

My memory is full of llamas!

someone_hereon New Facebook Places Logo Is A “4.” In A Square. Yeah.

http://uxmyths.com/post/712377283/myth-9-design-has-to-be-or...

someone_hereon Why aren't you using git-flow?

I think this just gives a nicer interface to git's branching model by removing (excessive) flexibility.

someone_hereon Email sucks. Time saving tips from Kevin Rose

In some email systems like postfix, you can change what the + character is (like . or _ or even numbers) So you could have username_football@example.com