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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Skepticism Greets Google's Attempt to Deal With Censored Terms in China - NYTimes.com

Skepticism Greets Google's Attempt to Deal With Censored Terms in China - NYTimes.com ;.. “The Yangtze River itself, as well as organizations like Yangtze River Securities and Yangtze River University, are all collateral damage,” she wrote, adding that Google’s move is likely in part a business decision to lure back users who have grown frustrated at problematic searches.




Dave Lyons, an expatriate in China who writes for the Rectified.Name blog, also voiced skepticism. “While many people in China know that Google doesn’t always work because of government blocking, I’d bet that the vast majority of Internet users don’t know, or care for that matter, because if you’re planning a vacation to [丽江] where you want to stay in a [锦江之星] which search engine are you going to use?” he wrote, using phrases that include the problematic Jiang character. He suggested that Google’s warning message was instead intended to create “warm, fuzzy feelings about Google” in the “halls of Internet governance organizations.”



“If Google were serious about this,” Mr. Lyons wrote, “they would develop their own built-in circumvention tools, but they won’t — because that’s a bridge too far.”



China’s largest search engine, Baidu, has been accused of conducting its own internal censorship in order to conform with the government’s, allowing it to streamline its searches.

'Star Wars 1313' targets older fans: Game to be showcased at E3 videogame confab in L.A. - chicagotribune.com

'Star Wars 1313' targets older fans: Game to be showcased at E3 videogame confab in L.A. - chicagotribune.com '..  "Star Wars: The Old Republic," from Electronic Arts. LucasArts' other "Star Wars" titles include "Kinect Star Wars," "Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2" and "Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition."

Friday, June 1, 2012

Romney claims Solyndra is Obama’s ’Symbol of Failure’

Romney claims Solyndra is Obama’s ’Symbol of Failure’ ;..  SAN DIEGO -- The Romney campaign has moved quickly to exploit the candidate's unannounced visit to bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra, producing a web ad entitled "Symbol of Failure,"designed to highlight the president's role in the failed business.

Was Flame virus written by cyberwarriors or gamers?

Was Flame virus written by cyberwarriors or gamers? ;..   super-secret spy software be written in a video game language?  As security researchers continue to unpack the digital mystery that is the Flame virus, that's just one question looming over perhaps the world's most intriguing digital whodunit.
With all the talk about Flame being the most powerful, ingenious and stealthy computer virus ever written, some properties of the mysterious malicious software are causing confusion.
For one thing, the program takes up 20 megabytes of space on infected machines. That's not stealthy; large files usually indicate sloppy programming.

Former top aide to British PM David Cameron charged in perjury case

Former top aide to British PM David Cameron charged in perjury case ;.. LAWMAKERS AND SPIN DOCTORS ....Now he is implicated in another long-running saga – that of Tommy Sheridan, a lawmaker and icon of left-wing Scottish politics.