Thursday, December 17, 2009

17-Dec-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Clippings will be shutting down for the Xmas season, so it'll all go quiet for a couple of weeks. Unless we find something really cool. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Microsoft caught copying code again, this time in their Chinese Twitter clone, Juku. 80% of a rival's code reportedly copied:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/dec/15/microsoft-plurk

iFixit release their Apple hardware repair guides under the Creative Commons licence for iPhones, Macs and iPods:
http://www.ifixit.com/blog/?p=2023

This one, shot 3 times by Israeli security forces, is beyond their help. Maybe the "I (heart) Gaza" sticker was a bad move:
http://thenextweb.com/applicious/2009/12/15/macbook-bullet-ermno-pics/

A zero-day Adobe Reader vulnerability appears to have exploits in the wild. Solution is to disable JavaScript. Or not use Adobe:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142326/Kill_JavaScript_in_Adobe_Reader_to_ward_off_zero_day_exploit_experts_urge

And finally. Is "World Famous In New Zealand" owned by an American company or not? Cocal Cola thinks they should get the Trademark:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3168875/Kiwis-scrap-with-Coca-Cola-world-famous-in-NZ

Vik :v) Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz

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