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Symantec is stepping up its fight against malware with the introduction of a next-gen platform dubbed “Ubiquity.”
Ubiquity – which analyzes the anonymous software usage patterns of more than 100 million Symantec-shielded PCs – allows the security company to more effectively protect against micro-distributed, mutating threats.
If you’ve used Outlook 2010 for any length of time, then you’re probably used to seeing the silhouette pictured above. It’s the default image used in the People Pane when a picture hasn’t been supplied for a person.
Looks pretty innocent doesn’t it? Well, the person who’s silhouette it is was anything but innocent at the time it was taken. Say hello to a 17-year old Bill Gates getting his mug shot taken after committing a driving offense in 1977.
A developer working on Outlook 2010 must have been looking around for a picture he could grab a silhouette from. With a big
On my next trip to New York City, I’ll have to stop by a coffeeshop called D’Espresso. After all, how could I resist sitting in a place where the floor is on the wall?
Don’t worry that I’ll destroy any books with my dirty shoes when I go though, because the shelves of books are actually cleverly painted tiles. [FastCo Design]
Robert Ziegler, was doing what most people would do, driving his car and following the instructions of his GPS. The only problem? His GPS led him to a road where he couldn’t get out.
Ziegler kept hoping that he’d be brought back to the main road but the GPS kept saying to go forward. It wasn’t until he couldn’t go forward or turn back around, did he realize the diddily he got himself in. Stuck on top of a mountain, he called for help and got flown out via helicopter (the car too!). A fireman likened the road Ziegler got stuck on as a “glorified goat track”.
It speaks to our growing dependence on gadgets that make life super easy like GPS.
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