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Exploit found for Net flaw, but risks remote.
Developers on DirectX 9 PS3.0 on Gamer's Depot talks with Novalogic, Irrational Games, Epic, Crytek, and Gas Powered Games about ATI's and NVIDIA's approach to pixel shaders.
Radeon X800XT to arrive in June. Thanks CoolTechZone.
Apple's Jobs nixes iPod partnerships.
Hard disk 'speed limit' found. Thanks theAntiELVIS and Tony!!!
Why you should not turn off your PC.
Slashdot | VIA Announces Lead-Free Motherboard.
Google's chastity belt too tight.
Used Cellphones Find a Market Among Bare-Bones Users (registration required).
The Myth Of The 100-Year CD-Rom.
Jupiter: 1,000-song pocket about the right size. Coincidence?
Techdirt | Shifting From File Sharing To Stream Ripping?
California votes against Diebold.

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Apr 23, 2004, 15:42

Zathrus

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Apr 23, 2004, 15:42

Zathrus

I presume you're talking about the chastity belt article (the don't turn off your PC article also takes Google to task, but largely because the author is an idiot).

The article points out a completely valid issue -- if you have Google's "SafeSearch" enabled (to avoid sex-related search results) it really shouldn't block sites that aren't objectionable -- like www.partsexpress.com -- just because the letters s, e, and x are sequentially contained in the URL. I don't see an easy workaround, but it's still a valid issue.

As for your "numerous ads" complaint -- Google doesn't have that issue, with or without SafeSearch enabled. Your criticism is misplaced.

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