This is simply incredible. Stephen Wiltshire was diagnosed with autism at three years old. At 33 years old, he toook one helicopter ride over the Thames river and then drew a panoramic picture of London from memory. to scale. on a 13ft canvas. The number of stories in the high-rise buildings are accurate. Read the story and see the amazing art over at DailyMail.
Some “hackers” managed to embed javascript in the forums for the non-profit Epilepsy Foundation causing flashing sequences to appear to viewers last weekend. Epilepsy can be triggered by these flashes and many users reported varying degrees of suffering from it. It’s sad to see people stoop to this to get attention. Hopefully the perps get what’s coming to them for it.
It turns out that malware installed on servers in Europe, New York and Florida was the tool used by intruders to glean credit card data from Hannaford Brothers. I posted back on the 18th of March about the Hannaford Bros. grocery stores breach but the new details have just recently emerged concerning how the intrusion was accomplished. Evidently the malware intercepted the data as it was transmitted from the point of sale systems to the authorization partner.
Several points of entry are being examined by the store chain but it isn’t know yet exactly how the breach occurred. Among other ways, investigators are looking at lax firewall rules, server vulnerabilities and the possibility of an insider planting the malware.
more info at Infoworld
With the Blu-Ray -vs- HD-DVD battle behind us, some companies are trying to help out consumers that were left on the losing end. Those who purchased HD_DVD players are now kin to the Betamax early adopter, stuck with worthless hardware. There is some good news though for Best Buy customers.
If you bought an HD-DVD player from Best Buy prior to February 23, you are eligible for a $50 gift card from Best Buy. If you paid with cash and may not be able to be identified by Best Buy, you can call the company and provide a Best Buy receipt or credit card information for proof of purchase.
It’s not full reimbursement for the player, but it’s more than Betamax purchasers got. Here’s more information about the Best Buy coupon.