'Being bad' no longer good on Google

http://www.DecorMyEyes.com is run by a complete douchebag... but the way he responded in a media interview was just downright hilarious... he is probably the single largest reason Google made this change.

 

"Google on Wednesday said it has developed an "algorithmic solution" to a defect in its search engine that caused websites with tons of scathing, angry reviews to rise to the top of search results.

"Being bad is, and hopefully will always be, bad for business in Google's search results," the company said in a blog post.

The change came in response to a lengthy New York Times story that detailed how the owner of an eyeglasses company called DecorMyEyes.com actively bullied his customers -- even threatening sexual assault, the paper says -- to get them to write negative reviews about his company on the internet." See the rest HERE

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

Personally I say Israel was behind this, but the possibility exists the U.S. or even a private individual, possibly a Siemens engineer gone rogue, was behind this... hell for that matter Siemens might have been behind it.

"In the 20th century, this would have been a job for James Bond.

The mission: Infiltrate the highly advanced, securely guarded enemy headquarters where scientists in the clutches of an evil master are secretly building a weapon that can destroy the world. Then render that weapon harmless and escape undetected.

But in the 21st century, Bond doesn't get the call. Instead, the job is handled by a suave and very sophisticated secret computer worm, a jumble of code called Stuxnet, which in the last year has not only crippled Iran's nuclear program but has caused a major rethinking of computer security around the globe." See the rest HERE

Scientists Find 200 Sextillion More Stars in the Sky

Awesome, something tells me that number is still low many many many times over.

 


"The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought.

A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. For those of you counting at home, the new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's 300 sextillion.

The study questions a key assumption that astronomers often use: that most galaxies have the same properties as our Milky Way. And that's creating a bit of a stink among astronomers who want a more orderly cosmos.

It's one of two studies being published online Wednesday in the journal Nature that focus on red dwarf stars, the most common stars in the universe. The study that offers the new estimate on stars is led by a Yale University astronomer. He calculates that there are far more red dwarfs than previously thought, and that inflates the total star count.

"See the rest HERE

Rumor Roundup: Has NASA Discovered Alien Life?

I'm anxious for this conference tomorrow, curious to see what they say

 

"A NASA press release announcing "an astrobiology finding" -- something that will impact the search for extraterrestrial life -- has sent shockwaves through the blogosphere.

The press release simply announces an event, set for Thursday at 2 p.m. EST, to discuss an astrobiology discovery "that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe." See the rest HERE

Sheriff cranks up the Christmas carols despite his cranky inmates

I love Sheriff Joe, he always does stuff that rocks.

 

"The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America, Phoenix's Joe Arpaio, who has survived six separate inmate lawsuits trying to stop him from playing Christmas music, will begin playing the tunes again this year - starting Monday with "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,""Frosty the Snowman" and "Feliz Navidad."

The 8,000 inmates also will hear, among others, "A Christmas Kwanzaa Solstice," "Over the Skies of Israel," "Ramadan," "Llego a La Ciudad," "Let it Snow" and "Rodolpho El Reno de la Nariz Rojita."

"Maybe the holiday music can help lift the spirits of the men and women who are away from friends and family during the holidays, not just the inmates, but the dedicated men and women who work in the Maricopa County Jails," the sheriff said in an announcement Sunday." See the rest HERE