Browser Tests Show Edge Fastest, But Weak On Standards Slashdotby timothy on msie at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at October 17, 2015, 11:32 pm)

MojoKid writes: The Internet and web browsers are an ever changing congruous mass of standards and design. Browser development is a delicate balance between features, security, compatibility and performance. However, although each browser has its own catchy name, some of them share a common web engine. Regardless, if you are in a business environment that's rolling out Windows 10, and the only browsers you have access to are Microsoft Edge or IE — go with Edge. It's the better browser of the two by far (security not withstanding). If you do have a choice, then there might better options to consider, depending on your use case. The performance differences between browsers currently are less significant than one might think. If you exclude IE, most browsers perform within 10-20% of each other, depending on the test. For web standards compliance like HTML5, Blink browsers (Chrome, Opera and Vivaldi) still have the upper-hand, even beating the rather vocal and former web-standards champion, Mozilla. Edge seems to trail all others in this area even though it's often the fastest in various tests.

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Syrian refugees struggle to get medical care in Jordan AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at October 17, 2015, 11:28 pm)

Most Syrian refugees with chronic diseases are battling against the odds to get treatment after losing free medical care
Zimbabwe fails to curb escalating unemployment crisis AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at October 17, 2015, 11:28 pm)

Despite government intervention to stop employers laying off staff, the number of people without work is growing.
Is Web Crypto Really Doomed? I bet $100! (Reddit) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 11:28 pm)

WordPress XMLRPC Brute Force POC (Reddit) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:58 pm)

Hell of a Handshake: Abusing TCP for Reflective Amplification DDoS Attacks 2014 (PDF SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:58 pm)

FCC: Software Security Requirements For U-NII Devices March 18, 2015 (Reddit) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:58 pm)

Watchdog says German banks increasingly targeted by hackers: paper (Yahoo Security) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:58 pm)

Trouble With Tribbies: Excel and Access versus Oracle (IT Toolbox Blogs) SANS ISC SecNewsFeed(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:58 pm)

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Why is Obama changing his mind on Afghanistan? AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:28 pm)

US troops will remain in Afghanistan, despite a previous plan to bring them all back home.
Mob kills suspected cattle smuggler in India AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:28 pm)

Muslim man beaten to death in latest incident related to beef consumption, which government wants to ban.
Israeli forces kill Palestinians after alleged attacks AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at October 17, 2015, 10:28 pm)

At least four Palestinians shot dead in Hebron and East Jerusalem in incidents described by Israel as stabbings.
NASA Returns Images of Frozen Worlds Enceladus and Pluto Slashdotby timothy on nasa at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at October 17, 2015, 10:02 pm)

MarkWhittington writes: This past week, NASA provide a look at two frozen worlds far out into the solar system. Cassini, currently orbiting Saturn, flew by the frozen moon Enceladus and provided the closest views yet of its north pole. New Horizons, hurtling deep into the Kuiper belt at the edge of the solar system, returned a fresh image of the icy region of Pluto known as the Sputnik Planum.

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App-cpm-0.111 search.cpan.orgby Shoichi Kaji at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at October 17, 2015, 10:02 pm)

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