Saturday, January 31, 2009
"This site may harm your computer" on every search result?!?!
If you did a Google search between 6:30 a.m. PST and 7:25 a.m. PST this morning, you likely saw that the message "This site may harm your computer" accompanied each and every search result. This was clearly an error, and we are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to our users.
What happened? Very simply, human error. Google flags search results with the message "This site may harm your computer" if the site is known to install malicious software in the background or otherwise surreptitiously. We do this to protect our users against visiting sites that could harm their computers. We maintain a list of such sites through both manual and automated methods. We work with a non-profit called StopBadware.org to come up with criteria for maintaining this list, and to provide simple processes for webmasters to remove their site from the list.
We periodically update that list and released one such update to the site this morning. Unfortunately (and here's the human error), the URL of '/' was mistakenly checked in as a value to the file and '/' expands to all URLs. Fortunately, our on-call site reliability team found the problem quickly and reverted the file. Since we push these updates in a staggered and rolling fashion, the errors began appearing between 6:27 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. and began disappearing between 7:10 and 7:25 a.m., so the duration of the problem for any particular user was approximately 40 minutes.
Thanks to our team for their quick work in finding this. And again, our apologies to any of you who were inconvenienced this morning, and to site owners whose pages were incorrectly labelled. We will carefully investigate this incident and put more robust file checks in place to prevent it from happening again.
Thanks for your understanding.
Update at 10:29 am PST: This post was revised as more precise information became available (changes are in blue). Here's StopBadware's explanation.
Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience
What happened? Very simply, human error. Google flags search results with the message "This site may harm your computer" if the site is known to install malicious software in the background or otherwise surreptitiously. We do this to protect our users against visiting sites that could harm their computers. We maintain a list of such sites through both manual and automated methods. We work with a non-profit called StopBadware.org to come up with criteria for maintaining this list, and to provide simple processes for webmasters to remove their site from the list.
We periodically update that list and released one such update to the site this morning. Unfortunately (and here's the human error), the URL of '/' was mistakenly checked in as a value to the file and '/' expands to all URLs. Fortunately, our on-call site reliability team found the problem quickly and reverted the file. Since we push these updates in a staggered and rolling fashion, the errors began appearing between 6:27 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. and began disappearing between 7:10 and 7:25 a.m., so the duration of the problem for any particular user was approximately 40 minutes.
Thanks to our team for their quick work in finding this. And again, our apologies to any of you who were inconvenienced this morning, and to site owners whose pages were incorrectly labelled. We will carefully investigate this incident and put more robust file checks in place to prevent it from happening again.
Thanks for your understanding.
Update at 10:29 am PST: This post was revised as more precise information became available (changes are in blue). Here's StopBadware's explanation.
Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience
Tamil Actress Meenakshi HQ Photos
Meenakshi’s mother always wanted her to be a doctor, but hospitals, injections, medicines and blood gave Meenakshi the creeps and being a doctor was the last thing that she wanted to do. As fate had it Meenakshi landed up on the silver screen rather than in a medical college.Find more photos: Spicy Tamil Actress Meenakshi Hot Photo Gallery
Friday, January 30, 2009
Anjelica Huston shows she's not too old to wear a bikini at 57 as she relaxes in the Caribbean
At 57, most women may opt for something a little less revealing to wear on the beach.
But actress Anjelica Huston showed no qualms as she lounged around in a black bikini on a holiday with her friends and family in the Caribbean.
The make-up free star looked in good spirits as she lapped up the sun before taking a ride in a speedboat yesterday.
And after suffering the loss of her husband a month ago, it's no wonder Anjelica, who starred as Morticia Addams in the Addams Family, was looking to spend some time out to relax.
Robert Graham died on December 27 at the age of 70 after being in ill health for sometime.
The famous sculptor, whose massive bronze sculpture works mark civic monuments across America, married Anjelica in 1992 and the couple lived together in California.
His funeral was attended by a flock of Hollywood A-listers, including Sharon Stone, Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson, who Academy Award-winning Anjelica was romantically involved with from 1973 until 1989.
During her day out on the beach yesterday, Anjelica made time for a splash in the sea between bouts of lounging around on the beach.
She later covered up and slipped into a tie-dye dress before embarking upon a dingy boat to enjoy a ride across the waters.
As well as being in mourning, the star has also found time recently to press ahead with her campaigning duties as supporter of the charity PETA (People for th Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Anjelica penned an open letter to director Stephen Summers asking him to use CG animals instead of live apes in his upcoming Tarzan reboot, currently in development at Warner Bros.
She says the animals are emotionally and physically abused during their careers, then shipped off to roadside zoos when they become too old to handle.
'Critics lauded King Kong in particular for the emotional depth that the giant ape displayed - without any real apes suffering in the process,' she wrote.
'Can I please hear that you similarly plan to use only creative alternatives to great apes in Tarzan?'
But actress Anjelica Huston showed no qualms as she lounged around in a black bikini on a holiday with her friends and family in the Caribbean.
The make-up free star looked in good spirits as she lapped up the sun before taking a ride in a speedboat yesterday.
Anjelica Huston showed she is not too old to wear a bikini as she relaxed on a beach in the Caribbean with friends and family yesterday
And after suffering the loss of her husband a month ago, it's no wonder Anjelica, who starred as Morticia Addams in the Addams Family, was looking to spend some time out to relax.
Robert Graham died on December 27 at the age of 70 after being in ill health for sometime.
The Addams family star had a splash in the sea with her companion
The famous sculptor, whose massive bronze sculpture works mark civic monuments across America, married Anjelica in 1992 and the couple lived together in California.
His funeral was attended by a flock of Hollywood A-listers, including Sharon Stone, Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson, who Academy Award-winning Anjelica was romantically involved with from 1973 until 1989.
During her day out on the beach yesterday, Anjelica made time for a splash in the sea between bouts of lounging around on the beach.
The actress covered-up as she stepped onto a speed boat for a ride
Anjelica has recently written an open letter to director Stephen Summers asking him not to use real apes in his upcoming film Tarzan
She later covered up and slipped into a tie-dye dress before embarking upon a dingy boat to enjoy a ride across the waters.
As well as being in mourning, the star has also found time recently to press ahead with her campaigning duties as supporter of the charity PETA (People for th Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Anjelica penned an open letter to director Stephen Summers asking him to use CG animals instead of live apes in his upcoming Tarzan reboot, currently in development at Warner Bros.
She says the animals are emotionally and physically abused during their careers, then shipped off to roadside zoos when they become too old to handle.
'Critics lauded King Kong in particular for the emotional depth that the giant ape displayed - without any real apes suffering in the process,' she wrote.
'Can I please hear that you similarly plan to use only creative alternatives to great apes in Tarzan?'
Google Toolbar in Firefox: a personalized new tab page
Those of you who use Google Toolbar on Firefox are probably pretty familiar with the many features Toolbar 5 (beta) has to offer — from bookmarks to buttons and search box to "send to." We've added a couple more features to the Firefox Toolbar, so feel free to download this "second beta" to get all the latest and greatest Google Toolbar has to offer.
One of the features I'm really excited about is the new tab page. Now, when you open up a new tab, instead of the blank white page you see by default in Firefox, you will instead see small thumbnails of your favorite sites (up to 9), as well as recently-closed and bookmarked pages based on your browser history. You can edit the thumbnails, and all this data remains locally on your browser, which means none of the information about your most viewed sites or recently closed pages will be sent back to Google. If for whatever reason you don't like this updated new tab page, you can always change it back to a blank page or to the website of your choice through either your Toolbar or Firefox settings. Some tab extensions may conflict with this feature, and it currently isn't compatible with Firefox 2, so make sure you check your settings or visit the Google Toolbar help center if you are having any problems.
Next time you want to go to your favorite site more quickly or restore an accidentally closed tab, you don't need to type out the URL. Typing Ctrl + T or double-clicking to the right of your open tabs will open up the new tab page with all your favorite sites right at your finger tips.
In addition, this release now provides the ability for Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking users to access Toolbar 5 with robust right-to-left text support. We've also fixed some of the most reported bugs to give you a faster and more stable experience with this update.
We're always working on improvements and new features to Google Toolbar based on your feedback, so keep those suggestions coming.
Update on 4/1: Yesterday, Firefox Toolbar 5 came out of beta.
One of the features I'm really excited about is the new tab page. Now, when you open up a new tab, instead of the blank white page you see by default in Firefox, you will instead see small thumbnails of your favorite sites (up to 9), as well as recently-closed and bookmarked pages based on your browser history. You can edit the thumbnails, and all this data remains locally on your browser, which means none of the information about your most viewed sites or recently closed pages will be sent back to Google. If for whatever reason you don't like this updated new tab page, you can always change it back to a blank page or to the website of your choice through either your Toolbar or Firefox settings. Some tab extensions may conflict with this feature, and it currently isn't compatible with Firefox 2, so make sure you check your settings or visit the Google Toolbar help center if you are having any problems.
Next time you want to go to your favorite site more quickly or restore an accidentally closed tab, you don't need to type out the URL. Typing Ctrl + T or double-clicking to the right of your open tabs will open up the new tab page with all your favorite sites right at your finger tips.
In addition, this release now provides the ability for Hebrew- and Arabic-speaking users to access Toolbar 5 with robust right-to-left text support. We've also fixed some of the most reported bugs to give you a faster and more stable experience with this update.
We're always working on improvements and new features to Google Toolbar based on your feedback, so keep those suggestions coming.
Update on 4/1: Yesterday, Firefox Toolbar 5 came out of beta.
A Tropical Tattoo on a Cold Winter's Day
While making a quick pass through Penn Station at lunch, I spotted this sweet tattoo on a guy waiting for his train:
Steph is a student out on Long Island who designs and draws up his tattoos and then has them inked.
The piece featured above was the first one that I spotted on him (he has eight in all), and he was willing to share it here.
Perched on his left bicep, It depicts a tropical setting, with bamboo and a panther, the main element in the tattoo.
This particular design was inked about two years ago by Chris at Tattooing by Richie in Elmont, Long Island.
Previous work from the shop has appeared here.
Thanks to Steph for sharing his self-designed body art with us here on Tattoosday!
Tori Praver sports illustrated boby art paintings
Model Tori Praver has some beautiful body art paintings photos. some photos are for Sports Illustrated shoots. Tori Praver was the subject of a number of Joanne Gair body art painting works. Have a look at seen unseen sports illustrated boby art paintings of Model Tori Praver.
Sonam Kapoor at Filmfare Awards
The award season has begun and it's time for the 54th Filmfare Awards. The prestigious awards, according to.......
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