Comment In his official statement (Score 1) 33
In his official statement, he said "Fools, I'll destroy them all!"
Comment Re:Good (Score 2) 369
Yes, but the ROI on other investments of our money would be much better, and pose less liability. I would rather we put 42000 construction jobs rebuilding our infrastructure.
We're the only country that build up to a first world infrastructure and then decided it was better to let it decay.
Comment Re:TransCanada - the only "trans" progs hate (Score 1) 369
Wow - watch fox news much?
Comment Re:fighting carbon pollution? (Score 5, Insightful) 369
I would rather we spent the money on useful construction jobs, like repairing our failing bridges (http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2015/06/04/how-a-decaying-infrastructure-hurts-u-s-manufacturing/).
Apple DRM Lawsuit Loses Last Plaintiff, but Judge Rules Against Dismissal 71
UnknowingFool writes: In the Apple DRM lawsuit, the last plaintiff in the case has been disqualified. However, due to the number of potential consumers affected, the judge has denied Apple's motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs' lawyers will have to find a qualified plaintiff. To recap, the suit lost both plaintiffs in the last week when Apple reported to the judge that their iPods were not eligible (iPods must be purchased between Sept 2006 and May 2009). The first plaintiff withdrew when all her iPods were found to be outside the time period. The second plaintiff produced one iPod that was not eligible but two others that were eligible; however, Apple challenged the two eligible ones as the plaintiff could not prove she purchased them. They were purchased by her ex-husband's law firm. Since one of the suit's main claims was that the price of the iPod was raised due to Apple's actions, it was important to establish that she purchased them.
At the heart of the case is that Apple's use of DRM harmed customers by raising the price of the iPod and that Apple removed other competitor's music from the iPod — namely RealPlayer's Harmony music files. Apple does not dispute that it removed RealPlayer's files, but contends it was done for security reasons as RealPlayer was able to get the music files onto the iPod by posing as Apple FairPlay files. In testimony, Steve Jobs called RealPlayer's move "a hack" and there was considerable discussion at the time."
At the heart of the case is that Apple's use of DRM harmed customers by raising the price of the iPod and that Apple removed other competitor's music from the iPod — namely RealPlayer's Harmony music files. Apple does not dispute that it removed RealPlayer's files, but contends it was done for security reasons as RealPlayer was able to get the music files onto the iPod by posing as Apple FairPlay files. In testimony, Steve Jobs called RealPlayer's move "a hack" and there was considerable discussion at the time."
Comment Re:Good luck (Score 1) 210
I think it makes more sense to make a space elevator from LOE. All the advantages of a lunar elevator, but actually in a useful location,
Comment Re:Neat trick... (Score 1) 49
Running the devices hotter should increase the decay rate...
Comment Re:More! (Score 1) 201
Lens Flare is such a stupid gimick. It is something 'cool' the game designers can introduce but it destroys the immersion.
Comment Re:Really ? Unsafe amount of RF ? (Score 1) 684
I worked on one of the RF ICs used in smart meter applications. The power is only a little bit more than a garage door opener, and it is below 1GHz (Microwave ovens are ~2.45GHz).
Comment Re:Renewable or infinite? (Score 5, Interesting) 835
Well, I looked into the amount of water an equivalent coal-powered generator would use. It turns out 1GW of coal power uses 13500 acre-ft of water (4.4billion gal) per year, vs the 600 acre-feet for the solar project.
Comment Re:Thats one hell of a clause... (Score 1) 112
You are forgetting about how Intel used illegal methods to block AMD from sockets. These include monetary incentives to ONLY sell Intel. Look at how much money Intel funneled to Dell.
Comment Why on Windows? (Score 1) 1880
Because Apple has now surpassed Microsoft in the evil index.
Comment Re:If it's not cancer, it's renewable energy (Score 2) 96
I've heard that superconductors not only have no electrical resistance, but the have no thermal resistance too. That would mean superconductors have a constant temperature across them; is this true?
Comment Re:"No ecosystem" (Score 1) 280
Does it have to be an official iBag?
Comment Re:If you're paying for your masters... (Score 1) 330
Ah, then that is where I come to a different conclusion than you. After 5+ years of experience, I see the experience and capability matter much more than whether an engineer has an MSEE or a BSEE.
