Comment Re:Places Apple still have DRM. (Score 1) 264
I hear Apple is now making a special version of the shuffle for people who want controls on the player rather than through the headphones.
This version will have the traditional Apple click wheel controller, and will even include a small screen to see what's playing:
This is why one makes a product line. See, some folks want the smallest possible player. Other folks will want controls on the device. Whining that they're not making the exact device that you want suggests a simple course of action-- go into business & make it yourself. Or use one of the knock-offs. Or buy a used last-gen shuffle on Ebay. But for god's sake, please stop the whining.
Comment Re:D sucks (Score 1) 404
Visual Basic sucks. BASIC rules. Long live GOTO!
Comment Re:What? (Score 4, Insightful) 404
Why would Mac people hate somebody for that? I ssh into my macs all the time. I pretty much always have terminal windows open. A lot of the molecular biology software I use (the open EMBOSS set of programs ROCK) are command line only, take files as input & write files as output. It's a BSD box with pretty paint. Sure, it's nice to have the pretty screens & be able to run things like iphoto & etc, but at the end of the day the most useful stuff still runs from the > prompt.
Comment Re:MOD PARENT -1, UNFUNNY (Score 1) 104
Obviously only Barak Obama can hold them together.
And then only Ted Nugent could blow them apart again.
Comment Re:CDMA (Score 1) 153
8-10k (yes, that's thousand) minutes per month.
Jesus tapdancing christ, there's only 44,000 minutes in a 31 day month-- you actually spend almost 1/4 of your life on your phone? Wow.
Comment Re:Get directional antennas (Score 2, Funny) 451
Also, great for making popcorn.
Submission + - Slamdance updates, Toblo readmitted
Rob T Firefly writes: "In a posting on their website, the organizers of the Slamdance Guerilla Games Competition have updated their response to the controversy surrounding the blacklisting of Super Columbine Massacre RPG! (as reported previously on Slashdot here, here, and here.) They place the blame for the game's removal on the potential legal battles which could result from showing it to the public.
From the posting:
In a related story Toblo, one of the seven games which was withdrawn by creators in protest of SCMRPG!'s blacklisting, has been readmitted to the festival by the school the creators attend. This was done without the consent of the creators, who have responded with their disapproval on the game's website, affirming their refusal to present or accept any awards on behalf of the game. They will, however, use their existing travel arrangements to attend the festival and Slamdance's discussion panel."
From the posting:
Slamdance now plans to hold a panel discussion regarding the controversy on January 21st.This is not a case of Slamdance lacking courage, sponsor disapproval of showing Danny's game or wanting to control freedom of expression. Simply and practically, Slamdance can't afford to take on the scope of this potential loss by showing the game to the public.
In a related story Toblo, one of the seven games which was withdrawn by creators in protest of SCMRPG!'s blacklisting, has been readmitted to the festival by the school the creators attend. This was done without the consent of the creators, who have responded with their disapproval on the game's website, affirming their refusal to present or accept any awards on behalf of the game. They will, however, use their existing travel arrangements to attend the festival and Slamdance's discussion panel."
Submission + - School Pulls Wi-Fi Network On Fears of Radiation
s31523 writes: "Wi-Fi networks have become a ubiquitous entity, popping up in homes, restaurants, coffee shops, schools and the workplace. This trend of wireless communication is likened to the cell phone craze that started in the late 90's which quickly prompted a electromagnetic radiation scare that caused rumors of brain tumors and cancer. Looks like Wi-Fi networks are heading down the same path. The BBC is reporting that some schools are pulling their Wi-Fi networks after "complaints from parents that their children suffer headaches". From the article: " Some are concerned that we don't know enough about the health effects of electromagnetic radiation — the radio waves that allow the computer network to transmit (along with longwave, FM and TV and phone frequencies). For others, headaches and skin rashes — that they feel are due to the radio waves — are prompting a big switch off." Is this another chicken little phenomenon or is there really a need for concern?"
Submission + - Holiday Buyer's Guide For The Computing Enthusiast
MojoKid writes: "This holiday season there are lots of new gadgets and toys to choose from in
an effort to bring a smile to the face of that special digitally connected
someone in your life. But what if that someone is a
dyed-in-the-wool computing enthusiast or do-it-yourselfer? HotHardware
has
a Holiday Buyer's Guide published that offers the best of the best in
component selection ideas, for the killer gaming rig, overclocker's dream and
budget systems. From CPUs to graphics, drives, memory, LCDs and power supplies,
the best of the best are showcased here."
