Comment Re:I don't get it? (Score 1) 226
Here's one more for the list. http://apps.doubletwist.com/ I actually like this one quite a lot.
New Litigation Targets 20,000 BitTorrent-Using Downloaders 949
Hugh Pickens writes "The Hollywood Reporter reports that more than 20,000 individual movie torrent downloaders have been sued in the past few weeks in Washington, DC, federal court for copyright infringement, and another lawsuit targeting 30,000 more torrent downloaders on five more films is forthcoming in what could be a test run that opens up the floodgates to massive litigation against the millions of individuals who use BitTorrent to download movies. The US Copyright Group, a company owned by intellectual property lawyers, is using a new proprietary technology by German-based Guardaley IT that allows for real-time monitoring of movie downloads on torrents. According to Thomas Dunlap, a lawyer at the firm, the program captures IP addresses based on the time stamp that a download has occurred and then checks against a spreadsheet to make sure the downloading content is the copyright protected film and not a misnamed film or trailer. 'We're creating a revenue stream and monetizing the equivalent of an alternative distribution channel,' says Jeffrey Weaver, another lawyer at the firm."
Comment Re:It's all about the fiber (Score 1) 542
This is utter BS. I don't know where you get this info but it's completely wrong. Fiber doesn't affect fructose transport out of the intestinal lumen and it doesn't affect its metabolism in the liver. You seriously need to buy a biochem book.
Comment Re:HFC (Score 1) 542
Actually he was pretty much correct. Fructose is broken down in the liver to DHAP and GAP. They are both part of the glycolysis pathway and are the same intermediates that can come from glucose. At that point the fructose has become equivalent to glucose. The pathway either leads to pyruvate (post-prandially) or glucose (fasting state). The catch with fructose comes from the initial conversion in the liver. It's relatively slow and ties up phosphate. That's why people with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance get so sick when they ingest fructose, the conversion is even slower and their phosphate levels drop way too low.
Comment Re:Only one question... (Score 1) 262
Just to add a better source with more data: http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1126812
If you look at the article you can see that in one years time (2Q 08 - 2Q 09) Apple went from 2.8% to 13.3%, almost a 500% increase. On the other hand, Nokia went down from 47.4% to 45%, a 5% decrease in market share. I am by no means a fan of Apple, but you should really check your info before posting it just makes you look bad. In the long run I really think Android will overtake both of them by sheer number and functionality.
Comment Re:Only one question... (Score 1) 262
According to this article: http://www.iphoneworld.ca/news/2009/08/13/apple-share-of-smartphone-market-increases-to-133-with-iphone-3gs-introduction/ iPhone has a 13.3% market share compared to Nokia's 45%. I'd say having about 1/3rd of the market size of Nokia when they have been in the mobile phone business for about 1/10th the amount of time is impressive. Also, it doesn't bode well for Nokia's future.
Comment Re:Only one question... (Score 1) 262
This isn't true at all. The CDMA Hero from Sprint has can NOT switch to GSM and the European GSM Hero can NOT switch to CDMA. If you flash the wrong radio onto the device it will completely brick it. This is the only way that I know of to completely ruin your Hero. I also have no idea why you are talking about the Hero and T-Mo since Sprint and Verizon are the only providers with Hero (Eris) hardware.
Comment Re:Oh sure, for just one.. (Score 3, Funny) 220
If you have 60 women friends you are probably not reading slashdot...
Comment Re:How long was I in there? (Score 1) 147
Yeah, maybe they shouldn't have invented stupid things like antibiotics and vaccines because caution wins over dying of systemic infections and thousands of children crippled with polio just to name a few of those sacred life things you want them to respect.
Comment Re:Adult Stem Cells FTW ! (Score 1) 147
Your kidding right? The tumor formation doesn't happen because the cells are from a different person. The tumors form because by definition stem cells can replicate in a unlimited fashion and sometimes that go out of control and becomes cancer. This is most certainly the case with adult somatic cells that are induced into pluripotent stem cells. You can even argue it is more likely for induced cells to cause tumors because the artificial steps we take to make them stem cells are not completely understood and are in no way perfect. The embryonic stems cells need less manipulation to perform their function because they are naturally primed to do the job and therefore less likely to go out of control.
Comment Re:A winning proposition. (Score 5, Insightful) 140
Yeah, if I had to pick anyone to fail it would be the guy who cofounded MySQl and sold it for a billion dollars. You nailed it, I'm sure nothing his startup does will be successful or be worth money.
Comment Re:Just like slashdot (Score 1) 369
Your math is just plain wrong. If you calculate usage for a 30 day month, 24/7, at full 1mbps speed then you would top out at 324 GB which is well above your 250 GB cap.
Comment Re:Looks Legit (Score 5, Insightful) 461
Did you even go and look at the site? This guy did not know they would definitely want this domain, he wanted to start a site that was for discussion of the economics behind a bid for the Olympics. He's a student at a very good business school and that seems like a perfectly reasonable site for him to have created. Just because you think he wanted it for no good reason doesn't make it so.
McCain Asks Supporters To Campaign On Blogs 889
Vote McCain in 2000! writes "McCain is not the stranger to technology some think him to be. McCain is now asking supporters to stump for him on blogs. Republican Web 2.0 consultant David All was effluent with praise for this outreach, calling it 'smart' and 'unique.' McCain's blogger outreach section has a handy list of political blogs which might be interested in hearing about McCain, such as the DailyKos, Crooks and Liars, and Think Progress. You can even report your posts to the campaign and 'receive points for your success,' though the page doesn't say what exactly the points are good for." Slashdot is not on their suggested blogs list. Can't imagine why.
Canadian TV to Adopt DRM-Free BitTorrents 229
An anonymous reader writes "Canada's public broadcast network, CBC, is to adopt DRM free BitTorrent distribution of one of its major primetime shows, Canada's Next Great Prime Minister. The effort has already been hailed by Canadian copyright guru Michael Geist, who expects the decision to add fuel to Canada's net neutrality debate. A CBC producer behind the show told CNET that the motivation for the move was that CBC 'wanted the show to be as accessible as possible to as many Canadians as possible, in the format that they want it in.' As for DRM, she said 'I think DRM is dead, even if a lot of broadcasters don't realize it.' She added that 'if it's bad for the consumers, its bad for the company.'"
