Comment Re:Deliberately bad? (Score 1) 279
IDK it doesn't make any sense to me you might want to ask Al Gore and Arnold Schwarzenegger they both purchase Carbon Credits to offset their lifestyles.
Comment Not the first time... (Score 1) 279
Code offsets are actually the 2009 version of buying code indulgences, which had to be done at a special room in Carnegie Mellon in the 50's. Prior to that there were animal sacrifices, sometimes human - but only if there was smoking equipment.
Comment Re:R&D vs. Actual Product (Score 4, Informative) 255
I believe the first consumer optical mouse would beg to differ.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/99/04/20/0214216/MS-Introduces-Optical-Mouse
Repairman Steals Hard Drive And Charges To Reinstall It
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Phase 1: Break into a realty office, and steal a computer hard drive.
Phase 2: Ask if they will pay you $50 to fix the computer.
Phase 3: Get charged with theft and receiving stolen property!
Phase 2: Ask if they will pay you $50 to fix the computer.
Phase 3: Get charged with theft and receiving stolen property!
Comment Re:But still primarily ceramic (Score 1) 571
An old Thermos that is of the glass-lined vacuum filled sort is dangerous, due to the potential of breakage.
Gamer Claims Identifying As a Lesbian Led To Xbox Live Ban 1182
Goatbert writes "I just read on the Consumerist about an XBOX Live user being banned for identifying herself as a lesbian. Despite appeals, Microsoft has stood by its position that merely mentioning that you are gay or lesbian is grounds for terminating your XBOX Live membership."
Comment Re:What about brief? (Score 2, Interesting) 1131
Ah, brief. Much C was written in that jewel. It is the reason many of my text editors have been configured with blue as a background and white foreground.
Blizzcon Begins, Diablo 3 Wizard Class Unveiled 142
Blizzcon is officially underway today, starting with a presentation showcasing the Worldwide Invitational tournament held earlier this year. A company spokesman went on to talk about the tournaments being held for World of Warcraft 3v3 Arena, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2, followed by word that Starcraft 2 was not yet ready for beta, but that Blizzcon attendees would be included in the first round of testers when the beta program starts. The big news of the presentation, though, was the unveiling of the Wizard class — the third such class to be announced, along with the previously mentioned Barbarian and Witch Doctor. Read on for some more details.
Comment If you have the Diablo II key but not the disk.... (Score 1) 1085
If you REALLY have the D2 key in hand, you can go to Blizzard.com, create a free account, then "register" your keys that gives you access to the game download from Blizzard that you can then install and play.
Don't forget to patch to 1.12a.
Submission + - Hackers Turn $300 Apple TV into Cheapest Max
Anonymous Coward writes: "Apple TV is dead, long live the Mac Nano. Sort of.
Just two weeks after Apple released its streaming media box to the public, hackers successfully installed OS X, Apple's desktop operating system, on the $300 device, making it the cheapest PC Cupertino has ever sold.
"The breakthrough is done, OS X runs on Apple TV!" wrote "Semthex," the anonymous hacker responsible for the mod, at his website. "Now we got (the) low-budget Mac we ever wanted."
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2007/04/appl etvhacks_0406"
Just two weeks after Apple released its streaming media box to the public, hackers successfully installed OS X, Apple's desktop operating system, on the $300 device, making it the cheapest PC Cupertino has ever sold.
"The breakthrough is done, OS X runs on Apple TV!" wrote "Semthex," the anonymous hacker responsible for the mod, at his website. "Now we got (the) low-budget Mac we ever wanted."
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2007/04/app
Submission + - 10 Worst PCs of all time?
crosseyedatnite writes: PC World has a feature on the 10 Worst Personal Computers of all time. While many of the entries are straightforward, the inclusion of the Vic-20 seemed somewhat biased. What do you think?
Submission + - Microsoft's BSOD screensaver
jackstack writes: "Looks like the folks in Redmonds really do have a good sense of humor:
BSOD screensaver from Microsoft"
