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Comment Is this thing on? (Score 1) 121

Why would a government wiretapper need to intercept your phone call? Wouldn't they just mandate that your provider give them access to your device to record anything going to your mic? In fact, this would minimize the amount of audio they'd have to sift through...If Silent Circle call, then record audio from mic.

Comment Re:Poker hands (Score 1) 337

It sounds a lot like when a you watch a friend play a hand in poker and you can see all the mistakes, but when you are in the hand you are blind to them.

You can see the mistakes that your friend is currently making and perhaps you would have made the same mistake had you been the player, or perhaps you're a better player and would have made a different choice.

It's similar to something I've always wondered about. Why, when showing somebody something on a computer does it take me forever to find the file I'm looking for in a directory, but when somebody else is driving the mouse I can instantaneously pick out the file and they are now the ones bouncing back and forth looking for it...

Comment LifeSpan TR1200-DT Treadmill Desk (Score 2) 204

I've had this for a couple of months and it has significantly changed my health for the better.

http://www.amazon.com/LifeSpan-Fitness-TR1200-DT-Treadmill-Desk/dp/B006M2PJV0

I have this setup next to my recliner. I use a splitter and dual monitor stands for both stations, so all I have to do is grab my wireless keyboard and trackball and move from one to the other.

I found fine control of a mouse while using the treadmill to be very challenging. I would definitely recommend using a trackball.

Hardware

Submission + - First Raspberry Pi computers to be delivered (bbc.co.uk)

wirefall writes: The BBC reports, "A group of schoolchildren in Leeds are the first to get their hands on production models of the bare-bones computer."

Also, according to the article, those who were first to order Raspberry Pi devices should receive them by April 20th.

ITN has some video regarding the event, http://www.itv.com/news/central/2012-04-12/customers-to-get-their-first-taste-of-raspberry-pi/

Comment Ah the good ol' days (Score 1) 507

"...a wise person transported forward in time from the 1500's to the present day, might scratch their heads and wonder why we think that 18-year-olds should be allowed to criticize their teachers but 17-year-olds cannot."

Especially since anyone criticizing any authority figure in that era, regardless of age, would be equally flogged, caned, and placed in the stocks!

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