Comment Re:Privacy? Huh? (Score 1) 574
It's protected by the US Constitution, which is "just a goddamn piece of paper", to quote your ex-president.
There's no evidence that any US president ever made that statement. Check your facts.
Submission + - Wood powers pickup (sunjournal.com) 1
audubon writes: An Auburn businessman and his son are making their way back to Maine this week, proud owners of a wood-fueled pickup truck.
Ford Reiche and his son George left Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday behind the wheel of a bright green vehicle they've dubbed the Termite, according to Reiche's blog.
Reiche, president of Auburn-based Safe Handling, is documenting the trip online at blog.safehandling.com. They hope to arrive back in Maine Sunday afternoon.
Comment Re:ENIAC (Score 1) 149
I'm not sure of the relevance of this, as this article is about a successor, not a predecessor.
The relevance is that I was attempting to reply to this post, with regards to the Atanasoff-Berry Computer; replied to the article by mistake.
Comment ENIAC (Score 1) 149
ENIAC was the first Turing-complete, general-purpose electronic computer, completed in 1946. Its predecessors were either not Turing-complete, not programmable, or not fully electronic (i.e., electro-mechanical). The judge in the 1973 patent decision was misinformed.
Comment Re:pong (Score 1) 165
I get it now. This version of pong being "far superior," it simply refuses to play with a hack like me.
Comment Re:pong (Score 1) 165
In your pong game, how long do you typically have to wait before the ball is served? (I've been about ten minutes so far...)
Comment subject-verb agreement (Score 1) 423
There's nearly 2,000 shorter words that can typed with only the left hand -- including one word that's even longer.
And there are two words that should be used instead of "there's" when referring to a plural noun.
Submission + - State laws target used CD sales
NetDanzr writes: According to this article in PC World, at least four US states have passed or are considering legislation that would curb the resale of used CDs. In Florida, for example, a store that wishes to sell used CDs must post a $10,000 bond, fingerprint CD sellers, hold onto the CDs for 30 days and only offer store credit (no cash) for CDs. While these rules are in line with existing pawnshop laws, they haven't been applied to used records and book stores previously. Used video and video game resellers have gotten a break, though: they'll have to hold onto the merchandise for only 15 days.
