Comment Re:Apple fanbois will love it (Score 3, Interesting) 588
I'm just waiting for the "Android: Hold it any way you want!" ad campaign.
Comment Re:It's biggest strength (Score 5, Interesting) 365
Why was this modded down? Is it wrong? Apple has gone from evil yet innovative to just evil. Their recent lawsuits all but scream "We are out of ideas! Release the lawyers!"
Comment Microsoft response: (Score 1) 306
Oh yeah? Well, so's your mom!
Comment Why not? (Score 5, Funny) 541
I'm sure that at some point in his tenure as King of Linux he will do things worthy of the Nobel Peace prize. Let's just give it to him now to get it out of the way.
Comment Faster Memory? (Score 4, Funny) 302
Activating a crucial brain receptor for just a fraction of a second longer produces a dramatic effect on memory
So they overclocked the rats? Cool!
Comment Re:Online play (Score 1) 185
Hey! I am French, you insensibles motte!
Comment Online play (Score 5, Funny) 185
If I ever get fragged by a mouse, I hope no one ever tells me.
Comment Re:Evil. (Score 1) 390
Damoclean sword threatening competitors.
In today's IP-insanity infested world, not having a patent on anything and everything you do is the real Damoclean sword. You end up waiting for some patent troll or overly aggressive ip legal team to sue you for something you've been doing for years.
Comment Re:Evil. (Score 1) 390
This is more like Apple's evil "look-and-feel" lawsuits from the early 90s.
Except without the lawsuits.
Comment The Last Airbender (Score 2, Insightful) 278
I've got to say I'm much more excited about the other avatar movie, due out next summer. I might end up being horribly disappointed, but the tv series rocked and left me wanting more.
Comment Re:anonymous? (Score 2, Funny) 382
And its my opinion that someone who people who repeatedly, knowingly, constantly take other peoples hard work for free, again and again and again,with zero intention of ever paying for it, or giving a shit about the effects of what they do, deserve what they get.
pure and simple.
I knowingly, contantly, take other peoples hard work for free, again and again and again! I listened to the radio and when a commercial came on, I CHANGED THE CHANNEL! Wha ha ha ha ha! Whenever I watch tv, I intentionally avoid commercials, EVERY DAMN TIME! I borrow books from the library, watch movies at friends houses, borrow thier games and use open source software and none of those guys ever see a single dime from me! I am EVIL! I am a dirty rotten stinky theif and I deserve what I get!
EFF Says Burning Man Usurps Digital Rights 439
Hugh Pickens writes "In a few weeks, tens of thousands of creative people will make their yearly pilgrimage to Nevada's Black Rock desert for Burning Man, an annual art event and temporary community celebrating radical self expression, self-reliance, creativity and freedom, but EFF reports that the event's Terms and Conditions include 'a remarkable bit of legal sleight-of-hand.' As soon as 'any third party displays or disseminates' your photos or videos in a manner that the Burning Man Organization (BMO) doesn't like, those photos or videos become the property of the BMO. BMO's Terms and Conditions also limits your own rights to use your own photos and videos on any public websites obliging you to take down any photos to which BMO objects, for any reason; and forbidding you from allowing anyone else to reuse your photos. This 'we automatically own all your stuff' magic appears to be creative lawyering intended to allow the BMO to use the streamlined 'notice and takedown' process enshrined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to quickly remove photos from the Internet giving BMO the power of fast and easy online censorship. 'Burning Man strives to celebrate our individuality, creativity and free spirit,' writes Corynne McSherry. 'Unfortunately, the fine print on the tickets doesn't live up to that aspiration.'"
Submission + - Bing Search Tainted by Pro-Microsoft Results (cio.com)
bdcny7927 writes: "Just as Bing is gaining popularity, some disturbingly pro-Microsoft and anti-Apple search results rear their ugly heads. Case in point: a search on Bing for the phrase, "Why is Windows so expensive?" returned this as the top link...."Why are Macs so expensive." That's right. You're not hallucinating."
Submission + - HD DVD returns (zdnet.com)
Way2Random writes: "Interesting article on HD-DVD getting another run.
Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk (CBHD). Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months.
Why? The Times Online reports that the CBHD players are outselling Blu-ray in China by 3-1 and the CBHD disks cost a quarter of Blu-ray.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=562&1=1"
Submission + - Sony to Cut E-Book Prices and Offer New Readers (nytimes.com)
gollum123 writes: Adding to mounting tensions in the publishing industry over the pricing of electronic books, Sony Electronics announced Tuesday evening that it was lowering prices for new and best-selling books in its e-book store, to $9.99 from $11.99 ( http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/technology/personaltech/05sony.html?hpw ). Sony is also introducing two new electronic reading devices: the Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch Edition. They will sell for $199 and $299 respectively and will go on sale at the end of August. The devices replace earlier and more expensive versions of the Sony Reader, the 505 and 700, which cost $269 and $399. Although Sony's reading devices are available in retail outlets like Wal-Mart and Best Buy, sales have lagged those of Amazon's Kindle, which is sold only online and was recently reduced in price as well, to $299. "The e-book industry has not hit the mainstream yet. We are focusing on affordability," said Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading Business Division. Regarding the price cut for digital books, Mr. Haber said: "We have to offer value. It's clear e-books should be less expensive than regular books, with the savings on printing and logistics getting passed on to the consumer."
