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Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 432

So, how do you move backward in the browser window history? *lots of mouse stuff*

I use z to navigate backwards and x to move forwards. Opera has had these keymappings available for years and I can't begin to imagine how much strain on my wrists they have saved. Hands are usually on the keyboard anyways, why not use them?

Cellphones

Apple Lays Out Location Collection Policies 281

itwbennett writes "In a 13-page reply (PDF) to questions from Congressmen Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Joe Barton of Texas, Apple said iPhones running OS 3.2 or iOS 4 collect GPS data and encrypt it before sending it back to Apple every 12 hours via Wi-Fi. Attached to the GPS data is a random identification number generated by the phone every 24 hours. The information is not associated with a particular customer and Apple uses the data to analyze traffic patterns and density, it said. Apple collects such data from customers who have approved the use of location-based capabilities on the phone and who actually use an application that requires GPS."

Comment Re:Bluff City is south of Bristol Motor Speedway (Score 1) 680

So what, exactly is the problem? The speed limit is posted so there really isn't an excuse to ignore it. Why is there an addiction to speed when driving slowly - at the posted rate - is safer? I'm also curious at how many people, when pulled over for speeding tell the cop, "You know what, Copper, you got me. I was breaking the law and I'll accept and pay the ticket." Do people actually own up to breaking the law accept the consequences?

(Probably not, it's easier to post on Slashdot!)

Open Source

Do Build Environments Give Companies an End Run Around the GPL? 374

Malvineous writes "I have two devices, from two different companies (who shall remain nameless, but both are very large and well-known) which run Linux-based firmware. The companies release all their source code to comply with the GPL, but neither includes a build environment or firmware utilities with the code. This means that if you want to alter the free software on the device, you can't — there is no way to build a firmware image or install it on the devices in question, effectively rendering the source code useless. I have approached the companies directly and while one of them acknowledges that it is not fully GPL-compliant, due to other license restrictions it cannot make the build environment public, and the company does not have the resources to rewrite it. I have approached the FSF but its limited resources are tied up pursuing more blatant violations (where no code at all is being released.) Meanwhile I am stuck with two devices that only work with Internet Explorer, and although I have the skills to rewrite each web interface, I have no way of getting my code running on the devices themselves. Have these companies found a convenient way to use GPL code, whilst preventing their customers from doing the same?"
Books

California Moves To Block Texas' Textbook Changes 857

eldavojohn writes "Yesterday the Texas textbook controversy was reported internationally but the news today heats up the debate as California, a state on the other side of the political spectrum, introduces legislation that would block these textbook changes inside California. Democrat Senator Leland Yee (you may know him as a senator often tackling ESRB ratings on video games) introduced SB1451, which would require California's school board to review books for any of Texas' changes and block the material if any such are found. The bill's text alleges that said changes would be 'a sharp departure from widely accepted historical teachings' and 'a threat to the apolitical nature of public school governance and academic content standards in California.'"

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