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Submission + - Can Sony dominate the next generation? (goozernation.com)

Submitted by kube00 on Monday February 04, 2013 @11:04PM

kube00 writes: At the end of this year, we are expecting two new consoles from both Microsoft and Sony. A new generation of games will be born. The question Sony needs to answer is, how to dominate the video game console industry and ensure their replication of success from the era on PS1 and PS2? Goozernation takes a look at some of the ideas that made the PS3, PS2, and PS1 successful.

Submission + - Raspberry Pi in iPod (tumblr.com)

Submitted by

peterburkimsher

on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:31PM

peterburkimsher writes: "The Original PiPod!
I thought that the Raspberry Pi was too bulky for my pockets. So I soldered some new connectors, and put it inside the shell of an original first-generation iPod!
Hopefully a Model C will be released so that the Pi can be compatible with iPod cases in future.
Peter"

Submission + - Virginia Republicans propose taxing hybrids while eliminating gas tax (washingtonpost.com)

Submitted by mozumder on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:30PM

mozumder writes: This one is odd. Republicans in Virginia are attempting to bring a surcharge tax on hybrid cars in a misguided attempt to raise transportation funds. Hybrids reduced gas usage cuts into the gasoline tax revenue per miles driven. But, at the same time, the Republicans are proposing eliminating the gas tax altogether, so that it only becomes a tax for having a hybrid.

Can any of our freedom-loving Republicans that make up the bulk of our Slashdot audience explain this one? If this is "freedom", let's make sure never to have "freedom" ever again.

Submission + - Kickstarter Open Source Death Star (kickstarter.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 04, 2013 @10:11PM

An anonymous reader writes: We need to protect ourselves from threats far far away so lets build a death star.

Comment Re:Man, my head is reeling (Score 1) 229

by SCPaPaJoe on Thursday January 24, 2013 @05:43PM (#42684191) Attached to: Samsung Amps Up Its Multi-Window Android Upgrade

I believe you should have typed "upper-decker".

Comment Re:New meaning for "defile" (Score 1) 371

by SCPaPaJoe on Wednesday September 05, 2012 @08:58PM (#41242109) Attached to: Nokia Claims a Memory Card Slot Would Have "Defiled" New Phone

I've had various cell phones since 1993 and always go through at least one battery replacement cycle.
I just recently replaced my battery on my original Motorola Droid. It still works great. I got the new battery from Amazon for 14.00 and that included 2-day shipping.

Comment Re:Hard to insure (Score 1) 419

by SCPaPaJoe on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:05PM (#40171783) Attached to: NC Planners May Be Barred From Using Speculative Sea Level Rise Predictions

Your statement is completely false! +5 insightful my ass!

Comment Re:Predicting the future that you can affect (Score 1) 90

by SCPaPaJoe on Friday September 09, 2011 @05:38PM (#37357420) Attached to: How Killing the Internet Helped Revolutionaries

Or the rise of the Foundation!

Comment Re:Worse is (Score 1) 461

by SCPaPaJoe on Friday February 11, 2011 @08:50AM (#35172612) Attached to: Court Says California Stores Can't Ask Customers For ZIP Codes

We must be neighbors. I'm in the same zip and my number is 867-5309! The card processor that I use in my business has zip code verification as a part of the transaction authorization for manually entered numbers. If the zip is entered incorrectly the processor will warn of the disparity but it will still authorize the transaction. If the cvv code is incorrect then the transaction will be declined. By the way, the cvv code should never be given when the card is physically present. When I'm asked for it I just say "no". If the merchant doesn't like that then I'll just leave.

Comment Re:Space camp and amusement park (Score 1) 106

by SCPaPaJoe on Wednesday January 26, 2011 @10:15AM (#35008084) Attached to: NASA's Commercial Plans for Kennedy Space Center

You got me. Well played.

Comment Re:Space camp and amusement park (Score 1) 106

by SCPaPaJoe on Tuesday January 25, 2011 @04:16PM (#34998818) Attached to: NASA's Commercial Plans for Kennedy Space Center

It's full of stars!

Comment Re:50 Billion, really? (Score 1) 295

by SCPaPaJoe on Friday January 07, 2011 @02:07PM (#34793808) Attached to: Facebook's Revenues Leaked

I don't know, momentum could propel the stock for a while. I wouldn't consider it a long term play, but it could be a Yahoo type of play. I made a lot of money on that in the 90's.

Comment Re:I used to use GEM / Ventura (Score 1) 347

by SCPaPaJoe on Monday November 22, 2010 @02:55PM (#34308872) Attached to: The Software That Failed To Compete With Windows

Wow, I had the very same computer. I upgraded it with a 20MB hard drive and used it as a retail store POS system until 1997. The computer's power supply was in the monitor! Didn't it also require 2AA batteries to maintain bios settings?

Comment Re:Is this really a trojan? (Score 2, Informative) 168

by SCPaPaJoe on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @01:43PM (#33206540) Attached to: SMS Trojan Steals From Android Owners

I Agree. When I first got my Droid, I was going to install a free game until I saw it wanted access to by contacts list. The notification screen during app install is quite clear and easy to understand. There is no excuse for not reading it.

Comment Re:"new" old stuff (Score 1) 543

by SCPaPaJoe on Wednesday May 05, 2010 @08:05AM (#32096348) Attached to: How Old Is the Oldest Computer You Regularly Use?

That sounds like my home Win box. I guess it is pushing 10 years. At Work, I invoice on a PII-300 Compaq deskpro.

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