Comment Re:So essentially they want people to pay (Score 1) 463
Hmm, so could Apple instead start requiring money from ASCAP for advertising their songs with the 30s clips?
Comment Re:Tonight... (Score 1) 401
Where's Aquaman when we need him?
Comment Re:Pfft! No problem... (Score 1) 199
Double win if they deposit money from your ex' accounts!
Comment Re:Function before form (Score 1) 556
What's this about clicking on a button to stop/reload?
I use keyboard shortcuts for everything except for actually browsing on a website and clicking on links (and bookmarks). Escape to stop a page load. F5 or Ctrl-R for reloads. AFAIK (or remember), this works in all major browsers. And I don't even need to take my hand of the mouse to press those buttons!
But, that asides, I'm sure your point is a valid point.
Comment Re:Whatever happened to... (Score 1) 277
Actually, I bought a "cheap" Toshiba 52" LCD HDTV, and found that it can't use full HD with the PC input... my laptop has HDMI output though, so it wasn't a problem for me, but it's something you should beware of. I'm not sure if more expensive HDTVs are any better, although I feel that they should be...
Comment Re:Sorry Charlie... (Score 1) 280
Where's Aquaman when you need him?
Comment Re:Grand Central (Score 1) 199
Hmm..... Why was that posted as AC? Did I accidentally check the "Post Anonymously" box? Is there a bug somewhere? Bah.
Comment Re:Web standards (Score 1) 221
The biggest problem is that you cannot have multiple versions of Internet explorer installed on the same computer.
Actually, I played around a bit with this: http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE, which seemed to work somehow. It was almost nostalgic to start up IE3 again, and kind of fun seeing it rendering various webpages horribly.
Comment Re:Humans can defeat humans (Score 1) 192
Well, CAPTCHAs are only supposed to prevent computers from solving them. So per definition, underpaid workers in poor countries should not have a problem solving them.
Rather, if those workers couldn't solve them, *that* would mean there's a problem with the CAPTCHA.
But I do get your point, that there might not be a perfect way to stop spam... Kind of sad.
Comment Re:Obvious user question (Score 1) 234
A technical magazine in Norway has actually started a campaign to get rid of IE6 in workplaces: http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=no&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tu.no%2Ftema%2Fie6-kampen%2F&sl=no&tl=en Not sure how successful it'll be, but it's encouraging nevertheless.
Of course, the rest of the world might not be in such luck.
Comment Re:Erm... (Score 1) 341
Sorry, this is of course not correct. Gaming is obviously not going to make mornings as bad as after drinking.
What I meant was that after gaming all night, mornings aren't going to be the best you're gonna feel all day.
Submission + - You aren't allowed off this plane
logoszoe writes: Airlines are not required to let you off the plane, even if it has been sitting on the runway for hours.
Whatever happened to someone deciding it was time to leave, and just getting off the plane? Obviously, if it's in the air, that is not an option. But on the ground, come on!
It seems that those in the airline industry have forgotten that they are paid to transport people. Consideration is only given for the almighty dollar, not customer satisfaction.
Whatever happened to someone deciding it was time to leave, and just getting off the plane? Obviously, if it's in the air, that is not an option. But on the ground, come on!
It seems that those in the airline industry have forgotten that they are paid to transport people. Consideration is only given for the almighty dollar, not customer satisfaction.
Submission + - Why Digg Failed (or may)
beakerMeep writes: David Marcus, a user on Kuro5hin, recently put together an excellent piece on the perils and faults behind the workings of Digg.com. From the article: 'As I write, the top story on Digg is "Transparency in Social News", a newspaper-as-blog item that the Digg community have used as a little self-congratulatory pat on the back. I understand why Digg's users feel like they deserve to toast themselves now and then — after all, they've made the place one of the Web's Top 100 sites, and they've made Digg, Inc. upwards of $200 million.' Incidentally, as I submit this story to Slashdot, Digg has appears to have removed the story from the list of upcoming stories.
