Comment Re:And that's different how? (Score 1) 412
I would like to raise your statement an order of magnitude and suggest it is before the age of 35 that people are incapable of understanding that.
Comment Re:but the real question is (Score 1) 232
There's also the minor issue of having to port it to Java.
Comment Re:wha? (Score 1) 243
and Von Neumann would do it in his head
Ah yes, the classical separation of code and data.
Comment Re:Jet lag (Score 1) 605
Are you perchance the roommate of this person?
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1159123&cid=27180213
Amazon Uses DMCA To Restrict Ebook Purchases 409
InlawBiker writes "Today, Amazon invoked the DMCA to force removal of a python script and instructions from the mobileread web site. The script is used to identify the Kindle's internal ID number, which can be used to enable non-Amazon purchased books to work on the Kindle. '...this week we received a DMCA take-down notice from Amazon requesting the removal of the tool kindlepid.py and instructions for it. Although we never hosted this tool (contrary to their claim), nor believe that this tool is used to remove technological measures (contrary to their claim), we decided, due to the vagueness of the DMCA law and our intention to remain in good relation with Amazon, to voluntarily follow their request and remove links and detailed instructions related to it.' Ironically, the purpose of the script is to make the Kindle more useful to its users."
Comment Re:GCC compatibility - Time to move to Java? (Score 1) 173
Java is a wonderful language
I understand those words but not their meaning together.
VMware Demos Two Operating Systems On Mobile Phone 52
nk497 writes "Virtualisation firm VMware has demonstrated its new mobile virtualisation platform, which allows two operating systems to be used at the same time on a single device. On stage at its European conference, VMware reps used a touchscreen Nokia N800 — more of a tablet computer than a phone — with a prototype of its hypervisor to boot and run both Windows CE and Google's Android, at the same time. The firm has yet to announce when such tech will be found in phones."
Comment Re:No accident (Score 2, Funny) 424
pursuit by the Furies
I initially read that as "furries", which made this article VERY disturbing...
Comment Re:I bet (Score 1) 114
I'm reasonably certain that to get the full Vista WHQL logo a manufacturer has to provide both 32-bit and 64-bit drivers.
Microsoft Says No Profit In Vista-XP Downgrades 315
CWmike writes "Microsoft has denied that it makes money when users 'downgrade' Windows Vista to XP, as a lawsuit filed last week alleges. The lawsuit, submitted last week, stems from the $59.25 fee that a California woman was charged in mid-2008 when she bought a Lenovo laptop and downgraded from Vista to XP. In fact, it's computer makers, not Microsoft per se, that charge users the additional fees for downgrading a new PC from Vista to XP at the factory. For example, Dell Inc. adds an extra $20 to the price to downgrade a PC. However, Microsoft may profit from the way it structures downgrade rights."
Comment Re:Slashdot (Score 1) 1397
Interesting, I'm now a CS freshman at UHa and to my knowledge we own all of our equipment (sun + windows + linux servers, workstations in 3 labs) and are generally at odds with the IT department.
Comment Re:Slashdot (Score 1) 1397
What state did that happen to be in? I've got the same setup in my CS department...
Comment Re:Ruby vs Python (Score 1) 226
Ruby doesn't have a problem allowing multiple ways to accomplish the same thing.
Big disclaimer: Perl does as well. Ruby differentiates itself here by disallowing infinite ways.
Comment Re:"" may "" "" consider "" (Score 1) 262
4. Audacity is GTK+
Wrong. Audacity is wxWidgets, which uses GTK on X11, and the native windowing toolkit elsewhere.
Comment Re:Time (Score 1) 1656
Has Congress ever had a high approval rating?
