Comment Re:FROST PISS!!!! (Score -1, Offtopic) 28
What FUCKING FAGGOT is behing "You must wait a little bit (8 minutes) before using this resource; please try again later."
Comment Re:FROST PISS!!!! (Score -1, Troll) 28
What FUCKING FAGGOT wasted a mod point modding the parent down. If you were it you are a FUCKING FAGGOT and need to go fuck the OPPOSITE SEX!!! Anyway I guess you are going to WASTE another MOD POINT.
Why PC Sales Are Declining 564
First time accepted submitter Benedick writes "I have a four year old desktop and a three year old notebook. Why haven't I upgraded to a new machine? Because they still work great. PC sales aren't declining because of Windows 8. They are declining because our PCs are so good, they last a lot longer. Will Oremus of Slate explains it better than I can."
Apple Bans Sale of Comic Book On All iOS Apps Over Gay Sex Images - Update 299
New submitter RicardoGCE writes "Apple has banned all iOS apps from carrying Saga #12, a comic book created by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, and published by Image Comics. The reason for the ban is the depiction of oral sex appearing on the computer monitor that serves as the head of one of the characters. The content has been deemed pornographic, and sale of the comic has been blocked. Comixology will allow users to sync their purchases, however, so users of their app will be able to read the book on their i-devices. They just won't be able to buy it through the iOS version of the app."
Vaughan himself points out the sexual representation in this issue ("two postage stamp-sized images") are not as graphic or as prominent as other situations from past issues. The difference is that this depiction is of a homosexual encounter rather than a heterosexual one. Image Comics took the high road, saying they regret the decision, but that it's "Apple’s decision and it would be inappropriate for us to tell another company how to run its business."
Update: 04/10 18:36 GMT by S : As it turns out, reports of Apple censorship were wrong. Comixology posted today on their blog that they were the ones who decided to remove the issue of Saga from the app. They did so because they were trying to follow Apple's content guidelines. The issue will be available via their app soon.
Update: 04/10 18:36 GMT by S : As it turns out, reports of Apple censorship were wrong. Comixology posted today on their blog that they were the ones who decided to remove the issue of Saga from the app. They did so because they were trying to follow Apple's content guidelines. The issue will be available via their app soon.
Comment Re:buy a security system + cameras (Score 1) 770
He already did that. I suggest a nice 12 gauge pump action shotgun to go in the mix as well and a handgun in case you have to fight to get to said shotgun.
Comment Re:Manslaughter maybe? (Score 1) 363
They get charged with mains then.
Comment Re:70CM (Score 1) 60
Yes, we do. I figured to hit him with an easier argument that the military uses that band as well. The portion between 420 and 430 MHz is used for Land Mobile Radio (think Taxis cabs, busses, and other businesses) in Canada and the Hams can't use it north of Line A (CONUS) or east of Line C (Alaska). There are other geographical restrictions in that band.
Comment Re:70CM (Score 4, Informative) 60
I don't normally respond to trolls, but this is a government band and hams have secondary usage of this. It won't happen.
Brown Signs California Bill For Free Textbooks 201
bcrowell writes "California Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 1052 and 1053, authored by state senator Darrell Steinberg, to create free textbooks for 50 core lower-division college courses. SB 1052 creates a California Open Education Resources Council, made up of faculty from the UC, Cal State, and community college systems. The council is supposed to pick 50 core courses. They are then to establish a 'competitive request-for-proposal process in which faculty members, publishers, and other interested parties would apply for funds to produce, in 2013, 50 high-quality, affordable, digital open source textbooks and related materials, meeting specified requirements.' The bill doesn't become operative unless the legislature funds it — a questionable process in California's current political situation. The books could be either newly produced (which seems unlikely, given the 1-year time frame stated) or existing ones that the state would buy or have free access to. Unlike former Gov. Schwarzenegger's failed K-12 free textbook program, this one specifically defines what it means by 'open source,' rather than using the term as a feel-good phrase; books have to be under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-SA?) license, in XML format. They're supposed to be modularized and conform to state and W3C accessibility guidelines. Faculty would not be required to use the free books."
Comment Re:The proper way to handle speed cameras (Score 1) 297
Simply burn the cameras watching the speed cameras first. The speed cameras are only allowed to record speeding violations when they occur.
Comment The proper way to handle speed cameras (Score 4, Informative) 297
Simply burn them. Here are burnt Gatsos in the UK: http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm
Comment Re:No 4k content, don't sign me up (Score 1) 137
YouTube also supplies the option of 4k as well so you aren't just limited to 1080p.
Promiscuity Alters DNA and Boosts Immunity In Mice 91
An anonymous reader writes "Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley found that promiscuous mice have significantly stronger immune systems than monogamous mice, suggesting that promiscuous mice may have developed more robust immunity to protect them against the disease-causing bacteria they are exposed to from mating with multiple partners."
Comment Re:Kindle Fire 2.. (Score 1) 309
If you remember correctly, Amazon isn't the first one to do this. Apple did this as well with the first generation iPhone, the original iPhones were sold out before the launch of the iPhone 3G.
Comment Re:5 days no government, is that so bad? (Score 3, Insightful) 85
They have the power, they just can't get it where they need it without equipment overheating. Since it is a busbar overheating you can't just switch over to emergency power to fix it, you have to route power around the issue which is not economically feasible in this case except for the emergency services systems which can use their redundant power supplies.
