Comment Re:Why the CF bulb hate? (Score 1) 467
Same here, that last comment made me think the question a bit trollish. This sort of thing happens with all products including incandescent bulbs, but I don't see any mention of that.
Comment Re:The have fought and lost (Score 1) 280
I too think the SoundExchange is one of the worst things I've seen come about (especially since they have a minimum fee in order to even get started).
I did think of one thing though. SoundExchange can't interfere in licensing arrangements that are set up by the streamer and the license holder, meaning my friend could draft a contract license agreement to me to stream his music, and there isn't any money that goes to SoundExchange (from what I read). Which means we need to set up an OpenExchange that allows artists to sell/give licensing agreements.
The artist could even have different licensing agreements (performance, streaming, personal use) along with downloads of their music.
I did think of one thing though. SoundExchange can't interfere in licensing arrangements that are set up by the streamer and the license holder, meaning my friend could draft a contract license agreement to me to stream his music, and there isn't any money that goes to SoundExchange (from what I read). Which means we need to set up an OpenExchange that allows artists to sell/give licensing agreements.
The artist could even have different licensing agreements (performance, streaming, personal use) along with downloads of their music.
Comment Re:Jesus, what balls... (Score 1) 404
You missed the context (and I wonder if most in the survey did too).
Better framed.
1. You are going to be shown an ad (whether you like it or not).
2. Would you prefer it has anything to do with your life or not.
Do you think marketers are going to offer you of opting out of #1?
Better framed.
1. You are going to be shown an ad (whether you like it or not).
2. Would you prefer it has anything to do with your life or not.
Do you think marketers are going to offer you of opting out of #1?
Comment Re:Isn't the point of advertising (Score 1) 404
Yes, but running car ads on a kids network channel is likely not to gain them as much increased brand awareness compared to running it, say a financial news channel or something like Spike.
That's targeting.
More so with websites. If the ad software knows you just came from a used car website, it can give you a different ad then if you just visited some other site.
Most don't even care about that much personal information, most right now are happy if they get gender. Bonus if they can guess age group.
That's targeting.
More so with websites. If the ad software knows you just came from a used car website, it can give you a different ad then if you just visited some other site.
Most don't even care about that much personal information, most right now are happy if they get gender. Bonus if they can guess age group.
Comment Re:Interesting (Score 2, Insightful) 152
But the one thing they love more than a hero is to see a hero fail, fall, die trying. In spite of everything you've done for them, eventually they will hate you.
Comment Re:A 21st Century Contact Lens (Score 1) 196
FTA
One way to do that is to employ an array of even smaller lenses placed on the surface of the contact lens. Arrays of such microlenses have been used in the past to focus lasers and, in photolithography, to draw patterns of light on a photoresist. On a contact lens, each pixel or small group of pixels would be assigned to a microlens placed between the eye and the pixels. Spacing a pixel and a microlens 360 micrometers apart would be enough to push back the virtual image and let the eye focus on it easily. To the wearer, the image would seem to hang in space about half a meter away, depending on the microlens.
Comment Re:First, learn to spell and write properly. (Score 1) 286
Why not teach them to text using proper spelling and grammar then?
Texting doesn't have to involve poor skills.
I have a QWERTY keyboard on my phone, and I rarely abbreviate.
Texting doesn't have to involve poor skills.
I have a QWERTY keyboard on my phone, and I rarely abbreviate.
Comment Re:what about the peripherials ripoff...... (Score 1) 169
I've heard that there are USB wifi adapters out there that work with the 360.
A friend of mine got one, and I've heard no complaints.
A friend of mine got one, and I've heard no complaints.
Submission + - Cell phone turns Oven on (nytimes.com)
tonyreadsnews writes: European regulations are in place to prevent products from being released with problems like this, but FCC regulations (US) do not.
Something like this could cause regulation changes to start.
Something like this could cause regulation changes to start.
Comment Re:And in other news (Score 4, Funny) 84
Actually, I was thinking more like, frickin plankton with frickin lasers...
Once heralded as the solution to world hunger, now could be the solution for population control.
Once heralded as the solution to world hunger, now could be the solution for population control.
Comment Re:you're confused (Score 1) 505
You mean like the Federal government?
Comment Re:Is it really that imprecise? (Score 1) 1006
A couple of articles found on Google news points that GM is putting a 10 year 150k mile warranty on the battery.
So there's one data point. I couldn't find anything about the capacity during that time frame (or what the warranty covers).
So there's one data point. I couldn't find anything about the capacity during that time frame (or what the warranty covers).
Comment Re:Vaporware (Score 1) 1006
I can charge at work
You might want to take note of this line on Wikipedia
The Volt will use a new plug specification, SAE J1772, that is being proposed as a standard for electric cars
Unless, that is your work already has plugs for this. You may want to get something to convert it. Though, maybe the building owner would be willing to install one that can be metered and billed?
Comment Re:Private property. Keep out (Score 1) 248
Simplest solution? Take a Kill-A-Watt with you. Go to any store run by the owner. Explain to them you need to charge your car from their outlet and that you will pay them for it. Explain that since you know it is an unusual request you have a meter that measures how much you are drawing.
You may have to stop at more then one place - and if you can't find an owner run store, you just have to find the 'right' employee.
You may have to stop at more then one place - and if you can't find an owner run store, you just have to find the 'right' employee.
Comment Re:They force you to lease software (Score 1) 1016
Usually only if you drive it on the street. In most cases it is perfectly acceptable to mod the car, take it to a race track (on a trailer) and then race it there.
If it is just sitting in your garage while you mod it, they shouldn't be able to do anything most of the time. There may be a few places where that's not the case, but I doubt it is the norm.
If it is just sitting in your garage while you mod it, they shouldn't be able to do anything most of the time. There may be a few places where that's not the case, but I doubt it is the norm.
