Comment 369? (Score 1) 248
Really? They couldn't be bothered to count more than 369 signatures?
Comment Like? (Score 1) 1
What?
Comment Re:And something you tend to find with geography (Score 2, Insightful) 650
Well, and that map didn't include eastern Europe. Not a very good comparison.
Comment Cool (Score 1) 133
Can this be used to gain root on Android devices with a locked bootloader? That would be neat. Imagine rooting your phone without having to flash it.
Comment Moonlight 3.0.40818.0 on Linux here (Score 3, Informative) 205
Nope. Doesn't work.
Submission + - UK gov't pressured Facebook to remove page (wikinews.org)
Thinboy00 writes: "The UK government pressured Facebook to remove a page; Facebook said no. The page contained what Prime Minister David Cameron described as "a whole host of anti-police statements", and as we all know, the UK government can't stand any opposition to the police. The page was a tribute to British killer Raoul Moat. Facebook responded "Facebook is a place where people can express their views and discuss things in an open way as they can and do in many other places, and as such we sometimes find people discussing topics others may find distasteful, however that is not a reason in itself to stop a debate from happening.""
Submission + - Droid X Does Not Self-Destruct If You Try To Mod (droid-life.com)
ljrittle writes: Lies spread by anonymous, unchecked sources stated that "Droid X Self-Destructs If You Try To Mod". Here are the known facts.
Comment Re:Significance (Score 1) 145
I think his point was that the new ideas this contest was supposed to encourage are the things that will combat those kinds of problems.
Submission + - Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification Adopted
Goyuix writes: The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the formal adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0, with the hallmark feature, low energy technology. Bluetooth low energy technology opens entirely new markets for devices requiring low cost and low power wireless connectivity. Features include Ultra-low peak, average and idle mode power consumption, ability to run for years on standard coin-cell batteries and enhanced range. The last update to the spec, 3.0, happened less than a year ago in December 2009 which primarily added a high-speed mode among other enhacements.
Submission + - Composer Argues With Teenage Girl Over Copyright (jasonrobertbrown.com) 2
bonch writes: As an experiment, composer Jason Robert Brown logged onto a site illegally offering his sheet music for download and contacted hundreds of users politely asking them to stop listing the material. Most complied, some were confused, and a few fought back. Brown chronicles a lengthy exchange he had with a teenage girl named Brenna which provides an interesting insight into the artists' perspective of the copyright debate. He also responds to several points raised in comments to the article and says, 'I don't wish to be the enemy; I'm just a guy trying to make a living.'
Submission + - Steve Jobs 'It's only a phone' Emails Debunked (thinq.co.uk)
Stoobalou writes: Editing error causes a rumpus
An email exchange between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and and angry iPhone 4 user has been making waves on the web for a few days now.
We first started following the thread of intrigue when the normally-reliable Boy Genius Report (BGR) published the transcript of an alleged email conversation between the messianic Apple leader Jobs and an aggrieved Apple fan.
An email exchange between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and and angry iPhone 4 user has been making waves on the web for a few days now.
We first started following the thread of intrigue when the normally-reliable Boy Genius Report (BGR) published the transcript of an alleged email conversation between the messianic Apple leader Jobs and an aggrieved Apple fan.
Submission + - Tattoos for the Math and Science Geek 7
An anonymous reader writes: I've been thinking of getting a sleeve of math and science tattoos for quite a while now. With the money saved up, the only question remaining is, what equations/ideas should I get? I know for certain that I'm going to include some of Maxwell's equations, and definitely Ohm's Law. So, if you were going to put a tribute to the great math and science minds on your body forever, which ones would you choose?
Submission + - Verizon makes customer service a firing offense (consumerist.com)
Presto Vivace writes: "Verizon To Reprimand, Fire Employees Who Try To Save Customers Money
"Internal Verizon memos reveal that the wireless ogre is eager to reprimand or fire customer service representatives who proactively recommend blocking access to the company's overpriced data services. The company is also going to be stingier about issuing back credits to customers who spot unnecessary and unwanted services littering their monthly bills.
Journal Journal: Rumor: 500 Kin Phones 9
When Microsoft's Kin was released a month ago, it came with the usual sequence of tittilating leaks (project Pink), a swell of coverage leading to liveblogging of the release press conference, and an advertising blitz impressive in its scope. Since it's supposed to be a social phone of course it has numerous fansites including Facebook and Twitter. Of course there's a Wikipe
Submission + - Calif. Tracks Parolees with GPS, then Ignores It (bnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Several years ago, California decided to require high-risk parolees, such as gang members and sex offenders, to wear GPS monitoring devices. The idea was to relay location information to law enforcement to ensure that the convicts stay where they’re supposed to. Unfortunately, the state often misses acting on those alerts, making the devices both a lesson in the pitfalls of technology management and a massive exercise in largely useless spending.
