Be thankful it isn't another iphone advert.

Dude, that's not cool, I hadn't seen this video before. I wish you would've just rickrolled us instead. Or at least a goatse.

The UK has started already. From some news article: "The government's newest attack against online piracy, the Digital Economy Bill will force Internet service providers (ISPs) to monitor users and penalize infractions." Although the ISPs are protesting it, it's going to go ahead anyways and it's going to up our broadband charges. While slashdotters may complain about the US' poor mobile plans, the UK has far worse broadband plans. We already pay too much for bad service and now we're going to pay more for even worse service.

No, I was just wondering why a crypto/technology security expert would be considered an expert at security in aviation - was it just because he has the word security in his title? Of course, being on /., I thought it fit to express it as gracefully as possible. But then Bruce Schneier saw my post and modded me down.

I'm a developer, does that mean I can work in real estate?

Even better - how could we forget Songsmith? That was a point so low, it had its own gravity well and Hawking had to write a theory about it. They'd do well if they went "out there" to some of the more creative users for ideas and such; interacting with the userbase could help a bit and would have prevented the Songsmith or Windows 7 cringefests earlier on. And it's not that hard to find... Example

Point being, they need to think beyond the boundaries of Redmond. Just because a manager approves one of their adverts doesn't mean the public will...

How could we forget Songsmith? That was a point so low, it had its own gravity well and Hawking had to write a theory about it. They'd do well if they went "out there" to some of the more creative users for ideas and such; interacting with the userbase could help a bit and would have prevented the Songsmith or Windows 7 cringefests earlier on. And it's not that hard to find... Example

Clearly, this is a devastating experience for aforementioned individual, as they are unable to procure an iphone. In fact, there is a potential that an entire city may be denied the presence of the iphone. Here at slashdot, we feel their pain.

(Assuming he did go through Amsterdam airport security) Part of the problem at Amsterdam airport is that they do tend to rush security checks sometimes. Often, I have seen them open up the security checkpoint at the gate just 20-30 minutes before the flight is due to depart. The security guards are then in a rush to get everyone across and so the scans and bag checks are hastily done. This Nigerian might just have been 'lucky'.

Ah, the predictability of fanboys with mod points...

Though you joke, 2010 might be the 'year of the tablet' - Apple will come out with an iTablet and thousands of mactards the world over will decide that a tablet is an important device to have in their digital lives. Forget that they'll only ever use it to tweet about how wonderful it is to use the iTablet; other companies will soon decide that they need to create good looking tablets of their own that don't actually do anything.

I weep for huge manatee.

I think it's all a steaming pile of crap. Get it? waste. heat. Oh, I slay myself.

I actually saw that one coming :D