so wait, you're telling me that Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson grinding all over each other singing about the hardcore raunchy sex they wish they were having during the break of an American institution sponsored by beer companies where grown men hit each other in the most violent manner possible is perfectly acceptable viewing for your kids, but a few seconds of barely visible nipple (which we all have two of on our very own bodies) crosses every line of good taste and acceptability and requires government to act. This logic is a joke to me, your kid is watching my adult event, the super bowl was never meant to be a family event, its not goddamn Disney, its a bunch of corporate ticket holders and rich guys taking a few days off work to get all juiced up and watch other rich guys beat the living hell out of each other for a trophy, some rings, and more money... broadcast around the world thanks to Budwiser. Drink Budwiser... and yes, you're right, if ABC were to start showing clips of pornography during their Saturday morning cartoons that would merit some action, but that example isn't valid here, because this happened during a flipping JANET JACKSON PERFORMANCE! what, exactly, led you to think a sexually charged duet between her and goddamn Justin Timberlake would be suitable viewing for your kids? I mean the clothes that she did have on was a skintight full body leather gimp suit for the most part, correct? Oh, and MTV was producing. You had every clue in the world from the first few seconds of it it might be time to change the channel for a few minutes if you were that concerned about sheltering your children from the outside world, yet despite all of this you still insist on using the FCC as an extension of your stupidity to go on a crusade over a joke two over-privileged out of touch jackasses played on live TV... That being said I've noticed over the past more or less year there have been a lot more news stories about the FCC pursuing something interesting and good and a hell of a lot less about them trying to legislate morality on public airwaves, which makes me happy.

why on slashdot is someone who has owned 7 laptops, of which only one (1) still works modded +5, seriously? who doesn't keep their old lappies alive for weekend project fun? build a new LAMP server, yes please, add a usb hub for a NAS, why not! home media server, sure! unnecessarily challenging hackintosh? why not .... i know this is off topic, but still, one needs to, i dunno, be green... and if David Foster Wallace wrote Infinite Jest on a computer i would pay a hell of alot for it, just my 2 cents....

as an avid user of craigslist i think you are being pretty bitchy, all you have to do is click on your state/neighboring states and look in the categories of things you interested in available in the areas you're willing to drive, really its not all that hard, I do it all the time, takes like maybe a minute longer than a dedicated search and holds much truer to the original intent of craigslist

normally i hate when people say this but as an avid user of craigslist to buy/sell things without fees I couldn't agree with you, and the overall ethos of craigslist, more and wish I had mod points....

wouldn't this, if true, lead to a pretty massive shakeup in the telcom industry? i would imagine at the very least the pricing of plans would have to change drastically

there is this neat place on the interwebs called newegg, i bet if you look there, using the information from the story, you could probably answer it yourself.... just a suggestion...

I think your confusing quality and quantity of programming... yes the BBC has what, 4 television channels along with 5 or so radio channels and as such it is a MUCH larger organization than NPR/PBS, but PBS still produces NOVA, Frontline, Charlie Rose, and the News Hour with Jim Lehrer which is in almost every case higher quality programming than ANY of the "major" US news networks (not even to mention they also make sesame street and antiques roadshow, which have been a cornerstone of entertainment for our country's young and old for decades). NPR also is an invaluable news source, it is a great place to turn if you want actual news presented in an educated well researched manner. Their news stories are relevant, factual, and don't pander for ratings. You are correct in that most Americans don't view NPR and PBS as popular stations, but this has NOTHING to do with the actual quality of the programing. It's sad that people prefer the sensationalist crap that is FOX first and foremost, but all major networks are guilty of to some extent.... just please don't relate people's preferences to quality, because at the end of the day we do still live in a country where NASCAR still claims to be the most popular spectator sport...

you're a pretty shitty person, pretty sure you belong in /b/ over at 4chan, certainly not here though....