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Comment Re:didn't Bobby Fischer get jail time for playing (Score 1) 114

No, he was wanted by the State Department for going to Yugoslavia during the war in the 1990's when all travel by US citizens was banned. He played a rematch of his famous match with Boris Spassky. He sought asylum in Japan, then was granted full citizenship in Iceland, and was still wanted at the time of his death in 2008.

Submission + - Toyota Announces Plans for Fuel Cell car by 2015 (chron.com)

puddingebola writes: Toyota has announced plans for a fuel cell powered car at the Tokyo Motor show. From the article, "Satoshi Ogiso, the Toyota Motor Corp. executive in charge of fuel cells, said Wednesday the vehicle is not just for leasing to officials and celebrities but will be an everyday car for ordinary consumers, widely available at dealers. "Development is going very smoothly," he told The Associated Press on the sidelines of the Tokyo Motor Show. The car will go on sale in Japan in 2015 and within a year later in Europe and U.S." I couldn't find any further details in searches.

Submission + - Nokia had an Android phone in Development (nytimes.com)

puddingebola writes: Perhaps influencing Microsoft's $7.2 billion acquisition, the New York Times is reporting that Nokia had an Android phone in development. From the article, "A team within Nokia had Android up and running on the company’s Lumia handsets well before Microsoft and Nokia began negotiating Microsoft’s $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s mobile phone and services business, according to two people briefed on the effort who declined to be identified because the project was confidential. Microsoft executives were aware of the existence of the project, these people said." Perhaps Nokia feared they had put too many eggs in one basket? Whatever the case, the project is most likely dead at this point.

Comment Predictions (Score 1) 92

I predict that in the year 2015, mankind will make dirigibles that are capable of flying distances of almost 200 kilometers. I also predict the these new flying machines will be capable of travelling at speeds approaching 30 miles per hour. I predict that the new technology of steam power will revolutionize society, providing cheap and freely available steam to anyone who will need to steam vegetables or other steamy foods. I further predict that by the year 2017, genetically modified horses that are as large as elephants will replace machinery and factories and become a common method of transportation. I also predict that in 2013 a man will attempt to cross the Atlantic using helium balloons, but will crash into the ocean about 10 miles off the Jersey coast and drown.

Comment Re:ChromeBooks are pretty cool, but... (Score 1) 139

The Acer C7 is $199, the Samsung ARM is $250. These are both less than $350. Your logic:

1. Windows 8 notebook is $350.

2. Chromebook is $200.

3. Chromebook is too expensive

This is the same Windowscentric thinking that never recognized that there is a large market of people who don't have any use for the many capabilities of Windows. Their computer is a device for surfing the web and communication. I wonder how many people could get by with just a smartphone. In fact, I wonder how many people now do.

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