Comment Re:Both (Score 2) 160
Oh yes, the providers (at least in the US) are well aware of this trend. It's reflected in the current data usage pricing scheme and the "unlimited" plan max caps.
Submission + - Best useful and free iphone apps for the new year (tek3d.org)
coathanger007 writes: "The iphone apps market is flooded with thousands of apps each boasting its own set of features. With so many apps there’s inevitably a lot of duplication in what each can do. You can’t use them all so we’ve narrowed down this list of what we believe to be the top 15 FREE, USEFUL iphone apps. Apps like facebook and twitter (that everyone already knows) as well as games (more of a time waster than being useful) have been left off the list."
Submission + - OnLive creates virtual Windows desktop on your iPa (winbeta.org)
BogenDorpher writes: "How about this. An iPad app that gives you access to a virtual Windows desktop running on a distant server that has software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? Yes its possible, thanks to the new OnLive Desktop app for the iPad."
Submission + - The author of SOPA is a copyright violator (vice.com)
TheNextCorner writes: "Lamar Smith is the author of the SOPA bill, a US congress member and supposedly an expert on copyright. The author of this article checked the website of Smith, and found some interesting facts!
I contacted DJ, to find out if Lamar had asked permission to use the image and he told me that he had no record of Lamar, or anyone from his organization, requesting permission to use it: "I switched my images from traditional copyright protection to be protected under the Creative Commons license a few years ago, which simply states that they can use my images as long as they attribute the image to me and do not use it for commercial purposes."
I contacted DJ, to find out if Lamar had asked permission to use the image and he told me that he had no record of Lamar, or anyone from his organization, requesting permission to use it: "I switched my images from traditional copyright protection to be protected under the Creative Commons license a few years ago, which simply states that they can use my images as long as they attribute the image to me and do not use it for commercial purposes."
Comment No Thanks (Score 1) 237
Not after witnessing Canonical's meddling with (what used to be) a once decent distro.
Comment Re:it has rounded corners (Score 5, Funny) 268
FTA
...will go on sale by June at a “a price that just doesn’t seem possible,” he said, declining to provide specifics.
They're stealing one from Apple's pricing scheme too!
Comment Re:where were the robots? (Score 0) 130
This is why nuclear power is unsafe. Because you can't trust humans to run systems where a cost cut today doesn't blow up for 10-20 years. This kind of crap happens in all industries, it's just that in the nuclear industry the "oops" consequences are devastating.
This is why many sources of power are unsafe, e.g. big oil, coal, natural gas, and also have 'devastating' consequences.
Generally it seems that you can't trust most humans, period.
Submission + - Chinese Crunch Human Genome With Videogame Chips
Eric Smalley writes: "The world’s largest genome sequencing center once needed four days to analyze data describing a human genome. Now it needs just six hours. The trick is servers built with graphics chips — the sort of processors that were originally designed to draw images on your personal computer. They’re called graphics processing units, or GPUs — a term coined by chip giant Nvidia. This fall, BGI — a mega lab headquartered in Shenzhen, China — switched to servers that use GPUs built by Nvidia, and this slashed its genome analysis time by more than an order of magnitude."
Submission + - Portable Fuel Cell Battery Charger (mashable.com) 1
wbr1 writes: Mashable reports on a device being debuted at CES this year that is a portable fuel cell to recharge your devices.
According to the article and the company's website, the device has a fuel cartridge and also uses a small amount of water.
Per the website: "PowerTrekk uses eco-friendly fuel cell technology which cleanly and efficiently converts hydrogen into electricity. The ability to simply insert a PowerPukk fuel pack and add water provides users instant and limitless power on the go."
This seems to not match up to my understanding of fuel cells, which use hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen to produce electricity and water. My guess is that the water is used to somehow activate the fuel which is stored as 'flexible stickers' not hydrogen gas.
This would be a nice thing if the fuel is cheap enough over time and it doesn't turn out to be vaporware.
Per the website: "PowerTrekk uses eco-friendly fuel cell technology which cleanly and efficiently converts hydrogen into electricity. The ability to simply insert a PowerPukk fuel pack and add water provides users instant and limitless power on the go."
This seems to not match up to my understanding of fuel cells, which use hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen to produce electricity and water. My guess is that the water is used to somehow activate the fuel which is stored as 'flexible stickers' not hydrogen gas.
This would be a nice thing if the fuel is cheap enough over time and it doesn't turn out to be vaporware.
Comment Re:Google+, the social network you cannot join! (Score 1) 162
Yes, but remember that once Facebook allowed .edu addresses from your institution then any of your friends could join with no hassle. Specifically, I remember when I first joined; a good number of my friends were already members. If any were missing, many soon joined after they heard of the "wonders" of Facebook. So you have to remember that Facebook started with groups where it was natural to have many social connections.
Comment Tethering, bah. (Score 1) 302
If I'm going to pay for a capped connection that rarely meets advertised speeds why the hell should I pay extra for tethering? I don't understand how explicitly defining a cap for myself justifies the extra cost to use a device either than a phone.
I do have a droid with unlimited but I'm seriously contemplating dropping any kind of smart phone whatsoever; I just don't see the value anymore.
I do have a droid with unlimited but I'm seriously contemplating dropping any kind of smart phone whatsoever; I just don't see the value anymore.
Comment PC\Linux Users... (Score 1) 636
...are the evil baby eaters..?
Comment Re:I have an idea! (Score 4, Insightful) 281
Mark has gone on record stating how he doesn't like having too options...
Too many options is why I was drawn to Linux in the first place.
sigh
Comment Re:Awesome (Score 1) 1855
B-b-b-ut the terrorists are still out there! We must remain vigilant at home and abroad.
Comment Missing the point (Score 4, Insightful) 85
It's not just streaming; a reliable mail service that allows me to watch many of the movies I enjoy is worth the monthly fee.
