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Comment It could be big... (Score 2, Interesting) 157

If we could somehow reach a level where e-voting was secure, think of the possibilities. The people might actually be heard! Now whether you think that is a good thing or not, I leave as an exercise for the reader. But what I'm trying to say is, imagine voting from your home computer on issues that matter to you. No longer will your representatives be able to hand wave about what their constituency wants, heck, you might not even need representatives.

Comment Re:IE8 may be end of the line for Trident (Score 1) 380

I have always liked the word trident, it sounds awfully mighty. With IE though, its just mighty awful. I guess since trident means a spearwith 3 prongs, I'll let you decide the 3 things you thought were the most awful in IE Trident and let you 'spear' it:

1:_____________________
2:_____________________
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Comment This is strange (Score 3, Informative) 410

Almost all cruise ships now have their own cell tower which they then channel over their satellite links so that passengers can use their cell phones while on board. As far as I know however, they leave these turned off until they are several miles offshore.

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-insider5nov05

I know this article is a bit old and this might have changed already.

Comment Re:Easy - make the Games free and charge for onlin (Score 5, Insightful) 387

I don't know why the parent was modded -1. Creative business models around video games like this have succeeded. If I remember correctly, Guild Wars charged for the game and subsequent upgrades but online play was free, which often negated the cost of the game as many would attest to after months and years of playing other games such as WoW (look up the guy that plays 36 characters and spends ~$5700 yearly on subscriptions). Forcing game companies to become more competitive and creative is a good thing.

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