Comment Re:Children are likely to get confused (Score 1) 212
Isn't this already happening with movies & tv?
Comment Re:2.5 inches? Are you sure? (Score 1) 252
2.5" refers to the platter size, the actual size of that form factor is 2.75" wide. And that passport is an external drive, which means even more outside casing, so 3.1" is reasonable.
Comment Re:I bet some devs are really pissed now (Score 5, Insightful) 133
Finally, the bigger browsers are ACID2 compatible now. But suddenly those fuckers release a new ACID test. Now everybody's standard incompatible again. Let's see who succesfully implements ACID3 first.
these aren't new standards, just a new test that sheds some light on how standards-incompatible our beloved browsers still are
Submission + - General Motors: Driverless cars ready by 2018
Gregor Stipicic writes: " Cars that drive themselves — even parking at their destination — could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.
"This is not science fiction," Larry Burns, GM's vice president for research and development, said in a recent interview.
GM plans to use an inexpensive computer chip and an antenna to link vehicles equipped with driverless technologies. The first use likely would be on highways; people would have the option to choose a driverless mode while they still would control the vehicle on local streets, Burns said.
He said the company plans to test driverless car technology by 2015 and have cars on the road around 2018.
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Submission + - 10 years of Winamp (winamp.com)
Will Fisher writes: "On 10/10 at 10:10 the 10th anniversary edition of Winamp (version 5.5) was launched. Winamp has been a central part of the mp3 revolution, and is now staging a resurgence. Key features of this new release are a completely new interface (but you can still use all your old winamp skins), album artwork and remote access of your media.
Wired has a good write-up of the release."
