Comment Re:My $.02 (Score 1) 507
If he can get DSL running with X, couldn't he then run the browser off another box?
Seems like it's be just powerful enough to be a dumb X terminal.
Comment Re:United States Intelligence Drain..... (Score 1) 297
You're preaching to the choir, here. I didn't say I agreed with it. There's a lot of things that go on in the world that I don't agree with. It's just the way it is.
Comment Re:United States Intelligence Drain..... (Score 1) 297
Rocket scientists are expensive, dance teachers are cheap. The classes cost the same. You do the math.
Comment Re:What about the player? (Score 1) 277
Apparently you don't.
Comment Re:An unemployed LAWYER was perhaps.... (Score 1) 554
Actually, they both have paralegals to do the actual work...
Comment Re:Purpose (Score 1) 252
Well duh. it's SLACK!
Personally I like the way Slackware does init/rc.d files.
Submission + - First Guitar Hero 3 downloadable content revealed (arstechnica.com)
RamblinLonghorn writes: ARS is reporting that the first set of GH3 downloaded songs have been revealed Included are songs by the Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, and the boss battles that appear in the single player game. There is no official word on how soon these will appear, but seeing as how Rock Band is less than 3 weeks out, one would expect Activision to try and steal some of EA's thunder and release these songs near the middle of this month.
Will competition drive the downloadable content market? Can we expect the same pricing structure that was seen with the few Guitar Hero 2 content releases?
Will competition drive the downloadable content market? Can we expect the same pricing structure that was seen with the few Guitar Hero 2 content releases?
Submission + - Free-Range Mobile Phones (informationweek.com)
An anonymous reader writes: David DeJean looks into the problem of buying a mobile phone that isn't tied to a two-year we-want-your-firstborn-if-you-break-it contract. You can do it — and there are vendors out there willing to help — but you may have to pay through the nose.
