Comment Re:Steve jobs as borg (Score 1) 438
Hell Yeah...
Submission + - One in eight to cut cable and satellite TV in 2010 (cnn.com)
r0k3t writes: It looks like people are finally getting sick of over priced over commercial-ed cable and satellite T.V. I had predicted that by 2005 we would mostly be using the net for video seems like I was a few years off. Of course — that is if they let you cancel... http://wafflesandmilk.com/2010/02/time-warner-worst-customer-service-nightmare/
Submission + - Palin e-mail snoop found guilty on 2 charges (networkworld.com)
netbuzz writes: A federal jury in Knoxville today has convicted David Kernell, 22, of two charges – misdemeanor computer fraud and felony obstruction of justice — in connection with the 2008 episode where he accessed the personal Yahoo e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and then initiated a worldwide rummaging of its contents. The obstruction charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years.
Submission + - Mechwarrior 4 Free Release now available (mektek.net) 1
Mr. Sketch writes: "Finally, the long awaited moment has arrived!
Studio MekTek, in association with Smith and Tinker, INC., Virtual World Entertainment, LLC, Catalyst Game Labs, and Microsoft Games, is happy to announce the release of Mechwarrior4 Free.
Getting started is easy. Just download and install MTX, MekTek's free content delivery and updating system. Once installed, simply click the Games Available tab, select Mechwarrior4: Mercenaries and click install. The game will download and install, all within MTX, and as updates become available, MTX will help you keep your game up to date."
Studio MekTek, in association with Smith and Tinker, INC., Virtual World Entertainment, LLC, Catalyst Game Labs, and Microsoft Games, is happy to announce the release of Mechwarrior4 Free.
Getting started is easy. Just download and install MTX, MekTek's free content delivery and updating system. Once installed, simply click the Games Available tab, select Mechwarrior4: Mercenaries and click install. The game will download and install, all within MTX, and as updates become available, MTX will help you keep your game up to date."
Comment I can't wait till Stephen Hawking gets one (Score 3, Interesting) 145
I am sure he will be one of the first to use it.
World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed 100
tugfoigel writes "Built by "Kevin" for a contest, this computer-controlled alarm clock is touted as the world's largest. To be more specific, he 'mounted a large air cylinder to the head of [his] bed and a valve, controlled by a computer, which [he programmed] to wake [him] up in the morning.'"
Submission + - Our universe might be somebody else's hobby
Maximum Prophet writes: In this article, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/14tier.h tml?8dpc, John Tierney, posits that we might just be a simulation in someone else's computer, based on the work of Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University.
Not really a new idea, but it's the first time I've seen it in the mainstream press.
They don't mention it in the article, but the way to prove the hypothesis would be to look for bugs in the OS, and gain root privileges.
Not really a new idea, but it's the first time I've seen it in the mainstream press.
They don't mention it in the article, but the way to prove the hypothesis would be to look for bugs in the OS, and gain root privileges.
