Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 1) 134
You'd have to be in the same room as the router for this to work.
Sounds ideal, I'll have one in each classroom please!
Comment Re:Too late... Blackberry is on my 'Do Not Buy' li (Score 1) 185
I was a BB user and couldn’t wait for my contract to die; I won’t trouble them ever again.
I was desperate for Samsung to release the S3 already, but I couldn't stall any longer 'cos the three other guys on my shared plan wanted their iPhones, so I went with the HTC OneX and I’m pretty darn pleased with it!
One of the iPhone users has already admitted he made a mistake and another is wavering!
Loving the schadenfreude Android gives me at the moment!
Comment Re:It's all interesting (Score 2) 142
All but the last one.
If they return in a semi-reasonable condition, I predict a frenzied bidding war when whoever ends up owning these auctions them off!
Submission + - Ask Slashdot: No comprehensive app for Slashdot yet? (google.com) 4
CCarrot writes: While looking for a comprehensive Slashdot app for Android, I was somewhat shocked to find that there isn't one out there (yet). There are plenty of apps that allow you to read stories and comments, including this one that lets you download and read stories and comments offline, however there are none (that I could find) that allow you to a) log in, or even b) post comments, not to mention check on friends' posts, monitor your comment history and replies, moderate posts, etc., etc.
To be fair, the mobile version of the site is very usable on cellphones and such, although html markup is rather a pain on a phone. It just surprises me that nobody has developed a dedicated app for it yet, especially considering that /. is 'news for nerds'. Any thoughts? Is one of the regular readers currently developing one in their oh-so-abundant 'spare' time? Or would anyone even use such an app if it were available? (besides me, of course...)
To be fair, the mobile version of the site is very usable on cellphones and such, although html markup is rather a pain on a phone. It just surprises me that nobody has developed a dedicated app for it yet, especially considering that
Submission + - Make Leisure Suit Larry come again (kickstarter.com) 2
eugene2k writes: It seems more and more famous developers are jumping on the Kickstarter bandwagon. First there were Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert with their Double Fine Adventure project, then Brian Fargo decided to create a Wasteland sequel, and now Al Lowe and team decided to remake Leisure Suit Larry. They even promise to port the game to platforms such as iOS and Linux if they exeed their goal of $500000.
Comment Re:Dead Horse (Score 2) 2
No this is all new!
Never in history have 5 year olds tried to recreate violent scenes in play, or car crashes, or pretend to throw themselves out of a window in slow motion, or simulate graphic injuries, or act out blood "spurting from their bodies", or got addicted to things that separate them from reality. This is all new and it is a perfect storm created by computer games!
The solution is obvious: 'stringent legislation' to combat growing trend of young pupils acting out violent scenes in playgrounds; thank goodness the teaching union are looking out for our children. Oh and if the the government to would abolish a website that allows parents to rate schools, that would be just peachy too!
Submission + - Children becoming addicted to video game fantasy worlds, teachers warn (guardian.co.uk) 2
silentbrad writes: From The Guardian: "A growing number of young children are acting out violent scenes from adult computer games in the playground, teachers have warned. Pupils as young as four and five are simulating car crashes and graphic injuries as a result of playing games unsupervised in their bedrooms, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) annual conference was told. Primary school teachers said the games were making their pupils far more aggressive and addicted to "fantasy worlds that separate them from reality". Doctors found children who continually play computer games may be more likely to develop tendinitis – an inflammation between the muscles and bones – and suffer from seizures, teachers said. Psychologists have expressed concerns that playing some games make children more aggressive. Alison Sherratt, a teacher at Riddlesden St Mary's Church of England primary school in Keighley, West Yorkshire, said her four- and five-year-old pupils spend their breaks pretending to "throw themselves out of the window of the play car in slow motion" and act out blood "spurting from their bodies". "We all expect to see rough and tumble, but I have seen little ones acting out quite graphic scenes in the playground and there is a lot more hitting, hurting and thumping in the classroom for no particular reason." She said her pupils believed the violence depicted in computer games was real and tried to recreate it in play. "Obesity, social exclusion, loneliness, physical fitness, sedentary solitary lives – these are all descriptions of children who are already hooked to games Sadly there is a notable correlation between the children who admit to playing games and those who come to school really tired," she said.
Comment Re:Useful tool (Score 2) 273
Definition of USEFUL (Merriam-Webster)
1: capable of being put to use; especially : serviceable for an end or purpose
Comment Re:But... (Score 1) 238
No, but they might just opt for the slightly smaller bucket, given that it tastes like cardboard anyhow.
Comment Re:LSD to cure Alcoholism? Yeeees... (Score 1, Interesting) 346
Some alcoholics, when confronted with their problem, think “I know, I’ll use LSD.” Now they have two problems.
Submission + - The Next Generation Apple iPad May Be Called "iPad HD"? (ipadtreat.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Apple iPad May Be Called iPad HD? Next Wednesday is the day that most Apple fans are waiting to for to see the next generation iPad to be unveiled , if
Submission + - Computer Programmers Only 5th Most Sleep Deprived Profession (nytimes.com)
garthsundem writes: "As described in the New York Times Economix blog, the mattress chain Sleepy's analyzed data from the National Health Interview Survey to find the ten most sleep deprived professions. In order, they are Home Health Aides, Lawyer, Police Officers, Doctors/Paramedics, Tie: (Economists, Social Workers, Computer Programmers), Financial Analysts, Plant Operators (undefined, but we assume "factory" and not "Audrey II"), and Secretaries. ."
Submission + - Twitter sells two years of user data, tweets (theglobeandmail.com)
fyngyrz writes: "Thought those tweets had settled back into anonymity, or that they weren't being kept for long? Ooops. Turns out that Twitter has sold a huge database of several years tweets to a marketing company, which in turn has quite a list of customers ready to data-mine the trove of remarks about, well, everything."
