Comment Re:Not too hard to ditch... (Score 1) 327
As far as I know, just Oregon and one other state (can't recall) are the only ones that have this provision.
New Jersey also requires "full service" gas stations.
Abit To Close Its Doors Forever On Dec. 31, 2008 195
ki1obyte writes "Earlier this year the Taiwanese firm Abit, once a leading-edge maker of computer mainboards and other components, was slated to shut down motherboard production by the end of 2008 and focus on consumer electronics devices. Now X-bit labs reports that Abit will cease to exist entirely after midnight on the last day of 2008 because the owner of the brand, Universal Scientific Industrial, is in the process of restructuring and cutting their costs."
Comment Re:Time Article (Score 3, Interesting) 371
Is there any other company with it's perception of viability so closely linked to a single living individual?
- Martha Stewart Living (and similar personality-oriented ventures)
- Berkshire Hathaway(?)
Or, did you mean to limit the question to the technology field?
Comment Re:Watchmen "Motion Comic" on iTunes...and is free (Score 1) 266
iTunes has a Watchmen "Motion Comic" episode up and it's a freebie.
Submission + - Shuttle Endeavour to be launched today
Klaidas writes: "NASA reports that on the morning before the scheduled liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-118 mission, launch officials confirmed once again that the countdown is continuing as planned and no issues have surfaced.
On Monday night, workers finished loading the reactants for the orbiter's three power-producing fuel cells. Checks of the space shuttle main engine's avionics and pneumatic systems are planned today, along with inspections of the external tank, activation of ground support equipment, and crew equipment stowage in the crew module. Launch remains on target for Aug. 8 at 6:36 p.m. EDT"
On Monday night, workers finished loading the reactants for the orbiter's three power-producing fuel cells. Checks of the space shuttle main engine's avionics and pneumatic systems are planned today, along with inspections of the external tank, activation of ground support equipment, and crew equipment stowage in the crew module. Launch remains on target for Aug. 8 at 6:36 p.m. EDT"
Submission + - Sprint to Offer WiMAX-enabled N800 Tablet
__aajbyc7391 writes: Sprint will offer a Mobile WiMAX-enabled version of Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet to North American customers next year, LinuxDevices reports. The new device will support Sprint's grand scheme of making WiMAX-based 4G wireless services available to over 100 million people during 2008. Sprint says Intel, Motorola, and Samsung are working on Mobile WiMAX chipsets, while LG, Samsung, Nokia, ZTE, and ZyXEL are developing consumer devices that will be usable on its new 4G network. According to Dr. Ari Jaaksi, Nokia's director of open source, WiMAX could change the cellular landscape, depending on how it's priced. First deployments will be in Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington DC, followed by 16 other metropolitan areas in the U.S.
