Comment Not even close to being prepared.. (Score 1) 147
Our military has a hard enough time managing to fight regular wars. If anyone thinks they are going to be ready for a cyberwar, they are kidding themselves.
Submission + - CyanogenMod 6.0 Released In To The Wild 8
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Comment obligatory Dilbert (Score 1) 110
Maybe they just need help with logging in.
http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2007-11-16/
Comment Hawaii will be especially hurt by this (Score 2, Insightful) 171
As a resident of Hawaii this proposal causes me great concern. The majority of the people here buy electronics items online that come by air shipping. The price is generally 10-20% cheaper online due to the high cost of living out here. It sounds like a real boon to the local merchants but it sucks for the consumer looking for the best prices. I know we're small but I hope they think of us before they enact this ban.
Comment Just went through a power outage, this makes sense (Score 1) 248
After having just gone through a 2 day power outage after a strong wind storm I can say that it sucked not having any ability to contact anyone on my cell phone.
