Comment Old News (Score 1) 287
From TFA:
The study concludes that a significant number of teens are very susceptible to peer pressure and also have permissive or absent parents, said Dr. Scott Frank, the study's lead author.
Duh?
Comment For the Pistols (Score 1) 155
God save the Queen!
Submission + - Creating a Battery Smaller Than a Grain of Salt (gizmag.com)
Zothecula writes: As development of micro- and nano-scale devices continues to advance, so does the need for an equally-tiny method of powering them. There’s not much point in developing a surveillance micro air vehicle the size of a housefly, for instance, if it requires a watch battery in order to fly. That’s why DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is funding a project to create really tiny batteries. Just how tiny are we talking, here? Well, they’re aiming for something smaller than a grain of salt.
Submission + - Apple Unveils New Direction For OSX (thinq.co.uk)
Stoobalou writes: When Apple announced that yesterday's keynote event was tagged 'Back to the Mac', we all assumed that the fruity gadget maker would be focusing its attention on its grown-up computers rather than the iOS devices which have been hogging the limelight lately.
That's partly true, but Steve Jobs' sneak peak at the forthcoming OSX 10.7 Lion owed more than a little to the company's mobile operating system.
It seems that everyone is so enamoured by the simple functionality of Apple's portable, proddable devices that the company's engineers have decided to take all of the best bits from iOS4 and add them to the full-blown operating system.
That's partly true, but Steve Jobs' sneak peak at the forthcoming OSX 10.7 Lion owed more than a little to the company's mobile operating system.
It seems that everyone is so enamoured by the simple functionality of Apple's portable, proddable devices that the company's engineers have decided to take all of the best bits from iOS4 and add them to the full-blown operating system.
Comment Pandora (Score 1) 489
If I want "more music choices" I will simply create a new Pandora station using the Pandora app for iPhone. Hell, I'll even pay the $36.00/yr to remove the adds, receive better audio quality, and support the Music Genome Project. What I will not do, however, is turn on FM radio.
Comment A few things.. (Score 1) 1
First, there's a difference between keeping the apps available through Apple's App Store squeaky clean and how consumers choose to make use of the devices they've purchased. There's very little difference between how one makes use of their phone and its features and how one makes use of one's laptop or desktop. If critics suddenly start calling for Apple to regulate how, when, and for what purposes FaceTime may be used I sure hope they're willing to demand that other companies, e.g. Dell, AT&T, Verizon, etc., do the same. Their devices and networks are used for similar, if not identical, activities.
Second, IMO I wouldn't worry about this being more than a brief flare. From TFA:
"You can have the phone on your face, or other body parts, but not both at the same time," said Teagan Presley, who acts in adult films and performs in video chats. "Most customers want the full package, and it's going to be difficult holding a phone."
Sure it's cool that you can do this on an iPhone, just like it was cool that, when the first iPhone came out, someone managed to get World of Warcraft to run on it. However, it's just not practical.
Comment Related Article (Score 1) 1
A similar story was posted just a few weeks ago.
Link: http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/07/07/0115240/Forest-Bathing-Considered-Healthful
Submission + - Embrace trees, get cured of cancer 1
JobEnd writes: Scientific evidence shows that feeling and hugging trees could bring down the body's stresses and anxiety which in turn helps it create healthy cells to kill cancer cells. "Many people feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of nature." says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, who authored the report.
Submission + - iPhone = iPorn? (skunkpost.com) 1
crimeandpunishment writes: You knew this was coming. The adult industry has found a way to cash in on the iPhone 4. The phone's FaceTime videoconference feature is leading to a whole new way to reach out and touch someone. Adult entertainment companies are now offering video-sex chat services for iPhones...which puts Apple in a tough spot. It has always kept iPhone apps squeaky clean....no porn allowed.
Comment Re:Solution to theft (Score 1) 390
Solution #2: Do not have any possessions whatsoever.
Comment I can see it now... (Score 1) 272
From the article: "I anticipate in the not-too-distant future this will be as standard a part of your resume as where you went to school."
John Smith
Graduated from (somewhere) University; Degree in (something).
Captain of the (somewhere) University Debate Team.
Guild Leader of NO FAT CHICKS on Burning Blade, ICC achievements include, but not limited to, Kingslayer, Glory of the Icecrown Raider.
Whoopie!
Comment Obligatory (Score 1) 298
But will it run Linux?
Comment Where's your hard data? (Score 0, Flamebait) 514
"RIM's co-CEOs say that Apple's claims 'appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public's understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple's difficult situation.'"
No. Apple is attempting to correct the public's understanding of the antenna design issue. Did you watch the press conference? If you're going to make assertoric claims I hope you have the hard data to back them up.
Comment Re:As an iPhone 4 owner... (Score 1) 507
I never said it was a 'fuckup'.
Comment As an iPhone 4 owner... (Score 1) 507
I have noticed that if I put my finger over the lower-left antenna the phone's signal, contrary to Apple's claim, does diminish greatly. Still we shouldn't think that Apple's letter to consumers, which claimed that the iPhone 4's signal woes stem from improper calculation, is a complete hoax. Even with my iPhone 4 snug in one of Apple's nifty "bumpers" I still notice that, from time to time, the signal gets weak or my phone calls are less swift than usual. (For those who are curious, I live in downtown Atlanta.) With AT&T's networks flooded with old and new iPhone users, along with other subscribers who choose to do without an Apple iDevice, it doesn't surprise me that from time to time my signal wanes. Furthermore, you can't expect a company that decides to imbed the antenna of its phone in the phone's frame to get it right the first time. If you did, silly you.
