Comment Google's Crisis Map (Score 2) 281
Google has launched a crisis map showing rainfall, active emergency shelters and quite a bit of other info.
http://google.org/crisismap/sandy-2012
Comment An Expanding Internet (Score 2) 108
As I remember it, things were expanding quite quickly even before every little click was tracked. I imagine things might slow down with Do-Not-Track, but they will keep growing.
Comment Congressional Ineptitude on the subject? (Score 2) 112
"...yet another reason why the Supreme Court (and/or Congress) should take up the issue of the Stored Communications Act."
I agree that this should be taken up and clarified in law, I'm just not so sure Congress is up to doing it right.
Is my skepticism showing through??
I agree that this should be taken up and clarified in law, I'm just not so sure Congress is up to doing it right.
Is my skepticism showing through??
Comment Re:U.S. is established on religion, so (Score 2) 900
The source I show for that quote is actually Bob Edwards? http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Bob_Edwards/
I've also seen it reference in Bloom County
Comment Re:My favorite response (Score 1) 333
When I have been able to get a specific mailing address I have been successful in getting this method to work before, it does take persistence and the correct wording (I've found the phrase "any further emails means you accept my billing rates and practices" or something similar works pretty good).
I've used this practice to get unwanted 'free' local newspapers discontinued as well.
Submission + - D&D Co-creator Dave Arneson dead at 61 (ap.org)
TheGreatDuwanee writes: Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy game and a pioneer of role-playing entertainment, died after a two-year battle with cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 61. More info at http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBIT_DAVE_ARNESON?SITE=MILAN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Submission + - 13-year-old CEO steals the show at at TiECON 2007
An anonymous reader writes: This 13-year old Silicon Valley CEO has a plan to change the way kids learn chemistry. He stole the show yesterday at TiECON 2007, the big entrepreneur conference held in Santa Clara, Calif. VentureBeat has the story and a video interview here — http://venturebeat.com/2007/05/19/elementeos-13-ye ar-old-ceo-highlight-of-tiecon/#more-12504
Feed Did Apple junket inspire "no iPod left behind" initiative? (engadget.com)
Filed under: Portable Audio
Michigan's much-derided initiative to give iPods to every student in the state just seems to be getting curiouser and curiouser, with word now coming out that some of the lawmakers involved in the proposal went on a junket to California that was paid for at least in part by Apple. As The Detroit Free Press reports, both Representative Matt Gillard and House Speaker Andy Dillon took part in the 2 1/2 day trip earlier this year, where they apparently discussed classroom technology and the educational benefits of iPods, sneaking in some time to discuss wine distribution and business taxes as well. While it's not clear exactly how much of an influence the junket had on their decision, it certainly doesn't seem to have hurt things, with Dillon unveiling the $36-million iPod proposal not long after he returned.[Via The Inquirer, photo courtesy of Anti iPod]
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Feed Images: Peeking through the veil over Venus (com.com)
The European Space Agency's Venus Express has been orbiting the mysterious planet for a year, giving it a long look at the cloud cover.
Submission + - Truth behind the Cleartype/OpenSUSE FUD
Kennon writes: "Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols over at Linux Watch clears up the FUD around yesterdays Slashdot article concerning OpenSUSE, Cleartype, and patent deals with Microsoft."
