Comment Truth (Score 5, Insightful) 141
The European Patent Office was right.
Comment Re:Stella Artois is not a bad beer (Score 1) 229
The microbrewery industry began in the UK, and several European countries are big into brewpubs. Regular CAMRA events and local off-license shelves demonstrate no limit to innovation in the field, that is the tradition.
The Register Hacked 192
First time accepted submitter rjmx writes "Looks like The Register has been hacked. Its front page has been replaced with a page in tasteful red and black, apparently by a Turkish hacker."
Comment Re:Who pays? (Score 4, Insightful) 184
The ISPs won't pay for this. The costs will be passed on to their users as always. And since it's a level playing field, one ISP won't gain an advantage over others.
Incorrect. This only applies to ISPs with over ~400,000 users. More ISPs would of supported this, but there aren't many with a lot of users. This act promotes heavy users to migrate to less popular ISPs.
Computer Factories Are the Energy Hogs 208
coondoggie writes "The main idea behind saving energy in the high-tech world has been to buy newer, more energy efficient devices, but researchers say that may be the wrong way to look at the issue, since as much as 70% of the energy a typical laptop will consume during its life span is used in manufacturing the computer (abstract). More energy would be conserved by reducing power used in the manufacturing of computers, rather than reducing only the amount of energy required to operate them, say researchers from Arizona State University and Rochester Institute of Technology."
Comment Re:Lets Stop Expanding This Rights Nonsense (Score 1) 480
The guy providing food has the same rights, and expects to be provided the shelter and protection. The guy who builds the state funded homes expects the other guys burden of providing food to be met. Humans work in group, to increase everyones 'rights'.
Comment Re:Bad Science book (Score 1) 131
I had his book until my ex girlfriend burnt it in a ritual book burning of my belongings. Who said fundamentalism was dead?
I also recommend his site www.badscience.net
Comment Figures (Score 5, Insightful) 267
Figures the first 4 posts sum up the /. crowd.
- HATE Sony
- Laugh at hype
- Panic over battery life
- Linux support
- HATE Sony
- Laugh at hype
- Panic over battery life
- Linux support
Comment But the commentards! (Score 1, Insightful) 534
Thousands of commentards said this couldn't happen.
How can people on the Internet be wrong?!
Comment Re:It's all being worked on (Score 1) 77
Nice, but slide 13 is bork.
Comment Re:let me clear your mind. (Score 1) 606
Ignorance is bliss!!
Comment Re:let me clear your mind. (Score 1) 606
mod up, even con supporters think hes a bit of an ass.
Comment Re:What does Wikileaks get from this? (Score 2, Informative) 606
This is absurd. I opposed the Iraq War too but it's not a "war crime". The previous regime was in violation of the ceasefire agreement that ended the Gulf War and numerous UN resolutions passed subsequent to that agreement. The Iraq War was perfectly legal under American and international law. It was a foolhardy adventure that distracted us from more pressing concerns but it was not illegal or a war crime.
The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan disagreed.
Furthermore, the UK Attorney General could only get the invasion to be legal in UK law through Resolution criteria dating back to the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Allegations he was pressured into giving the OK lack sufficient evidence.
Comment Re:My data lives on my posessions (Score 1) 458
I picked Possessions, Loved ones, data as to be honest, I would be happy without data.
What? Disaster has struck. I just need my girlfriend and my D&D books.
Submission + - UK Minister backs 'open internet'
Simmeh writes: In a clarification of his comments last week, Ed Vaizey has come out saying he supports an 'open internet' and denies claims he ever said he backs a 'fast lane' service. "What I announced as far as I was concerned was business as usual – an important statement that the government was alive to these issues and prepared to intervene in the future. I am absolutely as one with someone like Tim Berners-Lee”
