My girlfriend and I have been in a long-distance relationship for a while now and communicated almost exclusively via phone at night. Some nights there would be 5-10 dropped calls in a 30 minute period. It didn't matter which side dropped the calls because we both used AT&T. Moreover, even when the dropped call rate was tolerable, the call-quality was very poor. We both finally decided to switch to T-Mobile when our contracts ran out and have never looked back.

Jesus Christ... that IS disgusting!

Just look at those colors.

But boycotting does work if somebody hasn't bought the product yet. I was considering buying this game soon but will not be doing so now. This was the deciding factor for me (but may not be for everyone - it isn't like they are going through and substantively changing content).

I did play the demo and noticed advertisements in it which I was fine with (since I did not pay for the content); I had assumed they would be gone once I payed them money though...

I think we're already there. Maybe not so much from "fashionable" brands, but as a college student I find myself in position of a lot of freebies - shirts, bags, etc. Even though I am not being paid to wear them, I still receive compensation, namely the item itself. I have shirts for apartment complexes I don't live at, but who cares? I still wear them when I go to the store.

I think my first experience with Linux was when I was around age 12. I remember installing Corel Linux on and old, unused box my family had in a closet. I didn't know what to expect at first, but once I realized it installed X-Galaga (Galaga being one of my all time favorite games) I figured it was good enough to learn more about.

I probably played X-Galaga for four hours straight at first.

The tools utilized by the service though (the adding of friends, messaging, groups, etc.) remains the same in Myspace though regardless of what "aesthetic enhancements" people put on their pages. The functionality takes precedence over form.

I think the difference is this: on Geocities (or other places that host websites) the content is exclusively yours that you want the public to see. On Myspace and Facebook the content is overall design has always been controlled by them and you only insert your content into their framework. Just my $0.02.

It is almost sad to see the professional journalism dying - or at least having the traditional roles it took in society go the way of the dinosaurs. 15 years from now, the news market will be a much different place, and I hope we figure out a way to have integrity and accountability in the new model. I do find it odd though that some industries who fail to adapt get government funds while others, who could arguably provide a public service, are left out to dry.

This new, unexpected knowledge astounds me. I'm so glad they fund studies like this and the ones to determine why prisoners attempt to escape prison.

Since the advent of the internet and the laws governing it and how it affects copyright, the government has passed laws which turn the judicial system into an arm of major corporations.

Copyright needs to be protected - as a photographer I know this well. However, the rights of the populous must also be protected: isn't that ostensibly the role of government?

This is interesting. but not wholly surprising. Bacteria exist in basically every part of the world, including areas even a "reasonable" person might find incredible. NASA clean rooms have turned up a lot of exotic, unique bacteria which defy common sense (like bacteria who live solely on aluminum IIRC). So, UV resistant bacteria in the stratosphere is nifty in that they confirmed it exists, but isn't revolutionary.

I'm glad the EFF is doing this. I haven't submitted any FOIA requests, but having heard tales of the bureaucratic mess it involves, I am not particularly excited to as well. The fact that the EFF is making this information which now has freedom more accessible can only be applauded.

Whatever the outcome of this case, I fully believe that mainstream search engines will continue to persist. Even if, under a very unique interpretation of a law that outlaws ISOHunt, I highly doubt any politicians would be able to justify removing the ability to search from Canadians. The landscape may change, but I don't think maps will need to be radically redrawn.