crispylinetta - Slashdot User

Comment Unrelated to PC (Score 1) 559

by crispylinetta on Tuesday September 27, 2011 @04:27PM (#37531334) Attached to: Can Newegg Survive the Post-PC Future?

I recently gave up cable tv and started looking for VGA->component connections, and the first place I thought of was Newegg, despite the fact that I am not using a PC. Fortunately for them (and users), they are fairly unlimited in what they offer, at a relatively low price, and with an observed high-level customer service. Overall, not a bad business model, and one other companies could try to emulate.

Comment Re:Hey, worked for Napster (Score 1) 151

by crispylinetta on Tuesday August 30, 2011 @01:00PM (#37255224) Attached to: The Pirate Bay Founders Go Legit With <em>BayFiles</em>

Some people (well one person) would argue that Napster was that company that Justin Timberlake STOLE from Seth Green.

Comment Re:No surprise (Score 1) 71

by crispylinetta on Thursday July 28, 2011 @10:24AM (#36907824) Attached to: Fighting Crime With Facebook

Not true. The Boston police have a Twitter page that allows them to post updates and respond to citizens' questions, and it has scaled beautifully.

Comment Re:What a waste. (Score 1) 197

by crispylinetta on Thursday July 21, 2011 @01:04PM (#36836056) Attached to: Police To Begin iPhone Iris Scans

Since when do police apartments need to look trendy?

Since the police got addicted to watching "Divine Design" on HGTV, of course!

Comment Re:Parenting (Score 1) 342

by crispylinetta on Tuesday November 02, 2010 @09:46AM (#34100150) Attached to: Supreme Court Hears Violent Video Game Case Tomorrow

in fact the local pastor just recently told me "I wanted to let you know what a fine young man you have in your oldest.

The local pastor doesn't consider himself to be a "fine young man", does he??? Just a thought. :)

Comment Re:This would scare the hell out of me (Score 1) 488

by crispylinetta on Tuesday September 21, 2010 @09:47AM (#33648942) Attached to: Airbus Planning Transparent Planes

Agreed. I can't even watch the Viewpoint scenes from Assassin's Creed in HD without getting queasy. Standard Def from the low-to-the-ground safety of a bean bag chair, please!

Comment Re:its a valid point (Score 1) 405

by crispylinetta on Wednesday September 15, 2010 @12:30PM (#33588870) Attached to: Will Android Flavors Spoil the Platform?

a few weeks after you buy a 'smartphone' some other model makes yours a POS.

I hate that people think like this. I sort of understand it, but you have to keep in mind that the introduction of a new phone (or computer/car/whatever) doesn't turn yours into a POS. Just remember why you bought it and be happy with what you have.

FCC's Broadband Plan May Cost You Money 318

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 16, 2010 @08:07AM from the one-hand-giveth dept.

At ten minutes past midnight the FCC released their National Broadband Plan. Judging by the available coverage, few reporters spent the night poring over it. The BBC at least posted something in the morning hours, but it quotes Enderle, so that gives you some idea of its sourcing. Business Week notes the plan's cool (not to say frigid) reception among broadcasters. Dave Burstein of FastNet News did some real digging. His take as of 4:00 am Eastern time is that the plan will cost most Americans money, and won't provide much if any relief to the poor. We'll see many more details and nuances emerge over the day. Update: 03/16 19:53 GMT by KD : The FCC plan (PDF) is here.

Comment Re:Can't say I'm surprised... (Score 1) 336

by crispylinetta on Thursday October 01, 2009 @10:19PM (#29613325) Attached to: Initial Reviews of Google Wave; Neat, but Noisy

The applications which people perceived as "Wave" today is absolutely not the "Wave" people will see tomorrow.

I am anxiously awaiting 12:00AM EST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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