Comment Re:With apologies to ACDC: (Score 1) 192
We must figure out who had the balls...
Comment Re:Graphic User Interface? (Score 1) 980
Command prompts? Switches and blinking lights are the real deal.
Submission + - Language Gene' May Influence How We Learn (discovery.com)
lightbox32 writes: The FOXP2 gene, a front-runner to explain the evolution of language in humans, may have rewired the brain to allow more advanced learning, according to preliminary research presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting this month.
Comment Re:I guess they don't have these in America: (Score 1) 226
I used to have a printer with a built-in keyboard. It was called a typewriter.
Comment Obligatory Family Guy quote (Score 1) 161
"I should warn you, I have a tiny bulletproof shield, the exact size of a bullet, somewhere on my body and if you hit it, I'll be unharmed and your plan will be foiled. You'll be the laughing stock of me."
Mayor Adam West, in Family Guy.
Submission + - iPhone Security Bug Lets Innocent-Looking Apps Go (forbes.com)
lightbox32 writes: Apple’s iPhones and iPads have remained malware-free thanks mostly to the company’s puritanical attitude toward its App Store: Nothing even vaguely sinful gets in, and nothing from outside the App Store gets downloaded to an iOS gadget. Now serial Mac hacker Charlie Miller has found a way to sneak a fully-evil app onto your phone or tablet, right under Apple’s nose.
Submission + - Nikon Will Enforce MSRP Starting October 16 (nikonrumors.com) 1
lightbox32 writes: It appears that Nikon products are in for a price hike.On Sept 1, Nikon announced that there will be a new pricing policy going into effect on all Nikon DSLR, Lens and Flash product. This will go live October 16, 2011. Any retailer that prices Nikon DSLR, Lens or Flash product below their National price will be in a violation of the policy.
Comment Re:Did I read that right? (Score 1) 240
From looking at the video it appears that she costs an arm and (at least) a leg...
Submission + - Unauthorized access hits Sony PSN (Again) (msn.com)
lightbox32 writes: Once again we hear about Sony's security problems. Sony said Wednesday that it has detected a large number of unauthorized attempts to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services.
The Tokyo-based company temporarily locked about 93,000 accounts whose IDs and passwords were successfully verified by the intruders. Sony has sent email notifications and password reset procedures to affected customers on the PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment services.
The Tokyo-based company temporarily locked about 93,000 accounts whose IDs and passwords were successfully verified by the intruders. Sony has sent email notifications and password reset procedures to affected customers on the PlayStation Network, Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment services.
Submission + - NetFlix back out on Quickstar plan (msn.com)
lightbox32 writes: Bowing to an outcry from its customers, Netflix is dropping a plan to spin off its DVD service into a new company called Qwikster, the New York Times reported Monday.
Submission + - Google+ loses 60% of active users (theinquirer.net) 2
tech4 writes: Despite users curiosity around Google+, it seems like most Google+ users just wanted to see the platform and then returned to Facebook. 'Google has lost over 60 per cent of its active users on its social network Google+, according to a report by Chitika Insights, raising questions about how well it is doing against its rival, Facebook. Despite the clear interest in an alternative to Facebook, it does not appear that the people joining are staying around and actively using the web site. Google's problem is not getting users in the first place, it seems, but rather keeping them after they have arrived. For now it appears that a lot of users are merely curious about Google+, but return to the tried and tested format of Facebook when the lustre fades. The problem is that Facebook is not going to rest on its laurels while Google attempts to get the advantage. Already it has added features inspired by Google+, particularly in terms of improving the transparency of its privacy options.'
Comment Worried (Score 1) 574
What will this mean to Ford Prefect's home planet?
Submission + - Prototype Camera Can Shoot First and Focus Later (nytimes.com)
lightbox32 writes: A startup called Lytro has an innovative camera due out later this year which allows a picture’s focus to be adjusted after it is taken.
The Lytro camera captures far more light data, from many angles, than is possible with a conventional camera. This later comes to life with sophisticated software that lets a viewer switch points of focus
The Lytro camera captures far more light data, from many angles, than is possible with a conventional camera. This later comes to life with sophisticated software that lets a viewer switch points of focus
Submission + - Father of the CD dead at 81 (msn.com)
lightbox32 writes: Norio Ohga, who was Sony's president and chairman from 1982 to 1995, died today at the age of 81. He has been credited with developing CDs, which he insisted be designed at 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) in diameter to hold 75 minutes worth of music — in order to store Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in its entirety.
Comment IE9 (Score 1) 75
This is awesome! Works great on Internet Explorer 9 too.
