Comment Re:And They Give Me Free Legal Help... (Score 1) 606
It's called being a family. You don't tell your mom to STFU and RTFM.
Obviously you have never met my mother.
Comment *sigh* There's another... (Score 1) 1124
sellout!
Great, they were the answer to a crappy browser, and now they are going the way of that same crappy browser.
I really hate the IE interface and Office 2007 has only been a greater pain.
Thanks for listening to your users guys!
Comment Re:Missing option (Score 1) 641
Or having the Nibbler that would also put the hole in the 3.5 flopies so they would be double sided?
LD vs HD?
Comment Fine by me... (Score 1) 857
as long as sentence diagraming in English class gets dropped first. I write most of my notes in a kludgy mix of print and cursive as it is, but I have yet to find a use for all that time the english teacher made me spend diagraming out sentences.
Comment Future speak meets now tech. (Score 2, Insightful) 150
I, for one, thought the article was good for giving us a look into the future of the tech. Based on teh way things are rapid prototyped and built these days I would expect to see something like this hit the markets in 5-7 years, and the price become reasonable with 2-3 years after that. 10 years to a cheap and cost efficient power source is not bad.
Comment What next? (Score 1) 174
So what is the next step? Do we take down the net now that we know it's running on it's own, or do we use it as a study in AI?
Comment And shortly after... (Score 1) 230
On his homegroup, Bob wants to share certain documents with his wife but not with his kids. Simply by specifying his wifeâ(TM)s Windows Live ID user name, Bob can give his wife exclusive permission to access documents on his computer.
Shortly thereafter Bob's wife files for divorce because he mistakenly included all his special pron files in the access permissions.
Comment Re:What the hell? (Score 1) 5
How and why are these stupid pictures being posted?
Did someone forget that this is supposed to be, well, not lame?
News? Nerds? Any of that ring a bell?
Sounds like someone is trying to be flamebait.
Love the pic. Welcome to IDLE.Slashdot.org
Comment a million and 1 uses (Score 1) 231
What about a coating on windows to keep them clear? A type of wax coating on vehicles? Spiffy way to stop spilled wine from setting?
Submission + - $199 Linux laptop (hothardware.com)
mr_mischief writes: "According to Hot Hardware's recent review, Asus is getting ready to unleash a $199 compact notbook running Linux. This is entirely different from this recent $150 Linux laptop story which many Slashdot readers believ to be a scam.
There's a dual-mode menu which offers a simple system for novice computer users, and a slightly more advanced version for others. It's not aimed squarely at the same market as the One Laptop Per Child project's XO, and is expected to be sold to end suers worldwide. It's targeted at new users who don't own a computer or at people who want a cheap, small laptop for basic tasks.
The reviewed version has a 7" screen and a cramped keyboard to match, but a 10" version is available for $100 more. It offers built-in wired and wireless networking,four USB 2.0 ports, and a three-hour battery life. The storage options are a bit cramped, as you only get 4 GB of onboard storage (8 GB on the $299 model) and no optical drive. As the review says, though, USB 2.0 can make up for that if you like, and the lack of moving drive parts makes the machine run dead quiet."
There's a dual-mode menu which offers a simple system for novice computer users, and a slightly more advanced version for others. It's not aimed squarely at the same market as the One Laptop Per Child project's XO, and is expected to be sold to end suers worldwide. It's targeted at new users who don't own a computer or at people who want a cheap, small laptop for basic tasks.
The reviewed version has a 7" screen and a cramped keyboard to match, but a 10" version is available for $100 more. It offers built-in wired and wireless networking,four USB 2.0 ports, and a three-hour battery life. The storage options are a bit cramped, as you only get 4 GB of onboard storage (8 GB on the $299 model) and no optical drive. As the review says, though, USB 2.0 can make up for that if you like, and the lack of moving drive parts makes the machine run dead quiet."
Feed Engadget: Lil' Nick Neg recycles old PCs for those in need (engadget.com)
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
He may not yet have the resources to build his own PCs and sell them on the cheap, but 15-year old Jacob Komar looks like he could well be a young Nick Neg in the making. As ABC News reports, Komar has already prevented some 1,500 PCs from ending up on the scrap heap since starting his "Computers for Communities" organization in 2001, with him performing all the necessary repairs and finding new homes for them among those in need. Now all he needs is a rivalry with another, bigger company trying to muscle in on his territory, to be followed by the inevitable announcement that the two have made up and will now be working together.
[Via The Inquirer, photo courtesy of ABC News]
[Via The Inquirer, photo courtesy of ABC News]
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Japanese Auto Makers Teaming Up To Create Standard OS 266
CNet is reporting that Japanese car manufacturers are teaming up to develop a standard automotive operating system. "Just as computer operating systems [...] allow multiple applications to communicate with one another, an automotive operating system enables different driving systems to work together. The standard automotive operating system from Japan will include everything from fuel injection, brakes and power steering to power windows. Currently, certain mechanical car parts are interchangeable from model to model. Smart car parts that operate off a common software standard would enable that kind of convenience to continue, while allowing them to communicate more easily with other smart components in a car."
Feed The Register: Mario worm targets retro gamers (theregister.com)
VXers deploy Donkey Kong ruse
Infected emails doing the rounds on the net on Monday promise the chance to run one of the classic Super Mario Bros games by clicking on an attachment.
Feed Science Daily: Wider Buffers Are Better (sciencedaily.com)
Riparian buffers -- the vegetated border along streams and wetlands -- may decrease the amount of nitrogen that enters water bodies and the width of these buffers may have a positive relation to a decrease in nitrogen levels.
Feed Science Daily: New Aerogels Could Clean Contaminated Water, Purify Hydrogen For Fuel Cells (sciencedaily.com)
Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells, thanks to the discovery of a innovative type of porous material.
