Comment Re:This is what happens when Americans make things (Score 1) 341
I think you misspelled Swiss. Oh wait, you said "actually weren't that expensive". Nevermind
Comment Write. (Score 1) 308
Perhaps Slashdot readers/posters could assist with educating the judge on the finer technical details that make such a ruling impossible to comply with.
If writing letters and mailing them sounds too daunting, some enterprising
Comment Re:Sounds familar (Score 1) 368
Everything, if you don't speak Portuguese.
Comment Re:Walled Garden (Score 1) 207
Great reference.
Comment Re:Cancer risks... (Score 1) 202
You're also an idiot.
Comment Re:So much for the safety of nuclear energy (Score 1) 752
Collide baby, collide!
Comment Re:iOS 4 runs like crap on my 3G (Score 2, Informative) 579
Go into your settings and disable all the spotlight settings. It should speed up a bit.
Comment Re:appletv = fail (Score 1) 579
But it comes with a free download for a video of Natalie Portman eating hot grits.
Comment Re:It's the price of books has became obscene... (Score 1) 414
Well then, whose fault is it? After all, it's only a "suggested" retail price.
It's up to the bookstore to to get an appropriate contract with the manufacturer/distributor and ensure they're still capable of profitability. They should be working on selling as much product as possible, not raising the cost due to lack of volume.
Comment Re:Intelligent design is against my religion (Score 1) 989
Children are not religious. Their parents are.
Comment Re:about time (Score 4, Insightful) 611
There is an insane amount of engineering that had to go into this. Getting it wrong would have been an even bigger disaster.
For some excellent discussions on all of this, head over to http://theoildrum.com/
Submission + - What You Need to Know abt the BP Top Kill Attempt (theoildrum.com)
Gooseygoose writes: Engineers and Geologists all discussing the many variables that are going into this thing tomorrow, as well as allusions to Wile E. Coyote, golf balls, and other scary hilarity.
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6505
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6505
Submission + - Court rejects FCC rules on Internet (marketwatch.com)
managerialslime writes: U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down rules that restrict Comcast Corp. from dictating how customers can use its Internet network.
In a 3-0 vote, the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the statutory authority to set and enforce such rules.
The decision could reignite a simmering debate in Congress over whether new laws are needed to guarantee "Net Neutrality" — the right of Internet customers to use the Web for almost any purpose they want.
The lawsuit stems from several incidents in 2007 in which Comcast blocked some subscribers from sharing large video and audio files over the Internet in what are known as peer-to-peer transactions.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/court-rejects-fcc-rules-on-internet-2010-04-06
In a 3-0 vote, the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacked the statutory authority to set and enforce such rules.
The decision could reignite a simmering debate in Congress over whether new laws are needed to guarantee "Net Neutrality" — the right of Internet customers to use the Web for almost any purpose they want.
The lawsuit stems from several incidents in 2007 in which Comcast blocked some subscribers from sharing large video and audio files over the Internet in what are known as peer-to-peer transactions.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/court-rejects-fcc-rules-on-internet-2010-04-06
Submission + - D.C. Court rules against FCC on Net Neutrality (cnet.com) 1
lefiz writes: The Federal Communications Commission does not have the legal authority to impose strict Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. This ruling overturns the FCC's 2008 order against Comcast over its "network management" practices that interfered with BitTorrent traffic. This may have serious consequences for Net Neutrality going forward.
Submission + - Comcast wins! (yahoo.com)
AmazinglySmooth writes: I wonder what good legal arguments can be made in favor of net neutrality? I understand the social arguments, but what are the legal arguments for it?
