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Comment Re:flag (Score 1) 223

Seriously revisionist. Also the "battle flag" only had 2 years use during the Civil War, after which it really wasn't seen outside of a few peoples private homes. It wasn't until the 60's when it had it's huge resurgence (placed on sate flags and such). I wonder what else happened in the 60's that caused the resurgence.

Comment Re:Useless article, faulty summary (Score 1) 51

prospective owners will have to 'earn' an opportunity to buy the phone by playing an interactive origami game. Players are limited to three chances per day and this is the only way to buy the smartphone as it will no go on wider sale at a later date

It's in the summary, but maybe a link to the game you have to play to win an invite.

Comment So limited run and no support (Score 1) 51

"prospective owners will have to 'earn' an opportunity to buy the phone by playing an interactive origami game. Players are limited to three chances per day and this is the only way to buy the smartphone as it will no go on wider sale at a later date"

I think i'll pass, from the sounds of it, there will be very few made, so 1 no accessories (no cases, no screen protectors, yada yada yada), 2 extremely limited support (think weeks if something goes wrong and you have to get warranty service). 3, it's 1 of 3 Ubuntu phones, so no native apps.

Comment Re:A few years ago (Score 2) 51

What are you smoking? The Atrix came, from Motorola, with Webtop, a version of Ubuntu. It was a desktop when you plugged it into the dock accessory.

"The Atrix 4G was one of the first Motorola devices to ship with its Webtop platform. When the phone is placed into its HD Multimedia Dock or Laptop Dock accessories, the user can access an Ubuntu-based desktop featuring access to the phone and its applications via the Mobile View'application, integration of Android notifications into the desktop, multimedia playback through Entertainment Center, file management through Nautilus, and the Firefox web browser (along with support for Prism for the site-specific browsers used on Webtop mode).[19]

In September 2011, Motorola released the source code of the Webtop software on SourceForge.[20]"

The hack was created by Fenny from XDA, that allowed access to Webtop without purchasing the dock accessory.

Don't argue, I am right, I have an Atrix sitting in my desk at home. I am very familiar with the phone and it's hacks.

Comment Re:Fucking Taxi cartels. (Score 2) 346

Let's not forget the whole medallion system was created in NYC because in the 30's there were so many cabs that emergency vehicles had trouble moving around the city, among other reasons such as the public was worried about maintenance on the taxis and that the drivers were working 16 to 18 hours a day. The other option besides the medallion system was to have the city take over the cabs.

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