Submission + - Verizon to Kill All Unlimited Data Plans (cnet.com)
afabbro writes: "Verizon mentioned in an investor conference that it will be eliminating unlimited data plans, even for those it grandfathered in."
Comment Re:We already have these... (Score 1) 400
ICBMs have a habit of not being recallable. Once it is in the air, the only abort possible is destruction of the missile. Unfortunately, that still leaves a lot of shrapnel on a ballistic trajectory to the target.
They get to the target in 30-60 minutes. If you are so confused that you're going to change your mind in 30 minutes, don't launch.
Submission + - Firefox Kills Favicons (hothardware.com)
afabbro writes: "Favicons may seem harmless enough, but according to Mozilla, they can be pretty dangerous. Some sites set their favicon to a padlock. This behavior can trick users in to thinking that a site is using a secure connection when on an unsecured connection. Mozilla's solution is to drop favicons from Firefox altogether."
Comment Hell Hath No Fury Like a Geek Inconvenienced (Score 1) 292
In most cases, you're talking about a few minutes before and during takeoff and a few minutes during landing. During that time, read a book.
I've certainly used tablets, phones (for apps), and laptops all other times during flight.
There is no one on this planet who can't live without the Internet for the duration of a flight. If you are so insanely important, buy the plane's service.
Comment Let's start with TekGoblin (Score 4, Informative) 299
Seriously, why not link the source instead of some spammy blog?
Comment Re:wikipedia is a collection of expert testimony (Score 1) 373
This is seriously one of the best parodies of a Wikipedia fanboy I've ever read.
Comment Re:Dead tree anything is just DOA (Score 1) 373
When you're done with one of those ebooks, can you give it to me? Oh. Well, you can donate it to...oh. At least you can sell it used to...oh. Anyway, you can always lend it to...oh.
Comment Re:Britannica is still around... (Score 1) 373
Wikipedia is not progress.
Comment Re:Citable (Score 1) 373
>This is mainly due to the fact that there is no "stable" Wikipedia --
This is mainly due to the fact that the vast majority of those in academia (=higher education) consider Wikipedia to be absolutely unreliable.
Everyone should consider Wikipedia unreliable.
Comment Re:Causality Failure... (Score 1) 455
He already has. (Novel's premise is that the Eugenics Wars have already come and gone - they just weren't the big military conflicts people expected.)
Comment Re:Why the negative headlines? (Score 1) 222
Editors don't change headlines here? I guess you've never had an accepted submission.
Comment Re:More useful than you think (Score 1) 98
At first glance, the whole idea of personal analytics seems kind of worthless. But imagine comparing analytics among populations
That is statistics, not "personal analytics".
Personal analytics appears to be what was earlier called "narcissism".
Comment Where are prisons located? Exactly. (Score 1) 550
Most prisons are built as public-works projects in remote communities where your other choices are making minimum wage at McDonald's or the gas station. Prisons can get away with this because the local workforce is often desperate for a good-paying job.
Comment Re: Deregulation (Score 2, Insightful) 284
You cannot seriously consider Rolling Stone a source of anything more than dopehead diatribes. Dude, it's Rolling Stone - they were marginally relevant to the 70s music scene. Marginally. Since then they've been nothing but a venting platform for drug-addled baby boomers who refuse to shut up.
Comment Re:...huh? (Score 1) 80
You make it sound like there's only a handful of them,
People who want to feel alternative and underground and rebellious and cool by wearing Guy Fawkes masks? There's a ton.
People who also break into computer systems and deface web sites? A handful.
