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Comment Re:Decisions, decisions... (Score 1) 550

by dimer0 on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @04:47PM (#30218388) Attached to: Police Arrest Man For Refusing To Tweet

Jim is my enemy. But Jim is also his own worst enemy. And the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So, Jim is actually my friend.

But...

Since Jim is his own worst enemy, the enemy of my friend is my enemy. So Jim is actually my enemy.

But...

Submission + - iPod Touch screen problems - defect or design? 2

Submitted by The Blue Meanie on Friday September 14, 2007 @06:27PM

The Blue Meanie writes: As reported by a friend of mine, and confirmed with a thread or two elsewhere, people are noticing that a number of the new iPod Touch screens are producing really BAD video, especially in darker areas. Is this just a case of Apple picking a lousy screen for this model, or is this a manufacturing defect? They obviously didn't use the screen from the iPhone — are Touch users destined to suffer with sub-par video?

Submission + - Ten Years of Steve Jobs

Submitted by Gammu on Sunday February 11, 2007 @04:12PM

Gammu writes: Apple is nearing its tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs-leadership. On December 20, 1996, Apple's acquisition of NeXT went public and a mere seven months later, on July 9, 1997, Steve Jobs had ousted Amelio and most of the board of directors. What followed was an aggressive reorganization that cut thousands of jobs and most of the projects in R&D. The product matrix and Apple's strategy for targeting two markets (consumer and pro) emerged and Apple began its road to recovery.

Feed Peru: Global Warming Visible (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Sunday February 11, 2007 @04:12PM

Scientists say the rate snow is fading on the largest glacier chain in the tropics, Peru's Cordillera Blanca, indicates global warming is accelerating and there's water trouble ahead. By the Associated Press.

Journal Journal: The math behind "beer goggles" 2

Journal by tomhudson on Sunday February 11, 2007 @12:03PM

Researchers at Manchester University, among others, have discovered a mathematical formula for calculating the "beer goggles effect" (where people look more attractive after a few beers).

The factors are: how drunk you are, how dark the room is, your eye-sight, the amount of smoke in the air, and how far you are from your "target" (which also explains all those "good from far but far from good" sightings).

Journal Journal: Spotlight Upgrades in Leopard 356

Journal by anaesthetica on Sunday February 11, 2007 @03:26AM

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard is set to feature several new enhancements to Spotlight, Apple's desktop search, according to ComputerWorld. These include searching across multiple networked Macs, parental search snooping, server spotlight indexing, boolean search, (sorely needed) better application launching, and quick look previews.

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