Comment Re:China does the same stuff (Score 1) 240
+1
Comment Re:possible bidders (Score 1) 63
+1
Submission + - Louis CK's Internet Experiment Pays Off (ibtimes.com) 3
redletterdave writes: "Comedian Louis C.K., real name Louis Szekely, took a major risk by openly selling his latest stand-up special, "Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater," for only $5 on his website and refusing to put any DRM restrictions on the video, which made it easily susceptible to pirating and torrenting. Four days later, Louis CK's goodwill experiment has already paid off: The 44-year-old comic now reports making a profit of about $200,000, after banking more than $500,000 in revenue from the online-only sale. The special, which has sold 110,000 copies so far, is only available on Louis CK's website."
Submission + - Attorney General: Voter ID laws hurt minorities (politico.com)
Reverand Dave writes: Under increasing pressure from civil rights groups to take action against a wave of state voter identification laws, Attorney General Eric Holder issued a public warning Tuesday that the new laws could disenfranchise minority voters, but he stopped short of promising the broad legal crackdown many activists are seeking.
"It is time to ask: What kind of nation and what kind of people do we want to be? Are we willing to allow this era, our era to be remembered as the age when our nation's proud tradition of expanding the franchise ended? Holder said in a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70400.html#ixzz1gWYHrfsE
"It is time to ask: What kind of nation and what kind of people do we want to be? Are we willing to allow this era, our era to be remembered as the age when our nation's proud tradition of expanding the franchise ended? Holder said in a speech at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70400.html#ixzz1gWYHrfsE
Submission + - Is NTSB call for ban on electronics for drivers re (itworld.com)
bdking writes: In a country where cellphones are as prevalent as drivers' licenses and vehicles, is it possible for states to effectively ban the use of electronic devices while behind the wheel, as the National Transportation Safety Board recommends? Or would it be just as futile as trying to stop drunk driving when there's a bar and happy hour on every corner and alcohol is sold in convenience stores?
Comment Re:Nook easy to hack? (Score 1) 153
I am confused. Mixed up recovery and bootloader.
Comment Re:Nook easy to hack? (Score 1) 153
See below - Nook bootloader unlocked: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354002
Comment Re:Complaint Text (Score 1) 433
Doesn't seem to be available yet, or at least not available to download.
Comment Re:Ha ha ha (Score 0) 436
Let's replace the people with their roles in an actual ponzi scheme:
"current beneficiaries are getting paid by current investors, and current investors are hoping to get paid by future investors. SS doesn't have any books, all of the funds are fake, they are moving fungible money back and forward"
"current beneficiaries are getting paid by current investors, and current investors are hoping to get paid by future investors. SS doesn't have any books, all of the funds are fake, they are moving fungible money back and forward"
Comment Re:That's the last straw (Score 1) 262
I support this decision.
Comment Microsoft... (Score 1) 262
...the new SCO.
10 years to bankruptcy, please?
Can't we just get this over quick and have all the MS people quit?
Comment Re:It's about time (Score 1) 379
The EPA doesn't do anything about CO2 and global warming - they just regulate smoke stack scrubbers, which scrub out non-greenhouse gas emissions only (soot, etc)...
Which means that the otherwise reflective cloud from the smoke stacks don't exist anymore and the greenhouse gases that are emitted are more effective at heating up the atmosphere.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_evaporation#Decreasing_Trend_of_Pan_Evaporation
Comment Re:JavaScript and Perl are not for beginners (Score 1) 510
I dunno...I find perl easy to teach to people...especially if they have already experimented with batch files or other rudimentary forms of coding.
Comment Re:Give me good services (Score 2) 369
If the music industry had a simple way to buy rights to songs, etc., people would probably even pay to use that in youtube videos they make, etc.
As it stands now, you use one service to find out all 2-5 services you need to get a hold of, then use those 2-5 services to determine all of the fees you have to pay.
Ridiculous. The music industry is sometimes as backwards as the Patent and Trademark Office of the US.
Submission + - Who Wants My iPad? (reduxonline.com)
Frankenshteen writes: "What the iPad has done is realise what I REALLY, REALLY want." Short and to the point — not the game changer he was hoping for — but managed to refine expectations. Still; tablets/pads are just bridging the gap 'till the eyeglasses/gloves/hip cpu become widely available.
