Comment Re:Already done, and the US lost (Score 1) 969
A bit of pedantism - there's no such thing as an ex-Marine. They are "retired" or "former" Marines, never ex.
Comment Re:iPad vs. all Android tablets (Score 2) 584
According to this article, it costs $201.70 to make a Kindle Fire (only $2.70 more than the MSRP).
I would think the plan is to entice people to purchase Amazon content for use on the Kindle Fire.
Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_and_blades_business_model
Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_and_blades_business_model
Comment Re:Everyone posting lives in Arizona (Score 2) 344
Why not use UTC & let everyone figure out their own local time?
Comment Re:I am gonna start my own ask slashdot thread (Score 1) 488
Instead of dual-booting, I use a Windows virtual machine. It works fine for most specialized software.
I haven't tried it with games yet, but with hardware virtualization I would think that wouldn't be a problem.
Comment Re:Don't you have anything better to do? (Score 1) 393
That patent (if it even existed) would have expired years ago.
Comment So long, CmdrTaco (Score 2) 238
I had the pleasure of meeting Rob at ALS 2000 (I *still* have the tshirt from that somewhere!) I hope all goes well for you & yours from here on out!
Comment Re:You forgot, religion is an epidemic in itself (Score 1) 547
According to that logic, all popular ideas are "mental infectious agents".
They are (possibly):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics
Comment DC (Bethesda/Chevy Chase area) (Score 1) 614
Felt it bad here, I work in a 50-year-old building. No way this place stays intact if a sustained quake hits.
Comment Re:Worth it yet? (Score 1) 157
You do know that Sprint roams on the Verizon network, right? There is a limit of minutes for free roaming, but I can't recall it right now.
Comment Re:First it was NORTEL... (Score 1) 267
Land Rover is owned by an Indian company now.
Comment Re:Hello Moto? (Score 1) 166
You can do all of that with a locked phone, there are plenty of Android apps for Amazon, Dropbox, ssh, rdp, etc.
Comment Re:Googling "Pre-Rapture Suicide Methods" (Score 1) 673
I read somewhere that it was actually Flavor Aid. However, that's on wikipedia so who knows.
Amazon Releases Cloud-Based Music Service 222
c0lo writes "Right after rumors that Google was preparing to take on iTunes service with a digital music store of its own, Amazon has announced that it's entering the fight with a cloud-based music service of its own. From the article: 'Amazon Cloud Drive is a "personal disk drive in the cloud," while Amazon Cloud Player is, well, a Web-based music player. That's right--Amazon Cloud Drive will be something like Google's rumored digital music locker, a cloud-based storage system for all of your tunes.'"
HP To Put WebOS On PCs In 2012 200
Stenchwarrior writes "Hewlett-Packard's chief executive officer Leo Apotheker announced that WebOS will be on every PC that HP ships in 2012. The move is intended to attract more developers and push the operating system from mobile devices onto desktops. Apotheker made the announcement during a presentation to HP's staff in India, according to a report by Bloomberg. It's not likely that WebOS will supplant existing operating systems on PCs, but rather would run on top of Windows to be able to launch WebOS apps. HP had previously announced its plans to push WebOS onto PCs last month, but, at the time, the company didn't reveal the scope of its commitment to the operating system. We now know that HP means each and every PC it sells starting in 2012 will have WebOS installed."
SurfSens Brings Surfing Into the Computer Age 42
cylonlover writes "In an activity that for many of its participants is akin to a religion, the merging of surfing and technology might seem a bit like blasphemy. But while surfing is still about lifestyle for many of us, these days it's also a competitive sport offering huge amounts of prize money, so it's no surprise to see the emergence of boards packing more than just polyurethane within their fiberglass shells. With the aim of 'turning feelings into facts and figures,' research company Tecnalia and Spanish surfboard manufacturer Pukas have teamed up to create a surfboard that packs a gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS compass, pressure sensors and strain gauges to measure the flex of the board."
