Comment Hate (Score 1) 153
Hate it when my DNA doesn't resolve.
Sorry I know its just a type-o, but its funny to me.
Comment I'd rather watch C-PAN (Score 1) 99
read the subject line
Comment If they had called it SkyNet (Score 1) 467
If they had just called it SkyNet (or even SyFyNet) we could all rest easier.
Comment The new AOL (Score 1) 173
So some people spend time in Facebook like members of the TheGuild spend time in WoW. That generates lots of page views and traffic. On the other hand I visit facebook about twice a month and use google countless times a day.
Comment Password Recover is the new Hacking? (Score 1) 215
What is with the spin talk here in the title? Basically this just says I need to use better passwords. Speak truths....
Comment Re:Nokia N900 vs. iPhone 3Gs (Score 1) 345
Except that the iPhone does run Apple apps in the back ground. The OS has a number of things running to be able to receive a call, keep it touch with the tower, update the battery icon, the signal bars, etc.
Even though 3rd party apps can't run in the back ground, the iPhone is running several tasks all the time. Its just those task were all written by apple.
I haven't seen the N900, so I can't speak to the speed difference.
Comment Re:Would be Great (Score 1) 345
Its hard to tell an app is crap until you use it. "Can't judge a book by its cover." Its much more true that you can't judge software by what marketing told you.
I would have to carefully evaluate each app one at a time never loading or running more than 1 per day, to be able to figure out which one was written by an idiot.
Comment Re:SMS on a land line? (Score 1) 345
SMS costs a fortune in the US. I had it disabled.
Comment Would be Great (Score 1) 345
But if they do allow multitasking, I hope Apple becomes MORE restrictive on what they let on the App store. I don't want crap apps sucking my battery down.
As a developer concerned with power usage I would like more access to tell the OS things like how often I need a GPS location update. You can tell the API to update your app when you have moved x distance, but that implies the OS is watching movement constantly and only updates you every so often. I'd also like to shut down such resources when on a screen that doesn't need them, if I can quickly bring them back up.
Submission + - Cellphone em-waves may protect you from Alzheimers (yahoo.com) 1
olddotter writes: This Reuters article on Yahoo suggests that CellPhone radiation may protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease.
'At the end of that time, they found cellphone exposure erased a build-up of beta amyloid, a protein that serves as a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer's mice showed improvement and had reversal of their brain pathology, he said.'
'At the end of that time, they found cellphone exposure erased a build-up of beta amyloid, a protein that serves as a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer's mice showed improvement and had reversal of their brain pathology, he said.'
Submission + - Leaving the GPL behind (yahoo.com) 1
olddotter writes: "Yahoo Tech is running a story on companies' decisions to move away from the GPL. Interesting numbers, and a great debate for the Slashdot community. Let the flaming begin..."
Comment All of the Above! (Score 1) 860
Really I can't choose, they are all so compelling, at least in various incarnations.
Comment Matt Groening's take (Score 1) 387
Matt Groening has said that the Simpson's team uses the comic book guy specifically to spare with their hardcore fan base the inhabits the online forums. (Only he probably worded it much better than I just did.)
Comment First time? (Score 2, Interesting) 315
Is this the first time the EU has sued a member state for not passing a law? If so this will be an interesting case.
Submission + - PS2 still out selling the PS3 (digitalbattle.com)
olddotter writes: "Missed in this earlier /. coverage of PS3 price cut requests, is the fact that the PS2 is still out selling the PS3. I didn't even realize you could still by PS2s."
