Comment Re:Speaking as an iPad owner. (Score 1) 196
A Lexus is better than a Toyota, and it costs more. Toyota still sells lots of cars.
But Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Toyota...
Comment Re:al qaeda (Score 1) 228
It has already begun.
Comment Re:so no more free gropping... (Score 1) 373
i can see why the nerds might be upset.
I don't. Getting groped by the TSA is nothing like a Maroon 5 music video no matter how much anyone wishes it so.
Comment Re:ISP:s at fault (Score 1) 231
A friend of mine lived next door (literally within 5 meters, though more like 50 meters by wire) to an geek ISP's test facility, running the latest equipment, latest setup, just before being pushed into wider production. Even he only got (from memory, so it might be a bit higher than this) 18Mbps for a full ADSL2+ connection.
Yikes. If that's the case, it would have been better to bypass the dsl setup entirely and drop some cat5/cat6 (~100 meters or less per cable segment) directly to the router.
Submission + - Game developer David Braben creates a USB stick PC (geek.com)
KPexEA writes: Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? $25.
The hardware being offered is no slouch either. It uses a 700MHz ARM11 processor coupled with 128MB of RAM and runs OpenGL ES 2.0 allowing for decent graphics performance with 1080p output confirmed. Storage is catered for by an SD card slot. It also looks as though modules can be attached such as the 12MP camera seen in the image above.
We can expect it to run a range of Linux distributions, but it looks like Ubuntu may be the distro it ships with. That means it will handle web browsing, run office applications, and give the user a fully functional computer to play with as soon as it’s plugged in. All that and it can be carried in your pocket or on a key chain.
The hardware being offered is no slouch either. It uses a 700MHz ARM11 processor coupled with 128MB of RAM and runs OpenGL ES 2.0 allowing for decent graphics performance with 1080p output confirmed. Storage is catered for by an SD card slot. It also looks as though modules can be attached such as the 12MP camera seen in the image above.
We can expect it to run a range of Linux distributions, but it looks like Ubuntu may be the distro it ships with. That means it will handle web browsing, run office applications, and give the user a fully functional computer to play with as soon as it’s plugged in. All that and it can be carried in your pocket or on a key chain.
Submission + - EV fast charging standards in flux (autoblog.com)
savuporo writes: With the first battery electric vehicles becoming available on markets worldwide, there is an increased push to establish standards for fast charging plugs. Unfortunately, the story is far from simple. US hopes to establish its own DC fast charging standad by 2012, and Europe cannot come to an agreement about their version. Meanwhile, CHAdeMO fast charge standard developed and widely deployed in Japan, used on both Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi MiEV is gaining momentum with deployments underway both in US and Europe. CHAdeMO is limited to 62Kw charge rate, able to charge smaller battery packs to 80% SoC in 15-30 minutes.
Submission + - Anonymous attacks PlayStation Network (geekword.net) 3
An anonymous reader writes: Truly a sad day for the joyous Gamers, especially for PS3 Enthusiasts, as their most admired PlayStation Network which is abbreviated as PSN is encountering gross problems and is inaccessible since yesterday.
Who did it?
The popular internet hacking force Anonymous once again attacks PSN, causing many hardcore gamers to experience unknown errors on their screens.
Who did it?
The popular internet hacking force Anonymous once again attacks PSN, causing many hardcore gamers to experience unknown errors on their screens.
Submission + - Sony needs to pay PS3 owner for OtherOS removal (afterdawn.com)
x*yy*x writes: According to Consumer Board in Finland, Sony should pay up 100 euros to a console owner for OtherOS removal. The board said that the removal of OtherOS crippled console features that were present at the time of purchase and agreed that consumers should be compensated. Sony tried to point out that the user agreed PS3 EULA, but the consumer board noted that such agreements can't go around consumer laws.
Submission + - Professor tells Republicans to "F*** off" (press-citizen.com)
R.Mo_Robert writes: A tenured anthropology and women's studies professor at The University of Iowa has sparked a storm of debate in the blogosphere after sending an e-mail to the College Republicans group at the university saying simply, "F*** YOU, REPUBLICANS" from her University e-mail account. The message was in response to an mass e-mail sent to all University members that advertised a "Republican coming out week," including an "animal rights BBQ" and other events.
She later apologized and clarified her concerns, including that the group appropriated the "coming out" phrase from the LGBT rights movement and that the group's events made fun of causes many take seriously, including a mock of public employee protests in Wisconsin and animal rights. Nevertheless, the debate continues about if and whether she should be disciplined and she overstepped boundaries to free speech--to say nothing about issues related to tenure, accusations of liberal bias, and other issues that have sparked debate on both sides of the issue.
She later apologized and clarified her concerns, including that the group appropriated the "coming out" phrase from the LGBT rights movement and that the group's events made fun of causes many take seriously, including a mock of public employee protests in Wisconsin and animal rights. Nevertheless, the debate continues about if and whether she should be disciplined and she overstepped boundaries to free speech--to say nothing about issues related to tenure, accusations of liberal bias, and other issues that have sparked debate on both sides of the issue.
Submission + - What the robots saw inside Fukushima (cio.com.au)
swandives writes: "The first images provided by robots from inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are in, following the massive March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
A pair of iRobot Packbots entered three of the reactor units on Sunday and Monday. Their job was to survey the conditions inside and help Tokyo Electric Power and evaluate whether it is safe to send humans in to continue the cleanup. It's expected to take up to nine months to bring the plant to a cold shutdown — if it can be done."
A pair of iRobot Packbots entered three of the reactor units on Sunday and Monday. Their job was to survey the conditions inside and help Tokyo Electric Power and evaluate whether it is safe to send humans in to continue the cleanup. It's expected to take up to nine months to bring the plant to a cold shutdown — if it can be done."
Submission + - AMD Bulldozer Socket AM3 Compatibility Explained (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: "At this point it's fairly clear that AMD will not officially support their forthcoming Bulldozer products in existing socket AM3 motherboards and systems. However, recent announcements from Asus and MSI make it clear that some AM3 boards will function with a Bulldozer-class processor installed. With that said, AMD originally justified moving from AM3 to AM3+ because not doing so would prevent certain Bulldozer features from functioning. AMD has not specified which features are affected yet. Though, for starters, based on a few very trusted sources in the know, Bulldozer's advanced power management and clock gating capabilities will require an AM3+ socket motherboard. That said, of course "unsupported" is also almost always code for "voids your warranty.""
Submission + - Need a receipt on taxes? The Federal Tax Receipt (whitehouse.gov)
ndogg writes: "The White House has opened up a tool that lets you see where your tax dollars are being spent. I put my numbers in and it showed that a little over a quarter goes towards defense and military spending (I'm not sure I'm getting my money's worth on that one), and a little under a quarter for health care."
Submission + - Too dumb to vote? (cnn.com) 4
telekon writes: "In this op-ed piece, CNN commentator LZ Granderson makes the (radical?) suggestion that in order to vote, people should have a basic grasp of civics.
"We wouldn't issue a driver's license to someone unable to pass the written test, knowing the potential damage that person could do behind the wheel. Why do we look at voting differently?""
"We wouldn't issue a driver's license to someone unable to pass the written test, knowing the potential damage that person could do behind the wheel. Why do we look at voting differently?""
Submission + - FBI raids wrong home, searching for WoW gold (gamepron.com)
dotarray writes: The FBI may have had the wrong address when they recently raided an apartment in Michigan, investigating a World of Warcraft gold-selling claim. No arrests have been made following the March 30 raid.
