franoculator - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Prosecute them. (Score 1) 643

by franoculator on Wednesday November 14, 2007 @02:47PM (#21352625) Attached to: Wikileaks Releases Sensitive Guantanamo Manual

Side note: You (in a general sense), are racist when you talk about the death of a few thousand american soldiers, but neglect to mention or even less, acknowledge the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians.)

I'm not excusing ignorance, but the average guy on the average American street has no idea that Iraqi civilians are suffering and dying as a result of the invasion. Our mainstream media places no value on those lives, which frankly, doesn't shock me, given the amount of airtime they devote to our own fallen soldiers.

Submission + - Did iPhone Kill Mobile Wesites? (circleid.com)

Submitted by penciling_in on Friday July 06, 2007 @02:53PM

penciling_in writes: Some have argued that iPhone's very capable browser eliminates the need for creating mobile version of websites. VP of the company that manges the .mobi domain which is aimed at making websites more mobile friendly explains why recent suggestions about iPhone effecting their business is not a concern. What do you think? Will light mobile versions of websites still be preferred if mobile devices have iPhone-type browsers?

Submission + - University boffins squeeze 500GB onto a DVD (theregister.co.uk) 1

Submitted by JagsLive on Friday July 06, 2007 @02:45PM

JagsLive writes: theRegister reports, "The University of Berlin, with partners Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy, has managed to work out how to store 500GB of data on a regular HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. By applying wavelength multiplexing techniques to multi-layer disc structures, very high storage densities can be achieved, Professor Susanna Orlic told German site Pressetext. The 500GB prototype has 50 data-storage layers. Orl said the technology has the potential to store one terabyte (1TB) of data."

Submission + - Microsoft to Spend $1.15 Billion for Xbox Repairs

Submitted by paro12 on Friday July 06, 2007 @01:53PM

paro12 writes: From the NY Times article:

In what may be one of the costliest consumer warranty repairs in history, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it would spend up to $1.15 billion to repair failing Xbox 360 game machine consoles. ...Microsoft said it would extend the warranty of the game console to three years to customers worldwide. Previously, products sold in the United States were covered by a one-year warranty

Submission + - China's new nuclear sub spotted on Google Earth

Submitted by Plasma_droid on Friday July 06, 2007 @12:54PM

Plasma_droid writes: A new class of nuclear-powered Chinese submarine has been spotted for the first time through Google Earth. The Jin-class of sub has been rumored to exist for some time but has not been seen publicly until now. "They're very much in the testing phase," says Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. "But if they're able to deploy one of these things then obviously our attack submarines will be right on their tail. Then the cat and mouse game starts."

Submission + - Iran ends gasoline-only car-making (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by

brian0918

on Friday July 06, 2007 @12:22PM

brian0918 writes: "The country of Iran is now moving well beyond American pipedreams by ending production of gas-only cars in the next couple weeks. This follows the rationing imposed by the government last week, which led to anger and violence at the pumps. From BBC: 'In an unexpected announcement, Industries and Mines Minister Ali Reza Tahmasebi said all vehicles produced from 23 July onwards would have dual-fuel facilities installed. The automobiles which have been supplied to the market prior to this will gradually be converted to dual-fuel too. The move will reduce demand for gas and could help ease the capital's notorious pollution.'"

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