Comment Re:let's wait and see (Score 1) 286
A Princess Bride reference on Slashdot. I love it!
Comment Re:Ah, shades of the year 2000 (and 2005) (Score 1) 189
So in 2009, the industry takes a new approach: owning your cellphone.
This is already happening with some of the new cell phones out there. My daughter (had) the Sidekick, and it was basically a rented cell phone. You had to sign up for the $25 monthly data plan to get any functionality out of the phone. All contacts were stored on the server, along with ring tones and texts. Take away the $25 a month, and every time the phone is turned off, it returns to factory default and loses everything.
You were not allowed to import your own ring tones, but had to download from their list.
This is already happening with some of the new cell phones out there. My daughter (had) the Sidekick, and it was basically a rented cell phone. You had to sign up for the $25 monthly data plan to get any functionality out of the phone. All contacts were stored on the server, along with ring tones and texts. Take away the $25 a month, and every time the phone is turned off, it returns to factory default and loses everything.
You were not allowed to import your own ring tones, but had to download from their list.
Comment Re:Name of Helicopter game - please help me name i (Score 1) 310
Submission + - Websphere options and capabilities
BlueVoodoo writes: "Explore user interface options available to business process developers by looking at customized Java Server Pages (JSPs) to display and manipulate human task data in the business process."
Journal Journal: N.C. State is Fighting the RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America has upped its campaign against N.C. State students downloading music with 23 lawsuits.(1)
Originally, the RIAA was only sending letters regarding a settlement students could pay to avoid legal action. However, the organization has now sent lawsuits to 37 who elected not to settle.
Student Legal Services, led by Pam Gerace, can't stress enough that students who are caught up with the RIAA have support and can
Journal Journal: Virginia Tech shooting 3
'm sure we're about to see years of commentary on the shooting that happened today at Virginia Tech. 32 people are dead, because of one murderer who (by current reports) was armed with a couple of handguns.
Background reading for perspective:
1) A comparable attack happened at a law school in Virginia in 2002; the killer was stopped when 2 other students retrieved a handgun and subdued him.
Feed Podcast: Deciphering Microsoft's antitrust dig against Google (com.com)
Behind Redmond's antitrust concerns against Google-DoubleClick; meet the Webware 100; running the Boston Marathon in space.
Feed Round and round the Earth we go (com.com)
It wasn't so long ago, really, that the first man flew into space. Now Earth's orbit plays host to tourists and joggers.
Feed Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk (com.com)
At least four exploits for vulnerability in the Windows domain name system service were published over the weekend.
Journal Journal: Gunman kills 30 in rampage at Virginia university
Gunman kills 30 in rampage at Virginia university - International Herald Tribune: "At least 30 people were killed and 29 were wounded Monday at Virginia Tech University in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history and one of the worst anywhere."
Submission + - Campusfood.com Launches TXT Ordering
Robert Saunders writes: "Campusfood.com, the nation's premier online food ordering service, is announcing Text and One Click Ordering. Students can now save their orders for easy, one click ordering and can use their mobile phone to order via text/SMS. These new technologies complement Campusfood.com's cutting edge online ordering service and are available at over 300 colleges and universities nationwide.
To view a copy of the press release, along with a video and podcast, please visit http://www.campusfood.com/press/mobile-phone-order ing.asp"
Feed Astronaut completes marathon in space (pheedo.com)
A fellow crew member dangled an orange in front of Suni Williams as she ran the Boston Marathon on a treadmill on the International Space Station
Submission + - Poll: Best munchies for coding?
An anonymous reader writes: - Potato chips
- Nachos & cheesy salsa
- Party mix (pretzels, cheezies, doritos, corn chips)
- Ramen noodles
- Pizza pockets
- Popcorn
- CowboyNeal
- Nachos & cheesy salsa
- Party mix (pretzels, cheezies, doritos, corn chips)
- Ramen noodles
- Pizza pockets
- Popcorn
- CowboyNeal
Submission + - Jack Thompson Blames Games for VA-Tech Shooting
Cheeziologist writes: In an interview on Fox News today, Jack Thompson, notorious critic of the supposed effects of video games on children and young adults, claimed that "he [the gunman] immersed himself in counter-strike [and] half-life" and that it was the influence of these video games that caused the gunman to open fire on the Virginia Tech campus, killing approximately 30 people.
Journal Journal: Jack Thompson is evil 1
Jack Thompson is currently on Fox News blaming video games for the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Jack said that it would be impossible to carry out a massacre of this proportion without training, and that he was sure when they examined the shooters computer, that "training" program like GTA would be find.
