Comment Re:imprisoned indefinitely without trial (Score 1) 805
I think he had a few 'trials', no?
Trial isn't the correct word, however, "trial" is.
Comment Re:Now, time to shove it down their throats (Score 1) 221
Since it's for their own good, time to shove fourteen languages down the their throats in forced mandatory education. Stop concentrating on math and science, start concentrating on languages. Veuillez considérer le bien-être des enfants.
Qu'est-ce qui te fait penser que l'algèbre n'est pas une langue?
(TR: What makes you think Algebra isn't a language?)
FTFY
Comment Re:Not a planet (Score 1) 137
Neptune didn't clear out its orbit either (Since Pluto is in it), and it has 5 (currently known) moons too.
Next to Neptune, Pluto is a speck of dust, so yes Neptune cleared its orbit. You can't say the same for Pluto.
Comment Re:Spain's president? (Score 1) 508
Yes, seriously.
Guess what, there where elections in Spain on november the 20th. After that, there's a pair of weeks with a government in functions while the new president and his team takes control of the country.
You misspelled prime minister.
Comment Spain's president? (Score 1) 508
In a leaked letter sent to Spain's outgoing President
Seriously?
Comment Re:Ancient history (Score 1) 179
Furthermore
You should ask this guy.
Comment Re:The three basics of sensitive e-mails (Score 1) 217
If you are unaware of the quote, Cardinal Richelieu states in the late 19th century:
"If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him."
uhh... what?
Comment Re:Already done (Score 1) 177
Um, no. Google's true CA is not DigiNotar, but Equifax,
Whoosh
Comment Re:It's reverse psychology! (Score 3, Insightful) 211
And MS has embraced unlocking/jail-breaking as well, which will enable side-loading apps.
If they actually embraced it, it wouldn't be called jailbreaking, it would be called sudo.
Comment Re:It's reverse psychology! (Score 1) 211
If he really meant it he wouldn't have let cameras and smartphones into announcement.
If he really meant it he wouldn't have let journalists into announcement.
Patent Troll Going After Alzheimer's Researchers 116
An anonymous reader sends this excerpt from Nature News:
"The website of the Alzheimer's Institute of America (AIA) doesn't reveal much about the organization, but portrays it as committed to supporting research and patients. Among people who study Alzheimer's disease, however, the AIA, based in St Louis, Missouri, is best known for filing lawsuits against companies and researchers — a practice that scientists say could hamper the progress of research into combating the dreaded disease."
Comment Re:What's next....? (Score 1) 481
In fact, the entire future of humanity, including all technological advances, was already patented by scifi writers decades ago.
Well, as long as it's been patented at least two decades ago, we're safe...
Comment Re:How much area is 1% of the Sahara desert anyhow (Score 1) 450
Well, it's about 40,000 square km or 18,000 square miles or
.05% of the United States (basically the area of West Virginia).
Or in european units, that's about one Switzerland.
Comment Re:It is not an Apple invention (Score 1) 232
The article makes it sound like a breakthrough by Apple but videocalling has been around for at least 3 years in Italy and has not taken on for a variety of reasons, the main one being that it does not solve a problem the user has.
Same here, I've had a videophone for four years. I'm pretty sure one day Apple will claim they invented smartphones...
Microsoft Patents "Fonts With Feelings" 150
theodp writes "Seems like those old IBM flaming logo commercials (video) should count as prior art, but the USPTO granted Microsoft a patent Tuesday for inventing Fonts With Feelings. Giving font characters sound, motion, and altered appearance, Microsoft asserts, gives a user 'the impression the fonts have personalities,' thereby enhancing the user's understanding and/or fluency of words. From the patent: 'As a few non-limiting examples, the word 'giant' can get very large; the word 'lion' can morph into a line drawing of a lion; the word 'toss' can morph into a hand that animates a ball toss; the word 'bees' could show bees flying around with or without a 'buzz' sound effect'. If you're curious, Microsoft Research offers some explanations and examples of 'fontlings' in action — don't miss 'f' kicks 'a'!"
