Comment Re:sweet !! (Score 1) 314
That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.
Comment Re:WTF? (Score 1) 180
Some memories are too profitable to die...
The Simpsons?
Comment Re:Lets skip to the heart of the matter (Score 4, Informative) 260
My last car did this. Driving on snow or very wet roads would trigger the low tire pressure warning. It did detect an actual low tire once but there were so many false positives that I learned to ignore it.
One good thing is that it forced me to keep a pressure gauge in the car so I could check the tires and reset the warning light.
Comment PacMan (Score 1) 466
Since they did that I've changed my browser home page to: http://www.google.com/pacman/. Nice plain white background, and you get to play Pac Man.
Mass Effect To Invade the Big Screen 142
UgLyPuNk writes "This could be a good thing or a bad thing: EA has just confirmed that it's making Mass Effect into a movie. The franchise has been acquired by Legendary Pictures, which is best known for its co-productions of The Dark Knight, Clash of the Titans, 300, Watchmen, and, um, The Hangover, as part of a co-financing agreement with Warner Bros."
Comment No more cable-ready TV (Score 1) 397
I'm considering dropping Comcast cable TV because they recently cut off clear-QAM service in my area. I use a Mac with TV tuner. I can still get local and broadcast channels but no more basic cable (Discovery, etc). Comcast doesn't have analog service anymore so it's no longer possible to watch cable channels without a cable box. CableCard doesn't seem to be an option on the Mac yet and the DRM worries me.
Since then I've been relying more on Netflix, Hulu, and torrents. My computer is a Mac Pro tower, The software I'm using is EyeTV, Plex, and Front Row. It's really a kick-ass setup. I have a HDHomerun tuner and I plan to hook it up to an antenna soon.
I still have a cable box for a TV in another room but I'm considering replacing that with a Mac Mini or Apple TV.
Beaver Dam Visible From Space 286
ygslash writes "The
Hoover Dam
no longer holds the title of the world's widest dam.
Satellite photos of northern Alberta, Canada, show that several families
of beavers have apparently
joined forces
to build a dam 850 meters
wide, more than twice as wide as the Hoover Dam."
FCC To Propose Net Neutrality Rules 110
wiredog writes "From The Washington Post comes news that the FCC is preparing to propose net neutrality rules on Monday. Quoting: '[FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski] will discuss the rules Monday during a keynote speech at The Brookings Institute. He isn't expected to drill into many details, but the proposal will specifically be for an additional guideline on how operators like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast can control what goes on their networks. That additional guideline would prevent the operators from discriminating, or act as gatekeepers, of Web content and services. ... The agency is expected to review what traffic management is reasonable and what practices are discriminatory. The guidelines are known as "principals" at the agency, which some public interest groups have sought to codify so that they would clearly be enforceable.'"
Password Hackers Do Big Business With Ex-Lovers 197
Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that disgruntled lovers and spouses considering divorce are flocking to services like YourHackerz.com that boast they have little trouble hacking into Web-based e-mail systems like AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook and Hotmail. The services advertise openly, and there doesn't appear to be much anyone can do about it because while federal law prohibits hacking into e-mail, without further illegal activity, it's only a misdemeanor, says Orin Kerr, a law professor at George Washington University. 'The feds usually don't have the resources to investigate and prosecute misdemeanors,' says Kerr. 'And part of the reason is that normally it's hard to know when an account has been compromised, because e-mail snooping doesn't leave a trace.' It's not clear where YourHackerz.com is located, but experts suspect that most password hacking businesses are based overseas."
Comment Don't bring the laptop (Score 1) 695
It's nice to share but there's a point where it's no longer sharing and you're just being taken advantage of. If you're not comfortable saying no then I'd just not bring the laptop to school (or not take it out).
Comment Re:Mod UPUPUPUPUP (Score 5, Funny) 252
That should be modded +3 Frikkin' hilarious!!
I don't have a clue why you posted AC...
Because he's an editor?
Comment Apple keyboard (Score 1) 523
My favorite is the latest Apple keyboard. It's the most comfortable to type on that I've had so far.
The only parts I don't like is where the Fn key is placed, and it's missing Print Screen, etc.
Comment Re:My only question... (Score 1) 317
because they're the only option. I don't have fios here, and I'm in an apartment so I can't put a dish on the roof. I only be able to get a handful of channels with an antenna.
