Comment so... what (Score 0) 122
am i supposed to be surprised that it actually works? cause a piracy filter blocking a site focused on torrents isn't a huge supervise
Comment cheaper (Score 1) 156
a
Comment except (Score 1) 183
open systems conducted within a known group make voting fraud much harder.
doesn't anyone remember the Chicago political machines? if the group becomes corrupt group control is a bad thing and remember the voting all happens in front of that group ONLY no outsiders are told the vote only the result
Comment yea (Score 1) 174
that will do a lot of good when the road is covered in hard-pack snow (non northerners think ice but opaque white)
Submission + - U.S Congressman Wants to Ban Internet Bills (gizmodo.com)
SchrodingerZ writes: "Representative Darrell Issa, a republican congressman from California, has drafted a bill for the internet. The bill, aptly named the Internet American Moratorium Act (IAMA), is, "a two-year moratorium on any new laws, rules or regulations governing the Internet." In short it hopes to deny any new government bills related to lawmaking on the internet for the next two years. The bill was first made public on the website Reddit, and is currently on the front page of Keepthewebopen.com, a website advocating internet rights. "Together we can make Washington take a break from messing w/ the Internet," Issa writes on his Reddit post. The initial response to the bill has been mixed. Users of Reddit are skeptical of the paper's motives and credibility. As of now, the bill is just a discussion draft, whether it will gain footing in the future is up in the air."
Submission + - XBian's Koenkk replies to the XBian RaspBMC flare up (xbian.org) 1
juenger1701 writes: Xbian's developer Koenkk has posted a reply to the code stealing accusations mentioned here yesterday http://www.xbian.org/sotu.html
Submission + - Has Apple Peaked? 2
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Joe Nocerna writes in the NY Times that Steve Jobs was a perfectionist with no tolerance for corner-cutting or mediocre products. The last time Apple released a truly substandard product — MobileMe, in 2008 — Jobs gathered the team into an auditorium, berated them mercilessly and then got rid of the team leader in front of everybody. But when Apple replaced Google’s map application with its own, vastly inferior, application, infuriating its customers, it may turn out to be the canary in the coal mine for Apple's future. Part of the reason is that Jobs isn’t there anymore but there is also a less obvious — yet possibly more important — reason that Apple’s best days may soon be behind it. "When Jobs returned to the company in 1997, after 12 years in exile, Apple was in deep trouble. It could afford to take big risks and, indeed, to search for a new business model, because it had nothing to lose." writes Nocerna adding that less than 15 years ago Microsoft appeared to be invincible but once its Windows operating system and Office applications became giant moneymakers, Microsoft’s entire strategy became geared toward protecting its two cash cows. Now it is Apple’s turn to be king of the hill — and, not surprisingly, it has begun to behave in a very similar fashion. "I would be surprised if [Apple] ever gives us another product as transformative as the iPhone or the iPad," concludes Nocera. "It is the nature of capitalism that big companies become defensive, while newer rivals emerge with better, smarter ideas.""
Submission + - Gaming with only one hand...
Hork_Monkey writes: I recently sustained a severe injury to one of my arms, and lucky not to be an amputee. I'm an avid gamer (primarily PC, but also XBox) and looking for advice one how to adapt to the challenge now presented of enjoying one of my favorite past times. My google-fu has lead me to some devices and tips, but I wanted to tap the collective while experimenting. I know there has to be some /.'ers in a similar position who could provide some guidance. I'm figuring a few things out, and also hope to share what I find for others in a similar situation.
Comment it loosk absoultly nothing like (Score 1) 789
anything i would post on a public site that's easily traceable and archived for god knows how long
Comment get serious (Score 2) 386
a flare that big would wipe out power on a massive scale even if you got your code back no one would be buying it for a long time
Submission + - The Oatmeal Begins a Fundraiser for a Nikola Tesla Museum (theoatmeal.com)
juenger1701 writes: The Oatmeal has begun working with http://www.teslasciencecenter.org/ to purchase Wardenclyffe laboratory located in Shoreham, New York in order to create a Tesla museum details on The Oatmeals Blog here http://theoatmeal.com/blog/tesla_museum and the fundraiser page here http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum
Comment 5 gets you 10 (Score 1) 345
that the contract says up to 3.0 not guaranteed 3.0
Comment quick easy and shiney (Score 1) 1016
clay pot
thermite
torch
Comment are you serously (Score 1) 462
asking on the internet how to live without the internet
whiskey tango foxtrot charlie
Comment translation from marketing (Score 1) 291
We screwed the pooch with the original PSN and the PS3 now Microsoft and Nintendo are severely whipping our asses and we can't afford to build out a LIVE competitor for the same fee Microsoft charges so now we will continue with the delusion that people want to buy every game we make at full price forever. (i'm looking at you Games on Demand)
