Comment Re:Trade with a Web Designer... Please. (Score 2) 118
I need to comment to undo a bad mod on my part. Whoopsy!
Comment Re:Maybe not a joke, unfortunately. (Score 1) 429
I just took a look a Gizmodo, and at least you managed to figure out how to read it.
Comment Dupe! (Score 1) 147
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/02/13/2039222/twisted-radio-beams-could-untangle-the-airwaves
Well, at least it was more than a couple hours apart!
Comment Re:Translation from Canadian CorpoSpeak (Score 1) 404
Aye, I've always been glad that I've not been subjected to Bell/Rogers/Cogeco, but it doesn't mean I need to be happy with what I do have.
It's like having a choice between genital herpes, and facial herpes. I'd much rather just not have either!
It's like having a choice between genital herpes, and facial herpes. I'd much rather just not have either!
Comment Re:Translation from Canadian CorpoSpeak (Score 1) 404
I was referring to Vancouver. I'll admit though, I have been out of the country for a couple years and due to return home in Feb.
That article does look like there may be something interesting happening now, but ultimately in the past years a lot of it has just been show. I am keen on the market entry of Wind Mobile, and the effect it will have on the cellular services. Little off topic, but as Canadians, our mobile market isn't very nice either.
And yeah, I always have been glad that I don't need to use Bell/Rogers/Cogeco, like the rest of the poor saps in the east. Though, it doesn't mean I need to be happy about what I do have available!
That article does look like there may be something interesting happening now, but ultimately in the past years a lot of it has just been show. I am keen on the market entry of Wind Mobile, and the effect it will have on the cellular services. Little off topic, but as Canadians, our mobile market isn't very nice either.
And yeah, I always have been glad that I don't need to use Bell/Rogers/Cogeco, like the rest of the poor saps in the east. Though, it doesn't mean I need to be happy about what I do have available!
Comment Re:As a Canadian... (Score 1) 404
I swear Nickelback only gets so much play due to the depreciated content laws.
Comment Re:Translation from Canadian CorpoSpeak (Score 1) 404
Don't forget the West Coast Shaw and Telus duopoly.
There are agreements in place to not step over their bounds and go east. Of course they also collude on pricing and packages, so there is no real competition in their respective areas anyways.
There are agreements in place to not step over their bounds and go east. Of course they also collude on pricing and packages, so there is no real competition in their respective areas anyways.
Comment See? (Score 1) 144
The TSA are doing something!
This is proof!
Comment Devolving - (Score 1) 340
I like how the Gizmodo comments devolved into ganging up on someone's choice to post their penis online.
I'm glad something similar would never happen on Slashdot...
I'm glad something similar would never happen on Slashdot...
Submission + - BT to block piracy sites after court ruling (bbc.co.uk)
scumfuker writes: "A High Court judge has ruled that BT must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies.
Newzbin 2 is a members-only site which organises and lists a large amount of the illegally copied material found on Usenet discussion forums.
The landmark case is the first time that a British internet service provider has been ordered to block access to such a site."
Newzbin 2 is a members-only site which organises and lists a large amount of the illegally copied material found on Usenet discussion forums.
The landmark case is the first time that a British internet service provider has been ordered to block access to such a site."
Comment Unfortunately... (Score 1) 272
There is no shortage of douche-bags to fill his place.
Comment In case I'm not the only one. (Score 1) 99
Wikipedia says:
Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping system in an office, or to publish the text on a website. OCR makes it possible to edit the text, search for a word or phrase, store it more compactly, display or print a copy free of scanning artifacts, and apply techniques such as machine translation, text-to-speech and text mining to it. OCR is a field of research in pattern recognition, artificial intelligence and computer vision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition
Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping system in an office, or to publish the text on a website. OCR makes it possible to edit the text, search for a word or phrase, store it more compactly, display or print a copy free of scanning artifacts, and apply techniques such as machine translation, text-to-speech and text mining to it. OCR is a field of research in pattern recognition, artificial intelligence and computer vision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition
Comment Is it just me? (Score 3, Interesting) 177
Does it seem with the wording of the cable that Canada is expected to fall into line with whatever the US would like?
There also seems to be a minor tone of irritation when 'the public' and 'Michael Geist' is mentioned.
Damn you pesky citizens of a sovereign nation, getting in the way of our plans for your country...
Seeing it explicitly laid out like that is just, well, disturbing.
There also seems to be a minor tone of irritation when 'the public' and 'Michael Geist' is mentioned.
Damn you pesky citizens of a sovereign nation, getting in the way of our plans for your country...
Seeing it explicitly laid out like that is just, well, disturbing.
Submission + - See the "supermoon" tonight. (telegraph.co.uk)
scumfuker writes: "This weekend a new word rises over the horizon of the English language. The full Moon tonight has been designated a “supermoon” as it will be the nearest approach of the Moon to Earth for the past 18 years, bringing it some 30,000 miles closer than usual. If we have clear skies, this lunar event will be weighted with a special sense of expectation – perhaps, for some people, even dread."
Submission + - Statistically B.S. complaints about modern life. (cracked.com)
scumfuker writes: "After reading Slashdot for several years, or really any internet discussion forum, you start seeing common trends. This article goes through some common misconceptions that people like to spread around online, and offline."
