Which island? Australia?

At least he doesn't smoke crack, unlike you...

I've watched two of these stupid talking head videos. Why is it that I've wanted to punch both of the subjects in the face?

Yeah, god put the coal there for us to use, right? Fuckwit. Let's see how your bible saves you next time severe weather hits.

Cool, as in chicks dig it, or cool as in... kinda frigid?

He's gonna swarm, on any motherfucker in a blue uniform.

It's not stupid. It's quite common for specialised equipment to rely on drivers written for a particular OS. We have a 3 year old transmission dynamometer that cost us $180,000 that is controlled by redundant commodity x86 hardware running XP. There is no need to keep the OS up to date as it serves only one purpose.

Stupid lusers these days think all "PCs" are to be connected to the Internet and used for browsing file sharing sites.

The simplest answer is usually correct. Instead we get the typical murdoch media response i.e. the pilots were not Caucasian, they must be terrorists.

If any trace is found in Australian waters, it will either be detained or culled.

OK. http://articles.latimes.com/20...

Arguably, the increasing incidence of pedestrians and cyclists being injured or killed by distracted drivers requires a legislative effort to minimise the harm, as people cannot be trusted to act responsibly. Some people would argue the same for online pornography, given the failure of many parents to educate and monitor their children's Internet usage.

I believe the immediate danger to all road users associated with distracted driving far outweighs the largely moral issue of online pornography.

My take is that a large part of the traditional Slashdot reader base love technology and the science behind it, but dislike the impact it has on person to person relationships, social norms and society in general. So get off my lawn unless you're gonna mow it.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/re...

Damn, you traded the Blues Mobile for a microphone, then you lost the microphone. Pure fail, all 'round.

I see no advantage to this.. thing over traditional blood, sweat and tears learning methods. The thing doesn't even tune. The most fundamental part of learning any instrument is feeling the natural acoustic harmonics generated when the instrument is slightly out of tune, compared to when it is in tune. This is ear training, and no shortcuts can be taken there. This device can not replicate that. Even an unplugged electric guitar generates audible harmonics that are fundamental to learning music.

The other issue I have is the requirement to concentrate wholly on the fretboard, not the score. This method may teach the student a few scales, licks or songs, but they will not develop the subconscious fingering accuracy required to truly advance. This will only come by throwing away this.. thing, and buying a proper guitar.