Comment horrible :( (Score 1) 19
ugh what a nightmare
i hope you both can be made whole at some point
Comment Color screen? (Score 1) 199
Really? An ebook with a color screen just sounds soo useless. Color does not mean black and white, when reading long enough on a computer you start to see the rgb bleeding through off the white. I can't belive Asus is soo far off target with this.
Comment ugh (Score 1) 17
sorry to hear that pixie
i hope everything will be ok.
Comment Re:My disc already arrived (Score 1) 5
oh man that would be awesome!
the vinyl version will be 12" the time/program material dictates that pretty much. i'd have to do special singles edits to get one of them to fit on a 45rpm 7" heh. the "radio edits." lolz
Comment Re:Always good to hear from you... (Score 1) 5
yeah and i think only haiku would work, what with the 140 char limit
Journal Journal: SFB Updates 5
hello folks. i know i'm not around here much... but i just wanted to drop a quick update.
a new record was just released, 6-song CD "how much more difficult will this get?" its also available through itunes, amazon mp3 (you can also get the CD through amazon), and shortly be available through rhapsody, emusic and amie street.
Comment Differential Gravity, but avoid the Roche Limit (Score 1, Interesting) 534
I'd like a variable differential gravity field that pulls on different parts with different intensities. It's be a great stretching massage as long as one avoids the Roche Limit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit).
Comment Re:Hell no. (Score 1) 1141
Code changes from year to year, and I doubt an electrical engineer is going to be up one specifics of what gauge wire is appropriate for a given number of electrical outlets to feed, or how far the circuit breaker must be from the gas line.
Who do you suppose writes those codes?
This is akin to saying "a bank manager would never be able to work as a loan officer because of the bank's constantly changing interest rates".
You do realize that electrical engineers do more than work with wires right..... My one electrical engineering professor teaches optics which while related to electrical engineers has nothing to do with wiring a freaking house.
Comment Avoiding malware and crapware (Score 4, Interesting) 270
I suspect that part of Apple's restrictive software distribution strategy is to avoid malware and crapware from creeping into the iPhone ecosystem. It's something like a walled garden or customs & border protection model for software distribution. Although I'm sure that enterprising criminals will find ways to break into the iPhone, Apple's approach does raise barriers to drive-by downloads, worms, trojans, and socially-engineered installations of malware.
Time will tell whether restricting software distribution for the iPhone is a net positive or negative in either creating a stable, easy-to-use, secure environment for mobile computing or in stifling development for a subset of developers.
Time will tell whether restricting software distribution for the iPhone is a net positive or negative in either creating a stable, easy-to-use, secure environment for mobile computing or in stifling development for a subset of developers.
Comment Re:Never made the jump over to Multiply... (Score 1) 5
awesome, yeah i'll have something setup soon about how to "reserve" a copy of the record. i haven't figured that part out yet, but i've gotten 2 or 3 other requests, so i figure i'll work something out. when i do i will make sure to post here.
yeah, i still really like it here in boston, things just didn't work out, too many issues. so we're just trying to figure out what to do next. i've been suffering from major depressive disorder for, well all my life, but for the past year or so its gotten much worse, and now with my diagnosis with asperger's syndrome, hasn't made things and life any easier. that's why all the focus on music. i need *something* to make the days easier to get through, and so far, this seems to help.
yeah, i still really like it here in boston, things just didn't work out, too many issues. so we're just trying to figure out what to do next. i've been suffering from major depressive disorder for, well all my life, but for the past year or so its gotten much worse, and now with my diagnosis with asperger's syndrome, hasn't made things and life any easier. that's why all the focus on music. i need *something* to make the days easier to get through, and so far, this seems to help.
Comment Re:earthed? (Score 1) 383
In US English we use the word translation, native speaker.
Journal Journal: [SFB] Link Updates 3
i've been posting over at multiply pretty regularly, mostly my inane music crap. so, i thought i'd update the journal here with the links i've been posting (you know, for those who: a. care, b. haven't gone to mulitply).
Submission + - Washington State to try RFID drivers licenses
Nkwe writes: In order to ease border crossings Washington State is introducing 'Enhanced' (with RFID) driver's licenses.
The requirement for a passport at all US borders is an issue local commerce between Washington State and Canada, and the new driver's license is less expensive then a passport, but what "other" costs will it create?"They will look much like conventional driver's licenses, but will be loaded with proof of citizenship and other information that can be easily scanned at the border."
Submission + - Viacom Says "YouTube Depends on Us"
Anonycat writes: "Michael Fricklas, a lawyer for Viacom, has an opinion piece in the Washington Post that asserts that YouTube is responsible for damages in the $1B lawsuit initiated by Viacom. Fricklas attacks on several fronts, including that the DMCA's "safe harbor" provisions don't apply because YouTube is knowledgeable to infringement and furthermore derives financial benefit from it, that putting the burden of spotting infringement on the content providers is an undue burden to them, and notably that "Google and YouTube wouldn't be here if not for investment in software and technologies spurred by patent and copyright laws" in defending the relevance of the IP sector. Whether you agree with the case being made or not, it's a nice look into the minds on the pro-Viacom side."
Submission + - Vonage headed for Trouble?
PCanonD writes: "http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2007/03/23/AR2007032300986.html
Though the federal judge involved in the case gave a two week break before this ruling can take effect, Vonage may be headed for the way of many dot coms before it.
Verizon is blaming part of their continued financial losses on the alleged patent-infringement activities of VOIP leader Vonage. For its part, Vonage is claiming that it used publicly available "off the shelf" technology, and did not infringe on anyones, let alone Verizon's, patents. In two weeks we'll all see what more the judge has to say."
