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Comment Re:stop and go (Score 1) 519

by kextyn (#25244253) Attached to: Plug-in Hybrids May Not Go Mainstream, Toyota Says
Get your head out of your ass. The Volt and Prius do just as well if not better than a standard car in a situation like you described. Either you have the gas or you don't just like in a non-hybrid. If you only put enough gas in your tank to make it through a couple days or wait untill it's empty to fill it back up you're in just as bad of a situation as a Volt owner who only has a 1/4 tank or less.

Besides, do you really think that Volt and Prius drivers only have one car?
Censorship

Submission + - The Cuban Memory Stick Underground 2

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circletimessquare
circletimessquare writes: "The New York Times describes how hard it is in Cuba to get news that is not censored. Apparently students have taken to passing media around on memory sticks, as this is the only way they can get around state-controlled media. Also driving this phenomenon is the fact that there are so few places to get on the Internet: in Havana there is only one Internet cafe, down from three a few years ago. Ricardo, a 28 year old philosophy student, gets the memory sticks from European friends, since they are scarce to find in Cuba through normal channels. 'Like many young Cubans, Ricardo plays a game of cat and mouse with the authorities. He doubts that the government will ever let ordinary citizens have access to the Internet in their homes. "That's far too dangerous," he said. "Daddy State doesn't want you to get informed, so it preventively keeps you from surfing."'"
Idle

Nigerian Spammers Up the Ante 7

Posted by samzenpus
It seems the Nigerian spammers have learned you can't always kill them with kindness. Now they just threaten to kill you. A woman in St. Louis received a mail that said, in part, "Am very sorry for you my friend, is a pity that this is how your life is going to end as soon as you don't comply. ... I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL/ASSASINATE you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up."
Media

Submission + - Digital movies cost 429 times more to store (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Fewer than half of all movies made prior to 1950 are around today due to film degradation issues. But, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the lifespan for digitally-recorded films could be even worse as storage for it costs $12,510 per year, compared with $1,059 for celluloid, and storing the outtakes and voice recordings cost up to 429 times more to store per year — $208,500 per year for digital materials vs. $486 for film. On top of that, motion pictures being recorded digitally today and not on celluloid film may not survive over time because of backward compatibility issues and digital degradation.
Sony

Submission + - Netflix announces Blu-Ray exclusivity (businessweek.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Netflix has announced its intention to go Blu-ray only. The company decided to make the move because it believes "it is likely that the Sony format will prevail." "From the Netflix perspective, focusing on one format will enable us to create the best experience for subscribers," the company said, adding that not many customers order high-def DVDs
Idle

Sarah Silverman's Matt Damon Video *NSFW* Screenshot-sm 3

Posted by samzenpus
samzenpus writes "I find Sarah to be a hit-or-miss comic, often a miss but this pretty funny. It may not be the easiest way to break the news but at least there is no room for ambiguity. The best part has to be that Damon did it."

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