Comment Re:Adobe Reader for Android? (Score 1) 138
Then why does Chrome for Android display a scare bar for PDF downloads even on a platform to which Adobe Reader isn't even ported?
Comment So let me get this straight... (Score 1) 214
Federal government wiretaps Google, no problem. Google "wiretaps", federal government throws a hissyfit.
Comment Grammar? (Score 1) 458
Doesn't anybody check the articles for grammar anymore?
Comment Re:and yet... (Score 1) 151
I've seen only 2 HTCs in the wild.
My carrier (U.S. Cellular) has several HTC phones, including the one I have (HTC Merge). So far, my experience with it has been great! Sturdy as a rhinoceros...
But at least in the Midwest, HTC phones seem to me to be wildly popular.
Comment KDE? (Score 1) 798
Am I the only one who uses KDE anymore? The latest in the KDE 4.x line is plenty stable, and imho it's the best, most usable, most stable, etc. desktop environment out there.
US Students Suffering From Internet Addiction 314
PsiCTO writes "American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study.
This probably falls under the no-big-surprise category. CBC Radio 1 played a couple of interviews with students that took part in the study. I especially liked the quote in which the student felt like he had a phantom limb experience with his cell phone."
Submission + - Japan Earthquake Causes Apple iPad 2 Shortages (smartertechnology.com)
An anonymous reader writes: If you think that the iPad-2 is in short supply now, wait for the effects of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake, which has put vital components in jeopardy:
'The recent earthquake in Japan has shuttered its manufacturing plants, putting on hold the fabrication of critical components for Apple's iPad 2, potentially creating shortages worldwide...'
Apparently there are five key components in the iPad that will be running out soon, causing Apple to scramble for second sources, and perhaps boosting Android tablets.
'The recent earthquake in Japan has shuttered its manufacturing plants, putting on hold the fabrication of critical components for Apple's iPad 2, potentially creating shortages worldwide...'
Apparently there are five key components in the iPad that will be running out soon, causing Apple to scramble for second sources, and perhaps boosting Android tablets.
Submission + - Sludge in Flask Gives Clues to Origin of Life (sciencemag.org) 1
sciencehabit writes: In the 1950s, scientist Stanley Miller conducted a series of experiments in which he zapped gas-filled flasks with electricity. The most famous of these, published in 1952, showed that such a process could give rise to amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. But a later experiment, conducted in 1958, sat on the shelf--never analyzed by Miller. Now, scientists have gone back and analyzed the sludge at the bottom of this flask and found even more amino acids than before--and better evidence that lightning and volcanic gasses may have helped create life on Earth.
Submission + - Google spends $1 million for throttling detection (arstechnica.com)
foamrat writes: Google has awarded $1 million to Georgia Tech researchers so that they can develop simple tools to detect Internet throttling, government censorship, and other "transparency" problems.
Submission + - Linus on Android headers claims (h-online.com)
the100rabh writes: "So finally Linus Travolds has cleared the FUD being generated by so called expert Mr Florian Meuller. He also pointed out that he has said making use of the kernel's system call interfaces, as described in the headers, does not "in any way result in a derived work as per the GPL". Torvalds said he wished "those people would release their own sex tapes or something, rather than drag the Linux kernel into their sordid world"."
Submission + - Happy 80th Birthday, William Shatner! (wired.com)
gregg writes: Today another geek legend celebrates a birthday. Best known for portraying Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner has cemented himself into geek science fiction lore forever. Today he begins his ninth decade on this planet — yes, Captain Kirk is now 80 years old.
Comment Minority Report? (Score 1) 96
Sounds like a precursor to Minority Report-like technology. Like we haven't heard *that* song and dance umpteen times before. Still, it sounds neat. And expensive. Damn student salary.
Comment Re:Soccer Ball (Score 1) 571
Outlawing CO2 would solve ALL the problems! There'd be nobody left to cause them.
Comment Suicide? (Score 1) 785
Maybe that's why mine jumped in front of a moving car...
Comment Re:No RSS/Quick download? (Score 1) 13
Awesome, thanks a bunch!
I tried using wget and recursive download, but I got a 403 error. I tried using the talks download page as a referrer, but it still gave me the 403. (And yes, I remembered the different spelling of referrer in the HTML standards.) I saw nothing in the source of the page, and I'm pretty sure I've got all the options and URL's right. Any insights?
