So wait... I'm confused, who do we hate again? The Galaxy Tab runs Android, and Android is open source, so they are good, right? But Android is created and managed by Google, who is hoarding our personal data and undoubtedly invading our privacy rights, so they are bad, right? But the Galaxy Tab's main competitor is Apple's iPad, and the iPad's OS is a walled garden that prevents me from doing what I want with a device I purchased outright, so competition against that is good right? But Apple's walled garden keeps bad things out and good things in, so paying a premium for it is totally worth it and justified, so Android is bad, right?

I'm so confused.

Since when is Verizon the only one with "real" 4G? Tell that to my EVO that just pulled 12.47 mbps over WiMAX.

"Gaping Holes in the UAE's Net Firewall"

I like how the title describes both the problem with the UAE's firewall as well as the content that is likely passing through due to the problem...

I'll bet they're trying to copy Apple again. They're in Step 2. 1. Get Gates to leave for a few years 2. Turn into a brand that can be described as mediocre at best, always playing a game of catch-up 3. Bring back Gates and simultaneously introduce a new "revolutionary product". Give Gates the credit for "inventing" said product 4. Paint Gates as a messiah that will pull Microsoft up out of the ruins and guide all of mankind to better computing 5. Profit!

While CDMA has it's own set of problems for sure, I've always preferred CDMA call quality over GSM. I also like that CDMA handsets don't make any speaker within a 5ft radius go crazy. It is kind of a shame that it is losing out and we will be seeing less of it in the future. From a security standpoint, I wonder if it is more or less secure...

Last I checked, Microfilm (and Microfiche) was guaranteed to last 500 years by Kodak. Unlike JPEGs, you can read Microfilm with a magnifying glass, and speaking from experience both writing and reading, the quality isn't bad. It's also not horrendously expensive once you have the writer (I believe a Kodak i9600 Series Archive Writer sells for somewhere around 35-40k, depending on the model you get).

I wouldn't fool myself into thinking Microfilm is some magic solution to our digital storage problems, but it does go to show that there are ways we can save really important data. Given current technology, we could make something similar to Microfilm that didn't require professional development...

What, you mean the gold plated HDMI cables don't make any difference in picture and sound quality? No way! Monster, Denon, and Belkin wouldn't lie to me! Why would they!? Next thing I know you'll be telling me my $500 ethernet cable was a waste of money too! Don't be ridiculous!!!

Sure, assuming the IT group was competent. Given that said IT group immediately re-imaged the machine distributing the "malware" after they discovered it instead of unplugging it and leaving it be for further analysis, I don't feel comfortable jumping to that conclusion.

I don't think the point was the downtime or the effort to get the machines back up -- it was how much data was lost, and how important the data was.

I'm sad that my recent trip to Silicon Valley did not include a trip to this place, although I know I could not have carried much back with me. There's always a next time. Anyways, anyone know of any places like this in the Washington, DC - Baltimore MD areas?