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Comment: Turret dialogue (Score 4, Funny) 91

by Erbo (#40008275) Attached to: Student Makes Real-Life Portal Turret
"Did you hear that?"

"Someone is coming. Quick, tell them you see them."

"Why? I don't see them."

"It scares the hell out of people."

"R-O-F-L! All right. I see you."

"Ask her if the's still there."

"Are you still there?...She didn't say anything."

"No shit, Sherlock."

"What should I say now?"

"Come out, bitch!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz5cl131KTk

Comment: Here's what puzzles me... (Score 3, Insightful) 375

by Erbo (#39998125) Attached to: Windows RT Browser Restrictions Draw Antitrust Attention
It's obvious that Windows RT is going to be extremely different from Windows as we know it, in terms of UI, operating paradigm, openness to outside software (you have to go through Microsoft's app store and give them their cut, plus these new tablets will be locked down to only running WinRT), and so forth.

So why is Microsoft still calling it "Windows"?

Apple doesn't call its OS for iPad/iPhone/etc. "OSX" anything, even though that's what it's derived from. It calls it "iOS."

So can't Microsoft pick another name for this thing, just to eliminate confusion? Like, say, call it "Metro OS," after the visual style it uses?

The Media

RIAA Chief Whines That SOPA Opponents Were "Unfair" 525

Posted by Unknown Lamer
from the unlike-the-misinformation-in-print-media dept.
First time submitter shoutingloudly writes "In a NY Times op-ed today, RIAA chief Cary H. Sherman accuses the opponents of SOPA of having engaged in shady rhetorical tactics. He (wrongly) accuses opponents such as Wikipedia and Google of having disseminated misinformation about the bills. He lashes out at the use of the term 'censorship,' which he calls a 'loaded and inflammatory term.' Most Slashdot readers will get the many unintentional jokes in this inaccurate, hypocritical screed by one of the leaders of the misinformation-and-inflammatory-rhetoric-wielding content industry lobby." A gem: "As it happens, the television networks that actively supported SOPA and PIPA didn’t take advantage of their broadcast credibility to press their case. That’s partly because 'old media' draws a line between 'news' and 'editorial.' Apparently, Wikipedia and Google don’t recognize the ethical boundary between the neutral reporting of information and the presentation of editorial opinion as fact."

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