JimboG - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:Just remember... (Score 1) 197

by JimboG on Tuesday January 24, @04:32AM (#38802443) Attached to: Russia Talks Moon Base With NASA, ESA

Mike? Is that you?

Comment: Re:I'd like to take this time to patent.... (Score 1) 368

by JimboG on Friday September 09 2011, @01:00AM (#37348456) Attached to: Patent Reform Bill Passes Senate

Damn you MasseKid - for every first post statement I've ever read.

Comment: Re:I'd like to take this time to patent.... (Score 1) 368

by JimboG on Friday September 09 2011, @12:27AM (#37348304) Attached to: Patent Reform Bill Passes Senate

The first post. I didn't invent it, but I did get here first.

.. and therefore filed it. Congratulations, you have now earned the scorn and derision of slashdotters for infinity less one day.

Comment: Re:Users will hate it. [depending] (Score 1) 348

by JimboG on Tuesday April 12 2011, @10:03PM (#35802740) Attached to: Windows Already Up and Running On ARM Architecture

Unless Microsoft just drop all but the most uncomplicated software that is... There is probably a lot more money is selling people 'Windows Tablet 8' software than letting them run Office XP anyway. You're right though, to gain any market share there will need to be some great advantage like running legacy software.

Comment: Re:My humble list (Score 1) 264

by JimboG on Tuesday March 29 2011, @10:38PM (#35662064) Attached to: My in-use, non-TV displays add up to (diag.):

24" Primary Desktop
10" Travel Netbook
4" Phone
4x48" Videowall Display
3x24" Work Desktop
15" Work Laptop

Also, I'm broke and live with my parents.

Comment: Re:In other words... (Score 1) 87

by JimboG on Monday March 28 2011, @02:59AM (#35635880) Attached to: Aussie Police Probe Virtual Worlds For Money Trail

Damn you Slashdot. I want to edit my spelling mistakes.

Comment: In other words... (Score 0) 87

by JimboG on Monday March 28 2011, @02:55AM (#35635866) Attached to: Aussie Police Probe Virtual Worlds For Money Trail

They can sit at thier desks and eat donuts.

Comment: Re:Some perspective (Score 1) 545

by JimboG on Thursday March 24 2011, @07:10AM (#35596784) Attached to: Limewire Being Sued For 75 Trillion

Overheard in the RIAA's offices last week: RIAA Exec no. 1) "Those bastards, We're going to sue them for all the money in the world!" RIAA Exec no. 2) "We can do that?"

Comment: Re:Who cares? (Score 1) 366

by JimboG on Tuesday March 22 2011, @10:34PM (#35582136) Attached to: China Starts Censoring Phone Calls Mid Sentence

And then promptly enacted economic reforms that caused tens of millions of deaths! Besides, it's not like some cultures want to not be part of China (*cough* Tibet. *cough* Uyghurs.).

So? *cough* Confederacy *cough*

Comment: Cost of innovation Cost of litigation (Score 1) 285

by JimboG on Monday March 21 2011, @10:36PM (#35567892) Attached to: Apple Sues Amazon.com Over App Store Trademark

I'm assuming from all the litigation against competitors by large U.S. technology/software firms, it is cheaper and easier for them to sue than to come up with new products and ideas for their customers.