Comment: MySpace 3.0? (Score 4, Funny) 98
The only thing missing from the new profile is the ability to set huge animated gifs as my background.
Comment: Re:So who did they pressure into testing it? (Score 1) 417
Is your name Timmy, by any chance?
Comment: Re:Way too much coincidence (Score 1) 549
So are you really implying that the idea of wireless syncing never crossed the minds of any Apple engineers or managers until this guy's app was submitted? Or that he figured out some magical trick to make wireless syncing work that Apple's own engineers just hadn't been able to crack yet? Seriously?
The GP post is spot-on. This is all much ado about nothing.
Comment: Better than the Roku... (Score 1) 212
I went with one of these: http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-media-receivers/wd-tv-live-plus/4505-6739_7-34117510.html
It not only does Netflix, but will also play anything from USB drives and network file shares. It also has access to online stuff like Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, and a handful of others. The only (minor) drawback is no built-in WiFi (though it does support various USB-based WiFi devices).
For the extra geek factor, it's based on Linux, so there are plenty of custom firmwares and add-ons out there to customize it.
Comment: Best /. car analogy (Score 1) 1204
Ever.
Comment: Re:What's the point of this script? (Score 5, Informative) 375
FB Purity blocks entire categories of posts: all application posts, 'x became a fan of y' posts, and others.
Facebook's built-in hiding is done on a app-by-app and person-by-person basis. So every stupid new app that comes out has to be hidden individually.
Police Called Over 11-Year-Old's Science Project 687
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from the duck-and-cover dept.
from the duck-and-cover dept.
garg0yle writes "Police in San Diego were called to investigate an 11-year-old's science project, consisting of 'a motion detector made out of an empty Gatorade bottle and some electronics,' after the vice-principal came to the conclusion that it was a bomb. Charges aren't being laid against the youth, but it's being recommended that he and his family 'get counseling.' Apparently, the student violated school policies — I'm assuming these are policies against having any kind of independent thought?"
NASA Tests Flying Airbag 118
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from the drop-the-cloud-anchor dept.
from the drop-the-cloud-anchor dept.
coondoggie writes "NASA is looking to reduce the deadly impact of helicopter crashes on their pilots and passengers with what the agency calls a high-tech honeycomb airbag known as a deployable energy absorber. So in order to test out its technology NASA dropped a small helicopter from a height of 35 feet to see whether its deployable energy absorber, made up of an expandable honeycomb cushion, could handle the stress. The test crash hit the ground at about 54MPH at a 33 degree angle, what NASA called a relatively severe helicopter crash."
Comment: Can't break into the Asian markets? (Score 3, Insightful) 217
Comment: Insightful? Really? (Score 1) 153
You started off insightful and went full-steam ahead straight into Troll.