Comment: Space? (Score 2) 558
Not sure the estimates in brackets are quite right. I get 280ms from Australia. And I'm on the ground.
Comment: Freer !!? (Score 0) 240
My general language is also 'freer of errors'.
You should have instead used 'has a lower error rate' or something less grammatically nauseating.
Comment: Re:change your name (Score 1) 295
The most common given name in the world is Mohammed.
The most common family name is Chan.
Mohammed Chan. Must be lots of those.
Comment: Re:FTFY (Score 2) 295
Yea, that is one way to quickly become a blonde, bald, hermaphrodite with serious mental illness bent on world domination
They found him. Pope Benedict has now resigned.
Comment: Re:First posting? (Score 1) 162
Yeah. Historically.
Comment: Re:Petition Premise Is Flawed (Score 1) 1387
So
Even though the metric system is officially the preferred system of weights and measures, people continue to use the old units. New road signs, product packaging, etc. continue to be produced without using metric measurements. If the US as a country is serious about using the metric system, they have to do more than pay lip service. Nothing will change if nothing changes.
Comment: Re:Soda Stream is example of the attempt (Score 1) 338
From that wording I read it as saying that you DO own the appliance, but not the technology developed for and used within the appliance. Being 'transferable' means you can sell or give the appliance to someone else.
Still, it seems a bit unnecessary. Preventing use of the technology is what patents are for.
Comment: Re:I call BS (Score 2) 240
Some martial arts teach striking with the heel of the palm, gaining the 'end-of-long-bone advantage and protecting the fingers.
Comment: Re:First World Problems (Score 1) 1110
I agree, a lot of the pain described in the video IS just due to change anxiety.
He does make some good points though. There are no visual cues on how to pull up the 'charm bar', get to the control panel, and close metro apps. Sure, all of those things are easy enough once you know how to do them, but it takes experimentation by moving the mouse around a bit (or poking the touchscreen in the right place) to find them. It shouldn't be that hard.
Comment: Re:Doesn't help (Score 5, Insightful) 308
You forget that the "MPAA, RIAA, and all those other guys" are NOT the content creators.
Comment: Re:Defended our way of life (Score 1) 525
We are marching in the Kiss Army
+ - The Typewriter Makes a Comeback-> 2
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An anonymous reader writes "Last year a pair of documentary filmmakers set out to do a movie on “the last generation of typewriter repairmen” — see: (The Typewriter in the 21st Century), only to discover that typewriter shops are busier than they have been in decades, thanks to typosherians and the rise of the typosphere. Will the geeks who are driving the movement stay interested? Typewriter repairmen say yes."
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+ - Cancer-Detecting Smart Bra Could One Day Surpass Mammograms in Accuracy->
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fangmcgee writes "Reno-based First Warning Systems is working on a new bra that could detect if you are developing breast cancer. Integrated sensors and a data controller regularly monitor your breasts and can watch for irregularities which may signal the growth of tumors. Tests so far are showing that the bra is far superior and may be able to detect cancerous growth up to 6 years sooner than self-exams or mammograms."
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Comment: Re:Cell phone use on planes (Score 1) 336
Or even worse, two adjacent people talking to EACH OTHER !!?! Oh, the horror.
Comment: Re:Sued by Apple (Score 3, Funny) 398
That's nothing. The real problem they have is with the round corners on the bumpers.