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Comment: Re:Was Zuckenberg's portrayal supposed to flatteri (Score 1) 223

by robson (#33785774) Attached to: Lawrence Lessig Reviews <em>The Social Network</em>

When I left the movie, I had the impression that Zunkenberg was portrayed as a thieving, condescending, misogynistic, little twerp. He stole everybody else's ideas, idolized a child molesting drug abuser, and betrayed his best (only?) friend.

I agree, they went pretty easy on him.

Handhelds

RIM Announces BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet 184

Posted by Soulskill
from the getting-into-the-game dept.
siliconbits writes "Today, at the BlackBerry Developers Conference in San Francisco, company President and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis kicked off the event with the widely-anticipated news that RIM is developing a tablet PC of its own. Called the BlackBerry Playbook, the device is a 'Flash-loving,' 'device-paring,' 'enterprise ready' tablet, says RIM, with a 7-inch screen. It is 9.7 millimeters thick and features a 1024x600 widescreen display. It also supports 1080p through HDMI and has a USB port." The tablet will run on a dual-core, 1GHz CPU and have 1GB RAM. Its browser will be WebKit-based, and the device will be running a brand new operating system developed by QNX software. The tablet won't have 3G access of its own when it launches, but will be able to tether to existing BlackBerry devices via Bluetooth.

Comment: Re:More Info & Dashboard (Score 1) 1657

by robson (#33074960) Attached to: Global Warming 'Undeniable,' Report Says

And while the humanitarian in me says, "It would be nice to help them," the realist in me says "Our civilizations got to the next level first. If the unadvanced civilizations wither away so that the advanced can prosper, that's how it should be."

Based on your post, I'd be hard-pressed to believe you have a humanitarian in you.

Comment: Not entirely unreasonable (Score 2, Interesting) 550

by robson (#30023214) Attached to: Visually Impaired Gamer Sues Sony
After reading TFA:

*It seems mostly focused on MMOs, but doesn't name any specific games.

*"Visually impaired" is not a euphemism for "blind" here - he literally means "people who can see, but not well". So much of the backlash is misguided ("Blind people are suing to play video games? LOLWUT? Next they'll want to drive???!!!?")

*His list of things that would make a difference are reasonable - high-contrast display modes, audio navigation cues, audio descriptions of items, and the like.

*HOWEVER... he then proceeds to state that Sony's causing him to LOSE MONEY because he could be selling his in-game items for real-world cash. Ugh.

So this thing isn't entirely over-the-top, but it definitely falls apart when he argues monetary loss.

Comment: Re:Who is running Nielsen anyway, Leslie? (Score 1) 248

by robson (#29196157) Attached to: Nielsen Struggles To Track Modern Viewing Habits
"Basically, if you're watching it live, you are paying for the show, to some extent everyone else is leeching."

If you're watching it AND BEING MEASURED, you're paying for the show. So if you're watching it live and you're a Nielsen family, you're paying for the show. Or if you're watching it on the broadcasters' site, you're paying for the show. If you're average Jane & Joe with the TV on and nobody's watching you watch, then it doesn't matter.
NASA

NASA captures liquid water flowing on Mars

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bananaendian
bananaendian writes "Wikinews reports that
"NASA scientists have announced that the Mars Global Surveyor has captured images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera, of what is believed to be liquid water "flowing" into "gullies" from below the surface of the planet Mars and scientists also say that the water appeared within the past seven years. The gullies are located inside the Terra Sirenum crater and the Centauri Montes regions of the Red Planet."
See the images for yourself: NASA Global Surveyor"

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