Comment: Re:Wouldn't it be a pity... (Score 1) 336
Especially with the incredible shelf life of cheeseburgers these days: http://www.healthiertalk.com/4-year-old-mcdonalds-cheeseburger/
"Wi-Fi Refugees" Shelter in West Virginia Mountains 627
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from the break-out-the-tinfoil dept.
from the break-out-the-tinfoil dept.
The 13,000 sq mile U.S. Radio Quiet Zone is an area in West Virginia where all wireless transmissions are banned because of the large number of radio telescopes located there. (This official page shows a map of the Zone; an old Wired article is fascinating reading.) These high-tech telescopes have attracted unlikely neighbors, people who claim to have Wi-Fi allergies. In recent years, scores of people have moved to the area to escape the "damage" that electromagnetic fields can cause them. From the article: "Diane Schou is unable to hold back the tears as she describes how she once lived in a shielded cage to protect her from the electromagnetic radiation caused by waves from wireless communication. 'It's a horrible thing to have to be a prisoner,' she says. 'You become a technological leper because you can't be around people. It's not that you would be contagious to them — it's what they're carrying that is harmful to you.'"
Comment: Re:Putting Amazon.com vs. the RIAA into perspectiv (Score 5, Funny) 539
You forgot the $73 trillion that they'll be collecting from LimeWire.
Comment: Re:Century (Score 1) 495
and Linus Pauling 1962
Comment: Re:This a re-org for the foreign offices only (Score 1) 468
I could care less. But I'd have to try really really hard.
Comment: Re:As apprehended.... (Score 1) 710
> i did this, come and arrest me
If they use LOIC, the script-kiddies are effectively doing just this. And some have already been arrested, though I don't think this was their intention, just a feature of software (LOIC, in this case) that doesn't provide anonymity.
Comment: Idoru? (Score 1) 305
I'm just sayin...
Comment: Re:A free society. (Score 1) 745
> Then you'd better hope we get more justices like the dissenters... Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, dissented in the case.
This is one of those few occasions where Justice Thomas was in the minority and I agreed with him.
Comment: Re:"VCR Enthusiasts" (Score 2, Funny) 554
> Anyone who disagrees just doesn't have sophisticated enough eyes.
I have Monster Eyes, you insensitive clod!
Comment: Dynabook comparisons (Score 1) 617
The Dynabook comparisons were interesting Especially:
Here is what Kay got wrong, as far as the iPad is concerned:
- Users can write their own programs for the device
- Kay viewed the Dynabook as a content creation and viewing device, while the iPad is mainly a content viewing device.
Apple got so much right with the iPad, but missed a golden opportunity. The hardware and OS are good enough. The fact that the masses can't (effectively) write apps for it means that Alan Kay's vision still has not been realized. Maybe Android on Wacom/ASUS/AMD hardware would do the trick.