Comment Re: The best evah! (Score 1) 154
Small hard copy notebook ðY"' attached to my wallet with a rubber band. Nothing fancy.
Comment Re: Translation (Score 0) 154
A geek ur-response. Like asking Sheldon Cooper how to solve quadratic equations. I'm so far beneath this yada yada yada.
Comment Re: The best evah! (Score 3, Informative) 154
I hate to admit this but you're right. I keep a handwritten log in pencil in small hard copy note book which I treat like POTUS's launch codes minus the USAF handler. Since the 90's. Never failed me yet.
Comment Re: For now there is a difference (Score 1) 106
Snow Crash was intended to be the draft for a graphic novel project that was redone when the file was corrupted beyond recovery so that story was a outlier.
Comment Re: Cyberpunk (Score 1) 96
It was originally the plot for a graphic novel series, which was why NS couldn't ruin it by making Snow Crash into a1000+ page reading gauntlet of side stories and digressions like everything he's published since.
Comment Re:what about privacy? (Score 1) 187
It just an expression used in Michigan and Ohio a lot. I'm not sure if they do or not. My limited experience with ducks is that they love big fat juicy insects for snackage.
Comment Re:what about privacy? (Score 1) 187
It's not. That's the problem.
Comment Re:what about privacy? (Score 1) 187
Oh I know. That's why I prefer my PTP transactions to be me handing over (or accepting) banknotes. Unfortunately this is hard to do if you're in Michigan and you want give your pal in Ontario $12 USDs. Not a big deal really but who wants the "imperial entanglements" that go with converting USDs to CDs and paying the conversion fees, showing ID (which will be recorded), and etc.? And of course if what you're buying or selling is pr0n or something else you'd rather not disclose (or be able to be discovered) what's the alternative? Not PayPal that's for sure.
Comment Re:Anything better than Paypal (Score 1) 187
And so the best thing about PayPal is also the worst thing about it too.
Comment what about privacy? (Score 1) 187
Look for the government and lesser snoops to dive on this like a duck on june bug.
Comment I think evidence for lawsuits is what... (Score 1) 270
is being cautioned here. If you claim your back was hurt in a slip n fall accident and you show recent pictures of yourself skiing or running a marathon on FB you may have an issue. I'd be more afraid of stalkers, identity thieves, scammers, and the like getting your data.
Microsoft Sues TiVo 112
doperative notes that "TiVo [is accused] of infringing four patents. Microsoft is asking that TiVo be barred from importing the digital-video recorders, which are primarily made in Mexico and sold in the U.S... The four patents in the ITC case relate to program schedules and selection, controlling the interface, and a way to restrict use of the DVR based on the program’s rating."
Obama Nominates RIAA Lawyer For Solicitor General 463
Xiph1980 writes "President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Recording Industry Association of America lawyer Donald Verrilli Jr. to serve as the nation's solicitor general. The solicitor general is charged with defending the government before the Supreme Court, and files friend-of-the court briefs in cases in which the government believes there is a significant legal issue. The office also determines which cases it would bring to the Supreme Court for review. Verrilli is best known for leading the recording industry's legal charge against music- and movie-sharing site Grokster. That 2003 case ultimately led to Grokster's demise when the US Supreme Court sided with the RIAA's verdict."
The Rise and Rise of the Cognitive Elite 671
hessian writes "As technology advances, the rewards to cleverness increase. Computers have hugely increased the availability of information, raising the demand for those sharp enough to make sense of it. In 1991 the average wage for a male American worker with a bachelor's degree was 2.5 times that of a high-school drop-out; now the ratio is 3. Cognitive skills are at a premium, and they are unevenly distributed."
Two-Thirds of US Internet Users Lack Fast Broadband 402
jbrodkin writes "Two-thirds of US Internet connections are slower than 5 Mbps, putting the United States well behind speed leaders like South Korea, where penetration of so-called 'high broadband connectivity' is double the rate experienced in the United States. The United States places ninth in the world in access to high broadband connectivity, at 34% of users, including 27% of connections reaching 5 Mbps to 10 Mbps and 7% reaching above 10 Mbps, Akamai says in its latest State of the Internet Report. That's an improvement since a year ago, when the United States was in 12th place with only 24% of users accessing fast connections. But the United States is still dwarfed by South Korea, where 72% of Internet connections are greater than 5 Mbps, and Japan, which is at 60%. The numbers illustrate the gap between expectation and reality for US broadband users, which has fueled the creation of a government initiative to improve access. The US government broadband initiative says 100 million Americans lack any broadband access, and that faster Internet access is needed in the medical industry, schools, energy grid and public safety networks."
