Comment Doesn't Matter (Score 0, Troll) 249
It doesn't matter, all the privacy activists will find something wrong with it / find something else to fight about anyway.
Comment They Deserve It (Score 1, Insightful) 242
If you don't have a password on your voicemail, you deserve to have it hacked into. Plain and simple.
Submission + - Windows 8 Leaked, Microsoft Looks To Apple (msftkitchen.com) 1
j0hnyquest writes: Over the weekend, the Italian Windows site Windowsettea managed to get ahold of a leaked Microsoft presentation on Windows 8. The presentation contains a large number of slides from what seems to be a Windows planning committee on the companies next generation operating system. Windows 8 promises to have an array of new features, such as Facial Recognition, Touch Screen Capabilities, and a new feature called Theming. Of special note is a slide entitled "How Apple Does It: A Virtuous Cycle" where they look to Apple as an example of how product satisfaction leads to brand loyalty and profit. The presentation also mentions a new Microsoft App Store for Windows 8, which TechFlash has dubbed 'Mac Envy'.
Submission + - Windows 8 Leaked, Microsoft Looks To Apple (msftkitchen.com)
j0hnyquest writes: "Over the weekend, the Italian Windows site Windowsettea got ahold of some super secret squirrel Microsoft presentations apparently laying around on the internet somewhere." The leaked presentation contains a large number of seemingly legitimate slides from a Windows planning committee. Of special note is a slide entitled "How Apple Does It: A Virtuous Cycle" where they make the groundbreaking assertion that product satisfaction leads to brand loyalty. The "Mac Envy," detailed here: doesn't stop at just product loyalty — Microsoft even has plans to introduce their very own "App Store."
Comment Re:When is it going to happen dammit! (Score 5, Insightful) 373
Yeah...I know. I'm delusional because they hold almost all the cards and have the gooberment in their pockets.
That's the sad part
Comment Re:Damping, not dampening. (Score 2, Insightful) 199
i feel sorry for the poor lonely fool who voted this witty comment as 'offtopic'.
Comment interesting (Score 0, Redundant) 199
sounds like a cool technology
Comment terrible poll (Score 1) 343
terrible poll
Submission + - NASA and GM Team Up For Robot
j0hnyquest writes: NASA and GM have announced their Robotnaut2 — the next generation in robotic technology. The robot is designed to work with humans in space and industry. The official press release can viewed here: http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/
Comment This story has it wrong (Score 1) 151
This isn't a new initiative... NASA has been working with about 20 private organizations to promote private spaceflight for years.
Comment Re:Stalker's log, WOWDate 2010.01.20 (Score 1) 318
this ^
Submission + - Sparkfun's Free Day Forces Shutdown
j0hnyquest writes: In lieu of their $100,000 giveaway which has nerds across the world frantically trying to login to the site, the Sparkfun servers have been so busy that the site has been forced to shut down with the message at their homepage (http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php)
SparkFun Electronics is Temporarily Closed!
SparkFun Electronics has been temporarily closed while necessary upgrades are installed and configured.
Please be patient and check back soon. We're working tirelessly to make this down time as brief as possible.
The site slow down started last night, when it became impossible to log in, and the site was shut down this morning.
SparkFun Electronics is Temporarily Closed!
SparkFun Electronics has been temporarily closed while necessary upgrades are installed and configured.
Please be patient and check back soon. We're working tirelessly to make this down time as brief as possible.
The site slow down started last night, when it became impossible to log in, and the site was shut down this morning.
Submission + - Will a service pack for Windows 7 rock up anytime (theregister.co.uk)
Submission + - 7 Inspirational Drag and Drop Web Applications (interlogy.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Drag and drop is one of the most underused features on web applications. Although there are really cool libraries, we haven’t seen a lot of adoption on this front. Using drag and drop on a web application can make it user friendly. It gives users flexibility to easily place and sort objects which can be very difficult and sometimes ugly to accomplish with buttons or links. Here is a look at seven of the most creative drag and drop web applications.
Submission + - Windows 7 has lots of ‘GodModes’ (aviransplace.com) 2
An anonymous reader writes: Those intrigued by the “GodMode” in Windows 7 may be interested to know that there are many other similar shortcuts hidden within the operating system. teven Sinofsky, Windows division president, said several similar undocumented features provide direct access to all kinds of settings, from choosing a location to managing power settings to identifying biometric sensors.
