...I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
Actually, if this thing ever becomes an actual product, I'll buy one.
I can always get the laser in the aftermarket.
Or how about we hold the government to their obligation to work within the law?
It's not their fault! No one wrote what they should be limited to on a post-it note! The stupid framers of the constitution used lame non-sticky parchment or some crap like that. Their fault for making it not self-adhesive and concise.
Another acceptable alternative would have been to make the constitution some type of transforming robot which would beat us up when we got complacent about our rights and proper limits for law enforcement.
Yes, my internet and VOIP and cell all work when the power goes out.
I assume you have phone-company provided internet. That's almost enough to make me consider switching: the one bad thing I've had with my cable internet is that whenever there's a power outage, the network connection is *gone* (and yes, I know, because I have a UPS for my computer and networking equipment).
Tarnish is not the right word. Heathkit had its beginnings in aviation and developed into electronics kits after WW II. Electronics equipment was generally assembled by hand until the late 60's or so, and there were substantial savings to the customer if he/she was willing to assemble it him/herself. Then, printed circuit techniques and especially integrated circuits and automatic (and off-shore) assembly reduced the labor cost dramatically. It was technically harder to build competitive gear at home, and the labor savings are now probably negative. Kit building is much less interesting now, except for specialized market niches.
So the Heath company was bought by Zenith and eventually left the general consumer electronics business entirely. (Zenith used to be a famous brand, by the way. It could have been on the list.) A company needs to seek the most profitable markets. It's sad, but it's not a moral decision. Change is not "tarnish".
Uh, Read RFC 1.
December 1969.
I'll agree that Napster immensely popularized the use of P2P tech... but it wasn't the first, not by a long shot.
If you don't trust them with the rights, they shouldn't be working for you.
Is Tektronix still making anything? It used to be THE brand for oscilloscopes, but I haven't heard anything about them since the 7000 series.
DIVX is not even the same company as who created DivX. How they weren't sued to oblivion, I have no idea.
After Goliath's defeat, giants ceased to command respect. - Freeman Dyson