Comment Re:Before you start screaming about this. (Score 2, Informative) 791
have you turned on one of the latest smartphones? iPhone, Android, etc... they take about 20-30 seconds to boot.
Submission + - FSF Helps Jammie Thomas Get Expert vs. RIAA (blogspot.com)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "With a $3000 grant in hand from the Expert Witness Defense Fund administered by the Free Software Foundation to help defendants in RIAA lawsuits, Jammie Thomas has asked the Court for an extension of time for discovery to enable her to retain an expert witness. The first time around, in her October, 2007, trial, she was unable to afford an expert. That verdict has since been set aside, and a new trial scheduled for March 9th of this year. This will be the second case in which the FSF has lent a hand, the first being UMG Recordings v. Lindor, where it contributed $2046.92 for the expert and $750.00 for the tech consultant. FSF's executive director Peter Brown told p2pnet today that 'Our concern was how the RIAA is trying to use this sledge-hammer against the poorest people in society to set precedents in copyright' and that 'the FSF still needs contributions so the fund can be used to help other people'."
Comment Re:Degraded Quality (Score 1) 281
Why degraded?
Sell me a PDF of your book. No DRM, no bullshit... for a reasonable price
Comment Re:Degraded Quality (Score 1) 281
Out of interest, why does your book need to be sold as a printed copy? Can you not sell a PDF for say $5, instant download?
Comment Re:Or not (Score 1) 197
Gnash or Swfdec, sure.
Moonlight is deceptive. The code is LGPL, the codecs are EULA.
Comment Re:Or not (Score 1) 197
Flash isn't free software though, which is the point here.
Comment Re:Wrecked to be wrecked. (Score 1) 379
Nah. Book an appointment at all the Apple Stores in the area... around here it's 4 I think.
But you'd like to paint the FSF as doing a 'meatspace DDoS' as it helps you write them off as loonies I guess. Tell me, are you a Mac user?
Comment Re:Wrecked to be wrecked. (Score 1) 379
Customer service can't answer "Why can the iPhone 3G only be activated by Apple and AT&T?" or "The iPhone 3G has GPS support. How can users be sure that the GPS cannot be used to track their position, without their permission?" or even "Why does iTunes still contain so much DRM-laden music?" -- sure they can.
They were already answering questions about iTunes Plus with its limited amount of DRM-free music, for one.
Comment Re:Do you see the black car parked outside? (Score 2, Funny) 526
.ria eht ni cisum syawla s'ereht dna
Comment Re:Wrecked to be wrecked. (Score 4, Insightful) 379
That's not true.
Windows users of iPods/iPhones are just one example of a non-Mac OS user going for support at a genius bar. They also provide pre-sales advice.
And Parallels is non-free software. I'm kinda glad more things don't support EFI. EFI is pretty terrible for freedom.
Comment Re:Wrecked to be wrecked. (Score 1) 379
Invasion? You mean, taking advantage of Apple's online retail booking system and getting people to voluntarily go and ask questions of their paid customer service employees?
Unemployment Claims Crash State Web Sites 233
1sockchuck writes "A sign of the times: a surge in filings for unemployment benefits has crashed online application systems in four states this week. Web sites in Ohio, New York, Kentucky and North Carolina have been knocked offline by unusually high volumes of jobless claims. Phone applications systems appearing to be faring even worse in many states. The thin silver lining: states are hiring workers for phone banks and buying new servers to prop up their web sites."
Comment Re:Yes, windos killed it (Score 1) 379
From what I heard... Microsoft purchased some laptops from the project, and then put Windows on them themselves, just like you or I could... and then distributed those to see how it worked out. In total around 250 machines.
Comment Re:Huh? (Score 2, Informative) 306
I use emacs you insensitive clod! We've had that feature for years!
Comment Re:Unlikely (Score 1) 664
And the UK.
