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Comment Re:Workrave (Score 1) 138

I find it interesting that you recommended a program that does exactly what the ATO is proposing.

From my workrave statistics:
Date: 5/4/2011 from 9:07 AM to 6:17 PM
Mouse usage: 36:56
Mouse movement 366.80 m
Effective mouse movement: 256.91 m
Mouse button clicks: 1731
Keystrokes: 5935

I do not see a way in the preferences to disable statistics monitoring, either.

Comment Re:so... (Score 1) 315

When you're writing for academic reasons, you don't use expert witnesses, you use primary sources. You would use the writings of the survivors of Little Big Horn.

An expert on the battle of Little Big Horn but who didn't experience it would be a secondary source at best, and possible a tertiary source. An encyclopedia is always a tertiary source.

...you should never use an encyclopedia, any encyclopedia when there is a better source to cite

Your quote is wrong, because there is always a better source to cite, the sources that the encyclopedia used.

Submission + - Amazon Introduces $139 WiFi Only Kindle (bloomberg.com)

b0bby writes: Bloomberg reports "Amazon.com introduced two new versions of the device, including a $139 model that works with Wi-Fi. A second version, with 3G mobile technology as well as Wi-Fi to download books, costs $189. ...The latest Kindles are thinner and lighter than previous versions and feature faster page turns and sharper resolution. They’re also designed for easier reading in sunlight and have batteries that will last for a month on a single charge — two weeks longer than the previous model."

Submission + - Amazon's New Kindle Shows E Ink Progress 1

adeelarshad82 writes: If Tuesday's launch of the new Kindle says anything about Amazon, it's that they want to continue focusing on reading. According to a hands-on, the device is very similar to previous versions, but better in several important ways. The most significant change in the new Kindle is the size, the device is 21 percent smaller than the previous version, making it much easier to slip into a coat pocket. The best part about this is that the screen size was not compromised and remains at six-inches. Moreover, the new Kindle is 15% lighter, weighing in at At 8.7 ounces. Answering to the previous complains, Amazon has upped the contrast by 50% — hence making it a little less grey. From the software perspective, version 3.0 provides improved font handling and faster page turns. The company developed two new, proprietary text handling technologies called the Waveform and Font Hinting. There is a slight improvement in the Wi-Fi features aswell, logging into a network pretty straightforward and downloading books is quicker. Browsing on the other hand is still experimental

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