Comment Ask. (Score 2, Insightful) 334
Why doesn't someone ask CBS and the RIAA if this happened?
They'll either say no, or no comment. Then we'll know.
Comment Uploading torrents. (Score 1) 296
Drivetrain (the rejected app) "has a built-in web browser to allow you to find and add torrents when on the go."
Can't do that with Mobile Safari and a web interface.
Comment Two words, one of which is two words. (Score 4, Insightful) 393
The concept of voicemail is sound; the technology has been poor. Visual voicemail fixes the technology.
Comment Glass. (Score 1) 571
Coffee and Coke, both better in glass.
Comment Oops. 2002, even. (Score 2, Informative) 363
Mozilla 1.0 was released in the middle of 2002.
Comment I'm right. I'll make a revision for you: (Score 2, Informative) 363
Netscape's source was released in 1997. Mozilla 1.0 was released in the middle of 200s. During those 5 years, Internet Explorer 6 strangled innovation on the web. We're still far from free of its legacy.
Also, I understand the history of the Mozilla project. I've been pedantic about their history here before.
Comment I stopped reading... (Score 4, Interesting) 363
...at:
It didn't take long for Mozilla's Firefox to emerge from Netscape Navigator's ashes
Netscape's source was released in 1997. Firefox 1.0 was released at the end of 2004. During those 7 years, Internet Explorer 6 strangled innovation on the web. We're still far from free of its legacy.
If the writers of the article have such a poor sense of perspective on browser history, I'm not trusting their views on browsers now.
Comment What year is this? (Score 5, Insightful) 371
Jobs Not Giving This Year's Macworld Keynote
It's 2008. Steve Jobs has already delivered the keynote at Macworld 2008.
Next year is 2009.
Editor, DLC Coming To Fallout 3 98
Bethesda has announced that an editor for the Windows version of Fallout 3 will be coming in December. They also said the first additional downloadable content for the Windows and XBox 360 versions will follow in January. MTV's Multiplayer blog got a few more details from Bethesda's Pete Hines, who said additions to Fallout 3 will resemble the Oblivion expansion pack Knights of the Nine in size and scope. MTV then brought up the question of how early publishers should provide DLC, pointing to Fallout 3 and Fable II as examples of games for which the expansions were planned to go live only a few months after launch.
Submission + - Steam Doubles CoD4 Price For International Buyers
Xenex writes: "Hot on the heels of Orange Box lockouts, Kotaku reports that Steam's international price of Call of Duty 4 almost doubled last night, from $US49.95 to a staggering $US88.50. Distributors argue that high price games are due to import taxes, but on Steam this argument is moot."
Submission + - Harvesting Energy from the Human Body
Late-Eight writes: "Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on a new type of nanogenerator that could draw necessary energy from flowing blood in the human body. The hope is to incorporate the new nanogenerator into biosensors, environmental monitoring devices and even personal electronics that will require no fuel source, internal or external. Once completed, this new cellular engine could find various applications, even beyond medicine."
Next Version of Windows? Call it '7' 488
CNet has the news that Microsoft is currently aiming to release the next version of the Windows operating system in about three years. Previously known as Vienna, the OS is now simply known internally as '7'. After achieving a quality product, the article states, Microsoft's big goal with 7 is to recapture a regular release schedule for their operating system product. From the article: "Like Vista, Windows 7 will ship in consumer and business versions, and in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The company also confirmed that it is considering a subscription model to complement Windows, but did not provide specifics or a time frame. Next up on Microsoft's agenda is Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, which is expected before year's end. The discussion of Windows' future isn't surprising, given that Microsoft has been criticized by business customers for delays related to Vista. Many business customers pay for Microsoft's software under a license agreement called Software Assurance."
Submission + - Nintendo market value now higher than Sony (videogamesblogger.com)
Wowzer writes: "Nintendo's stock is now worth $53 billion and as a result Nintendo has surpassed Sony, who are currently worth $52 billion, in market value. The Wii continued to outsell the PS3 on average by two to one, since both console's launches in November 2006. From the article: "Nintendo sold 251,794 Wii machines in May in Japan, topping PlayStation 3 sales by a five-to-one margin. — Sony last month sold 81,600 PlayStation 3 units in America, while Nintendo sold 338,000 Wii's. So the PlayStation 3 trailed the Wii by four-to-one in May.""
Submission + - Big Trouble at Opera
Rob writes: Norwegian web browser firm Opera Software has reshuffled its board of directors after a
reported power struggle with the CEO and founder Jon Tetzchner. The curtain fell on the
axed board members after they had reportedly tried to dislodge Tetzchner as CEO after
becoming impatient with the company's weak performance that resulted
in its share price nose-diving over 50% in the past year.
Submission + - Starting a career in science at 38?
A Science Nostalgic writes: I'm 38, have a succesful career as a software developer but feel the all-too-similar enterprise apps are boring my brains out and I'm intensely missing the world of science (which I didn't pursue in favor of programming when I got my engineering degree). Now I'm contemplating looking for a job in research, but fear the age and the lack of "exercise" with math and physics would pose an understandable handicap. If I study math seriously I can realistically shed the "rust" in a year, maybe two, but I still fear I'll be considered too old for research. I graduated abroad so I don't have any old contacts at the local universities (there are a few in my city). I checked their job boards, they have no positions just in s/w development which I could use as an entry point. Do the Slashdot readers have any experience with such a career change? Is it feasible at all to get into science once you approach 40? I feel my brain is still alive and kicking and years of debugging have taught me a few things about investigating causes and correlations — useful skills in research.
