Comment Re:actual challenge this year (Score 2, Insightful) 88
This is an obviously needed utility for C programmer community, in order to gain some "friends" on ????book.
You don't have many friends, do you.
Submission + - What could have been in the public domain January 1, but isn't (duke.edu)
An anonymous reader writes: What could have been entering the public domain in the US on January 1, 2013? Under the law that existed until 1978 Works from 1956. The films Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Forbidden Planet, The Ten Commandments, and Around the World in 80 Days, the stories 101 Dalmations and Phillip K. Dick’s The Minority Report, the songs Que Sera, Sera and Heartbreak Hotel, and more What is entering the public domain this year? Nothing.
Submission + - Space industry in Russia to receive $69 billion until 2020
An anonymous reader writes: The space agency and industry in Russia will receive a strong increase in budget over the coming 8 years, according to Russia's national news agency RIA Novosti. In the last week of December, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev greenlighted a budget of $68.71 billion on funding Russia's space industry from 2013 to 2020.
Comment Re:I see no reason to comply, unless ... (Score 1) 342
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite store on the Citadel...
Comment Re:WHAT ?? (Score 2, Funny) 183
You know, it's that rather narrow view of life that has me convinced that we're not going to know we've discovered life until it declares war on us.
Comment Re:Management kills another project (Score 2, Interesting) 33
... You know, given what "under administration" MEANS (think Chapter 11 if you're American) making money WOULD HAVE BEEN important
Comment Re:Prosecute the parents (Score 1, Offtopic) 504
In how many of the cases does someone getting shot count as accidental, anyway? I suspect the number of deaths caused by cars INTENTIONALLY is a lot lower than the number of deaths by gun.
Comment Re:I shall name my first child Renata Pronk (Score 1) 482
Oh come on, the Depression started like half a year ago. Even my grandmother isn't that bad
Comment Re:consoles are the key (Score 1) 134
Because console games are dumbed down to fit "no keyboard and mouse". It's impossible to control a game with the complexity of, say, Master of Orion. Just because some people are incapable of the mental processing required to do more than basic FPS doesn't mean we all suffer from the same lack of brains.
Canadians File Class Actions Over Incoming SMS Fees 292
dontmakemethink writes "CTV reports that over the last couple of weeks class-action lawsuits have been filed against two major Canadian cellular service providers, Bell and Telus, for imposing fees on incoming text messages. While there has been very vocal opposition to the introduction of the fees, those who cannot change providers due to binding contracts feel the situation is actionable in court. Some of those not bound by contract, such as myself, have given their service provider notice that they will charge the provider for having to contact them to have charges reversed for unsolicited texts. Because service providers are aware of the volume of unsolicited texts, we feel they are liable for the inconvenience to their clients for preventing spam charges, and more importantly under no circumstances should service providers profit from spam. We also feel that requiring us to buy text bundles to avoid the inconvenience of reversing spam charges constitutes extortion. They can charge me for texts when they stop the spam."
