Comment Re:Centro doesn't sync now anyways. (Score 1) 290
Missing Sync works pretty well. I've been managing 10 centros on leopard for quite a while with few issues.
Comment That was what Marc Andreessen alluded to, (Score 1) 554
which lead to Microsoft wanting to crush Netscape at all costs (successfully).
Of course back then Google wasn't Google as we now know it...
Comment Re:yeah, no really... (Score 1) 215
...Hours will have passed!
Wish I had mod points.
Comment Re:Drug Trip? Great Idea! (Score 0) 215
sensitive mods...
Comment Re:Convert? (Score 1) 621
You don't have to partake of government provided water or use government provided sanitation either, but your taxes still pay for it. Likewise you don't have to ride public transportation or call the cops or firemen in case of emergency. Your taxes still pay for it.
Municipalities have always purchased what they think they need. The Coercion argument is a straw man.
Comment More help from the Moderators (Score 2, Insightful) 647
The WSJ article is opinion, and is leaving out the fact that the monopolies will not be broken without government interference.
Comment Help, Moderators (Score 0, Offtopic) 647
How is this flamebait? The article is an opinion piece, this is a counter opinion.
Submission + - Why Linux will dominate the mobile OS market
Bill_McNeal writes: "...and why Symbian, Palm, Windows Mobile, BREW and RIM are destined to lose."
Submission + - HD-DVD AACS DRM Cracked?
robizzle writes: New DRM standard, used in HDDVD and Blueray, AACS (Advanced Access Content System) has seemingly been beaten. According to a post on Doom9 by muslix64, his new BackupHDDVD tool decrypts and dismantles AACS on a Windows PC. The java command line application is able to decrypt and dump the video right off the disc provided a cryptography key (none included with application, though seemingly easy to obtain.) Full source code has been provided along with the java executable. Youtube video also provided here.
Submission + - Microsoft bribing bloggers.
Warlock7 writes: Microsoft and AMD have generously decided to give some bloggers brand new Ferrari laptops with Ultimate VISTA and Office 2007 installed. Some are calling this bribery while Microsoft is saying that they gave them the machines with "...no expectation of any editorial payback.". Complete details are covered in the MacWorld article.
