Comment Ahem... Google Rewards? (Score 1) 674
'If Google and Facebook were smart,' says Lanier, 'they would want to enrich their own customers.'
Isn't that what Google Rewards does?
Comment Big deal (Score 1) 271
I had that much on my driveway after the snowpocalype.
Anti-Missile Technology To Be Tested on Commercial Jets 490
Hugh Pickens writes "As many as three American Airlines passenger jets will be outfitted this spring with laser technology intended to protect planes from missile attacks. The tests, which could involve more than 1,000 flights, will determine how the technology holds up under the rigors of flight. The technology is intended to stop attacks by detecting heat from missiles, then responding in a fraction of a second by firing laser beams to jam the missiles' guidance systems. A Rand study in 2005 estimated it would cost about $11 billion to protect every US airliner from shoulder-fired missiles. Over 20 years, the cost to develop, procure and operate anti-missile systems could hit $40 billion."
Comment Re:Oh, painful memory (Score 1) 328
Better than by color.
