Comment Des Moines (Score 1) 103

by ChrisLeif on Sunday June 23, 2013 @04:06PM (#44087173) Attached to: Server Farms Flourish In Iowa: Microsoft Plows $700M More Into Des Moines

In towns in central Iowa there's a standard saying about Des Moines: "They ruined seven or eight good farms when they built Des Moines."

Comment First... (Score 1) 236

by ChrisLeif on Sunday August 05, 2012 @04:44PM (#40888685) Attached to: How To Deal With 200k Lines of Spaghetti Code

Prepare three envelopes.

Comment Re:As a person whose uncle was sent to Siberia... (Score 1) 382

by ChrisLeif on Monday November 07, 2011 @03:15PM (#37976388) Attached to: Help Rename the Department of Homeland Security

Heimatsicherheitshauptamt :-(

Comment Re:Let me see. (Score 2, Informative) 1186

by ChrisLeif on Monday June 28, 2010 @02:42PM (#32720146) Attached to: Tattoos For the Math and Science Geek?

The Mayo Clinic says that there are health problems even if everything is done correctly: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020

Comment Reminds me of the old joke..... (Score 0) 449

by ChrisLeif on Thursday October 29, 2009 @03:38PM (#29914955) Attached to: Bad Driving May Have Genetic Basis

How do you blind a [ethnic group]? Put a windshield in front of him/her.

Comment Re:The so-called reason (Score 1) 508

by ChrisLeif on Thursday June 19, 2008 @02:47PM (#23861995) Attached to: Netflix To Eliminate Profiles Feature

I have the same problem with Amazon. My wife likes current events, politics, biographies and modern novels. I like science fiction, fantasy, classics, and computer non-fiction. Amazon's engine must go crazy trying to rationalize all those choices and some of its recommendations are pretty funny.

Blockbuster Working on Set-Top Box 138

Posted by Zonk on Thursday April 10, 2008 @06:14PM from the everybody-jump-in-the-pool-the-water's-fine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to the Hollywood Reporter and news.com, Blockbuster will soon be announcing yet another reason not to go to a rental store. A media-delivering set-top box is in the works for the company, leveraging the store's existing competence in the industry to provide a viable alternative to iTunes, Xbox Live, and Amazon. 'There was no mention of price or how such a service would work in the report. But let's think about this: to compete with Apple TV or Vudu, the device would have to cost around $200, and rentals of movies and TV shows should be around $3 to $4 each, which would be slightly cheaper than rentals of new releases from Blockbuster currently. The big advantage Blockbuster would enjoy over Apple TV, Vudu, and TiVo, it seems, would be selection.'" I still think they're kinda doomed.