Comment Re:Those robotic arms... (Score 1) 59
It's not so much that we're proud to be Canadian, but that we proud to not be USAn.
MS Design Lets You Put Batteries In Any Way You Want 453
jangel writes "While its strategy for mobile devices might be a mess, Microsoft has announced something we'll all benefit from. The company's patented design for battery contacts will allow users of portable devices — digital cameras, flashlights, remote controls, toys, you name it — to insert their batteries in any direction. Compatible with AA and AAA cells, among others, the 'InstaLoad' technology does not require special electronics or circuitry, the company claims."
Comment Re:What's the problem? (Score 1) 955
It is possible to be coerced by the structure of the problem. See "prisoner's dilemma".
Comment He doesn't really get it. (Score 5, Insightful) 392
Don't think for a minute that he actually "gets it". As a member of the official opposition his opinion becomes the exact opposite of everything the government says.
If the Alliance ever won an election they'd be jumping in bed with whatever lobbiest was paying the most, just like any other politician.
