Comment Re:Age Gap (Score 1) 217
Or, smart enough to realize that almost anything that can be said in 160 characters or less, really isn't worth saying at all.
Character count: 126
Comment Richard Stallman will be there (Score 1) 699
Feeding the WBC from his ample supply of toe-cheese.
Comment Apple has 91% of market for $1,000+ PCs (Score 1) 965
First off, last time I checked, mac had a market share around 5%. Now if you want to quote a source saying over 10%, be my guest. Secondly, even if it was above 10%, I think that could be considered a fraction of the installed windows user base.
This took all of about 15 seconds:
http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Apple-has-91-of-market-for-1000-PCs-says-NPD/1248313624
Was the last time you checked? 1997?
The market share argument is getting about as dated as the "one button mouse LOL" argument. Try again.
Comment Re:We should be CELEBRATING this thing (Score 1) 1713
You nailed it.
99.9% of Slashdot are not Apple's target audience. I'm looking at you Freegan Penguinista Android fanbois.
The rest of the world, you know, the ones that bathe regularly, don't go "shopping" for their groceries out of trash bins, have managed to move out of their parents houses?
It's for them. Most people don't want to waste time farting around with their computers. They want to get whatever it is they're trying to get done, done.
Try reading this. It was written by someone who actually develops software for a living, and is apparently confident enough about their appearance to show a picture of their face on their blog.
Inventors Protest Patent Reform Bill 168
narramissic writes "A group of inventors and U.S. company execs, among them Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and the AutoSyringe, and Steve Perlman, inventor of WebTV and lead developer of Apple Inc.'s QuickTime, paid a visit to Washington to encourage Congress to defeat the Patent Reform Act. The inventors say the Act will weaken the patent system, devalue patents, and encourage infringement. A version of the act, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, is supported by several large tech vendors including Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco. The big companies hope it will make it harder for patent holders to sue and collect huge damage awards when only a small piece of a tech product is found to infringe."
Wind, Solar & Biofuels to Power Remote Cell Towers 119
tcd004 writes "How do you set up a cell network when there's no power grid? Namibia, India and Nigeria are building towers using localized power sources to provide critical cell phone access to the most remote parts of their countries. Wind/solar hybrids, and biofuel power plants will power the radio towers, peripheral communications, and even the protective fencing around the installations."
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