Office device (laptop): Fedora OS Stable (which like to think of bleeding edge)
Mobile device (Nexus phone): Android N (eeeeeeeasy does it, but first-to-market)
I always drive leased cars, using 3 or 4 years contracts. I now drive a Toyota, leased by Toyota Financial, I always check it for regular maintenance at the same dealership that leased it to me. If there's a problem with the car, it's Toyota's problem...
Wishful thinking. There's a lot of stuff around that's 50 years old and is already lost in obsolescence. Conversely, there's plenty of stuff from the middle aged (paper, stone) that is perfectly accessible today...
An anonymous reader writes: Apple will reportedly soon make an announcement regarding a new high-speed connection technology. And as luck would have it, this comes hot on the heels of a report that Apple will release a slew of new MacBook Pros later this week. For some time now, reports have abounded detailing Apple and Intel’s cooperation on a new transfer technology dubbed Light Peak capable of transferring data at 10GB/s both up and down. Could this find its way into Apple's new lineup of MacBook Pros as has been previously rumored?
citking writes: "The Science Channel has purchased the rights to Firefly and plans to air all episodes in order and in high definition. In addition, physicist Dr. Michio Kaku will appear to explain the theoretical science behind the show's sci-fi concepts. There's a brief interview in the article as well with Nathan Fillion, who chimes in with his thoughts on Firefly and playing Mal."
An anonymous reader writes: An interesting op-ed at NeoSmart discusses the demise of BCC in emails at the hands of Facebook and the like. It discusses how certain technologies that are slowly being supplanted by "cooler" yet less effective alternatives have actually been spoiled for all, since they rely on a basic community-wide awareness regarding these technologies for them to work.
You're taking the phrase "Can someone please stone Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to death?" out of its context. Therefore your conclusions have no ground.
Also, are you sure that I won't get out of my house after reading your post and shoot my neighbour to death, and then tell the police that I did it because I read your post? You see, I could be the nutbag out of hundreds of thousands of people reacting to your Slashdot post in a way you could not possibly have imagined.
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Lanxon writes "An architecture and design firm called Choi+Shine has submitted a design for the Icelandic High-Voltage Electrical Pylon International Design Competition which proposes giant human-shaped pylons carrying electricity cables across the country's landscape, reports Wired. The enormous figures would only require slight alterations to existing pylon designs, says the firm, which was awarded an Honorable mention for its design by the competition's judging board. It also won an award from the Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture competition."