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Comment Late to the party (Score 3, Informative) 83

by GunR on Thursday August 11, 2016 @07:02AM (#52683159) Attached to: Internet Archive Posted 10,000 Browser-Playable Amiga Titles

Damn.

"After a beta-testing period, the emulated Amiga programs at the Archive have been taken down for further development. Thanks to everyone for testing the Amiga In-Browser emulation package during the beta period, and especially a thank you to the Scripted Amiga Emulator project, as well as db48x and bai, for all the hard work with this experiment."

Comment Re:August Lock for the win! (Score 1) 87

by GunR on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @02:24AM (#52669429) Attached to: 75 Percent of Bluetooth Smart Locks Can Be Hacked

It didn't last long, I guess (from article): "Update: In an Aug. 7 presentation at DEF CON, another researcher showed how he'd defeated most of the security precautions on the August Smart Lock.".

Not sure what "most of the security" pertains to, though.

Apple Re-posts iOS 9.3 Build For Older Devices Affected By Activation Lock Bug (macrumors.com) 28

Posted by msmash on Monday March 28, 2016 @02:00PM from the second-time's-a-charm dept.

An anonymous reader cites an article on MacRumors: Just a few days after releasing the iOS 9.3 update, Apple stopped offering it to a selection of older devices including the iPad Air and earlier and the iPhone 5s and earlier due to an activation issue. When the update was pulled, Apple promised to release a new version of iOS 9.3 shortly. Apple today made good on that promise and has released a new version of iOS 9.3, build 13E237, which is now available for all iOS 9 users with older devices as an over-the-air update or through iTunes. Customers with older devices who had not yet updated to iOS 9.3 will be able to do so now.

Comment Re:That Mars Water... (Score 1) 160

by GunR on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @10:01AM (#49428795) Attached to: NASA's Chief Scientist Predicts Evidence For Life Beyond Earth By 2025

Here's the thing. It's a major event so they cannot really change that. They have to drink the water or we'll have a huge anomaly, which is pretty much always bad.

Comment Re:County Lawyer (Score 5, Funny) 144

by GunR on Friday June 21, 2013 @04:33AM (#44068381) Attached to: Pro Bono Lawyer Fights C&D With Humor

Doesn't exactly inspire confidence if his underlings can't even spell check.

It's not a typo. It's written by a lawyer. You're not supposed to be able to read it and understand it.

Comment Chuck Norris (Score 1) 1027

by GunR on Monday September 13, 2010 @02:41AM (#33558682) Attached to: Geocentrists Convene To Discuss How Galileo Was Wrong

Chuck Norris is the center of the universe. The Earth is connected to Chuck Norris, so the Earth is at the center of the universe.

Xbox Live Pricing To Go Up To $60 Per Year 199

Posted by Soulskill on Monday August 30, 2010 @05:30PM from the nickles-and-dimes dept.

donniebaseball23 writes "Microsoft has raised the annual price of Xbox Live Gold to $60, which is a price hike of $10. The new price goes into effect on November 1, but gamers can lock in the current Xbox Live price by renewing now. EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich is not surprised by the move, nor does he think it will really have much impact on the Xbox momentum."

Comment Kindle Dx vs iRex Iliad (Score 1) 684

by GunR on Monday February 15, 2010 @05:44AM (#31142212) Attached to: It's 2010; What's the Best E-Reader?

I've now tried both of them and I'm sorry to say the Kindle wins by far.
Both can read PDF files and shows up in Linux as usb mass storage devices, which is great and what I was after.

But, the Iliad has 2 major shortcomings for my use.

1. It cannot be charged over USB. I needs a power supply. A short usb-cable I can live with, but I'm not gonna lug around a power supply everywhere I go.
2. It takes a good 60 seconds to boot up. It feels like an eternity. If I want to read a book I'm not gonna sit looking at it for a whole minute before I open the covers!

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