Comment What could go wrong? (Score 2) 117
Isn't this literally the plot of Snowpiercer? I don't think we have the global rail network in place to support what's left of humanity after this fails.
Comment Is it cost? (Score 1) 315
Here's what I think, EVs are still too expensive relative to utility you get from them.
Look at the Ford Lightning. It was announced as a $40k truck. Well, it turns out that $40k is actually $58k, with most models actually for sale pushing into the $70k range.
Comment Re:Foreman conflicted interests? (Score 5, Interesting) 506
So.... this guy patented putting a wireless keyboard and SD card slot on a cable box? Wow, no wonder things shook out the way they did.
Comment A more important question... (Score 1) 241
As a resident of the USA, how can I get one of these things? Everything I've seen up to this point just talks about how to order one if you're in the UK. Are there no other options apart from paying to have one shipped internationally?
Comment Re:Reporting from Florida... (Score 0) 614
Thank goodness for Slashdot's comment moderation system, now I don't have to read the thousands of "felt it" me-too posts that are rapidly incoming.
Comment Google Sites (Score 1) 545
If you were comfortable managing things with iWeb, why not check out Google Sites? It's basically the same thing, only in the Google universe instead of the Apple one, and it's free. You can choose from a ton of pre-built templates just like iWeb, or you can code your own pages if you ever decide you would like to do that. It's pretty widely used so I think it's extremely unlikely that Google will discontinue support for it anytime in the forseeable future.
Comment Re:Thats (Score 1) 472
What does Google know about entertainment promoting? That's what production is now; it isn't just as easy as putting up a ton of music on YouTube, 90% of music promotion is telling people what to like, and Google has shown very little skill at consumer marketing or trendsetting; just because they know how to get millions of people to use free stuff doesn't mean they can figure out how to sell people coolness, hipness or identity. You suggested they market music, and "selling cool" is what marketing music is.
This sounds like a job for Apple!
Comment Re:don't forget squeezebox (Score 1) 139
This post is either one of the most amazing parodies of Slashdot stereotypes ever put together, or very, very sad...
Comment Re:Whoa! (Score 1) 427
I'm going to join the many here in announcing that I would be ready to buy if they included PS2 backward compatibility in that $300 package. Some of the greatest games ever made were for PS2 (Final Fantasy X)
I don't have the room to keep every generation of each console around. When I can play my old games upscaled to HD with wireless controllers will be when the PS3 replaces my old fat PS2 next to the 360.
I don't have the room to keep every generation of each console around. When I can play my old games upscaled to HD with wireless controllers will be when the PS3 replaces my old fat PS2 next to the 360.
Comment Re:"protect the interests of customers" (Score 1) 403
You're missing the point here. The reason people don't have a problem with consoles is that the DRM isn't intrusive. You buy the games, you play the games. There's no internet connection required for activation, no hoops you have to jump through if you want to play your game on a friend's console, etc.
Comment Re:Actually it's the integration... (Score 1) 571
I don't think that this laptop lid / sleep mode integration argument is a valid point anymore, if it ever really was. I've had a Sony Vaio since '98 that has terrific power management capabilities, and can easily sleep, hibernate, or power down simply by closing the lid. Now the battery on that Vaio doesn't hold a charge today, but I don't think that's really relevant since it is at least 8 years old.
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I've never been canoeing before, but I imagine there must be just a few simple heuristics you have to remember... Yes, don't fall out, and don't hit rocks.
