Comment The Government responds... (Score 4, Insightful) 1005
The People expressed their opinion about SOPA/PIPA. The Government responds with a resounding, "We don't give a shit."
Comment Self-esteem issues (Score 3) 124
HP certainly shot themselves in the foot with this. Who in their right mind would consider a HP computer if even they aren't confident about them?
Comment Patent Trolling (Score 1) 267
Sounds to me like Google is playing the system as it is currently designed to be played - but with a different intent. I hope they continue to file for more and more ridiculous patents until the real patent trolls (or, more importantly, the government) have nothing left but to call for reform.
Comment Re:Netflix (Score 1) 220
That allowed me to get to my account & browse, but it still won't let me watch a movie/show without being signed into PSN.
Comment Re:I must have this!! (Score 5, Informative) 74
Andrew Carol is the designer. His website has more information - http://acarol.woz.org/antikythera_mechanism.html
If the site is down, try the Google cache
Comment Re:Good riddance (Score 1) 435
Comment Re:Placing blame (Score 5, Informative) 242
Comment Re:just like installing a trojan on your computer! (Score 0) 190
What Android version(s) does this affect? The latest public release (v2.1 stock) hasn't even been rooted by the mod community.
Comment Re:netflix vs gamefly (Score 0) 183
I wonder how USPS CDs are packaged and how many are delivered intact compared to the others.
Comment Maybe it's time to stop buying stamps... (Score 0) 183
...and start looking into what UPS/FedEx/DHL can offer.
Comment GPS (Score 0) 778
Add GPS to that list. My Droid gives turn-by-turn directions while linked to Google Maps, meaning Garmin will no longer be receiving $80/year for map updates.
Comment Non-sufficient funds (Score 1, Funny) 57
And to think that each time I get an NSF check, *I* have to pay.
Comment Re:Mojave Experiment 2.0 (Score 0) 452
We learned a lot about using 5.1 for XP and how that helped developers with version checking for API compatibility. We also had the lesson reinforced when we applied the version number in the Windows Vista code as Windows 6.0-- that changing basic version numbers can cause application compatibility issues.
So we decided to ship the Windows 7 code as Windows 6.1 - which is what you will see in the actual version of the product in cmd.exe or computer properties.
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2008/10/14/why-7.aspx
Comment Post-graduate (Score 5, Funny) 413
...as a post-graduate he was told he didn't have much longer to live...
Let this be a lesson to all - graduating is hazardous to your health!