Comment 10 to 100 Times Faster (Score 2) 38
Bet that means it'll be 10 to 100 times more expensive!
Submission + - The Pentagon's Seven Million Lines of Cobol
MrMetlHed writes: A portion of this Reuters article about the Pentagon's inability to manage paying soldiers properly mentions that their payroll program has "seven million lines of Cobol code that hasn’t been updated." It goes on to mention that the documentation has been lost, and no one really knows how to update it well. In trying to replace the program, the Pentagon spent a billion dollars and wasn't successful.
Japanese Turning To "Therapeutic Ringtones" 75
indiavision writes "A host of young Japanese are drawn to the allure of 'therapeutic ringtones' — a genre of melodies that promises to ease a range of day-to-day gripes, from chronic insomnia to a rotten hangover. Developed by Matsumi Suzuki, the head of the Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory, an eight-year-old subsidiary of the Japan Acoustic Laboratory, the tones are a hit with housewives as well as teenagers."
Infinity Ward Fights Against Modern Warfare 2 Cheaters 203
Faithbleed writes "IW's Robert Bowling reports on his twitter account that Infinity Ward is giving 2,500 Modern Warfare 2 cheaters the boot. The news comes as the war between IW and MW2's fans rages over the decision to go with IWnet hosting instead of dedicated servers. Unhappy players were quick to come up with hacks that would allow their own servers and various other changes."
Despite the dedicated-server complaints, Modern Warfare 2 has sold ridiculously well.
Comment Re:Composite video? (Score 1) 125
Well, suppose the ESPN phone can get video of out-of-market games. Being stuck in Florida, I watch my Tigers with MLB.TV. I bet there are fans that would like a device that could get out-of-market games and hook it up to a TV (provided that an internet connection wasn't available). That said, I'd never buy ESPN Mobile, I can just call someone for a score if I really, really crave it.
