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Comment Link to map (Score 1) 173

by Noghlin on Friday February 10, 2012 @06:51PM (#39000881) Attached to: FCC Maps the 3G Wasteland Of the Western US

http://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v1/fcc.mobility-fund-phase-1-potentially-eligible-areas-oct-2011-data/mm/legend,zoompan,tooltips,zoomwheel,zoombox,attribution,bwdetect,share.html#4.00/35.00/-97.00

Comment Re:Recipe For Disaster (Score 1) 199

by Noghlin on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @11:18PM (#38222638) Attached to: Inside the World's Largest LAN Party

This isn't the first time they had it in these buildings, they've had it there since 2001, twice every year. Winter and summer. I've been there every winter from 2001 to 2008. After that I lost interest because every year they did less and less things for us scene-people. I'm pretty sure the buildings are wired up for this by now.

Comment Re:Will it stay free? (Score 3, Informative) 188

by Noghlin on Wednesday February 10, 2010 @05:54AM (#31083536) Attached to: Blizzard Previews Revamped Battle.net

Yes, it's free. http://starcraft.incgamers.com/blog/comments/no-monthly-payments-for-starcraft-ii/

Comment US cellphone business sucks (Score 1) 555

by Noghlin on Monday November 09, 2009 @09:40AM (#30031806) Attached to: Verizon Droid Tethering Comes At a Hefty Price

Tethering has always been free in Sweden, I've been using it since like 2001 or something. We have the same cellphone network standard in not only Sweden but the whole EU as far as I know. I even know two competitive operators here in Sweden (Tele2 and Telia) that share the same network for 3G (called Sweden3G). We also don't have branded phones, most of our phones are sold unlocked and can be used with any operator you like. etc I feel sorry for you.

Microsoft Agrees To License ActiveSync To Google 133

Posted by kdawson on Monday February 09, 2009 @08:13PM from the kitchen-sync dept.

JacobSteelsmith writes "Microsoft agreed today to license ActiveSync to Google. Google is using ActiveSync as part of Google Sync, which enables the synchronization of data between mobile devices and, presumably, Google Calendar and your contacts stored at Google. 'Microsoft's vice president of intellectual property and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez, said in a statement that the Google license is "a great example of Microsoft's openness to generally license our patents under fair and reasonable terms so long as licensees respect Microsoft intellectual property."'"

How Social Software Can Improve Democracy 182

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 09, 2008 @09:07AM from the liveblogs-from-the-senate-floor dept.

Geek Satire writes "Politics breeds cynicism; politicians seem to pander to contradictory focus groups to get elected, then break their promises to everyone. Mass mailings and faxings overwhelm their staffs, and who knows if you can tell your representatives what you really think? Experienced techie and political consultant Silona Bonewald (creator of the Transparent Federal Budget) believes that simple software solutions can fix these problems and more. O'Reilly News recently discussed with her how social software can improve democracy and leadership."

Open-Source DRM Ready To Take On Big Guns 520

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday October 23, 2008 @11:29AM from the when-good-code-goes-bad dept.

Barence writes "An open-source digital rights management (DRM) scheme says it's ready to supplant Apple and Microsoft as the world's leading copy protection solution. Marlin, which is backed by companies such as Sony and Samsung, has just announced a new partner program that aims to drive the DRM system into more consumer devices. 'It works in a way that doesn't hold consumers hostage,' Talal Shamoon told PC Pro. 'It allows you to protect and share content in the home, in a way that people own the content, not the devices.' When asked about the biggest problem of DRM — that customers hate it — he argued that 'the biggest problem with DRM is people have implemented it badly. Make DRM invisible and people will use it.'"

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