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Comment Re:but they will waste no time (Score 1) 284

I don't see how that means it's stealing.

Correct. If they charged *more* for the subtitled movies, then it'd be wrong. I agree with how you suggested the site should capitalize on the irony and congratulate them through a press release.

However, there is something to be said if they have gone on record lamenting piracy and then did this. But that still doesn't invalidate your point.

Comment I wonder why they have all that fresh air? (Score 2) 136

Town better start writing some zoning regulation laws. The very thing the fresh air is attracting will attract more things which will attract more things which will take the fresh air away. That's not even considering the potential of the then thriving server farm industry driven economy tanking if those server farms pull out to go to fresher air, causing a cascading effect of failing businesses and massive job losses..... But then again I'm one of those "worst case scenario" kind of persons.

Comment Re:Moron (Score 1) 40

lol. retard alert.

how exactly do you expect to "harness the power of dark matter"?

So, what is it about dark matter that makes it so it can't be harnessed? :) I'm being facetious somewhat, since we don't know what dark matter is, and can only see the massive effects of it in a macro view of space.

However, he might mean that if dark matter is made up of particular particles, then we can 'collect or create' those particles into an array so as to create gravity in space, for one. Propulsion in our atmosphere for another. Really, there is a ton of things we could do if we found it and knew how to manipulate it.

Comment DOS them back? (Score 1) 298

Maybe we can form an anonymous-esque group dedicated to DOS'ing (or worse if possible) IP's known to sweep numerous hosts and ports (i.e., each have our own servers listening for the same type of requests). If nothing else, at least knock them down for a while, each time they pop up on the radar.

Won't be effective against blind servers, and on second thought, we don't want to DOS blind servers anyway. :(

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Jumbo Dual-Screen "Kno" Tablet Debuts At D8 106

itwbennett writes "The Microsoft Courier may be a dead project, but that doesn't mean you can't still have a dual-touchscreen e-reader. And a super-sized one at that, says blogger Peter Smith. The Kno, which debuted at All Things Digital's D8 conference yesterday has 'two 14.1-inch (1440 x 900) capacitive touch screens. Each screen has its own battery, giving the Kno 8-hours of battery life, but a hefty weight of 5.5 lbs. ... If Kno (the company) has its way, students will be carrying around a Kno (the device) rather than a stack of textbooks. That's the reason for the huge screens; most textbook pages can be shown 'full size' on a 14-inch screen.' Engadget, who got some hands-on time with the device, says 'the entire experience is essentially a WebKit instance.' Price is still up in the air but Ina Fried at CNET says the company is aiming for a price well under $1,000."

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