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Comment Re:T-Mobile is the only provider ... (Score 1) 354

by Typoboy on Tuesday March 29, 2011 @02:07PM (#35655712) Attached to: Ma Bell Stifled Innovation, AT&T May Do the Same

I haven't seen this, and I've sent and received all sorts of text from my (locked) iPhone.

Comment Re:It's actually really simple (Score 1) 279

by Typoboy on Thursday June 24, 2010 @02:43PM (#32681548) Attached to: Best Way To Publish an "Indie" Research Paper?

Or you could randomly generate a paper and submit it to WMSCI.

Comment Re:Whoops. (Score 1) 388

by Typoboy on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @01:11PM (#26712349) Attached to: US Becomes Top Wind Producer; Solar Next

Looks like Preview would have shown you that also :)
But I agree, that is very cool, thanks.

Comment Re:Makes you wonder (Score 1) 388

by Typoboy on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @01:05PM (#26712149) Attached to: US Becomes Top Wind Producer; Solar Next

Plus, it's heated air. So, maybe some sort of phase-change system could be used to power turbinesâ¦

Journal SPAM: Suprise! 3

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius on Tuesday December 18, 2007 @08:11PM

Motorists may be in for a surprise if they spot flashing red lights in their rearview mirrors in this Sacramento suburb during the holiday season.
Police are stopping law-abiding motorists and rewarding their good driving with $5 Starbucks gift cards.

A traffic officer came up with the idea to "promote the holiday spirit and enhance goodwill between the traffic unit and the motoring public," police Sgt. Tim Curran said.

Retailer Refuses Hardware Repair Due To Linux 1018

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @10:04PM from the bad-hinge-driver dept.

Tikka writes "Today I visited PC World (London, UK) because my 5-month-old laptop has developed a manufacturing fault: the hinge to the display has started to crack the plastic casing. Anyone in the know will know that this is due to the joint inside, and it means that in time the screen will separate from the keyboard. Repair was refused, because I have Gentoo Linux on my laptop, replacing the Windows Vista that was pre-installed. PC World said that installing Linux had voided my warranty and there is nothing they will do for me. I spoke to a manager, who said that he has been told to refuse any repairs if the operating system has been changed. I feel this has really gone against my statutory rights and I will do everything I can to fight it. I will review comments for your advice."

Canadian Bureaucrats Don't "Think Different" 427

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @06:35PM from the sense-of-design dept.

owlgorithm writes "Apple's new store in Montreal has three parking meters on the street in front of it. The city is in the middle of a campaign to reduce downtown parking. In Apple's ever-conscientious attempt to improve design, they offered to reimburse the city for the parking meters and their revenue if the city would remove them. Answer: Non — because 'We've never done it before, so we can't.'"

Journal Journal: Rocketeers Find Large Impact Crater In Nevada 29

Journal by SEWilco on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @11:54AM

While participating in amateur rocket launches in Black Rock Desert (Burning Man site), Ian Kluft KO6YQ noticed rocks with some oddities. Through the Internet he learned the characteristics of impact craters, then found some clues in photographs and Google Maps. Examining the area he got samples of rock with impact patterns in them and other evidence. Previous geological puzzles in the region are well explained as impact structures. Volunteers are finding peculiarities in satellite imagery

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