Comment Re:I'm out (Score 1) 64
A Mac is better how, exactly?
Comment Well (Score 0) 167
So much for smaller government.
Comment Re:Sclerotacracy (Score 1) 89
AKA the Ministry of Information.
Comment Re:I go to a fair amount of movies (Score 2) 924
My entire lawn for mod points to give you, good sir.
Comment Re:then it's also a Lenovo/Thinkpad decision (Score 1) 732
The IdeaPads are crap compared to ThinkPads, don't even consider them. It's like Lenovo's toy division compared to armored vehicle production.
Comment Re:Ummm (Score 1) 130
Exactly this. The FBI surely has better things to do than crack the whip on some kid copying a movie - aren't they supposed to be out catching the legitimate Top Ten Wanted guys? Somehow the so-called justice system got hijacked by media controllers and they even managed to drag INTERPOL in as well.
Amazing. Just amazing.
Comment Re:Not likley to do any good (Score 1) 278
The police/prosecutors can, and do, lie as often as they like.
Anything to get a conviction, which makes them look good.
Comment Re:How is this different than graffiti on wall? (Score 1) 890
4) You have a right to think the way you do, however wrong it is, but you do not have a right to put a sign out on your lawn preaching hate speech just because a bunch of people in your neighborhood are different than you. Everyone else has the right not to feel harassed by hate speech.
You should tell this to the Phelps crowd.
Comment Re:ThinkPads (Score 1) 708
I've a W520 which has been working great with Linux
My
US Reigns As Most Bot-Infected Country 121
Trailrunner7 writes "The US has by far the highest number of bot-infected computers of any country in the world, with nearly four times as many infected PCs as the country in second place, Brazil, according to a new report by Microsoft. The quarterly report on malicious software and Internet attacks shows that while some of the major botnets have been curtailed in recent months, the networks of infected PCs still represent a huge threat."
Comment Given their observation of Iran's election (Score 1) 97
Why aren't they focusing the same attention on elections in the USA?
Comment The term I've always used... (Score 3, Funny) 426
for those who "tweet" is "twat".
Much more fitting.
Comment Surprised? (Score 1) 1238
Business as usual in Texas (and/or any other conservative, arrogant state under the thumb of religion)
Move along.
Comment Re:Who will write the software for the bird? (Score 1) 184
Where are my moderator points when I need them?
+1 to you, sir.
Wikipedia In Your Pocket, $99 412
An anonymous reader notes the announcement by Sean Moss-Pultz (Openmoko, Inc.) of a new geek device: The $99 WikiReader. All of Wikipedia in your pocket with no Internet connection required. Works in bright sunlight. 3-button interface. You can update the information in the WikiReader either by mail (they ship a microSD card) or by downloading a 4+ GB file.
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