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Comment iTunes Media Server (Score 1) 557

Let me preface this by saying I am not an XServe genius. So my question would be... Can XServe act as an iTunes media server? Could the kids access HandBraked DVD's on the AppleTV in the basement and the AppleTV in the living room? Can I access my music in my study above the garage as well as the kitchen?

Comment $1.98 per month royalty for Sirius? (Score 4, Interesting) 507

My Sirius subscription expires on the 22nd and I called to renew. After reviewing their packages I selected one and as we got around to taking my card number they said... "Ok, we have you set up for the monthly plan at $12.95 plus the $1.98 artist royalty fee so you will be charged 14.93 a month."

I said not a chance am I paying a royalty fee on top of my subscription fee. You just lost a subscriber.

Comment Re:Tell them to put a sock in it. (Score 1) 426

Politicians listen to the lobbyists because it is easier than doing the research themselves, and the only thing we can do is a massive grass roots effort to make things better.

This is 2009 for goodness sakes. Why can't we move all of the house of representatives back into their districts and let them telecommute? This would solve the problems of lobbyists. Can you imagine traveling to each district rather than door to door in DC? "Broadband" speeds would probably go up too. I'm just saying...

Comment 6 year old with diabetes (Score 1) 1092

I have struggled with this myself since my six year old has diabetes. He is just starting to spread his wings and wants to go play in the park with his siblings and friends. We always make sure to check his blood before he leaves but we still worry. I purchased a G1 Dev Phone this year and have written a small program that if it receives an SMS message of "Ping" from me it will auto respond with his latitude/longitude. Now I'm just waiting for some cheaper/smaller phones to be released.

Comment Re:Nonsense (Score 1) 555

I am curiously excited about the Singularity project. I think it would make a lot of sense to open source it (I know it already is) as the OS and sell a Microsoft Shell that their desktop apps will only run on. Others would be free to create their own shell on top of a common OS.
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Summer Research Programs? 87

aantn writes "I'm currently looking for a science-related summer program. I'm an 11th grade Israeli high school student interested in computer science and robotics. I have a high GPA and take afternoon classes in computer science and mathematics at Israel's Open University. I have several years of experience with C, Python, C#, and Java. I'm actively involved in several open source and freelance projects. Through a program at my school, I will be entering Trinity College's Fire Fighting Robot contest later this year. I enjoy writing and liberal arts, but I'm not interested in a "Learn to Program" or any other "Learn to ______" summer program. I'm looking for something that will be academically challenging and research-oriented. My top choice would be a university research program in either computer science or robotics, but I'm also looking at other science-oriented programs. Does anyone have suggestions for such programs? I'm mostly looking in Israel and the United States, but I'd love to hear about programs in other countries which accept international students. If it's relevant, I have a US citizenship."

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