Comment Turn the tables on them ! (Score 1) 589
Sony should release it via torrent sites, Bring the freakin thing to the whole world , right up to their firewalled doorstep!
Comment VolunteerMatch (Score 2, Informative) 151
VolunteerMatch is exactly what you describe
Comment Let me guess..... (Score 3, Insightful) 97
Made by Bechtel/(insert cozy contractor here) for only 2600$ a pint
Comment Only in America ... (Score 2, Funny) 658
Could his impossible life story have played itself out. Where else could a poor black boy grow up to be a wealthy white woman ?
Time Warner Confirms Split With AOL 94
ausekilis writes "Many outlets are reporting that Time Warner has confirmed plans to spin off AOL. All that's left to deal with are a few financial hurdles, such as buying out Google's 5% stake in AOL. The interesting part of the story is that both AOL's CEO and Time Warner's CEO said effectively the same thing, that AOL will be better off as an independent unit, as opposed to 'a cog in the Time Warner wheel.' Interesting to note that when they originally merged, the idea was for AOL to be a one-stop shop for all your internet goods. Makes you wonder what would have happened if Time Warner had invested in AOL as an exclusive media outlet for movies, TV, music, etc. Perhaps AOL would have regained some speed and become the prominent household name it once was, instead of being that company who sent us all the free coasters."
Credit Crunch Squeezing Data Center Space 84
miller60 writes "Many companies have saved money by leasing wholesale 'plug and play' data center space instead of building their own facilities. But the credit crunch has slowed the construction of new data centers, and analysts say this will create a shortage of data center space in 2010 in key markets like northern Virginia and Silicon Valley where demand exceeds supply. The situation is already becoming critical for companies with large space requirements, as indicated by a flurry of leasing recently in northern Virginia, where the remaining space may be quickly absorbed by government stimulus projects."
Comment Not *THE* lego factory, *A* lego factory (Score 1) 260
Like all other mass produced cheap item these days , legos are made in dozens if not hundred locations throughout the world. Transportation costs far out weigh the packaging and production cost on these. The factory next door to my work place is an "old school" plastics plant and they make lego branded products. No mainframe here unless they still have one from the 1900's. As for secrets all the doors are open to let out the massive amounts of heat this process produces, you cold walk in at lunch and wander around for half an hour before you saw anyone since they all flee the heat and smell at 12:00:01
