Comment Re:Things to learn from the Open Source model (Score 1) 640
you must be new here.. don't feed the trolls
Comment Re:Oh no (Score 1) 218
Really, I get them weekly on one machine. Granted it is a hardware fault, I think the caps have swollen on the board, but I still see bsod fairly frequently.
Comment Re:Are the alternatives economically viable? (Score 1) 186
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080109110629.htm
Apple Allows Lotus On iPhone (After Banning Competitor) 150
ImNotAtWork writes "Apple is allowing IBM's Lotus
to be installed on iPhones. Recently it killed a developer-submitted program that was deemed competitive with Apple's product."
Comment Re:Yawn (Score 1) 251
did you just get in a uid pissing match with someone on the internet? See slashdot only people that like the disagree are trolls..
I think many people lurk sd for a while prior to getting uid, I personally read it for 3 years before getting the urge to shout at someone in a non-anonymous manner.
I think many people lurk sd for a while prior to getting uid, I personally read it for 3 years before getting the urge to shout at someone in a non-anonymous manner.
ISPs Hate P2P Video On-Demand Services 231
Scrumptious writes "CNET is running an article that highlights the problems associated with video on-demand services that rely on P2P technology to distribute content. The article points out that ISPs who throttle traffic on current generation broadband, and negate network neutrality by using packet shaping technology, are hindering any possible adoption of the services offered nervously by content companies. Many broadband consumers are unaware of how hindered a service they may receive because of the horrendous constraints enforced by telephone network operators. This was a topic widely covered in 2006 in the US, but is now practiced as a common method within the United Kingdom."
