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Reading the New York Times On a Kindle 2 193

Posted by kdawson on Monday March 02, 2009 @02:37AM from the all-the-news-that's-fit-to-squint dept.

reifman links to his thorough and thoughtful review of the experience of reading a newspaper on the Kindle 2. "I've been eager to try The New York Times on the Kindle 2; here's my review with a basic video walk-through and screenshots. I give the Kindle 2 version of The Times a B. Software updates could bring it up to an A-. Kindle designers should have learned more from the iPhone 3G. Unfortunately, my Kindle display scratched less than 24 hours after it arrived. As I detail in the review, Amazon customer service was not very accommodating. Is it my fault — or will Kindle 2 evolve into an Apple 1G Nano-like $22.5M settlement? You can read about Hearst's e-reader for newspapers from earlier today on Slashdot."

Journal SPAM: California City Sues Man for Canceling Trash Collection 4

Journal by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday January 31, 2008 @05:55PM

Eddie House claims to have reduced his waste to nearly nothing out of concern for the environment. He now faces a lawsuit from San Carlos for canceling his garbage-collection service. The suit seeks a permanent injunction forcing House to maintain garbage service. City officials are also seeking to recoup from House the costs of the lawsuit. The city claims that House broke the municipal code requi

Submission + - Errata plagues quad-core Opterons, Phenoms

Submitted by

theraindog

on Tuesday December 04, 2007 @02:27PM

theraindog writes: "Errata are not uncommon with new processors, but a problem with the TLB logic in AMD's quad-core Opteron and Phenom processors appears to be quite serious. The errata is so severe that AMD has issued a "stop ship" order on all quad-core Opterons. AMD has also blamed it for the delay of the 2.4GHz Phenom, despite the fact that the errata is unrelated to clock speed. A BIOS-based workaround for the issue has been made available to motherboard makers, but it apparently carries a 10-20% performance penalty. What's more disturbing is that AMD knew of the errata and the potential performance hit associated with fixing it before it launched the Phenom processor. Hardware provided to the press for reviews did not include the fix, conveniently overstating Phenom performance."

Submission + - Lime Wire antitrust claims against RIAA dismissed (blogspot.com) 1

Submitted by

NewYorkCountryLawyer

on Monday December 03, 2007 @07:59PM

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "The antitrust counterclaims interposed by Lime Wire against the RIAA record companies have been dismissed. In a 45-page decision (pdf), the Court relied principally upon the holding of the United States Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly that "A party's "obligation to provide the grounds of his entitlement to relief requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do." Ironically, the Twombly decision was the authority upon which the RIAA's copyright infringement complaint was dismissed in Interscope v. Rodriguez."

Submission + - NASA to scientists: Reveal sex history or lose job 1

Submitted by

Markmarkmark

on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @04:57PM

Markmarkmark writes: "Wired is reporting that all NASA JPL scientists must 'voluntarily' (or be fired) sign a document giving the government the right to investigate their personal lives and history 'without limit'. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists this includes snooping into sexual orientation, mental & physical health as well as credit history and 'personality conflict'. 28 senior NASA scientists and engineers, including Mars Rover team members, refused to sign by the deadline and are now subject to being fired despite a decade or more of exemplary service. None of them even work on anything classified or defense related. They are suing the government and documenting their fight for their jobs and right to personal privacy."

Submission + - Nokia Takes Third Swing at Internet Tablet

Submitted by __aajbyc7391 on Wednesday October 17, 2007 @06:15PM

__aajbyc7391 writes: It looks like Nokia is intent on knocking the ball out of the park with its Linux-powered Internet tablets. Today, the company unveiled the N810, its third attempt at hitting a home run with the concept. The new model adds a slide-out hardware keyboard, and also a built-in GPS receiver and FM transmitter (for in-car listening), among a number of other enhancements (such as a faster CPU and more memory). At this point, the device is positioned as an email and browsing tool, a social networking aid, a GPS, a VoIP phone, and a multimedia player (and streamer, thanks to built-in WiFi). But are the fans jumping out of their seats at this latest swing from mobile phone heavy-hitter Nokia?

Submission + - Why ISS Computers Failed (ieee.org) 1

Submitted by

Geoffrey.landis

on Monday October 15, 2007 @08:50PM

Geoffrey.landis writes: "It was only a small news item four months ago: all three of the Russian computers that control the International Space Station failed shortly after the Space Shuttle brought up a new solar array. But, why did they fail? James Oberg, writing in IEEE Spectrum, details the cause."

Submission + - AT&T Silences Criticism in New Terms of Servic (bellsouth.net) 1

Submitted by marco13185 on Friday September 28, 2007 @05:22PM

marco13185 writes: AT&T's new Terms of Service give AT&T the right to suspend your account and all service "for conduct that AT&T believes"..."(c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries." After cooperating with the government's violations of privacy and liberties, I guess AT&T wants their fair share. AT&T users may want to think twice about commenting if they value their internet service.

Submission + - Judge: use P2P, you're stealing music (electronista.com) 1

Submitted by

JonathanF

on Monday August 27, 2007 @02:12PM

JonathanF writes: "If you were hoping judges would see reason and realize that just using a program that could violate copyright law was about as illegal as leaving your back door unlocked, think again: an Arizona district judge has ruled that a couple who hosted files in KaZaA is liable for over $40K in damages just because they "made available" songs that could have been pirated by someone, somewhere. There's legal precedent, but how long do we have before the BitTorrent crew is sued?"

Submission + - NASA Contractors Censoring Saturn V Info 1

Submitted by cybrpnk2 on Sunday July 29, 2007 @06:02PM

cybrpnk2 writes: Get ready to surrender your data sheets, study reports and blueprints of the Saturn V to stay in compliance with ITAR. Armed guards are reportedly enforcing a takedown and shredding of old Saturn V posters from KSC office walls that show rough internal layouts of the vehicle, and a website that is a source for various digitized blueprints has been put on notice it may well be next. No word yet if the assignment of a Karl Rove protege to oversee NASA has any connection...

Submission + - Microsoft's formula's in OOXML could be dangerous (robweir.com)

Submitted by

hill101

on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @02:51PM

hill101 writes: "According to Rob Weir's blog, Microsoft's OOXML specification for spreadsheet formulas is flawed. From basic trigonometric functions which forget to use units to critical financial functions are flawed. To quote Mr. Weir, "It has incorrect formulas that, if implemented according to the standard may cause loss of life, property and capital.""

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