Feed news.com: What is the cost of "vampire energy"? (cnet.com)
How much do all our devices in "standby" mode cost us in terms of electricity usage and real dollars?
Submission + - RIAA protests Oregon AG discovery request (blogspot.com) 2
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "The RIAA is apparently having an allergic reaction to the request by the State Attorney General of Oregon for information about the RIAA's investigative tactics, in Arista v. Does 1-17, the Portland, Oregon, case targeting students at the University of Oregon. See The Oregonian, December 1, 2007 ("UO suspects music industry of spying") and p2pnet, November 29, 2007 ("RIAA may be spying on students: Oregon AG"). Not only are the record companies opposing the request (pdf), they're asking the Judge not to even read it. (pdf)"
Feed New York Times: Apple Patches 41 Bugs in Monster Day of Fixes (nytimes.com)
Many of the vulnerabilities were in the third-party components included with Apple’s operating system.
Feed New York Times: Oracle Unlikely to Pursue BEA (nytimes.com)
Larry Ellison told analysts that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems.
Feed news.com: Digital kids: Growing up wired (news.com)
CNET News.com examines the young generation's unique immersion in the Web, cell phones, IM and online communities.
Submission + - Open-Source 3D Printer Lets Users Make Anything (popularmechanics.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Picture a 3D inkjet printer that deposits droplets of plastic, layer by layer, gradually building up an object of any shape. Fabbers have been around for two decades, but they've always been the pricey playthings of high-tech labs — and could only use a single material. A Fab at Home kit costs around $2400 and allows users to print anything from Hors d'Oeuvres to flashlights.
Comment Re:50% below 100 (Score 1) 576
It is all irrelevant in the real world.
Because 100% of the 50% (below 100) have drivers licenses. And I guarantee that you will be driving behind one (or more) of them on the way home.
Because 100% of the 50% (below 100) have drivers licenses. And I guarantee that you will be driving behind one (or more) of them on the way home.
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