Comment No Reply Emails (Score 1) 619
If I can't email them back about the problem, I create a filter to delete all further emails from that specific address.
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Comment Alternatives, Consider the Cybiko (Score 1) 463
There was a childs toy called a Cybiko which was a hand-held computer introduced back in April 2000, that implemented its own radio network.
We could easily create a vastly improved device that instead integrated with the internet and that could operate independently of current ISP's if for some reason normal connections were down.
Cell phones are almost there lacking only the ability to operate independently of the carrier.
See, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybiko
Comment Re:How about (Score 1) 458
I second Terry Pratchett, and add Andre Norton, Madeleine L'Engle, and Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
Comment Cards (Score 1) 458
All types of playing cards, a standard deck, and also decks like Uno.
Comment False or Misleading Advertising. (Score 1, Interesting) 158
Could we use this to complain about advertising that is in any way inaccurate?
Comment EVO (Score 0) 289
When I connect to my home WIFI with my EVO throughput is close to 10 Mbps.
Comment American Association of Variable Star Observers (Score 0) 377
The AAVSO ( http://www.aavso.org/ ) should have plenty of real science they could do with a 4" telescope.
Comment Re:AWESOME! (Score 0) 135
Casette Tapes are coming back!
If Only I still had a Deck!
I still have one. Somewhere.
Comment Re:Too big for 1 hand, so how do you type (Score 0) 173
How do you do data entry, even touch screen, if you need both hands to hold it? If I want to put a computer on my lap, I'll buy a laptop. If I want a PDA, I'll use a PDA. A 2-handed PDA sucks.
Does not seem to be made for data entry. I otherwise don't see holding it with one hand as a problem. I mean, just to test it out I picked up my 13" laptop and closed its easily holdable with one hand. Input with one hand should be easy. Whats bad is how ugly the samples they show are.
Lake On Titan Winks From a Billion Kilometers Away 139
The Bad Astronomer writes "NASA's Cassini spacecraft took an image of Saturn's giant moon Titan earlier this year that serendipitously provides proof of liquid (probably methane) on its surface. The picture shows a glint of reflected sunlight off of a monster lake called Kraken Mare (larger than the Caspian Sea!). Scientists have been getting better and better evidence of liquid methane on Titan, but this is the first direct proof."
Comment Gravity (Score 0) 392
Does this imply as well the possibility of a localized "artificial gravity"?
Comment What Good is Copyright (Score 0, Troll) 705
I think its time to do away with copyright completely, given the level it is abused.
Comment DRM (Score 0, Redundant) 155
And if it has DRM I am not buying it.
Netbooks Have Higher Failure Rate Than Laptops 264
Barence writes "Netbooks are more likely to fail within the first year than their more expensive laptop brethren, according to new research. SquareTrade, an independent US warranty provider, analyzed the failure rates of more than 30,000 laptops covered by its own warranties. It found that 5.8% of netbooks malfunctioned within the first year, compared to 4.7% for regular laptops and 4.2% for premium laptops costing more than $1,000. The research also raises question marks over the legendary reliability of Macs. Three PC manufacturers — Asus, Toshiba, and Sony — boasted better reliability rates than Apple. Macs have a 17.4% malfunction rate over three years, compared to market-leader Asus, which has a 15.6% failure rate. HP was the worst of the nine PC vendors listed, with a malfunction rate of 25.6% over three years."
Comment Cost? (Score 1) 557
How does cost/gig compare with other servers?
