Comment Re:Why can't someone come up with a secure service (Score 1) 36
Sounds like a great service that you should build.
Comment Stop Using Chrome (Score 5, Insightful) 150
Stop using a web browser developed by an advertising company. This is all of our fault, for making Chrome popular.
Comment Re:Wrong. (Disclaimer: I do LAMP & WP for a li (Score 1) 64
Wish I could mod you up!
Comment Re:A little late. (Score 1) 52
yeah, same here.
Comment Re:Why is anyone still running Firefox? (Score 1) 88
I would love to use Firefox for more than web dev. At this point I consider all web browsers to be crap and look forward to the next Firefox-like browser to shake things up.
Air Force Planning New Drone Fleet For Pakistan 240
mattnyc99 writes "With tensions high on the border, a new commander in Afghanistan, and complaints of civilian deaths from robotic US strikes in Pakistan raising anti-American sentiment, the Air Force is sketching out concepts for new robotic hitmen, reports Esquire.com. Among the new drones (which are all very small) are the Suburb Warrior (loaded with four or five mini missiles for semi-urban environments), the Sniper targeting system ("that can lock on to multiple targets, allowing a single drone pilot to coordinate the attacks of a squadron of robots"), and a backup fleet of flying buggies that act as suicide-bomber snipers. From the article: 'Picking through the dozens of systems in this briefing, many of which will be flight-tested within five years, there's a clear set of goals: build smaller, even microscopic drones with smaller weapons that can hunt in swarms and engage targets in the close quarters of urban battlefields. And hunt as soon as possible.'"
Triangular Buttons Make On-Screen Keyboards More Usable 287
As someone targeted for perpetual failure by the designers of most keyboards, I'm happy to read
The Register's report that "A British inventor has submitted a patent application for a wacky touchscreen keyboard design which, he claims, could spell the end for accidental key presses."
