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Comment Re:Sorry Netbook wins still (Score 1) 1010

1: netbook has actual keyboard
It has a keyboard attachment, use it if you need it. Less bulk if you are just carrying around an ereader and websurfing appliance.

2: netbook is a actual pc Ie it runs windows or linux
This only matters to the slashdot crowd, normal people don't care.

3: netbook can multi task
Valid point, I hate the fact that my iPhone doesn't multitask but see point 2.

4: nebook can be had for as cheep as 200$
Not one that you would actually want to buy.

5: netbook can close to protect screen.
This is my one concern, how fragile will the screen be. Needing a bulky protector defeats the advantage of not having a keyboard.
Mozilla

FireFox 3.1 Leaves IE in the Dust 435

Anonymous writes "Granted, FireFox 3.1 is just a beta and IE 8 is also in beta, but it looks like Microsoft has some ground to make up when it comes to browser performance. Given that Mozilla appears to be on a much faster cycle than Microsoft with this stuff, it's also possible that it could increase the gap even more before IE 8 is GA, no?"

Comment Re:Indeed, this is a failure in policy. (Score 1) 554

If people want to copy each other's homework, who cares - they'll fail the exam anyway
Even if cheating on homework artificially elevates their grades, still, who cares. It will catch up with them eventually. A D student that cheats to become an A student will be found out in the workplace (by being incompetent). The workplace will probably detect the cheating C student as well. There's functionally little noticeable difference between the average A and B students. The B student may be doing what it takes to get ahead (not that I condone this activity). Face it, people at the top typically are not there because the are especially honest, smart or nice. Take Bill Gates, for example.
Sony

Sony Crows About Blu-ray, Upcoming PS3 DVR Functionality 136

Eurogamer/GamesIndustry.biz reports on Sony's pleased statements about the PlayStation 3. The company has made a point to note that Blu-ray was totally worth it after recent comments by some developers who had problems fitting their titles onto a DVD. The interview with the site promises 'big things' for the format in the future. The future of the PS3 itself seems to have changes coming too: a television tuner and DVR functionality looks to be in the offing for the console. Microsoft announced similar plans earlier this year, but there are no firm dates for either company's use of the console.

Feed Aussies Ban Old-Style Bulbs (wired.com)

Australia decrees a nationwide replacement of incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient flourescents, one step, it says, in the battle against global warming. By the Associated Press.


NASA Hacker Gary McKinnon Interviewed 402

An anonymous reader writes "A BBC article reports about an interview between Click and Gary McKinnon who in 2002 hacked into NASA and other US Military networks. In the interview he talks about how he accessed machines by using default passwords and a conversation with a NASA network engineer using Wordpad. He also talks about how he found information about anti-gravity, UFO technology, free energy and how UFOs are regularly airbrushed out from high-resolution satellite images."

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