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Comment Seems legit. (Score 2) 407

by h4z3 (#40717929) Attached to: Plan to Slow Global Warming By Dumping Iron Sulphate into Oceans
Clean the atmosphere while fucking the ocean.

The issue here, is that people are not interested in true, long range, sustainable projects, they want to fix everything with nukes. At this point it may seem wiser to just let it roll and nature do its job, either, we all die (humans) and Earth heal by itself, or 90% of humans die, and the rest learns to play nice with the ecosystem (untill they fuck up again).

Comment Re:Everyone bashes Jobs... (Score 1) 108

by h4z3 (#40511761) Attached to: Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership
Was he really "poorer"? He may have died with less virtually inflated currency compared with the others you mentioned, but sure as hell he had more adquisitive power than any of them, included Gates (Buffet may had more but you didnt included him in the list).

Tell me the name of another company, that was almost 100% in control of the CEO, that had those volumes of market in the US/EU and ASIA.

Also, he didnt just got Rich overnight because the success of one company, he made the right choices almost every time, with different companies and projects, almost as if He knew what was gonna happen, thats kind of hard to emulate (unless you have a time machine).
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Transplant Surgeon Called Dibs On Steve Jobs' Home 291

Posted by timothy from the so-are-you-an-organ-donor? dept.
theodp writes "The Commercial Appeal reports that Dr. James Eason, the surgeon who performed Steve Jobs' liver transplant, found himself grilled at length Monday by Shelby County Commission members. The Univ. of Tennessee-Methodist Transplant Institute, which Eason heads, is in a bitter dispute over the distribution of human organs. Pressed for details by Commissioners West Bunker and Terry Roland about the 2009 liver transplant that Eason performed on the late Steve Jobs, Eason acknowledged that he's now living in the Memphis home that Jobs used during his convalescence. Bunker asked, "Was that a deal cut to get him a transplant here locally?" Eason: "I understand. It's a fair question. Absolutely not." Eason said a company lined up the housing for Jobs. "I took care of him and visited him in that home. And when I learned that it was going to be going on the market, I asked him, I asked the administrator of the LLC, if I could purchase it." So, is it time for Apple to shed some light on The Mystery of Steve Jobs' Memphis Mansion? It was reported that Apple lawyer George Riley, reportedly a friend of Eason's, helped Jobs with the arrangements for the Memphis mansion, which was acquired at a bargain price of $850,000 from the State of Tennessee by the mysterious LCHG, LLC on 3/26/2009. LCHG was formed on 3/17/2009, apparently just days before Jobs received his liver (on 3/21/2010, Jobs noted he was coming up on the 1-year anniversary of his transplant). Records show that title to the mansion was transferred to Eason in May, 2011, about three months after the National Enquirer painted a grim picture of Jobs' health. LCHG, LLC was dissolved in February 2012."
Cloud

Microsoft Announces 'Surface' Tablet 712

Posted by Unknown Lamer from the but-will-it-run-Debian dept.
MrSeb was one of several submitters to write in about Microsoft's foray into the tablet hardware market. From the article: "At its much-discussed 'big unveil' this evening, Microsoft did indeed launch a tablet — but rumors that the device would showcase a Barnes & Noble partnership were misplaced. Instead, Microsoft showed a ... device that integrates a better keyboard option than typing on the screen without adding size or weight. That's where the new keyboard — which doubles as a screen cover — kicks in. At 3mm thick, it adds virtually nothing to the device's size, but it opens up a world of inputs. There are two covers available — the Touch Cover (very thin) and the Type Cover (with proper, tactile keys). Microsoft is touting the device's magnesium body, vapor-deposited construction, full PC functionality, and additional features like being the first tablet to showcase a 2×2 MIMO wireless antenna. Windows RT (ARM) and x86 versions are both in the works, with the x86 version apparently having a higher quality screen. No word on hardware specs yet; Microsoft is claiming it 'rivals the best ultrabooks' and uses less power than the Core i5." Microsoft has a launch site with a few pictures. There is a vague spec sheet: the x86 version is slightly thicker and has a larger battery (and comes with a pen) than the ARM tablet, but that's about all it reveals. Update: 06/19 16:06 GMT by T : Nick Kolakowski at GeekNet's SlashCloud says this may be Microsoft's best chance to compete in a cloud-centric mobile computing world.
Portables (Apple)

Analyzing the New MacBook Pro 914

Posted by Unknown Lamer from the buy-a-few-spares dept.
MrSeb writes "Late yesterday, Apple released a next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. It has a 2880×1800 220 PPI display. The normal 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs have also been updated, but the 17-inch MBP has been retired, in effect replaced by the new Retina display MBP. Without a doubt, this new laptop is an engineering marvel in the same league as the original iPhone or MacBook Air. ... The Retina display MBP really looks nothing we've ever seen before. Here, ExtremeTech dives into the engineering behind the laptop, paying close attention to that new and rather shiny display — and the fact that this thing has no user-replaceable parts at all." Fleshing things out a bit more, iFixit has a teardown of the internals. Their verdict: effectively unrepairable by the user.

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