Comment Re:Modems were not invented in 1992. (Score 1) 27
There were definitely modems in the '80s.
Comment Self-driving and public transport (Score 1) 44
I keep seeing this connection being made between self-driving vehicles and public transport as though you need one to have the other. "High-density Singapore has been encouraging the development of driverless technology in hopes that its residents will use more shared vehicles and public transport." Do they really think that their residents won't use public transport unless it's driverless? Or can Singapore not afford bus drivers?
Comment Dockless bikes are worse (Score 1) 278
Dockless bikes cause the same problem, but they're even worse because they're heavier and harder to move than the scooters. And if people don't leave them in the middle of the sidewalk then instead they leave them on the grass between the sidewalk and the street so that the homeowner has to move them when they want to mow the grass. Yes, you can text/call the company to have them removed, but it takes a while for them to get around to doing ti and sometimes they text back moronic questions like "Do you want us to come get it?" as though I'm complaining about it but want them to leave it there.
Comment Re:News flash! (Score 1) 191
Not tech workers. Millennials. Just like they think they invented roommates, renting out you house, hitchhiking,
And "side hustle". What is this, prison?
Comment To my door, not to the street. (Score 1) 41
If I'm getting grocery delivery, I want someone to bring it right up to my door, or preferably into my kitchen. I don't want to have to go out to the street and take the bags out of a car. If I'm going to be lazy, I'm going all-out!
Comment Pay over internet (Score 1) 192
I can already pay my registration over the internet with my plain old metal plate.
Comment They're forgetting something... (Score 1) 97
This doesn't count all of the times that the human had to take over because the car *would* have caused an accident.
Games Are No Cause For Murder 112
An anonymous reader writes "At Gamers With Jobs, Shawn Andrich speaks out against pointing the finger at videogames as a causative factor in a murder cases. He makes the excellent point that, though we may enjoy the metaphor, life is not a game. There is no simple connection between event A and event B. Our actions are dictated by experiences from a lifetime, and they should be addressed that way for good or ill. 'Life can't be framed up like a game of billiards. There is no easy eight ball, corner pocket shot to be made when trying to draw a line between cause and action ... Lasting, positive change will only come when we stop reaching for causes and start creating conditions that will support kids and teenagers who need it. We can't make anyone put the pin back in the grenade, but by supporting active, caring people who want to help, we might be able to influence some of those fateful decisions before it gets that far.'" GamePolitics on Joystiq has an editorial up looking at a similar question.
Submission + - Best Presidential Candidate for Geeks
blast writes: I was wondering who the community thinks best candidate for geeks. I.e, regarding the war on privacy, "total information awareness" or whatever they're calling it these days, Internet regulation and taxation, copyright/patent reform, the right to read, the right to secure communications, the right to tinker, etc.
Submission + - Michael Dell using Ubuntu Linux at home
whoever57 writes: At the moment, Michael Dell is using a Precision M90 laptop loaded with Ubuntu Linux (7.04 — Feisty Fawn). It also has Openoffice.org and Evolution.
Submission + - Mozilla releases Thunderbird 2.0.0.0
An anonymous reader writes: The Mozilla Corporation has released Thunderbird 2.0.0. Among the improvements are Message Tagging, updated UI, Advanced Folder Views, Better New Mail Notification and Full Support for Windows Vista and 64-bit versions of Windows.
Feed Racing Neurons Control Whether We Stop Or Go; Research Offers Insight Into Cause (sciencedaily.com)
In the children's game "red light green light," winners are able to stop, and take off running again, more quickly than their comrades. New research reveals that a similar race goes on in our brains, with impulse control being the big winner.
Submission + - The Math of Text Readability
An anonymous reader writes: Wired magazine has an article that explains The Law of Optical Volumes, a formula for spacing the letters on a printed page that results in maximum readability. Wired's new logo (did anyone notice?) obeys the law. Unfortunately, Web fonts don't allow custom kerning pairs, so you can't work the same magic online as in print. Could this be why some people still prefer newspapers and magazines to the Web?
Feed Vonage Says There Is No Workaround To Verizon's VoIP Patents (techdirt.com)
After a jury sided with Verizon in its patent-infringment case against it, Vonage told customers and investors not to worry, because it was developing a workaround that would allow it to continue operating without infringing upon any of the patents in question. However, the company has now confirmed that there is no such workaround, and it's not certain that one would be feasible, given the breadth of the Verizon patents. It's filing for a permanent stay of the injunction against it, apparently with the hope that the appeals process will work out in its favor. If that move isn't successful, it's going to be awfully hard for the company to stay in business. Seeing the stay denied would be a dream scenario for Verizon, since the patents in question are so broad that it's conceivable it could be impossible to run a landline-replacement VoIP service in the US without infringing upon them -- meaning it could shut down the entire US VoIP industry and the stiff competition it provides the company's traditional phone services. Verizon's not the only company rubbing its hands gleefully, either. The whole VoIP space is so patented up that it's under threat not just from entrenched rivals who would like to see its growth stymied, but by companies that have done little to bring their innovations to market and are looking to make a quick buck.
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