Comment 60%? (Score 1) 574
They only raised the price 60% on some plans. Mine was about $24 or so (with tax) with 3 out, streaming, + Blu-Ray. I think it's going up about $4. Hardly 60%.
Comment Re:And you're going to put that thing in your mout (Score 1) 201
That's what she said.
Comment Re:Late to the game (Score 1) 205
I don't think they ever had them in the bottles, just the cans.
Comment News flash! (Score 1) 792
Landlines can be used to determine your whereabouts as well.
Comment Re:Who didn't see this one coming? (Score 1) 459
Tell them your home address is 1060 W Addison, Chicago, IL (yeah, that one's kinda lame, copying SNL is good only for laughs).
I think you mean the Blues Brothers, not SNL.
Comment As its name suggests? (Score 1) 149
The name only suggests to me that they need a naming convention instead of just mashing the keyboard each release.
Geek Squad Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter To God Squad 357
An anonymous reader writes "A Wisconsin priest has God on his car but Best Buy's lawyers on his back. Father Luke Strand at the Holy Family Parish in Fond Du Lac says he has received a cease-and-desist letter from the electronics retailer. From the article: 'At issue is Strand's black Volkswagen Beetle with door stickers bearing the name "God Squad" in a logo similar to that of Best Buy's Geek Squad, a group of electronics troubleshooters. Strand told the Fond du Lac Reporter that the car is a creative way to spur discussion and bring his faith to others. Best Buy Co. tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that it appreciates what Strand is trying to do, but it's bad precedent to let groups violate its trademarks.'"
Man Takes Up Internal Farming 136
RockDoctor writes "'A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung.' Just that summary should tell you enough to work out most of the rest of the details, but it does raise a number of questions unaddressed by the article: How did the pea roots deal with the patient's immune system? What would have happened if the situation had continued un-treated? I bet the guy has a career awaiting him in PR for a pea-growing company."
Comment Interesting timing (Score 1) 479
I just approved the upgrade from IE6 to IE8 using WSUS yesterday. It feels good to get that done...
Comment Re:So, competition is killing competitiveness? (Score 1) 450
But if the competitors start cheating (like with steroids) or using sabotage (like Nancy Kerrigan), audiences don't like that, and if it happens too much, the sport starts losing audiences and falling apart (like baseball).
Sorry, but baseball has been increasing attendance the last 3 years and has recently broken its all time attendance records. Your analysis of baseball is simply not true.
Comment What Google should do (Score 1) 320
They shouldn't leave, they should just stop censoring all traffic and then make China go through the effort of blocking them. They look like even more of the good guys then.
Comment Re:Found the source (Score 1) 275
Make no mistake--this is war, and China is winning because we refuse to even admit it.
China doesn't admit it either...
Comment Vinyl only releases (Score 1) 405
The thing I haven't seen mentioned is that many releases are still vinyl only. Many songs/artists never got complete or very good CD releases of their music. That is the biggest reason I've recently bought a turntable. It's to hear music I have no other way of acquiring. But this happens with new artists as well with limited edition 7" singles with a b-side you can't find anywhere else. Much of the regional music you used to hear back 40-50 years ago never made it to CD either.
Comment Re:But still... (Score 1) 710
So, 80-90% of CFLs are used in hot, cold, humid or dimmer situations? Maybe in your home, but not the rest of the world. Many homes don't even have dimmers.
Comment Re:make a real camera please (Score 1) 216
What about a Flip HD camera is crappy? Have you ever used on or seen the quality you get for a device that fits easily in your pocket? I'm guessing you haven't.
