Comment Re:Assembled in USA, not America - Big difference! (Score 1) 279
Let's hope it means "in the United States of America" and not some town in a faraway land named "usa" that they've chose to capitalize the letters.
Comment More concerned about negligence than ter'ists (Score 1) 171
based on recent headlines like http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/nyregion/elevator-that-killed-yr-executive-was-undergoing-maintenance-city-says.html, I'd be more afraid of negligent elevator repair staff than of terrorists.
Comment Re:Not a troll but.... (Score 1) 708
Even if the system is out of warranty, I'd still recommend giving Apple a call (or if you're near an Apple Store, schedule an appointment at the Genuis Bar) and see what the outcome is. I've heard of many stories, and had some experiences myself of Apple repairing stuff for free or very little cost on out-of-warranty machines.
One last tip, if you do bring the machine in, have your girlfriend explain simply and honestly what has happened to her Mac Pro. Your sarcasm in your post makes me think she'd draw more sympathy than you.
Comment Re:Thoughts. (Score 5, Interesting) 527
I definitely agree with the AC here. Before I say anymore, I'll preface the rest of my comments with extending my sympathies for the situation you find yourselves in, as well as to suggest I have no real experience with anything remotely similar, so my advice is meant in good faith.
That being said, I recommend taking a few minutes to listen to the "This American Life" episode where a mother dying of a terminal disease left letters for her young daughter to be read annually. From the story's description, "At first the letters were comforting, but as time went on, they had much more complicated effects."
You can stream the episode from http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/401/parent-trap (I'm recommending the "Letter Day Saint" act 1 story).
That being said, I recommend taking a few minutes to listen to the "This American Life" episode where a mother dying of a terminal disease left letters for her young daughter to be read annually. From the story's description, "At first the letters were comforting, but as time went on, they had much more complicated effects."
You can stream the episode from http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/401/parent-trap (I'm recommending the "Letter Day Saint" act 1 story).
Comment The wisdom of individuals is questionable too... (Score 1) 507
I believe his name is "Drew Curtis" - note the terminal "S".
Comment Re:we destroy atmosphere, demand repairs/replaceme (Score 1) 406
Is that you, PGURRIERI?
(I can't believe I'm burning my ability to mod to post this)
Comment Grok? (Score 1) 433
That one seems to have entered the popular lexicon.
Comment It's time for the RIAA to go after Lars (Score 1) 672
Just like John Fogerty was sued for writing songs that sounded too much like songs written by...John Fogerty
Comment Re:kidnapped or abused? (Score 1) 549
How about this: Violence begets violence, and therefore you shouldn't perpetuate the cycle?
Or, would you rather that your child is beaten by their spouse, regardless of how successful they become? Oh, wait, in your mind, it's easier to for them to be the one doing the smackin' around...
Contest For a Better Open-WRT Wireless Router GUI 217
Reader RoundSparrow sends word of a contest, with big cash prizes, being mounted by a commercial vender of open source Open-WRT routers. You have 10 months to come up with "the most impressive User Interface/Firmware for Ubiquiti's newly released open-source embedded wireless platform, the RouterStation." Entries are required to have open source licensing and will all be released. First prize is $160,000, with four runners-up receiving $10,000. RoundSparrow adds: "Could be built on top of existing X-WRT or LuCI OpenWRT web interfaces. OpenWRT Kamikaze 8.09 was just released. Now is perfect timing for OpenWRT to get some kick-ass interface and usability ideas. I'm not affiliated with the contest vendor."
Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 RC1 319
mikemuch writes "IE8 has left beta as of noon Pacific time today. The development team now considers the browser platform- and feature-complete, but won't say how long until it goes gold. PCMag.com got an early look and has posted a full review of Internet Explorer 8 RC1. The release candidate differs only slightly from Beta 2, most notably in tweaks to its InPrivate Browsing feature, aka porn mode. That feature has been decoupled with InPrivate Filtering, which blocks third-party content providers from creating profile of your browsing habits. RC1 also improves on performance, especially in startup time, but still trails Firefox and Chrome in JavaScript speed. Protection against the relatively new threat of 'clickjacking,' where a site tries to get you to press buttons underneath a sham frame page, has also been added — the first browser to include such protections. Versions for 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, as well as for 32-bit XP are available, but Windows 7, which will ship with IE8, is stuck with an older beta for now."
BitTorrent For Enterprise File Distribution? 291
HotTuna writes "I'm responsible for a closed, private network of retail stores connected to our corporate office (and to each other) with IPsec over DSL, and no access to the public internet. We have about 4GB of disaster recovery files that need to be replicated at each site, and updated monthly. The challenge is that all the enterprise file replication tools out there seem to be client/server and not peer-to-peer. This crushes our bandwidth at the corporate office and leaves hundreds of 7Mb DSL connections (at the stores) virtually idle. I am dreaming of a tool which can 'seed' different parts of a file to different peers, and then have those peers exchange those parts, rapidly replicating the file across the entire network. Sounds like BitTorrent you say? Sure, except I would need to 'push' the files out, and not rely on users to click a torrent file at each site. I could imagine a homebrew tracker, with uTorrent and an RSS feed at each site, but that sounds a little too patchwork to fly by the CIO. What do you think? Is BitTorrent an appropriate protocol for file distribution in the business sector? If not, why not? If so, how would you implement it?"
Comment Re:Toothpicks? (Score 2, Insightful) 456
Ammunition?
Twenty Years of Dijkstra's Cruelty 727
WatersOfOblivion writes "Twenty years ago today, Edsger Dijkstra, the greatest computer scientist to never own a computer, hand wrote and distributed 'On the Cruelty of Really Teaching Computer Science' (PDF), discussing the then-current state of Computer Science education. Twenty years later, does what he said still hold true? I know it is not the case where I went to school, but have most schools corrected course and are now being necessarily cruel to their Computer Science students?" Bonus: Dijkstra's handwriting.
Clarinet Wins Robotic Orchestra Competition 94
Sasha writes "The Australian designed robotic clarinet beat out Dutch and Finnish entries this year at the robotic orchestra competition. The researchers don't expect to replace human musicians, but are instead interested in what makes the difference between playing music well and playing music poorly. There is also a video available of the performance."
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