iethree - Slashdot User

Comment Re:It is still Cheaper than Cable (Score 1) 722

by iethree on Thursday July 14, 2011 @03:07PM (#36766334) Attached to: Netflix Deflects Rage Over Price Increase

I agree. With Netflix, I can watch as much as I want, whenever I want without commercials ( I don't watch sports). Where cable is $40ish/month with a 2 year commitment AND commercials, I can't really complain about the $18/month I will pay for streaming and 1-at-a-time blu-rays.

Comment It's about time (Score 2) 224

by iethree on Monday January 31, 2011 @01:33PM (#35058148) Attached to: Sony Wants To Put Your Game Saves In the Cloud

I don't know how many games I've played 1.75 times because I reformatted and couldn't find/forgot about the dang savegame files.

Comment Interesting Litmus Test (Score 2) 382

by iethree on Friday January 07, 2011 @03:02PM (#34794558) Attached to: College Students Lack Scientific Literacy

Why is litmust test of biological knowledge (for college freshman) whether they know where plants get the majority of there mass? I'm not a biologist... but that doesn't seem to be the deepest or most fundamental principle of biology...

Comment Re:It is all about resolution (Score 1) 422

by iethree on Monday November 29, 2010 @08:37PM (#34382384) Attached to: The 5-Year Console Cycle Is Dead

With HDTV adoption just now taking off, and your average console buyer (read: soccer mom) still in awe of the graphics capabilities of current consoles, and the fact that the aforementioned console buyers can't see the difference between 480i and 1080p... a new console would be a tough sell. If I remember correctly, both the xbox360 and ps3 were originally sold at a loss. Why would Microsoft or Sony want to start making new machines that were not obviously better and suddenly lost money in the middle of a global recession? Methinks my xbox 360 will be around for a while longer, that is, unless I get a 4th red ring of death.

School District Drops 'D' Grades 617

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 28, 2010 @12:03PM from the pass-fail-education dept.

Students in one New Jersey school district will no longer be able to squeak by in class after the Morris County School Board approved dropping the D grade. Beginning in the fall students who don't get a C or higher will get an F on their report card. "I'm tired of kids coming to school and not learning and getting credit for it," said Superintendent Larrie Reynolds in a Daily Record report.

China Bans Shock Treatment For Internet Addiction 113

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 15, 2009 @12:15PM from the just-put-down-the-mouse dept.

angry tapir writes "China has banned the use of shock therapy to treat Internet addiction after its use at one hospital sparked nationwide controversy. The hospital drew wide media coverage in recent months after Internet users claiming to have received the treatment wrote in blogs and forums about being tied down and subjected to shocks for 30 minutes at a time."

Comment Spelling (Score 1) 286

by iethree on Saturday December 29, 2007 @06:22PM (#21851660) Attached to: Trekkie Sues Christie's for Fraudulent Props

***Fraudulent*** is the adjective form of fraud. I don't know what a frad is.

Open Season On Open Source? 173

Posted by Zonk on Saturday March 04, 2006 @09:39AM from the everyone-becomes-the-man-eventually dept.

conq writes "BusinessWeek has a piece looking at the possible future of open source. The article's conclusion is that it might be grim. From the piece: 'Software giant Oracle Corp. has acquired two small open-source companies and is in negotiations to buy at least one more. Many experts believe this is the beginning of a broader trend in which established tech companies scoop up promising open-source startups. While the validation is thrilling it's also unsettling. Many young idealists who set out to create an alternative to the tech Establishment now find themselves becoming part of it.'"

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