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Comment pragmatic approach (Score 1) 646

We've got the computer in the living room. The occasional porn add or google spam did pop up. We didn't mind since it was obviously accidental on the kids'part but it bothered the kids so they approached me for a solution. Firefox, addblock and foxfiltre help a lot. Registering with google and youtube (dummy account!) and setting the preferences to safe did the rest. They can surf the net without supervision, they know I do random checks of the browser's history and everyone's happy.
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Submission + - FCC boss wants to meter the internet (msn.com)

An anonymous reader writes: FCC Commissioner Julius Genachowski has publicly backed usage-based pricing for wired Internet access at the cable industry's annual NCTA Show. He makes the claim that it would drive network efficiency. Currently most Internet service providers charge a flat fee and price their packages based on the speed of the service, while Cellphone providers are reaping record profits by charging based on usage, similar to the way utilities charge for electricity. By switching to this model the Cable companies can increase their profitibility while at the same time blocking consumers from cutting the cord and getting their TV services online. A petition has been created calling for his resignation

Comment So.. Iphone/pad/pod users are idiots? (Score 1) 332

'Can you imagine the support hurricane it would cause if Windows users suddenly needed to download, install, and use 3-4 different apps to sync and manage their media on their iPhone?' That's another way of saying that your customers are so ignorant that this is a task that's beyond them? Either that's a very thinly veiled insult or it's true and says a lot about a large group of users.

Comment Re:Hardly a surprise... (Score 1) 619

Dutch police make mistakes, just like everywhere else. And when a police officer makes a mistake that can have dire consequences. However in this case our police forces wanted to do something, they requested a search warrant. Actually doing something about a minor theft is rare enough that that in itself is almost worth a headline. However for some strange reasons they were not granted a search warrant which is bizarre.

Comment Re:Didn't really work as planned tho. (Score 1) 304

This makes me wonder why they didn't team up with a firm that is known globally and can handle traffic like e-bay or amazon?

Because Farnell and RS deal in electronics, they not only sell the Raspberry Pi's, they also produce them.

Yeah.. that makes it a very good sales channel for a product that has attracted tons of interest from people outside the electronics communities.

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