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Comment Re:Blackberry bold (Score 1) 313

by ldpage (#49754661) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What's the Best Dumb Phone?
Agreed, I had a 8820 for years, and quite frankly I would still be using it if I had not switched carriers. The phones were ruggedly built, easy to use, and the battery lasted a couple days under heavy use. Not to mention the battery was replaceable. Now I curse at my Iphone for the poor battery life, useless email client, and updates that break things. But hey, I can watch Netflix on my phone!
Earth

Our Lazy Solar Dynamo — Hello Dalton Minimum? 571

Posted by Soulskill from the ra-on-probation dept.
tetrahedrassface writes "Solar maximum is supposed to be occurring, and everything from satellite communications to your toaster or radio could be affected. The only problem is that this just isn't happening, and NASA continues to revise downward the original prediction. In fact, the new forecast for Solar Cycle 24 is a lot smaller, and is now pegged at almost 40% of what was previously predicted. Recently, two scientists at the National Solar Observatory have followed the lead of a prominent Russian scientist, who almost five years ago forecast a dearth of sunspots and the subsequent cooling of Earth for the next several cycles. With Britain currently experiencing the coldest winter in over 300 years, and no new sunspots for the last week, are we heading for a Dalton Minimum, or worse still, yet another Maunder?"
The Military

Navy Wants Cyber Weapons That Shoot Data Beams 123

Posted by timothy from the all-your-base-all-your-base-all-your-base dept.
ectotherm writes "By 2018, the US Navy hopes to equip its fighter jets with the ability to shoot data streams containing 'specialized waveforms and algorithms,' useful in an electronic attack or cyber-invasion. A few non-classified details here."
Social Networks

Xbox Live Now Allows Gender Expression 348

Posted by Soulskill from the good-on-you dept.
Last year we discussed news that an Xbox Live gamer was banned for identifying herself as a lesbian on her profile. Microsoft said at the time that nothing sexual in nature could appear in Gamertags or profiles. Now, they seem to have reconsidered their stance, and they've updated their Code of Conduct accordingly. Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten wrote: "[The update] will allow our members to more freely express their race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles. Under our previous policy, some of these expressions of self-identification were not allowed in Gamertags or profiles to prevent the use of these terms as insults or slurs. However we have since heard feedback from our customers that while the spirit of this approach was genuine, it inadvertently excluded a part of our Xbox LIVE community. This update also comes hand-in-hand with increased stringency and enforcement to prevent the misuse of these terms."

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