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Comment Re:Anger. (Score 1) 764

by Didion Sprague on Friday July 30, 2010 @12:49PM (#33085140) Attached to: To Ballmer, Grabbing iPad's Market Is 'Job One Urgency'

What's with all these Microsoft old guys wearing sweaters?

Seriously. Bill Gates had a sweater. Ballmer has some ratty-ass sweater. Is that supposed to be endearing? If so, to whom -- other old guys on the golf course?

Appearances count, and as long as Ballmer is the pitchman for the stuff -- overweight and dressed in some 10 year old cartigan -- not only will I not take Microsoft seriously, but I don't want to have anything to *do* with Microsoft anymore.

YouTube Muting, Removing Videos Involving Warner Music 202

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 17, 2009 @12:18PM from the responsible-judgment-takes-too-long dept.

notseamus writes "In the past few days, YouTube has started muting videos uploaded by users that use 'unauthorized copyrighted music' in response to Warner Music's threat over royalties, and so far appears to target only Warner Music related videos. Ars Technica also reports that after three DMCA notices YouTube will remove a user account, even when it appears to be fair use. Kevin Lee has had video essays — which he believes are fair use — removed from YouTube, and his account disabled before he could file a counter notice."

Comment Re:DRM (Score 1) 543

by Didion Sprague on Wednesday April 23, 2008 @10:41AM (#23171558) Attached to: MSN Music DRM Servers Going Dark In September

I'd also whack the marketing genius who came up with the "Plays for Sure" label upside the head.

In this case, the marketing gaff is as bad as the DRM itself. (And it also makes one wonder how much DRM and marketing go hand-in-hand. Microsoft seems to have an issue lately with marketing snafus. They've always had issues, yes -- but the idea of "Plays For Sure" and "Vista-capable" makes me realize that marketing [in general] is even more bullshit than I'd always suspected.)

Bookmark Apple iPhone conquires almost 2% of USA market (ifastnet.com)

by a_skripko on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @03:43PM

Feed news.com: Judge: Google can file anti-Microsoft antitrust brief (com.com)

From feed by cnetfeed on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @03:32PM

But Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly says she still trusts that Microsoft and government prosecutors have already reached "appropriate resolution" to desktop search competition complaint.

Apple Releases New Touch Screen iPod 866

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @03:31PM from the apple-loans-to-afford-all-the-new-toys-coming-soon dept.

JSM writes to tell us that Apple released a new version of their popular iPod music player today that boasts, among other things, an iPhone-like touch screen and Wi-Fi capabilities. "The iPod Touch will feature the Safari Internet browser and, like the iPhone, play YouTube videos. Apple also announced a new version of its iTunes music store that will allow users to buy songs wirelessly. iTunes will also sell customizable 99-cent ringtones for the iPhone."

Feed Science Daily: Glowing Mice Light The Way To Understanding Type 2 Diabetes (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday September 05, 2007 @03:13PM

With the help of genetically engineered mice whose livers turned into glowing light bulbs, researchers have illuminated the underpinnings of an insidious and growing health concern -- type 2 diabetes.

Patent Office Head Lays Out Reform Strategy 253

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @05:02PM from the long-overdue dept.

jeevesbond writes to tell us that Jon Dudas, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office has laid out a plan for patent reform. "Speaking at the Tech Policy Summit in San Jose, Dudas said that characterizing the patent system as hurting innovation is a 'fundamentally wrong' way to frame the debate. 'I have traveled around the world, and every nation is thinking how it can model [intellectual property governance] after the U.S,' Dudas said. 'It's a proven system, over 200 years old. The Supreme Court, Congress and policy makers are involved [in cases and legal reforms] not because the system is broken. It's not perfect, and we should be having the debate on how to improve.'"

Microwave Experiments Cause Sponge Disasters 517

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 25, 2007 @05:38AM from the can-it-dry-a-wet-cat dept.

gollum123 writes "Reports about a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilize kitchen sponges sent people hurrying to test the idea this week — with sometimes disastrous results. A team at the University of Florida found that two minutes in the microwave at full power could kill a range of bacteria, viruses and parasites on kitchen sponges. They described how they soaked the sponges in wastewater and then zapped them. But several experimenters evidently left out the crucial step of wetting the sponge. "Just wanted you to know that your article on microwaving sponges and scrubbers aroused my interest. However, when I put my sponge/scrubber into the microwave, it caught fire, smoked up the house, ruined my microwave, and pissed me off," one correspondent wrote in an e-mail to Reuters."

Google.org, a For-Profit Charity 355

Posted by kdawson on Monday September 18, 2006 @12:07AM from the for-the-greater-good dept.

Google has set up a subsidiary, Google.org, a for-profit philanthropy with initial capital of a billion dollars. Not being organized on a tax-free basis carries both advantages and drawbacks. From the article: "Unlike most charities, this one will be for-profit, allowing it to fund start-up companies, form partnerships with venture capitalists and even lobby Congress. It will also pay taxes." One of Google.org's first projects is the development of a plug-in hybrid vehicle that achieves a mileage rating equivalent to 100 MPG.

Nanocosmetics Used Since Ancient Egypt 252

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday September 06, 2006 @05:47PM from the lead-good-for-the-skin dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "French researchers have found that Egyptians, Greek and Romans were using nanotechnology to dye their hair several thousands years ago. Nanowerk Spotlight reports they were using lead compounds which generated lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals with a diameter of only 5 nanometers. At a moment where many people wonder if the use of nanoparticles is safe, it's good to know that nanotechnology has been widely used for a very long time."

Spacecraft Crashes Into Satellite 343

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday May 18, 2006 @12:25AM from the coming-or-going dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "A robotic NASA spacecraft designed to rendezvous with an orbiting satellite instead crashed into its target. Unbeknownst to engineers at the time, DART's main sensor mistakenly believed it was flying away from the satellite when it was actually moving 5 feet per second toward it, investigators found."

Comment opera is the better porn browser (Score 3, Insightful) 760

by monki34 on Sunday November 14, 2004 @08:54PM (#10816238) Attached to: Opera Facing Losses While Firefox Usage Grows

i'm really not trying to insult anyone, but i have two good reasons why i use opera for porn surfing.

1) opera has this cool feature called "next". if you go to a gallery with a bunch of photos, you can just hit space bar or click "next" to automagically go to the next hot pic. this avoids the complexity of maneuvering the mouse, hitting the "back" button, and clicking on the next thumbnail. when you spend time looking at a whole lot of porn, this really speeds things up.

2) no-one ever looks at your opera cache/history for porn.

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