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Submission + - Six months without Adobe Flash, and I feel fine (hou2600.org)

Submitted by

hessian

on Sunday February 10, 2013 @10:03AM

hessian writes: "As documented on /., six months ago I de-installed the Adobe FlashTM player on all my browsers.

This provoked some shock and incredulity from others. After all, Flash has been an essential content interpreter for over a decade. It filled the gap between an underdeveloped JavaScript and the need for media content like animation, video and so on."

Submission + - Egyptian Court Wants to Block YouTube for a Month

Submitted by rogue-girl on Saturday February 09, 2013 @04:28PM

rogue-girl writes: Cairo Administrative Court announced earlier on Feb 9 that a ruling has been issued to block YouTube within the country for 30 days. This decision comes after a lawsuit was filed back in September 2012 during the turmoil caused by the unfamous trailer 'The Innocence of Muslims' spread through the popular video platform. The Court has also asked for all websites having published parts or the entire trailer to be banned for 30 days. A more contextualized post on the story in both English and French is available here.

Submission + - Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample (spaceindustrynews.com)

Submitted by littlesparkvt on Saturday February 09, 2013 @01:47PM

littlesparkvt writes: NASA’s Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on Mars.
Space Industry News (http://s.tt/1zA1q)

When Should I Buy an Android Tablet? 396

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 08, 2011 @05:01PM from the definitely-prior-to-the-apocalypse dept.

jpyeck writes "I've deliberately avoided the smartphone craze, due to the fact I've never utilized any phone (landline or otherwise) enough to justify the monthly fees. But the geek in me craves the 'smart' part of the equation, especially since I got a bonus this year-end that is burning a hole in my pocket. The iPad is out of the question because I need a bit more hack-ability in my gadgets. I am drooling over the Android Honeycomb demo from the CES. I've had my eye on the Galaxy Tab, though it sounds like it won't support Honeycomb. The Xoom looks great, but who knows when it will come out? The consensus seems to be 'wait a few months for Honeycomb.' If you were me, with limited patience, would you buy an Android tablet now? If so, which?"

Comment Re:Move and Bike (Score 1) 865

by neilfein on Thursday July 02, 2009 @11:45AM (#28558483) Attached to: Staying In Shape vs. a Busy IT Job Schedule?

I have a multi-mode bike/train commute, and I love it. Folding bikes have gotten very good, and are very convenient to take on public transportation. Where do you live and work? Are there trains or buses?

Another option is to drive part of the way to work and then bike the rest of the way there.

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