Comment Re:Hey Ted (Score 1) 539
As opposed to the big internet companies that want net neutrality? Oh right, they're not evil because they say they aren't.
Apple's Illuminous (Aqua v2) to Compete with Aero 377
tovarish writes "According to Apple Gazette Apple will replace Aqua with a new name (and hopefully looks) called Illuminous. Is Jobs scared of Aero?, does it make sense to go for a new UI now?, has Aqua run out of steam? The answers will probably come later next month(year)."
Physicists Watch Individual Electrons Flow 120
SG writes "Physicists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed the world's most sensitive ammeter yet. The device allows current to be measured at the attoampere level and is expected to be of use in nanoelectronics, calibration devices, quantum computation and biology."
Revolution Worldwide Launch Possible 77
hammersuit writes "GameDaily Biz reports that a Nintendo Revolution simultaneous global launch is still in the cards. From the article: 'Bloomberg.com suggested that Nintendo would avoid a global launch. However, a Nintendo representative today said that those comments were misinterpreted. 'The comments have been taken out of context,' said the Nintendo spokesperson. 'What he's actually saying is that we're not holding a worldwide launch just because everyone else is doing one too. It's just another re-iteration of the fact that we're not looking at what Sony or Microsoft are doing.'"
Comment Re:Casual attitude about SSNs (Score 1) 203
This is incorrect. From the Social Security Administration's page:
We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 415 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in th
We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 415 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in th
Comment Re:Saving RAM: An argument for tabbed browsing (Score 1) 174
Are you using Quartz Extreme? Otherwise, every window is stored as a (compressed) bitmap in main system memory (iirc). So your results make sense.
