Comment Re:This is real risk. (Score 1) 82
I haven't heard of any 5G deployments in the 1475 to 1518 MHz range. Do you have a source for this?
Comment Refueling? (Score 1) 92
Do they have refueling capabilities at the South Pole?
Comment Wireless only? (Score 1) 63
Why are they claiming to test broadband internet via a mobile app? Won't this just test the speed of our mobile network? Shouldn't there be some other method to test the wired connection to our home?
Comment Re:Aircraft carrier (Score 1) 275
Most likely the nuclear aircraft carriers are on the other side of the world and would take a week or more to get in place. The crisis will be over by then.
Comment Re: if joined can they force an backup / send me a (Score 1) 195
I wonder if Apple can put a software load on the phone that allows unlimited tries at the PIN?
Comment Re:The whole thing is BS (Score 1) 194
This article says that China has sent entangled particles from ground to a satellite:
http://www.sciencemag.org/news...
Comment Motorola's CTO couldn't see the future either (Score 1) 193
I always remember the CTO of Motorola, and her condescending dismissal, of the iPhone after it was announced: http://www.networkworld.com/ar...
Comment Re:Non-competes should not make you unemployable (Score 2) 272
Alternatively, a more realistic/fair situation would be to force any employer to continue paying the employee during the non-compete duration. This would be fair to the employee, and at the same time, reduce a company's desire to implement a non-compete in the first place.
Comment Fire insurance (Score 3, Interesting) 104
Not that they don't deserve donations, but why do they need to solicit for funds for this purpose? Wouldn't fire insurance cover the losses?
Comment Re:Anyone know of a good list of these companies? (Score 2) 79
I couple of months back, I picked up an unlocked GSM Pre3, and I haven't had a chance yet to really dig into which of the pre-paid companies offer good terms for smartphones for my usage pattern.
I know that Phone Scoop has a list, but it doesn't mention the 4 virtual carriers mentioned in the article summary.
I've been recently looking at http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/02/best-prepaid-voice-plans.html and http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/02/best-prepaid-data-carriers-and-plans.html
Comment Re:Missing Information (Score 3, Insightful) 667
Who exactly won? Thanks Dick Durban!
I would say the consumers and small banks have won. Based on the 2008 financial mess, I think it's safe to say that having money distributed across many small banks is better than having to depend on the financial decisions of a few giant banks.
Comment Re:Domestic production? (Score 1) 358
I don't think that oil prices would drop if the US ramps up production. Shell says (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/u-s-has-capacity-to-boost-oil-production-40-hofmeister-says.html) that the US could increase production from 8 to 10 million barrels per day. I would expect OPEC, at 30 million barrels per day, would decrease production to keep oil prices stable.
Comment Re:First new constitution since '49? (Score 1) 157
What were they going to use in the 90's? A Newton?
Woman Sues Google Over Street View Shots of Her Underwear 417
Kittenman writes "The Telegraph (and several US locals) are covering a story about a Japanese woman who had her underwear on the line while the Google car went past. She is now suing Google: 'I was overwhelmed with anxiety that I might be the target of a sex crime,' the woman told a district court. 'It caused me to lose my job and I had to change my residence.'"
Survey Shows That Fox News Makes You Less Informed 1352
A survey of American voters by World Public Opinion shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. One of the most interesting questions was about President Obama's birthplace. 63 percent of Fox viewers believe Obama was not born in the US (or that it is unclear). In 2003 a similar study about the Iraq war showed that Fox viewers were once again less knowledgeable on the subject than average. Let the flame war begin!
