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Comment Re:Maybe (Score 2) 365

I also own a Pebble. It was exciting to be the first of my geeky friends to own one, and I enjoy just showing it off. I have installed a bunch of different toys/apps on it, but no more than a few at a time because of limited memory on the watch. Right now I have Asteroids and Space Invaders for games (which work perfectly without a phone, BTW), and a few productivity apps and smart watch faces. I really like knowing I've left my phone behind. That has saved my butt a few times.
I'm with you, gauauu, that the watch is not bulky, and the battery life is acceptable. Now that Google and Apple are getting ready to release their watches, Pebble, Sony and Samsung will probably be relics, but they were the first real commercially viable products. Pebble's Kickstarter project will go down in history as one of the most successful, and no one can take that away.

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Comment Re:Nay! (Score 1) 450

If I wanted to hook a computer up to my TV I think I'd much rather throw a tiny Mac mini next to it rather than a tower. I think that is the point here. There are certainly other places where the small form factor and quietness shines for the mini.

Comment Re:They hit a pilot (Score 1) 863

Actually, I used it once in the entire post, so I didn't "keep using that word". Also, I'm very familiar with the term "accidentally", and most people understood the meaning of my sentence just fine. I suppose I should have realized that some people who read Slashdot would be confused, and made my statement more clear. I take every precaution to ensure that I don't inadvertently shine it in someone's face.
Media

DRM — It's Not Really About Piracy 360

shadowmage13 writes "Hollywood privately admits that DRM is not really about piracy. From the article: 'In a nutshell: DRM's sole purpose is to maximize revenues by minimizing your rights so that they can sell them back to you... Like all lies, there comes a point when the gig is up; the ruse is busted. For the movie studios, it's the moment they have to admit that it's not the piracy that worries them, but business models which don't squeeze every last cent out of customers.' You can take action on Digital Restrictions Management at DefectiveByDesign of the Free Software Foundation, Digital Freedom, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
Patents

Cisco VP Explains Lawsuit Against Apple 303

Dekortage writes "The day after Apple announced its iPhone, Cisco sued over the name. Mark Chandler, Cisco's SVP and General Counsel, has posted an explanation of the suit on his blog: 'For the last few weeks, we have been in serious discussions with Apple over how the two companies could work together and share the iPhone trademark. ...I was surprised and disappointed when Apple decided to go ahead and announce their new product with our trademarked name without reaching an agreement. It was essentially the equivalent of "we're too busy."' What did Cisco want? '[We] wanted an open approach. We hoped our products could interoperate in the future.'" Another reader wrote to mention that already, Cisco's trademark might be in trouble in Europe.
United States

Does Income Inequality Matter? 1186

theodp is concerned about the following: "Alarmed by Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein's record-setting $53M bonus, Charles Wheelan (aka The Naked Economist) argues that income inequality matters. Wheelan notes that the Gini Coefficient (a measure of income inequality) for the U.S. has been moving away from countries like Japan and Sweden and closer to that of Brazil, where the murder rate is 5X that of NYC and crime is materially impacting GDP."
Linux

Ideal Linux System for Newbies? 486

spiffyman asks: "In the next year, I'll begin advanced work in mathematics, and I'll also be upgrading my desktop box. In light of the advantages of Linux and FOSS in the area of science and mathematics, I want to convert from a Windows system to a dual-boot one with Linux. Primary tasks aside from math/logic activities will include learning intermediate programming, web maintenance, some computational linguistics (in Python), and LOTS of LaTeX work for my publishing activities. What do Slashdot readers recommend in terms of hardware, OS, software, and perhaps reading for a quasi-power Windows user (with no previous Linux experience) to convert to an all-Linux system?"
User Journal

Journal Journal: Why the name "Psyclo"?

Well, I've been Psyclo for a very long time, even before I discovered the Internet. I made it up back in 1990 when I bought my first computer and joined a local BBS. The name is a combination of 3 things.
1. Psychotic - well, sometimes we all are, aren't we? Well, aren't we??
2. Psychlone - good book written by Greg Bear, indicating my love of Science Fiction.
3. Encyclopedia - I seem to have stuffed a huge amount of useless information in my head. When I was a kid I read thro

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