Comment Nexus One (Score 5, Informative) 141
You can see a picture of this device here
The Press Releases of the Damned 176
Harry writes "Once upon a time, Microsoft said that Windows Vista would transform life as we knew it. Palm said its Foleo was a breakthrough. Circuit City said firing its most experienced salespeople would save the company. And Apple said that Web apps were all that iPhone owners needed. I've collected the original press releases for these and other ill-fated tech announcements, and annotated them with the facts as they played out in the real world."
Japan Imposes "Fine On Fat" 1271
An anonymous reader writes "A recently-introduced law in Japan requires all businesses to have mandatory obesity checks (video link) for all their employees and employees' family members over the age of 40, CNN reports. If the employee or family member is deemed obese, and does not lose the extra fat soon, their employer faces large fines. The legislated upper limit for the waistline is 33.5" for men, and 35.5" for women. Should America adopt universal health insurance, could we live to see the same kind of individual health regulations imposed on us by the government? By comparison, the average waistline in America in 2005 was 39 inches for men, 37 inches for women."
Comment You always gotta have an enemy (Score 1) 709
I remember reading an interview of John Felice from the Real Kids where he said their aim was to destroy Elton John.
BTW, as far a Rock'n'roll is concerned, the Real Kids were much closer to the bone than sir Elton.
BTW, as far a Rock'n'roll is concerned, the Real Kids were much closer to the bone than sir Elton.
