Comment Re:Seagate had big problems before the flood (Score 1) 297

by uweg on Tuesday June 23, 2015 @11:24AM (#49970317) Attached to: When Will Your Hard Drive Fail?

The ST-225 20MB hard drives had this issue already back in 1988. Why should anything change during that time?

Comment Android Nim (Score 1) 704

by uweg on Sunday January 27, 2013 @06:25PM (#42710395) Attached to: What Early Software Was Influential Enough To Deserve Acclaim?

and Electric Pencil.....

Comment Re:Wi-Fi? Luxury! (Score 2) 140

by uweg on Friday June 08, 2012 @05:59AM (#40254631) Attached to: London Tube Stations Finally Get Wi-Fi

Incredible. AFAIR, Berlin underground has this since 1995 - and not only in stations but throughout the whole network.

Comment History keeps repeating... (Score 1) 519

by uweg on Monday October 10, 2011 @02:14PM (#37667048) Attached to: Google+ Loses 60% of Active Users

...as I've said before: Google+ is the OS/2 of social networking.

Comment What did I do when I was that age....? (Score 1) 430

by uweg on Friday September 02, 2011 @03:53AM (#37283562) Attached to: How Do You Explain Software Development To 2nd Graders?

Let them type in 20 pages of BASIC programs just to be able to shoot white pixels on a Black and White 127x48 display. (Ah I loved my TRS-80 model I)....

Comment ..they were all sitting in front of the screen.... (Score 1) 111

by uweg on Friday April 02, 2010 @06:53AM (#31705242) Attached to: Microsoft Fuzzing Botnet Finds 1,800 Office Bugs

SCNR....

Comment What about Joe...? (Score 2, Funny) 308

by uweg on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @09:19AM (#21654421) Attached to: Hacking VIM

...because WordStar key bindings became hardwired inside my spinal cord during childhood....

...ahh those CP/M days....