Comment Re:Oatmeal stumbled here (Score 2) 390
That is incorrect for several reasons. Without going into detail, there is no blanket rule in California for cost/fee shifting. Statutes provide for costs and fees only under certain circumstances. IAAL
Comment Re:There is telling (Score 1) 528
Wanna know where this is happening today? One example I just ran into is one of the ESPN websites popped up a message that said they could not stream any content to me because my ISP is not one of their preferred providers. My ISP just so happens to have competing content of there own. This is the exact hypothetical situation that everyone is discussing... except its not hypothetical. Its probably just the tip of the iceberg too. This business with Netflix and Comcast is just another example.
The idea that the market will sort it out is nice but has never ever applied in the case of monopoly or oligopoly. I live in a big technologically advanced city and we only have two choices of broadband. One of them is not available in my neighborhood. Saying that I could just go to a competitor if I don't like the service is ignorant of the realities of how broadband is delivered in this country.
Aquarium Uses Eel Powered Christmas Lights 96
A Japanese aquarium is using the greenest energy possible to power the lights on its Christmas tree, an electric eel. From the article: "Each time the eel moves, two aluminum panels gather enough electricity to light up the 2-meter (6 ft 6 in) tall tree, decked out in white, in glowing intermittent flashes."
Physicists Discover Universal "Wet-Dog Shake" Rule 97
Dog owners can sleep easy tonight because physicists have discovered how rapidly a wet dog should oscillate its body to dry its fur. Presumably, dogs already know. From the article: "Today we have an answer thanks to the pioneering work of Andrew Dickerson at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and a few buddies. But more than that, their work generates an interesting new conundrum about the nature of shaken fur dynamics. Dickerson and co filmed a number of dogs shaking their fur and used the images to measure the period of oscillation of the dogs' skin. For a labrador retriever, this turns out to be 4.3 Hz."
Outlook Plug-In Keeps Tone of Your Email In Check 119
Meshach writes "A new plug-in for Outlook will warn you if an email you are about to send is 'too emotional.' Basically the plug-in scans the email for emotions such as elation, humiliation, excitement and fear. A user can set how much emotion they want to allow in their messages and if exceeded the threshold a warning will pop up."
Prince Says Internet Is Over 450
the_arrow writes "According to the artist currently known as Prince, 'The internet's completely over.' At least that what he says in an interview with the British newspaper Mirror. Quoting Prince: 'The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.'"
Comment Re:So.. (Score 1) 126
75 is fairly old... maybe it will die soon.
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