Head...errr count error?

I see more than 2 X 26 pins.......more like 100 pins altogether unless they are not all connected...

The biggest driver in these devices is not the performance or resources or even price...it is the ability to generate a big enough community to create an inertia...The beagle board has a big enough geek community, but the pi beats on presence in wider culture rather than feature set.

"Standards essential" is less powerful than "trivial" then?

Clearly trivial patents can be used to block a product, where as patents that are critical to the whole operation of a device can be safely ignored. Common sense and Law never meet

Two balloons revisited...launch control and maximising lauch altitude

Problems 1) launch altitude control, 2) Maximise launch altitude 3) Deal with problem of premature balloon burst.

Possible solution have two identical balloons with launch triggered by the angle between tethering ropes which form a 'Y' shape with the launch platform. As the balloons expand the 'Y' opens wider and at a certain level triggers launch mechanically or electrically. The launch also is triggered by one of the balloons bursting by the same method (as the burst balloon falls, the 'y' open and also triggers launch. This also allows the possibility of maximising the launch altitude as the system will not become unstable with a single balloon burst. The balloon burst also means that the tension on one of the tethers falls to zero, this could also be used to verify launch triggering condition, avoiding complex circuitry.

Launch condition optimisations

The launcher/rocket will be swing underneath the balloon like a pendulum. Launch I guess should take into consideration attitude, altitude and the phase of the pendular swing. Launch triggered as the apparatus is moving backwards would not be as efficient as if it occurred in the forward swing. This probably most effectively be detected by another pendulum on the launcher, or much more simply by incorporating strain gauges in the the suspending cables.

Touch Screen or Touch Box?

"Apple warrants the Apple-branded hardware product and accessories contained in the original packaging ("Apple Product") against defects in materials and workmanship when used normally in accordance with Apple's published guidelines for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original retail purchase by the end-user purchaser."

I am confused...does this mean that taking the phone out of the original packaging invalidates the warranty?...Darn it...

Android vs Apple market share amongst bonobos?

The "Ape"Pad looks like it is running Android, but the baby bonobo liked the iPad. Time for a poll methinks. I heading off the Ape Store...

Make Firefox as Safe as IE9...Just pretend

Raving Loony is absolutely right...Using a user agent switcher to change Firefox to IE9...result score now 4/4! What a load of baloney eh? The website does nothing to test the browser for security flaws, just gives a score according the version of the browser it thinks is visiting...if only I could as successfully pretend to be Bill Gates...