Did the research include reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson?

Not great

If infact their desktop browser becomes webkit too which seems likely, it's not good for standards, fewer rendering options means more chance of people writing html for implementations, not standards. =(

Mmhmm

"where user are just get billed"

Tell the truth now, you just lifted this article from a spanish place and ran it through google-translate, didn't you?

I think I just heard the sound of Robert Zubrin ejaculating in his pants.

And rightfully so!

Eh?

"We are _the_ Anonymous"? That's not their slogan, and while it's a tiny difference, the devil's in the details.

>Some might draw comparisons with

>the controversial Church of Scientology,

>which is recognised principally in the US

>as a religion

Who are these 'some', do they include you, Kelly Fiveash? Who on earth could possibly draw comparisons between a new religion which espouses communication and filesharing with a repressive cult whose entire existence relies on restricting and jealously guarding communication and information?

Comparisons, pfft.

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Wow that really sucks. Because I'm not a brit I just torrent it anyway, so changing the source isn't really anything I can complain about, however the current BBC coverage is unequivocally the best in the world, with the highest quality content (minus EJ's pants maybe) -- it's put together in a way that shows the tremendous passion for F1 in all crew involved, and the thought of losing any of it is a huge disappointment. I used to watch only races, but since BBC picked it up I started watching the entire thing, quali buildup, quali, race buildup, race, post race forum. I don't think Sky will maintain the standard BBC set and that is a loss for the entire world.

Hmm

Wouldn't it just be simpler to use vector graphics for your interface elements instead?

Remakes and tributes

There's an open source game called UFO: Alien Invasion ( http://ufoai.sf.net ) which tries to follow in x-com's footsteps, definitely worth checking out if you are a fan of the original. Play it or contribute to it, or do both.

Not enjoyable?

I've seen a number of comments that claim smokers don't enjoy smoking, and while I can't speak for all smokers I certainly enjoyed it immensly. I smoked for close to 15 years and it was one of the more joyful sensations, the act of pulling it into your mouth, inhaling it and then exhaling it. As smokers we are aware of the risks, but for me that sensation outweighed any potential future ailments, not to mention my own dad has smoked for close to 80 years, so it seems I have genetics on my side. I had absolutely no intention of quitting smoking, it just happened on its own.

This last december (2010) I came across something called electronic ciggs, the name is a bit misleading because it's not a cigarette, there's no burning and there's no tobacco, it's not made by the tobacco industry and it's not made by the pharmaceuticals, infact both of these institutions are heavily against it (because you essentially utilize household items, and neither institution can overcharge you for them).

More of a grassroots movement it's essentially puffing on a miniature fog machine, the kind you'd find in concerts and clubs, you heat up a hygroscopic liquid, propylene glycol or glycerol, which combined with the air intake from drawing on it creates a visible fog with higher density than air, so you get the sensation of smoking, you get the visual aspect of smoking, but since there is no burning or fire, there is no smoke. The fog dissipates very quickly after exhalation and it doesn't leave a lingering cloud of bad smells. And no tar means no discolouration.

Took me a week of researching after I learned about it until I placed my order, took almost 2 weeks for the order to arrive over the xmas, but when my kit dropped in the mail dec 29, that's when I became an ex-smoker. All of the enjoyment, and none (or as close to none as you can come anyway) of the dangers. After about 2 weeks the cilia in my lungs had grown back, my airways cleared up and I no longer had a wheeze, and I didn't get winded going to the store up the street anymore. If any of you are smokers I highly recommend this as a substitute. I'm not going to give you product recommendations, you will have to do your own research. It's so worth it though.

(Shouldn't be necessary to say this, but if you aren't already a smoker, then you clearly shouldn't start with this despite the lack of risk, the very least risk is to not put anything into your lungs other than the polluted air around you.)

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com <-- read new members section and general discussion.

Eh?

Does anyone still use proftpd? If so you probably need to google pure-ftpd

Hmm

Maybe he'd have more success if he became part of the music industry, their demands of the people they sue seem to really take into account imaginary money based on all the people who didn't buy their albums. "You owe us a million billion because you stole this, and therefore in the future 11 billion people would never buy it!"

Cool but meh

I recently acquired a panny plasma, though not the latest skype model, along with a sound system and an asrock 330 box which is running xbmc, and one of my first thoughts was how perfect this kind of setup would be for my technologically-challenged parents; Skype is in the middle of open-sourcing their interface for their linux client, and when that comes to pass it shouldn't be too difficult to include skype as a plugin for xbmc, and it being a proper computer means I would be able to hook up any combination of webcam/mic and video-call anyone and not just tv users (:

Wow

Maybe he meant a masters degree in wrestlemania communication maybe?

Sounds familiar

From the tagline I expected this to be a piece about the cult of scientology. Except the happiness is just insanity in disguise.

Adam?

No mention of Notion Ink's Adam? I'd take that one over any of the ones mentioned in the article.

http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-pricing-and-more-1297402/

Hmm

>Well, possibly the best answer to that question is:

>"Because your app is alarmist and pointless."

Does it really matter? Personally I'd rather see crap like that among a greater selection, than having a nanny that decides what's good for me.

It astounds me when people crave less freedom and more restriction.

blah

Adobe have already stated that they will start using webm inside flash, so whether the content comes as video tag or flash, it'll still use webm sooner or later.

How does this work?

Can they nuke any program you download and install, or is it only programs obtained through their appstore?

Macports

Macports and opera.

I would have to agree...

...when you're dealing with Microsoft, don't expect to save any money.

Since it's about open source...

Maybe there could be an ogg/vorbis offering for future releases?

Well...

Voda is russian for water, after all.