Slashback: Mutuality, Transport, Spyware

Slashback with more unintentionally odd clip art in Microsoft work for fire, Las Vegas monorail progress, the resolution of SonicBlue and TiVo's legal dispute, and more. Read on for the details.

Well, while we were switching things around here at the ad agency ... An anonymous reader writes "While looking around on Microsoft's site checking out the new Tablet PCs I noticed something very out of Place. In one of their Flash Demos for the Tablet PC there is an Apple Powerbook 1400! To see it for yourself, the flash is located here (then "Tablet PC Overview Demo," then "Tablet PC," then "Powerful") The first computer is really that Powerbook! Pic here."

What about to the legal brothels? Sacarino writes "Back in April, Slashdot ran a story about the Monorail project Las Vegas was embarking upon. It would appear that things are progressing nicely. "It's ugly" critics will be put to shame, the designers did a great job of making it non-obtrusive. (if that's possible in Vegas) Soon you too will pile off the airplane, trudge onto the monorail, then run into the casino to spend that money....ahh, Vegas."

Out of court, out of mind. Enry writes "SONICblue and TiVo have dropped the patent infringement lawsuits they filed against each other. The press release reads: "We believe our energies are better spent expanding the market for Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) rather than fighting each other. Both sides believe in the merits of their respective positions, but the overall success of the DVR category is what is most important to the companies at this time." Take that, AdAge!"

Sounds like a nice way to watch movies. For those intrigued by a 640x480, QWERTY-keyboard color, clamshell-case PDA as embodied by the Zaurus 5600, patrickoehlinger writes "Just found news and pictures about the new Sharp Zaurus SL-C700 released in Japan. With a 640 x 480 pixel display, a small design and a great keyboard! Golem.de has a article with pictures, but it's in German."

Would the BBC spy on you? An anonymous reader writes "The previous discussion on RedSheriff on slashdot was extremely confusing as well as mostly off-topic. The fact is, the BBC is downloading spyware to your machine when you surf their site. Very disappointing and surprising. I suggest e-mailing them to let them know what you think. The problem and remedies are covered in Google groups: "

Comments

Re:BBC and spyware

[cscx]

Shouldn't you be reading the book instead of using Sparknotes?

Offtopic, but

[tulare]

I've got karma to burn here. My question is: does anyone here happen to know where I could find a Linux/PPC implementation of Flash? Macromedia says they only support x86. TIA.

Redundant Slashback?

[Osty]

Okay, so I realize that Slashback is the place to follow up on stories, but what's the follow-up on the Tivo story? How is this any different from the last story posted on this topic? Okay, so there's a press release now, but in typical press release fashion it doesn't tell us anything more than we already knew.

If the editors can't keep from reposting stories even in Slashback, they have real problems.

Legal Brothels?? Already got them

[OzPeter]

And not only that, the Daily Planet is talking about going public with an IPO in the next 6 or 12 months.

"Hey honey .. just going to check on my investments"

Re:Monorail!?

[erik_fredricks]

Ah, Phil Hartman, underappreciated genius. May he rest in peace. He was also (among many others) the voice of Troy McClure, who you may remember from such films as "I Was a Teenage Pr0n Junkie," "Goat.se.cx Boogie," and "Karma Whores in 3D."

His role as Lyle Landley was classic, though. "North Haverbrook? Now where do I remember that name?"

picnics on the moon with Jesus

[sweatyboatman]

man, that is the funniest thing

I'm still laughing

just imagine it.

SweatyB