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  1. Re:Bait & switch on T-Mobile Slashes Fair Use Policy, Says Download At Home · · Score: 1

    I think it also doesn't apply to people on T-Mobile Pay-As-You-Go SIMs? I'm one such customer, and I purchased a £20 "Unlimited Internet" Allowance. Its fantastic, and I've got 6 months of all-you-can-eat internet. The amount of video streaming I can do on my mobile in this case is for the most part limited by the battery life of my smartphone.

  2. Re:Ha! on Journalist Tricked Captors Into Twitter Access · · Score: 1

    Good thing the journalist didn't introduce the captors to WoW...

  3. Re:Pfff on 2 Chinese ISPs Serve 20% of World Broadband Users · · Score: 1

    I'm sorry, Warren G doesn't live in China...

  4. Re:Really? on Google's Free Satnav Outperforms TomTom · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Furthermore, even without 3G, GPRS can consume a lot of data as well, downloading the maps on-the-fly.

    So, if you're out and about in areas where you need Sat Nav and have only Google maps to go by, you end up spending a fortune thanks to extortionate data rates (per MB) charged by every telco in the EU. My experience in this is within the EU only (so far), but it has been costly - very costly.

  5. They'll never make it.. on Driverless Cars Begin 8,000-Mile Trek · · Score: 2, Insightful
    .. starting from Italy?!

    They'll most likely be barged off the road by the hand-waving angry Italian motorists!

  6. So... on Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antennas · · Score: 1

    Who's pre-ordering the iPhone 4 S?

    Antenna-ing
    Done the right way.

  7. This is a similar problem to... on The Tuesday Birthday Problem · · Score: 1

    Three men eat at a restaurant. The bill comes to a total of $30. The waiter takes the money to the boss.
    The boss tells the waiter that they're regular customers, give them back $5.
    Waiter happily goes back, but on the way tries to figure out how to divide the $5 into three...
    He decides to pocket $2, and give them each $1.

    The men walk away happily, and comment on the great meals costing only $9.

    3 x $9 = $27
    The waiter took $2, totalling $29. Where's the missing $1 ?

  8. Why is it.. on Moog's MF-401 Auto De-tune Fixes Music · · Score: 1

    Quite off-topic, I know.. Why is it that the old guy from the videos is a spitting image of Bob Kelso?

  9. Re:well yeah, on China To Tap Combustible Ice As New Energy Source · · Score: 1

    If it's practical to tap the methane, it's a win-win situation.

    Authorities have speculated that thousands of workers will cupcake the gas into large balloons before pumping it off for bottling.

  10. In other news... on US To Build Nuclear Power Plants · · Score: 1

    "The Managing Director of the first Nuclear Power Plant in the state of Georgia has already been handed his assignment by Southern Company CEO David Ratcliffe. Little is known on the knowledge or prior industrial experience of the man, other than his name, one Montgomery Burns."

  11. Obligatory... on Behind Google's Recent Decision About China · · Score: 1

    Because in Soviet Russia, China censors Sergey Brin....

  12. Re:Bart's Unit on Man in Court Over Simpsons Porn · · Score: 1

    Is it me or didn't Bart go skateboarding naked in the movie, including showing his "talent".

    Some would argue that Bart skateboarding naked isn't "suggestive" enough to be classed as porn, but what about when he's handcuffed shortly thereafter, totally naked?

    Surely the Australian Government can't convict everyone who paid to go watch the movie?

    This case is quite stupid, although the image in question is much more "pornographic" in nature than any part of the film ever was. I guess the jury will have to decide what constitutes "engaging in sexual acts".

  13. Hate to say it.. on Uranus and Neptune May Have "Oceans of Diamonds" · · Score: 1

    ... but now Uranus is a girl's best friend!

  14. Is this legal? on PS3 Hacked? · · Score: 1

    I remember when you could purchase products for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom) and later on, the Nintendo 64, that allowed you to look at and modify memory. It was sold legally at stores and online.

    I wonder if it is legal to create a CD/DVD or simply use a USB key to install software for the PS3 that allows you to do the same thing? Or better yet, make it available as a download from the Online Store?

    I'd imagine the market for this would be reasonable enough to profit from the endeavour...

  15. This just in... on Yellowstone Supervolcano Larger Than First Thought · · Score: 1

    A crazed DJ looking like Woody Harrelson has just confirmed that these findings are fabrications created by the government, man!

  16. 300!? on "Universal Jigsaw Puzzle" Hits Stores In Japan · · Score: 1

    This is madness!

  17. Just wonder.. on Linus Torvalds For Nobel Peace Prize? · · Score: 1

    If he actually did win the prize, wouldn't there be strife if they mis-pronounced his name?

  18. Sufferin' Succotash! on IBM Takes a (Feline) Step Toward Thinking Machines · · Score: 1

    Imagine a Beowulf Cluthter of Thylvethterth !

  19. Re:OMG what if my computer doesnt have a white but on The First Windows 7 Zero-Day Exploit · · Score: 0, Troll

    Buy an Apple... Sort of solves two problems, doesn't it?

  20. If Homer Simpson was responsible.. on Google Under Fire For Calling Their Language "Go" · · Score: 2, Funny

    Right now he'd be saying "G'oh!"

  21. It can't be that bad.. on Computer Failure Causes Gridlock In MD County · · Score: 1

    The traffic here in NYC hasn't suffered at all!

  22. The Prime Meridian... on 125 Years of Longitude 0 0' 00" At Greenwich · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's what makes time travel POSSIBLE!

  23. Works at microwave frequencies... on First Black Hole For Light Created On Earth · · Score: 1

    Am I the only one thinking about actual Microwave oven applications? A vast majority of microwave ovens leak radiation at levels that can be dangerous to humans [www.radiationtalk.com], so why not make a fortune selling 'safe' microwave ovens with doors lined with this meta-material? (Apart from making all that money on destructive applications, of course).

  24. Did it support... on The First High-Definition TV, Circa 1958 · · Score: 1

    HDCP? I'd be afraid to be sued in 1958 by the big studios in hollywood!