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  1. Re:This is one of those things... on Brain Scan Can Detect Autism In Infants · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Phenylketonuria and celiacs are both very common with autism. By carefully controlling the diet at a younger age many behaviors might be curbed or avoided altogether. With this as with all medical conditions, the earlier you know the better.

  2. Automated system? on Sony Raises Price of Whitney Houston's Music 30 Minutes After Death · · Score: 1

    Is there any chance this was an automated response due to the album/tracks moving up the long tail quickly? I would think it sensible to do this to capitalize quickly on unforeseen resurgences in popularity of old standards.

  3. It's the payments stupid. on Why Freemium Doesn't Work · · Score: 1

    Even in 2012 online payments are a pain in the ass. I have to leave the site, log into Paypal, punch in my credit card number if it's not stored, then head back to the site to complete the transaction.

    The problem is that this is a hassle. I hate doing this. If the site used Google Wallet, well, I am almost always logged into Google anyway, and I'd never have to leave the site. Then maybe.

    Amazon makes buying easy, iTunes makes buying easy, the Android Market makes buying easy. These are the places I buy from.

    If he really wanted to make money he should have made it an iOS and Android app, charged 99 cents for it, let users make as many letters as the wanted and have the app generate PDFs and email them to the users. Have a free version that does low res black and white and the higher quality paid app.

    Just my 2 cents.

  4. Re:Doomed tech on E Ink Demos New Displays, Gadgets At IFA 2011 · · Score: 1

    No, the technology is poised to be amazing and will really take off. Think about all of the books you've ever read, now think about the pictures in them. Black and white right? Unless they included a few extra glossy pages at high cost? Now you can add good quality color images to what are essentially paperback books at no cost. This will be great for maps, diagrams, and any other application which doesn't specifically need the highest quality images. Even at just 4096 colors 300 ppi color e-ink will be an amazing game changer. and it is an impressive advancement.

    It really doesn't matter if it will look awful compared to an LCD, it will look great compared to a non-color e-ink product and it will blow people away and they will throw their money at it.

  5. Re:Letter sized... on E Ink Demos New Displays, Gadgets At IFA 2011 · · Score: 2

    That would also be amazing. but at 167 ppi, your 12 ft wall with 8 ft ceilings is going to be a roughly 385 megapixel display...

    But I am also the same guy who wonders why if I can have a qHD display in a 4" cell phone, why can't I have a 4K display in my 17" laptop...

    Scumbag tech companies aren't innovating fast enough!

  6. Letter sized... on E Ink Demos New Displays, Gadgets At IFA 2011 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The article states that they print ROLLS of this stuff over a meter wide and up to a kilometer long... Why can't I have a color e-ink reader with an 8 1/2" x 11" screen, a touch screen, and full PDF support?

    I don't care what it costs, shut up and take my money!

  7. Re:Google should concentrate elsewhere on Google Adds OCR To PDF and Images · · Score: 1

    The problem is that you weren't using Google's search engine properly. You failed to give it all the relevant information you DID remember. Next time include "tiff" in your search as well as clicking the box "Has attachment" in search options.

    In fact, go do that now, then come back and tell me how many results you get.

  8. Technological Solution to a Technological Problem? on Student Arrested For Classroom Texting · · Score: 1

    Install passive cell phone jamming tech in the schools.

    Obviously cell phone use is not the disease it's the symptom, but unless we want to start legislating how people parent, treating the symptoms may have to suffice.

  9. Re:you're poor on Michael Moore's New Film Leaked To BitTorrent · · Score: 1

    So that's why the Republicans have been trying to destroy the middle class, it's all part of their health care agenda!

  10. Compromise? on Telcos Propose 2-Tier Internet · · Score: 1

    Davidson has an ally in US Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Malden. ''I don't understand why we would tinker with the model that has been so wildly successful," Markey said.

    Markey said he's engaged in ''intense private negotiations" with telecom companies and congressional colleagues in search of a compromise.


    How about this for a compromise? No. Bad Telcos... you had yours.

  11. Re:Yes on A Look at the US Patent System · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the patent:

    The uppermost section can be styled to the person's personal teste.

    I sure hope that is a typo.

  12. Re:Equation For Folding Paper in Half 12 times on The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved · · Score: 1

    Holy Jumping Jesus, she's hot to boot!

  13. Re:Zero comments, slashdotted on IE UI Designer On His Switch To FireFox · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is already a solution like what you propose.

    I use firefox and greasemonkey with this script installed.

    Problem solved.

    Peace

  14. Re:Interweb? on Tracking Down a Cell Phone Thief · · Score: 1

    I do, but then again I also say internerd.

  15. Re:From the article: on Netflix CFO Sees No Future for Amazon Rentals · · Score: 1

    Be careful, your shoe is untied.

    Hope that helps.

  16. Did no one else see this? on Glass In Spaaaaace · · Score: 2, Funny

    April 14, 2003 -- In BOLD letters for Jesus "tap-dancing" Christ's sake.

    How is this news? I realize the mentality of if I haven't seen it it's new to me, but come on.

    Is there an update or something?

    I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here.

  17. Intelligent life? On the internet? Ha! on NETI@home Data Analyzed · · Score: 0

    hahahahahahaha
    lmfao
    rofl :D
    ttyl

  18. Somethings to ponder on HP Contract Workers Sue For Recognition · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I read a lot of comments from the field about how it's all about their contract and what's in it. And that's not really the issue here. Simply stating in a contract that a person is not an employee but a contractor doesn't make it so, even if both parties agree. What does matter however is the set of expectations the contracting party puts on the contracted one. Myself I'm a swimming coach and the club I worked for treated me very much like an employee while paying me like a contractor, I chose not to pursue legal action because it's a very small community we coaches travel in, and suing a non-profit childrens organization doesn't sit well with anyone. Instead I just jumped ship and got a better job elsewhere. Anyway, my research led me here: Employee vs. Independant Contractor Enjoy

  19. Re:Openness in Data on Google and Their Server Farm · · Score: 1

    it's not like I could take all their software and build a Google's competitor overnight No but Mircosoft or China could

  20. Re:I'm just guessing, on AIM's New Terms Of Service · · Score: 1

    They may change them at any time. Otherwise it'd only affect new users and changing them would be pretty pointless.

  21. Re:Third Party Clients on AIM's New Terms Of Service · · Score: 1

    It's their network, their servers etc. If you go about connecting to their property using a client other than theirs I'm pretty sure you have less rights then those people they see as legitimate users.

  22. Re:What's that smell... on Spyware Analysis of P2P Software · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd have to disagree with you here. From where I'm sitting I think everything is just peachy, you see, he fully disclosed his involvement with Limewire.

    What this does is let, you, me, and everyone else decide wheter or not to take his words at face value or with a grain of salt.

    Not unlike when Slate runs a piece on MS or when Slashdot posts an article about OSDN. I think it speaks to his integrity that he disclosed this since he likely could have written his article without the disclaimer at all.

    No conspiricy here, everything is fine, go about your business.

    peace

  23. Re:better quote- "not just a TV show" on More On Save Enterprise Donations · · Score: 1

    But how many people grew up as kids with images of Star Trek filling their dreams and were inspired. While it is, simply a television show, and one I've never even watched for that matter, if they feel it is inspirational and they want to pony up to get that broadcast, well then, more power to them.

  24. Re:Not exactly a winning marketing angle. on Napster To Campaign Aggressively Against iPod · · Score: 1

    You can't really point at the defacto standard, that people know and love, and scream "proprietary, proprietary!"

    I don't think this is the place you want to try making this sort of claim

  25. I was thinking about this a while back on Sirius Confirms iPod Satellite Talks · · Score: 1

    What if as you listened each song was stored on the ipod for a short time, and within a small window you'd be able to save that song permanently to your device. You wouldn't be able to charge per song, but you could just factor into the cost per month an aggregate value to place on each song played. I don't know,but I'm sure the RIAA would never gofor it. But what a boon for the music enjoying community.