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  1. how long... on Microsoft Outlines Windows Phone 7 Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    before home computers in general work this way?

  2. python? on Land of Lisp · · Score: 1

    I could have sworn that there is a book out there that teach python programming with a primary focus on game creation.

    And the python interpreter have a interactive mode.

  3. projected capacitive? on Agloves Allow For Touchscreen Use On Cold Days · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Projected capacitive screens are supposedly able to register fingers even when gloves are worn.

  4. Re:A bit bulky eh? on iPad Serial-Port Adapter Previewed · · Score: 1

    Archos have the 101 on its way, and i think creative recently announced a 10 inch android device using their zii platform. And there could be others that i fail to recall the name of right now.

  5. Re:A bit bulky eh? on iPad Serial-Port Adapter Previewed · · Score: 1

    then why not go android and not have to hack at all?
    http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.magicandroidapps.bluetoothterm

  6. i think... on iPad Serial-Port Adapter Previewed · · Score: 1

    someone did something similar using a N810 and a ethernet to usb dongle.

  7. Re:I don't think this will compete directly with i on First Chrome OS Notebooks Due This Month · · Score: 4, Informative

    Google (google gears) and Mozilla (prism?) experimented with such a offline layer some time ago for normal browsers, and such a offline cache is part of the HTML5 spec. They have also included a file manager and media player, iirc.

  8. Re:Jetson's Space Car? on Car Produced With a 3D Printer · · Score: 1

    I suspect that what would happen would be similar to a high speed formula 1 crash. The 3d printed panels and such would be long gone, as would be any wheels and similar. However, the driver, is correctly strapped in, would be safe inside what amounts to a roll cage.

    Hell, it may even be that if this thing is designed right it can be back on the road. I base this on that the paneling is printable. So if the frame is not out of shape, one can print new panels and get this thing up and running again.

  9. Re:I'm sitting this one out on 'Cellphone Effect' Could Skew Polling Predictions · · Score: 1

    And here i thought fascism was all about government and corporations going hand in hand. Ah, soundbites. Gotta love em...

  10. Re:While I sorta agree with what the guy is saying on Firesheep Author Reflects On Wild Week · · Score: 1

    So how about "here is a key duplication kit, have fun"?

  11. funny... on 8pen Reinvents the Keyboard For Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    i thought that keyboards where around long before the age of computers...

  12. Re:Graffiti on 8pen Reinvents the Keyboard For Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    there have always been needs for fast input. Consider shorthand:
    https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Shorthand

  13. Re:Advantage over drawing letters? on 8pen Reinvents the Keyboard For Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    I suspect one benefit of this is the ability to input text using only a thumb, much like one can on a numpad.

  14. Re:Bah. on 8pen Reinvents the Keyboard For Mobile Devices · · Score: 1

    A bluetooth version would have been nice.

  15. Re:So on Looking To Better Engines Instead of Electric Vehicles · · Score: 1

    heh, you made me dig up this:
    http://ecomotors.com/technology

    until i looked at the CAD there, i thought "opposing piston" was just another way of writing that the pistons where aligned on either side of the shaft.

  16. Re:But no GPS with WiFi only! on Why Apple's iPad Has Been Good For Sprint · · Score: 1

    I guess the reason for this is that they make use of online routing.

    I suspect this is done to save battery (and storage) by cutting down on the cpu usage (as well as allowing the map data to always be up to date).

    Not that it would matter much, if said devices could use a bluetooth gps dongle with a third party provided offline map and route solution.

  17. Re:Bullshit Allergy on New VP8 Codec SDK Release Improves Performance · · Score: 1

    For a tech reporter, 1 month seems to be the equivalent of 1 year.

  18. Re:Googlewin? My attempt at a nuanced opinion. on New VP8 Codec SDK Release Improves Performance · · Score: 1

    Perhaps evolution is a better word the reinventing?

  19. Re:Wot no Google? on How Much Math Do We Really Need? · · Score: 1

    In other words, they want pre-programmed robots, not thinking humans.

  20. Re:A little more on How Much Math Do We Really Need? · · Score: 1

    If that quote is from one of his books, i would recommend not presenting it as Heinlein's own opinion.

    At times i wonder if some, or maybe all, of his books are aimed at yanking peoples chains rather then a direct opinion piece.

    Still, he was a notorious control freak (to the point of gathering letters he had written to others so that he could burn them)...

  21. Re:While i like the reference, utilitarian reality on Texas Supreme Court Cites Mr. Spock · · Score: 1

    puh, for a moment there i was wondering why a texas court was putting the many ahead of the few.

  22. Re:I like the form factor on Hands-On Test With the Dirt-Cheap CherryPad Tablet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    While it is not substitute to seeing and handling it in a shop, here is a review (or part 1 of it) from a guy that have had it for a while now:
    http://carrypad.com/2010/10/28/samsung-galaxy-tab-full-review-part-1-overview-hardware-screen-keyboard/

  23. Re:Interestingly, the author of TFA never consider on Herding Firesheep In NYC — Do Users Care? · · Score: 1

    I just checked, and they held two sets of card data for me while i don't recall ever saying yes to them doing so...

  24. Re:I like the form factor on Hands-On Test With the Dirt-Cheap CherryPad Tablet · · Score: 2, Informative

    Heard about the samsung galaxy tab? And i think they will be selling a stylus for it, even tho it is capacitive.

  25. Re:Well, duh? on Microsoft's Silverlight Strategy 'Has Shifted' · · Score: 1

    iirc, mozilla is working on a JIT for javascript...