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What a load of fluff. I'm glad wired hasn't endangered it's preeminent position as the tech equivalent of the National Enquirer.

Mick Resnick's "Feelies" is based around future society where this has happened.

Cruise missiles that aren't supersonic aren't of much use. As long as they're in the air, they're targets. The author painted a very gloomy picture for the carrier. But it isn't al…

Author apparently doesn't know that carrier task groups typically travel with their own attack sub. If there is a possibility of hostile submarines, someone will be more than willi…

But that was half the fun of doing learning to hack on a C64. Adding coder tools typed in from MLX code from Compute! or Compute!'s Gazette and learning assembly by taking apart pr…

For most things, my C720 Chromebook runs Ubuntu and handle any tasks I need. Don't equate price with utility ;-)

TIFF. It might have been handy in certain instances, but IMHO, it was never been a big deal except in the page-layout world. And even then, having an eps was better. I missed that …

> > Mozilla was driven into the ground by better competition > I thought it was Microsoft's anti-competitive strategy? (bundling IE, changing the API's to break netscape, etc.) I t…

That is their prerogative, though, and I don't begrudge them the opportunity to try. But short of setting up in-store cell systems that cut out those of the individual carriers, I …

The more you know. Like most sheep, they're marching to slaughter and don't care. I have friends who have plain, old dumb cells that can't even text. But they are reaching retireme…

Turn off location services. I don't think many people actually need to walk around with GPS active.

All the more reason to use a custom ROM. Unless Google Play Services can somehow turn on GPS without it registering as a battery usage item, I doubt they are successful in tracking…

I happy she was able to check out on her own terms rather than being forced into a miserable existence.

You're right! This is a welcome addition.

Dear FBI, Perhaps using some real investigative techniques rather than fishing expeditions would engender some trust towards the FBI. Oh, and about those malware apps you push into…

This is a tired, old line those opposed to marijuana legalization trot out whenever the polls concerning legalization show an uptick. The fact is, that people who tend to be lazy w…

I thought having the poor taste to plunk one down into a neighborhood where it was a sore thumb was enough. I'm happy to see there are other aesthetic reasons, too.

It's a cool idea, but I think it's very unrealistic to label this vehicle as a bus. It is more along the lines of a streetcar, especially since it will only be traveling along fixe…

The Prince - Machiavelli

I remember Fido. I briefly operated a dial-up BBS in the early 90's. Fido was a great way to have globe spanning discussions with other having similar interests. There are some Fid…

I'd add a drain in a bottom corner to allow drainage as it melts. I think the temp in the dry ice container would remain lower if there were enough thermal mass, too. Have you ever…

It would be interesting to see this repeated, but allowing the melted water to drain. I think that this might be why the wet ice seemed to keep cooling for so long.

What? Do you mean using AGILE techniques? I think I'd rather they take the time to actually come up with the right answer first. I don't think submitting a JIRA is very effective a…

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