@kolerthnu: No, because not all 64-bit processors run the same architectures. In fact, the x86 family was pretty much the last one to go to a 64-bit architecture. Different processor architectures run completely different computer instructions and are managed completely differently by the OS, so you can't just slap…

@Akhen: To add to this, there's a secondary cost to power consumption in the processor, which is the power necessary to run the cooling system to your server farm. Less power in the cpu is less heat dissipated, which is less cooling required. The power savings is larger than it superficially appears.

@mjt308: yup, it was actually a buffer put in the wireless protocol for sending debugging/maintenance information, but they co-opt'd it for text messaging.

@corsair130: transformers change voltage, not power; there's no free energy involved.

@Josh Talley: Not 100% free, they still need the routing hardware to handle the messages, but free bandwidth at any rate. And certainly the per use cost of it is much less than $.10/message

strangely the truth is likely that per byte/per minute plans are likely to be cheaper for the majority of people, although initially its a bad deal.

@PurpleFries: It could also be 3-D using different 3-D technology. Head tracking offers the best 3-D experience, but is limited to a single viewer nominally. Head tracking applied to multiple glasses would allow multiple 3-D viewports without needing to double the frame rate (although it would still have a limited…

@dragonfliet: There's also the issue of producing correctly polarized light for each half of the video stream. I'm pretty sure my standard display doesn't have controls for determining the polarization of light coming off of it (but hey, I've never really checked tho).

@Kakkoii: most serious athletes are not limited by how many beats per minute their heart is doing. It only really is a constraint in people that don't exercise much. The amount of oxygen carrying red blood cells in your blood and your lung capacity are greater factors in endurance performance.

@Thangka: Radio control can always be jammed. You have to have soldiers on the ground if you want to control an area.

@cowboybebopfan: "nofollow" tags mean the bots won't follow links FROM your site. The "robots.txt" file is used to request crawlers don't scan your site. The main reason these exist is for sites with low bandwidth caps that don't care if they show up in search results.

Until Hulu stops streaming like crap to me, I won't even bother much with the free service. Honestly, I get perfectly smooth HD streaming from Netflix, but even at the lowest resolution I get choppy playback from Hulu.

so basically he saying, they never tested having left handed people use the phone. because touching the lower left corner would be fairly likely if you're holding the phone up in your left hand. oops.

@DarkStarSpace: Um, no. Opening your door is not an automatic invitation to enter someone's home. Much like your car, they cannot enter your home without probable cause. IF they can see some evidence of a crime actively being committed from the doorway, then they can enter, but otherwise you have to give them…

@Dark_Mirage: Online games have a particular issue in that lag time is a big factor in both user experience and performance. As more direct fiber connections are deployed and better parallel decompression algorithms are used, it will become less of an issue, but its not clear we're quite there yet.

@sample032: actually, that's not true. its very important that you have more than basic NAT for security. without additional firewall protection features, your NAT connections could very easily be co-opted by a third party providing access to your machine. that in and of itself doesn't compromise your machine, but it…

@phool: really? i thought the final face looks almost identical to the Angelina Jolie photo

@mconnolly09001: well, many people spend 8+ hours a day with computer interaction for their job. this is likely in addition to "pleasure" computer consumption they might do in the evening, so i'm a little shocked that the average would only be 2 hours. but then again, a lot of older people may be favoring the radio…

@EpiphyteCorp.: i'm just surprised anyone would spend 7.7 hours reading "Going Rogue"

@club662: haha, well, can't say i blame you. my plan for Avatar tonight involves a 90 minute trip to the bar first. crossing my fingers hoping this makes it better, not worse.