@bozzomarc: Hi Bozzomarc, I've lived in France, the UK and Belgium. I agree that on the mobile space the french offer is nowhere as competitive as the UK one, but the residential services (spearheaded by Free) are amazingly priced. Especially when compared to Belgium (where it is still illegal to subsidize a phone and…

@bozzomarc: actually, france has one of the most competitive telecom markets in the world... Free's 29.99€ bundle of TV, internet and international phone is un-matched accross europe (and don't even get me started on the US). Asia might be better, but the conditions were great...

Wouldn't that be the FTC and not the FCC ? #corrections

@MaNiFeX: UKM was amazing!!!! I remeber the box gloating with "The voice of James Earl Jones" !!! Loved it....

@Greg Krynen: It still a pretty good value... a 20x20x20cm "battery" would do something like 176W which is nothing to sneeze at...

@gdigital: yet the math says each let consumes 1.8W... thats waaaay too much power for a single LED. The math being 1297KwH/24/30000

You should at least mention Velib, the program in paris (which is the one the pic above shows). Its quite succesful, running close to 20K bikes and almost 1200 stations accross the city. For 1€ a day, you can ride as many 30-minute rentals as you want... or 20€ for a yearly subscription

It was not email, but rather the start of the internet itself.

@Dexomega: Its not exactly the same. Each eye (in a 3D lens) has a differen polarization and if used outodoors will make the world look weird.

I'd bet you can't even call it a GSM phone if it doesn't have a user-replaceable SIM card. Somehow I don't see this flying in europe...

@Dan Cordell: you can buy them in the us easily.. [www.amazon.com]

@acceptablerisk: The problem is that low-voltage DC requires thick cables due to high-current needs, especially if you're going to be powering every device in the house. Also, using a a 200W power supply to feed 5W is quite inefficient. (power supplies are designed to be highly efficient only at certain power loads).…

@gforgary: Same here on the SFO-HGK route. Every seat had a power socket. And also AirCanada flights from Ottawa to europe had a 110V socket + USB.

@Super Happy Hats!: I couldn't believe how little mentioned commodore, while it was BY FAR the easiest one. I'm 30... but I still think myself as young :S.. damn...

@styfle: LG is there...

@Rincewind: Looks like PanAm indeed

Google (but after you mentioned it). Commodore (too easy! - and used a stright line... ), Apple, target, dunkin donuts, mastercard, audi (also easy). Now I see NBC, but its not obvious. Maybe Smart cars.., Windows, Flickr maybe, LG (doesnt look very good) I'd guess Coke should be there somewhere.. but cant find it...

@firepwr: No xray controls in any airports in the Congo. Not even metal-detectors. Lived there for over a year and unfortunately, this story just fits perfectly in Kinshasa. As crazy as it sounds, after spending some time there you actually get used to this kind of things.

close the tab. if it didn't mute the soung, press ctrl+shit+t and the tab will re-open where it was. Go to the next tab, rinse and repeat ;-)...

@jrodenbiker: I think it says "compatible with"....