jchonan
JC needs a vacation
jchonan

Eh, they had business before the iPad, you figure that if they stopped making them and just wrote off existing inventory that'd be enough to break them?

In defense of Craig Mundie, WebTV had plenty of potential, I just don't think MS followed through. You know all those DLNA-capable TVs with web browsers and such? The WebTV logo could have been on all those if they played things right.

You mean "The House of Representatives was intended to represent the people" , as Congress is the combination of the Senate and the House, right?

That's okay, the kid has a PDP-11 for a under-bed heater.

It's not so much something we /want/ to eat as much as it's something we /can/ eat when we're poor and not in the mood for cooking.

I'd bet a dollar that it was actually a "National Security Letter" rather than a court order. Not only are they much easier to obtain than a court order or even a subpoena (no judicial oversight) but there's an automatic gag order attached preventing the recipient from discussing them. They're also massively overused,

Would you suppose they're hiring?

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"He said I blew a seal. I said, 'fix the damn thing and leave my private life out of it.'"

Regarding automatic login:

Personally I find the concept of a LiPoly battery in a magnesium-shelled laptop that you're probably going to be bringing on an airplane to be humorous.

If you've got Opera installed — I haven't tried this with other browsers — you can select a webpage or part of one and turn it into a widget that runs through Opera's widget engine. I tried it, then realized that I keep the browser open all day anyway and didn't ever bother going back, but it sounds like this might

Where's my +1, Funny moderation option?

I keep mine under the desk at work and have two small extension cords: One 1/8" for my earplugs and a USB for thumbdrives and such. You get more desk space and less hassle plugging things in.

Use [io9.com] for the index of his articles, select the article from the list on the right, copy URL from there and paste to newbie.

What, you want her to feel even more like an ass? For shame.

I wonder if this is enough to qualify for the HackNMod Android-on-TouchPad bounty?

Go check out the specs on a Cray XMP, now look at the processor in your cellphone.