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* Posts by Harthin

13 posts • joined Friday 8th January 2010 14:32 GMT

Harthin

It would only be like that if Adobe provided all of the software needed for free.

Apple is a publicly traded corporation whose investors expect growth and profit. They are not a charitable organization and never have been. The chances are that most textbooks will already be in a publish-ready format and will simply be pasted and tweaked into iBooks.

I don't particularly love Apple, but this step isn't particularly surprising given their history of wanting to control content and profit from it.

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This may be the dumbest article on The Reg ever...

A person mis-using a service has problems with the service? Primarily because the service which has been previously criticized for inadequate security uses a basic security measure that is in wide use and we're supposed to be outraged?

I really don't get it. Unless someone finally put the monkeys with typewriters theory to the test.

Harthin
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Reading comprehension really is a lost art

Read the article. It says that the development here is the "birdcage launcher" not the decoys. It allows a much larger number of decoys to be deployed by a single C130 than a group of B52s.

Harthin

The thousands of rounds being shot won't give the position away?

If they can see the glowing barrel, they'll be able to see the thousands of rounds firing out of it well before that. A machine gunner's position is usually pretty obvious.

Harthin
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Ugh...

Do you think most magazine stands get a 30% profit of the cover price?

Harthin
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Already exists, and they are better

I know Razer makes a mouse with a keypad on the left "side" of the mouse. It is hardware buttons so you don't have to look down too. You hit the buttons with your thumb instead of having to move your entire hand to see a screeen. What use is a display that changes context but you have to interrupt the flow of using the computer to pull your hand up and refocus on a tiny screen? Not to mention the wear and tear on a touch screen that has a palm resting on it for many, many hours a day.

Harthin

This has been ALL over the news here

No media blackout here in Philadelphia (not far from where this happened). It has been a part of every newscast for days.

Harthin
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Bandwidth isn't always the issue

Latency is a bigger issue most of the time than bandwidth.

Harthin

Ticket Scalping

Ticket scalping is actually against the law in most states in the U.S. Taking a event ticket and selling it for a profit as a third-party is a no-no.

Should it be? Meh, I don't care enough to concern myself.

Harthin
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The PS3 has free DLC?

Wow, I didn't know that Sony offered all DLC for free on the PS3! WOW!

Harthin

Hardware cost isn't the only expense...

The production and overhead costs are probably at least 2x the cost of hardware. And then the companies are expected to make a profit as well...

Harthin

The cold...

I assume the shuttle is fine in cold, however the rockets/pad/structure are not because of contraction/expansion/etc.

Harthin

Bodyguards are probably contractors

Bodyguards are probably employed by protection companies (such as Blackwater). Not that they shouldn't get good insurance and compensation, but it is probably up to the security company.

It doesn't matter where he gets paid from, it is still good to see someone get paid for such a terrible experience. Minor comfort to him right now, but hopefully it will help him out to get back into society.

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