Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Apr 2012 17:39 UTC
Well, this has been a very, very long time in the making. Google has finally unveiled its big Dropbox competitor: Google Drive. You start with 5GB for free, and you can go all the way to 1TB for $50 per month. This is a big deal for many (if you were to use rumouring as a gauge), but all I can think of is this: why on earth would you entrust your files to a company - any company - whose sole interest is extracting money from you, and who, to boot, is subject to crazy American laws?
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Also, Thom, I've not commented much, but I visit the site almost every day. I've noticed a distaste for the US lately. If you aren't from the USA, that pretty much means you're under bought and paid for news media outlets that's telling the world to hate us. It's the best way to knock us off our high horse, except it won't work when we blow a hole in the middle east and everyone's like "OH US OF AMERICA WAS ON THEIR HORSE ALL ALONG!" (oh you got offended? *trollface*)
I'm so sick of people thinking we're the bad guys when we've done so much for the world. Maybe we didn't invent the automobile, but it was OUR MARKET that made it obvious how to make expensive things affordable for everyone, not just the elite. It was our people who discovered the automated clothing looms were on an "on/off" basis, which lead the way for computers. You're welcome.
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by 0brad0 on Wed 25th Apr 2012 00:47
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by kwan_e on Wed 25th Apr 2012 02:31
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Also, Thom, I've not commented much, but I visit the site almost every day. I've noticed a distaste for the US lately. If you aren't from the USA, that pretty much means you're under bought and paid for news media outlets that's telling the world to hate us. It's the best way to knock us off our high horse, except it won't work when we blow a hole in the middle east and everyone's like "OH US OF AMERICA WAS ON THEIR HORSE ALL ALONG!" (oh you got offended? *trollface*)
I'm so sick of people thinking we're the bad guys when we've done so much for the world. Maybe we didn't invent the automobile, but it was OUR MARKET that made it obvious how to make expensive things affordable for everyone, not just the elite. It was our people who discovered the automated clothing looms were on an "on/off" basis, which lead the way for computers. You're welcome.
I'm so sick of people thinking we're the bad guys when we've done so much for the world. Maybe we didn't invent the automobile, but it was OUR MARKET that made it obvious how to make expensive things affordable for everyone, not just the elite. It was our people who discovered the automated clothing looms were on an "on/off" basis, which lead the way for computers. You're welcome.
Ironically, you are doing Americans a disservice by portraying them as being unable to string together any logical thought into a well written argument.
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by Luminair on Wed 25th Apr 2012 04:09
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by Radio on Wed 25th Apr 2012 06:39
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Also, Thom, I've not commented much, but I visit the site almost every day. I've noticed a distaste for the US lately. If you aren't from the USA, that pretty much means you're under bought and paid for news media outlets that's telling the world to hate us. It's the best way to knock us off our high horse, except it won't work when we blow a hole in the middle east and everyone's like "OH US OF AMERICA WAS ON THEIR HORSE ALL ALONG!" (oh you got offended? *trollface*) I'm so sick of people thinking we're the bad guys when we've done so much for the world. Maybe we didn't invent the automobile, but it was OUR MARKET that made it obvious how to make expensive things affordable for everyone, not just the elite. It was our people who discovered the automated clothing looms were on an "on/off" basis, which lead the way for computers. You're welcome.
Your rant is completely nuts. Thanks for proving Thom right.
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by jal_ on Wed 25th Apr 2012 08:14
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I'm so sick of people thinking we're the bad guys when we've done so much for the world.
For one, I'm pretty sure you didn't do crap for the world (and neither did I, but that's not the point). What's that "we" you're speaking of?
Secondly, am I to understand that you actually approve of ACTA, SOPA, PIPA and the like? And that you approve of fining people for millions of dollars for sharing some copyrighted files?
Also, the fact that "you" have done so much for the world has nothing to do with what Tom is talking about. "You" could have saved the world three times over, you're screwing it over right now. As we say in Dutch "resultaten uit het verleden bieden geen garantie voor de toekomst".
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by Soulbender on Wed 25th Apr 2012 08:19
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by pklausner on Fri 27th Apr 2012 15:46
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There are over 320 million of us, so we're not ALL like roracle, but I'm afraid his feelings are quite common. Wire-tapping without warrants, scanning all e-mail, having ISPs turn over logs, and mining online data are all perfectly okay despite our clamor for smaller, less-intrusive government. We're still better than Iran or China, mind you, but I think it's perfectly reasonable to be afraid of the US government denying you a tourist visa for storing a copy of "Mein Kampf" on your Google Drive.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/22/13 13:30 UTC, submitted by JRepin
"It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013. This is a snapshot of Debian 'sid' at the time of the Debian 'wheezy' release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is not an official Debian release, but it is an official Debian GNU/Hurd port release." Important note: 75% of Debian packages are supported bu Debian GNU/Hurd. Impressive.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 22:06 UTC
"The first killer app was VisiCalc. This early spreadsheet turned the Apple II from a hobbyist toy to a business computer. VisiCalc came with room for improvement, though. In addition, a new architecture and operating system, the Intel-based IBM PC and MS-DOS, also needed a spreadsheet to be taken seriously. That spreadsheet, released in early 1983, would be Lotus 1-2-3, and it would change the world. It became the PC's killer app, and the world would never be the same. On May 14, IBM quietly announced the end of the road for 1-2-3, along with Lotus Organizer and the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. Lotus 1-2-3's day is done." Impressive 30 year run.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:45 UTC
"There's a disconnect between how Apple CEO Tim Cook sees his company's tax strategies and how some members of the US Senate view it. That became clearer than ever today after Cook and two other Apple executives testified before Congress, explaining why they're holding most of their international income in Irish subsidiaries like Apple Operations International, which declare no tax residency anywhere in the world. AOI hasn't filed a tax return anywhere in the world for the last five years, yet it earned $30 billion in income from 2009 to 2012, according to a Senate report released yesterday." Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's just. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many more - these companies might not be breaking any laws, but it's obvious to anyone that what they are doing is scummy.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 15:53 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 22:43 UTC
The Verge pointed me to a blog post by Leap Motion - which reveals how their Kinect-like motion control works with Windows 8. "From the second you plug in your Leap Motion Controller, you'll be able to browse the web and interact with your computer just by moving your hands and fingers in the air. With Leap Motion technology and Windows, you can do everything that's possible with multi-touch inputs - without actually touching anything. This also means that existing applications in Windows 7 and 8 will respond to your natural hand and finger movements. Soon, we'll show you how Leap Motion will work with Mac OS X." Quite cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 21:50 UTC
PocketNow interviews Marc Dillon, and there's an interesting note about why Jolla is keeping the display properties under wraps: "We're leaving some of those details out because we do understand that there are a lot of really big players in the market and they tend to take certain components in the market and dominate them. We created the ability to actually be able to run Sailfish on multiple hardware displays and be able to swap components, so this is part of the demand and supply planning phase. We are committed to this industrial design which is a 4.5-inch display, an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing camera at the front, and the exact specs of the display we'll provide when we're close to delivery." Something you rarely hear anything about.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:15 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/19/13 23:11 UTC, submitted by Drumhellar
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:06 UTC
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Notice how the US of America is in the news, not the feaux-European wanna be countries, because we're CRAZZZZY!
No really, because I know if I give YOU money, YOU will keep your site going. If I give THEM money, THEY will keep my files stored. Same concept, different files. Very. Simple.