Individuals invented the internet yet now corporations claim they own own it - they claim it’s their private property. If that’s true then you don’t have free speech online. I disagree - I think free speech in “free speech zones” isn’t free: it’s *dependent* on having a public place to be heard - meaning public property like the internet.
Digg - Best video explaining net neutrality ever
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Ive owned six portable USB hard drives over the past 10 years, and all six of them have failed unrecoverably. Is it just me, or is there a wider problem out there?
These portable drives of mine were all big-brand drives. Theyve failed on three operating systems Windows 95, XP and Vista and always in the same fashion: Suddenly, the system can no longer recognize the drive. The errors dont seem to be caused by physical damage. Its happened on devices from small, pocket-size drives to massive multi-hundred-gigabyte drives.
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Why Im done with portable hard drives | Computerworld Blogs
Funny article about 9 signs that tell you to avoid that clueless web designer. My favorite: (sorry Microsoft diehard’s) “He’s a Frontpage expert”.
full article:
Digg - 9 Signs You Shouldn’t Hire THAT Web Designer
While much as been said about the way advertisers have always hawked their products to women by playing on their insecurities, men have not been immune from similar pitches. While they may worry less about crow’s feet than ladies do, there are still some things that make men feel insecure. Hoping to capitalize on these insecurities, some downright wacky products have been sold.
Here are the top 10 worst products ever made for men:
The 10 Worst Products For Men Ever Created | The Art of Manliness
AdelaideNow… Toyota unveils sexy new hybrid sports car
TOYOTA has launched a new vehicle which combines the slickness of a sports car with a petrol-electric hybrid engine.
The car manufacturer launched its Future Toyota Hybrid Sports (FT-HS) concept today, and said the vehicle would provide both ultra high performance and ultra low fuel use and emissions.
Toyota’s manager of product development Doug Soden said the new vehicle showed that hybrids could be made not only for the masses but from a sports perspective as well.
Consider the statements that were made today without controversy:
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Ars Technica: Music exec: “Music 1.0 is dead.”
48% of teenagers bought no CDs at all in 2007, up from 38% in 2006. Music downloads continue to grow, though, with iTunes leading the way.
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More teenagers ignoring CDs, report says - Los Angeles Times
If you don’t have a super-fast, super-small computer in a few years, blame the moral majority. It turns out that most Americans find nanotechnology, the scientific field most likely to produce such a breakthrough, morally unacceptable.
Business Technology : Nanotechnology Is Morally Unacceptable
The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch ’surface’ that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.
Digg - Mega Apple filing details next-gen multi-touch input surface
