mikecane

It's interesting to think of it like that but that's basing your understanding on something else that's just not as complex.

Well the chorus of "Meh, tulips" is growing.

Dickens never claimed Twist was the story of his own life. What part of fraud is difficult to understand?

Well, the message behind the photo is to debunk the "Oh, if only we didn't have this tech, we would just talk to one another again." Reality simply is not like that.

"Why I Make Bad Decisions" -- or something like that -- was popular here at HN recently. This debunks it.

Meanwhile, this photo has been spreading like wildfire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmaeda/status/406759966712684544

Meanwhile, 99% of those in the survey buy/download MP3s instead of buying CDs. Next!

Digital Tulipmania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipmania

I don't think this is any intel agency. It smells like Google.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness#Effects A start.

It has since taken off successfully.

The name made me remember Space: 1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kano

Questions never asked:

1) Do antiviral programs have backdoors to allow this? 2) If not, can these be detected by them? 3) How difficult would it be for the secret court to order antiviral makers not to detect these things?

I've been asking for months, since the NSA revelations. No journalist has picked it up.

I've been using Toogles all this time. This seems even faster. Will switch between both as each have their points. Thanks.

And Googlers, you've run YouTube into the ground with clutter. Stop. Roll back. And get rid of tying of it to G+. We don't want that.

Weight is likely taken very seriously by any Customs department due to drug smuggling. And these days, much more malevolent items.

The original Russian report is typically fractured by Google Translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=...

I think this is something where shipments specifically headed to Russia were targeted. But that's not to say it can't pop up elsewhere. [typo edit]

Responsive Design is what eBooks had since the first ePub spec. The ability of the user to control all aspects -- typeface, type size, line spacing, justification on/off.

With the advent of the iPad, we've a surge towards fixed layout.

Go figure.

I wish I could read it, but I'm on Roadrunner... 9 out of 10 links don't work for me, including that one.

I know WordPress dotcom uses Amazon S3 storage for images, so my blog isn't showing any due to this outage.

Amazon apparently also uses its own S3 for images because right now at Amazon none of the product images are showing.

I can't reach Tumblr either, or Toogles (YouTube search site).

Wow, if I'm counting correctly, eleven routers down. WTF happened? Is this a cyber attack?

There seems to be an issue with the entire Net this morning.

Drudge Report unreachable.

Same for Twitter.

And WordPress dotcom's link to their Amazon S3 image storage is broken too.

I still have the search field in results.

If you speak to people who were involved in Occupy Sandy -- a real grass-roots effort to relieve the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy -- they can tell you what dealing with the Red Cross is really like. [typo edit]

History: http://www.american-pictures.com/

Too Big To Fail. So it went from being applied to defense contractors to banks and certain brokerages.

Subsidized how? I thought the BOM was like US$20. They might not be making a huge margin, but for god's sake, they're not bleeding to death on each sale. And those sold directly from their own site is all profit.

>>>Imagine prescription eye glasses that turn off myopic correction when you miss a payment

Philip K. Dick already did, from Ubik --

Back in the kitchen he fished in his various pockets for a dime, and, with it, started up the coffeepot. Sniffing the -- to-him -- very unusual smell, he again consulted his watch, saw that fifteen minutes had passed: he therefore vigorously strode to the apt door, turned the knob and pulled on the release bolt.

The door refused to open. It said, "Five cents, please."

He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. "I’ll pay you tomorrow," he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it. "is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you."

"I think otherwise," the door said. "Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt."

In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip.

"You discover I’m right," the door said. It sounded smug.

From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door.

"I'll sue you," the door said as the first screw fell out.

Is this the future? You buy a device but the manufacturer actually owns it?

Somewhere in Redmond, someone is gnashing their teeth, muttering, "Why isn't anyone mentioning Surface?" [typo edit]