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On the post: Senator Schumer Wants To Censor Google & Apple; Displays Ignorance Of Law

TriZz ( profile ), 11 May, 2011 @ 01:42pm

Re: Re:

I signed in just to say what you did.

On the post: Phone Calls Are So Last Century

TriZz ( profile ), 24 Mar, 2011 @ 06:24am

Can you hear me now?

I was just having a discussion about this with a friend of mine. I hate being on the telephone. I absolutely hate it. I get that it's necessary sometimes, such as job interviews, doctor's appointments, etc...but I don't like it one bit. Even with old friends...and I didn't understand why.

After much discussion, I realized that I didn't like being on the phone because when I'm on a phone call, I can't realistically do anything else but be on that phone call. If I'm listening to music in my car, watching TV/movie at home, at work, hanging out with a group of friends...if I'm on the phone, I have to be on the phone. If I'm doing something else, the person on the other end of the convo will know that I'm distracted.

Texting, email, IM, FB, et all...allow me to do other things while engaging in some interaction with you. I can be with a group of friends out at dinner and shoot someone a quick text and not be considered rude. I can reply to a comment on FB while watching a movie and not have to pause said movie.

...I don't really consider an unscheduled phone call rude. I just find that it's easier to do more when I'm not anchored to a phone attached to my ear.

On the post: Guy Sues Facebook For His Failure To Be Elected To Congress

TriZz ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2011 @ 12:46pm

Stupidity

I sincerely hope the judge, after throwing out the case, says something along the lines of "You didn't win, not because of Facebook, but because of your ignorance of the law."

*slams gavel*

On the post: Multiple Lawsuits From Multiple People Who All Say They Came Up With Kung Fu Panda

TriZz ( profile ), 21 Feb, 2011 @ 07:19am

Tekken has been doing is since 1998

In Tekken 3 -- we were introduced to the character "Panda"

http://tekken.wikia.com/wiki/Panda

This game came out in April of 1998.

On the post: Sony Continues To Attack PS3 Jailbreakers: Threatens To Cut Them Off From PlayStation Network

TriZz ( profile ), 17 Feb, 2011 @ 05:47am

XBox

Microsoft does the same thing...sorta. I had a "jailbroken" 360 awhile ago...and once XBL figured it out, they banned my serial number from XBL.

"Jailbroken" gaming consoles also allow for omega cheating in online games. I remember playing XBL with Halo 2 and people would come into the game, morph into a dinosaur and eat everyone!

On the post: Time Warner Cable Whining About How It's Not Allowed To Pretend It Offers Fiber To The Home Any More

TriZz ( profile ), 10 Feb, 2011 @ 05:47am

Re: Copper vs Fibre

Copper is also subject to resistance and interference.

On the post: Humane Association Trademarked 'No Animals Were Harmed'; Threatens King's Speech With Infringement Claim

TriZz ( profile ), 07 Feb, 2011 @ 10:39am

Fact

I know you can't copyright facts...is the same true for trademarks? I mean, if no animals were harmed during the making of a film, wouldn't that simply be a statement of fact?

On the post: Redskins Owner Sues Local Paper Over Satirical Listing Of Grievances… Making Sure More People Read It

TriZz ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2011 @ 12:20pm

I live in DC

...and as a resident of the capital of the greatest country in the world, I'd like to say that Dan Synder is a tool bag. He has destroyed that team and that devil picture isn't anti-Semitic. It's flattery. That guy is way worse than the devil.

On the post: How Facebook Dealt With The Tunisian Government Trying To Steal Every User's Passwords

TriZz ( profile ), 26 Jan, 2011 @ 04:29pm

https

I'm not sure how a huge site like Facebook runs...but if a cert had to be added to every server, that could get really REALLY expensive.

On the post: Does WiFi Make Trees Sick?

TriZz ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2010 @ 10:25am

Re:

The brain controls everything...so if the brain thinks you're sick then you'll be sick.

On the post: Virginia High School Says Barring Students From Doing Outside Research Helps Them 'Think For Themselves'

TriZz ( profile ), 02 Nov, 2010 @ 09:36am

Fairfax

I live in Fairfax county...and trust me, this is Northern VA (the new Silicon Valley) -- no one is suffering from "lack of access" in this area.

On the other hand, Fairfax County has one of the best school systems in the US (Including the highest ranking high school in the US)

I'd say they're doing something right...

On the post: Broadway Actor Sues To Find Out Anonymous Tweeter Who Says He Has Crabs

TriZz ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2010 @ 09:00am

Re:

I don't know about publicity...but those crabs are probably making a pube-city.

/fail

On the post: Falsely Arrested Woman Told She Should Thank The Police For Realizing Their Error

TriZz ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2010 @ 12:15pm

De-loused?

...If she was lice infected, then ridding her of those lice is a thankful task.

On the post: Aren't There More Important Things For Congress To Focus On Than The iPhone's Crappy Antenna?

TriZz ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2010 @ 05:38am

Actually, Mike, it is KIND OF his job

He sits on the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights.

On the post: AT&T No Longer Offering Unlimited Data Plan To New Customers

TriZz ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2010 @ 10:32am

Brilliant!

Everyone forgets that on June 7th, Steve is going to officially announce the new iPhone at WWDC. The new iPhone has video chat and multitasking which will also use up more bandwidth.

They really are assholes.

On the post: Hollywood Gets Injunction Against Pirate Bay Bandwidth Provider?

TriZz ( profile ), 13 May, 2010 @ 09:45am

12th Party Liability

...will be Al Gore for inventing the Internet.

On the post: PS3 Owner Given Refund After Sony Makes PS3 Less Useful

TriZz ( profile ), 13 Apr, 2010 @ 09:25am

Re: Loss Leader

I agree. But to a point. It's the same thing with Jailbreaking an iPhone. MOST people can't be bothered by it.

On the post: Sony Deletes Feature On PS3's; You Don't Own What You Thought You Bought

TriZz ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2010 @ 10:37am

My question is -- the scientists and hobbyists that are using Linux on their PS3 -- can they also play games or Blu-Ray discs?

Because for those people...the ones who install Linux and can't play Blu-Ray or PS3 Games...then not updating seems to be a non-issue.

Use it for your supercomputing...then buy an unaltered PS3 for playing games/Blu-Ray.

If you can do both at the same time (run Linux, play discs/games) then yeah...that's kinda fucked up.

On the post: Why Real Programmers Don't Take The USPTO Seriously: Doubly-Linked List Patented

TriZz ( profile ), 23 Mar, 2010 @ 04:47am

This is crap

My business partner is a web developer by day and does some innovative stuff. He was researching once how to get Flash to do something...and he couldn't find anything. Posting on forums led him to a bunch of "you can't do that" responses.

So, he essentially made it happen. I wouldn't call it inventing...but it certainly hadn't been done before. Figured it out is probably a better term.

His response was to go into that same forum and post the code for everyone.

He did this, not to be a braggart, but rather to give back to the community. He wouldn't be the web developer that he is today if people hadn't helped him and freely shared code when he was first starting out. And this is his way of showing his appreciation. It could spark someone else to "figure out" how to do other innovative stuff, thus progressing the field.

If only we all thought like that...

On the post: Citizens United, Recent Winner Of Free Speech Case, Tries To Silence Critics

TriZz ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2010 @ 12:26pm

First sentence: "Unless you've bee living under a rock lately" -- I don't think a bee living under a rock would know anything about this...

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