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Comment Re:Good luck with that. (Score 1) 558

> This means that retailers themselves have to support Google Wallet as a payment method (just like supporting Paypal, Bitcoin, etc). If it doesn't support Google Wallet, then they can't bill Google. This guy has never used Google Wallet - or at least doesn't understand it in the least. GWallet presents a "virtual Mastercard" that the retailer charges. The retailer only sees the virtual mastercard, they attempt to authorize the charge against said virtual card, said virtual card instantly attempts to authorize the card that GWallet has picked as the underlying funding method. This happens incredibly fast - fast enough to make someone like yourself think that the retailer is somehow hooked into GWallet. Couldn't be further from the truth. To the retailer, every GWallet transaction from a single customer looks exactly the same no matter what card the customer has selected on their GWallet client.

Comment Re:So what's the difference? (Score 4, Informative) 568

Unfortunately the only plan available has but 500 anytime minutes. I think T-Mo/Google are a bit insane for this move. The phone is, IMO, targeted at power users and those with disposable incomes - the same market that talks a lot. I personally hit 1200-1500 anytime minutes a month. This 500 minute plan would be insanity for someone like myself.

Also, the 500 minute plan from T-Mo is $40/mo if you're not getting a Nexus but should you decide to grab the phone and the accompanying plan, you'll be paying $80/mo. What is the logic here?
Programming

Alan Cox Quits As Linux TTY Maintainer — "I've Had Enough" 909

The Slashdolt writes "After a stern criticism from Linus, the long-time kernel hacker Alan Cox has decided to walk away as the maintainer of the TTY subsystem of the Linux Kernel, stating '...I've had enough. If you think that problem is easy to fix you fix it. Have fun. I've zapped the tty merge queue so anyone with patches for the tty layer can send them to the new maintainer.'" A response to a subsequent post on the list makes it quite clear that he is serious.

Comment IndentationError (Score 5, Insightful) 997

If something like indentation is a show-stopper for your choice of language, then you are missing the point.

Computer languages are about data structures and idioms for manipulating them efficiently. In contrast, whitespace is a cosmetic, superficial thing.

Yes, I adore Python. (I wish I had paid attention to it ten years sooner than I did.)

Perl

10 Forces Guiding the Future of Scripting 190

snydeq writes "InfoWorld examines the platforms and passions underlying today's popular dynamic languages, and though JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Groovy, and other scripting tools are fast achieving the critical mass necessary to flourish into the future, 10 forces in particular appear to be driving the evolution of this development domain. From the cooption of successful ideas across languages, to the infusion of application development into applications that are fast evolving beyond their traditional purpose, to the rise of frameworks, the cloud, and amateur code enablers, each will have a profound effect on the future of today's dynamic development tools."
Printer

3D Printing On Demand 106

Iddo Genuth writes "The Netherlands based company Shapeways is beta testing a new service allowing people to print three-dimensional models. Customers can upload designs or use a creation tool hosted at the Shapeways website, then order a printed model of their designs for less than $3 per square centimeter. The printed items are shipped to the customer in ten days or less, bringing 3D printing to consumers and not just companies large enough to afford their own printers."

Comment Re:Still no deal (Score 1) 121

SSD does have significant perceived benefits;

1) Faster reads 2) Lower power 3) Quieter 4) Cooler

That samsung is producing these at all indicates that there is a demand for them. I think in 5 years, a majority of HDs sold will be SSD.

You missed the recent article here that discussed SSD's actually using more power since they're always in full on mode so to speak while spinning disks only are in full on mode when the disk needs to be spun

Media

Submission + - The New School of Videographers (osnews.com)

Provataki writes: This editorial discusses the impending explosion of hobbyist artistic videographers, in the same way that happened with digital photography just a few short years ago. The article claims that it's time camera manufacturers create camcorders equivalent in principle to the cheap DSLRs that we currently enjoy. Some beautiful HD footage, shot by amateurs, is shown too.

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