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Comment Why not just buy a tablet PC? (Score 1) 365

by bobocopy on Wednesday November 28, 2007 @01:27PM (#21506735) Attached to: Hands-On With The Kindle

I don't understand why people would buy this at ~$400. May as well just go and get a low end tablet pc, which you could use for a multitude of other uses.

I'm truly sick of intelligent people making this blunder. A tablet PC doesn't do the same thing. They're not the same device. A tablet PC has a short battery life and is not designed for wear-and-tear the way an ebook device is. On the other hand, (good) ebook devices use eink displays that are at a glance indistinguishable from real paper. They are designed to be lightweight and durable. They are specialized devices.

P.S. Where can you find a tablet PC for $400?

Many Dead In Virginia Tech Shooting 2661

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 16, 2007 @04:19PM from the funny-not-appropriate dept.

nexuspal writes "Over 20 confirmed dead at Virginia Tech. Shooter killed some at residence hall then two hours later killed others in classrooms. Worst school shooting in US history. "

Canadian DMCA Coming This Spring 153

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday April 16, 2007 @03:36PM from the riding-the-band-wagon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Canadian government is reportedly ready to introduce copyright reform legislation this spring, provided that no election is called. The new bill would move Canada far closer to the U.S. on copyright, with DMCA-style anti-circumvention legislation that prohibits circumvention of DRM systems and bans software and mod chips that can be used to circumvent such systems."

Student Financial Aid Database Being Misused 182

Posted by kdawson on Sunday April 15, 2007 @11:42PM from the six-solicitations-per-day dept.

pin_gween writes "The Washington Post reports on the probable abuse of the National Student Loan Data System. The database was created in 1993 to help determine which students are eligible for financial aid. Students' Social Security numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and loan balances are in the database. It contains 60 million student records and is covered by federal privacy laws. Advocates worry that businesses are trolling for marketing data they can use to bombard students with mass mailings or other solicitations. The department has spent over $650,000 in the past four years protecting the data. However, some senior education officials are advocating a temporary shutdown of access to the database until tighter security measures can be put in place."

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