Comment Woot (Score 2) 361
Finally, RPI is more famous than MIT.
Comment Re:Ooh goody... (Score 4, Funny) 270
We apologize for the fault in the software platform. Those responsible have been sacked.
Mynd you, m00se bites Kan be pretty nasti...
We apologize again for the fault in the software platform. Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.
Comment Re:RPI Alum here... (Score 1) 94
On the contrary, as soon as Watson becomes self-aware one of his first courses of action will be to hack the 'Tute's outdated IT infrastructure and replace every single GM (sorry Dillon, Julia) with their rightfully elected inflatable counterpart. That's the good news. The bad news is he may also reallocate the Union's budget to building a robotic army.
Comment Question (Score 1) 439
Does this mean that internet service is going to be provided by local monopolies like most utilities are? Oh, wait...
Comment Hope (Score -1, Offtopic) 205
I hope these work in vibrators. Cowboy Neal's girlfriend will be pleased.
Comment Duh (Score 5, Funny) 368
Free is cheaper. Who knew?
Comment we're doomed (Score 5, Funny) 743
Dick Cavett said "As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it." Little did he know that if all people know is crap they actually begin to prefer it.
Comment Re:And then... (Score 5, Funny) 409
Have you heard of monopolies? Granted it's not that bad thanks to competing technologies but it's still pretty darn bad in many local markets. When was the last time you started a telecommunications company? I hear the tubes can be pretty expensive~
Comment And then... (Score 4, Insightful) 409
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the sentiment behind net neutrality. But rather than just regulating, which we know never goes wrong, why not foster a more competitive market as well? I hear that sometimes helps keep capitalism from sucking.
Comment The Real Question (Score 5, Funny) 500
The real question is: how many of the judges download regularly from the Pirate Bay? My guess is at least one...
Comment Hope (Score 2, Funny) 140
I hope it's as good as Snow Crash!
HBO Exec Proposes DRM Name Change 544
surfingmarmot writes "An HBO executive has figured out the problem with DRM acceptance — it's the name. HBO's chief technology officer Bob Zitter now wants to refer to the technology as Digital Consumer Enablement. Because, you see, DRM actually helps consumers by getting more content into their hands. The company already has HD movies on demand ready to go, but is delaying them because of ownership concerns. Says Zitter, 'Digital Consumer Enablement would more accurately describe technology that allows consumers "to use content in ways they haven't before," such as enjoying TV shows and movies on portable video players like iPods. "I don't want to use the term DRM any longer," said Zitter, who added that content-protection technology could enable various new applications for cable operators.'"
Sun Completes Java Core Tech Open-Sourcing 141
MsManhattan writes "A year after announcing its plans, Sun Microsystems has made almost all of the core technology in Java available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2). However, some of the code remains 'encumbered'; that is, Sun doesn't have sufficient rights to release it under GPLv2, and the company is requesting the open-source community's help in resolving these issues. Rich Sands, community marketing manager for OpenJDK community at Sun, would not say what percentage of Java's 6.5 million lines of code are encumbered, but explained that it is largely Java 2D graphics technology, such as font and graphics rasterizing."
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