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Jan 23, 2012, 9:19 am
There has been a great deal of news coverage in recent weeks about Iran's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz. I have never been in the military, much less the navy, but a quick Wikipedia search shows the Iranian Navy with a mere 39 warships in service, 15 of which are classified as "patrol boats."... Comment - Like
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Dec 12, 2011, 3:53 pm
In a previous post, I hinted that the 7 inch display on the Kindle Fire seems a bit small, particularly for a media tablet. Last week I had a chance to play around with a Kindle Fire at Best Buy, and my worries were immediately confirmed. I was actually shocked at how small the Fire's screen r... Comment - Like
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Dec 4, 2011, 4:04 pm
It is now coming to light that the Apple iPad is a slavish copy of a 17-year-old device.
I can't wait until Apple patents the design of the TV. Comment - Like
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Nov 22, 2011, 2:23 pm
Amazon's new Silk browser is supposed to offer "Ultra-fast web browsing" by caching webpages in Amazon's cloud before delivering them to your Kindle Fire. However, AnandTech tested the Silk browser and found that enabling "Accelerate page loading" actually slows down page loads. The test does show t... Comment - Like
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Nov 17, 2011, 3:08 am
Let The Battle Begin..SEMESTER 5 2011
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Sep 28, 2011, 4:34 pm
Everyone is acting like this is the long-awaited iPad killer, but my initial reaction is that Amazon basically just announced a stripped-down, locked-in, one-year-old tablet. It's stripped-down because it has no camara (not even one), no mic, only 8GB of internal storage, no storage card slot, and i... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 3:30 pm
I bought a HP dm1z in January and finally got around to installing Ubuntu 11.04 on it the other day. Unfortunately, the HP dm1z's Ralink 5390 wireless card didn't work in Ubuntu. I spent a good couple hours running through forums and finally found the fix! Here's what to do:
Go to... Comment - Like
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Aug 27, 2011, 5:36 pm
The New York Times reports that French support for the NATO operation in Libya has improved the U.S. image of French military allegiance. Let's not be naive. Just do a quick search through the annual reports of Total (French) and Eni (Italian) and you will see why France was eager to intervene, but ... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 11:38 pm
I can't resist comparing Jobs' resignation as CEO and move to the Board to Vladimir Putin's move from President to Prime Minister. Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 2:26 pm
You can disagree with Ron Paul all you want, but how can you even consider voting for any of the other Republican candidates? Every other person on that stage was so obviously insincere; most (really all) are outright liars.
What I mean is, I can understand how someone could not vote for Ron P... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2011, 4:18 pm
I've been using WordPerfect since I started my new job in March. I have to say I've been extremely disappointed. I have somewhere around 120 programs on my computer, and WordPerfect is by far the buggiest of them all.
For instance, I've had a .wpd file open almost all day, but hadn't touched it in a... Comment - Like
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Jun 12, 2011, 12:32 pm
Okay, I have been having this problem for the past two months or so where my BIOS and/or Windows 7 is only sporadically recognizing my two optical drives and my external HD. On rare occasions it even fails to recognize my internal HD on boot. I've tried the Windows forums and all that and no one has... Comment - Like
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May 31, 2011, 10:00 pm
I am appreciating the humor in Mozilla's not too subtle swipe at Google Chrome with their release of Chromeless. Comment - Like
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May 1, 2011, 12:17 pm
I got a laugh out of it. On Gaddafi:He has a split personality--both parts evil.-Gaafar Nimeiry Comment - Like
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May 1, 2011, 12:46 am
What are Apple's plans for Safari? I can't really see why they don't just end development.
Safari is operating on a woefully slow release schedule compared to Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and even Internet Explorer. Furthermore, Safari has allowed the far more advanced Chrome browser to totally usurp the... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2011, 11:05 am
I just read an article summing up the profound struggles of the Logitech Revue and Google TV, and I tend to agree with most of the author's analysis.
The studios have been keeping TV in the stone-age because of their copyright fears, so combining search and TV content is certainly long overdue. Howe... Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2011, 2:31 pm
Mozilla now has four Firefox release channels: Nightly, Aurora, Beta, and Final Release. Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2011, 6:32 pm
We have all been watching the ongoing popular uprisings in the Middle East aimed at toppling the region's many long-time dictators. This has caused me to rethink some of my ideas about the executive.
I have often wondered how to structure the executive so that the very best members of society would ... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2011, 9:57 am
Well it seems I may have heaped praise on Motorola too soon. There are new reports that they are now developing a proprietary Linux-based mobile OS, presumably to replace Android on their devices.
I do not understand this, especially considering the current plight of Nokia. Mobile computing is littl... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2011, 1:06 pm
With smartphones, netbooks, and, particularly, tablets here to stay, I've been left wondering what services and technologies will arise to keep all of these devices in sync. And what of the possibility that someone may own an Android smartphone, an Apple tablet, and a Windows netbook?
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Feb 12, 2011, 10:24 pm
I haven't played a WWII FPS since MOH:AA because pretty much every FPS released since then has been a modern warfare-type, which I find pretty boring. The COD series has made matters even worse by causing FPS development to shift to a modern warfare-arcade model (as if modern warfare wasn't arcadey ... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2011, 9:29 pm
I could never understand why anyone would shell out $50 bucks just to add a 3G connection to their e-reader. It seems like I may not be alone, and Barnes & Noble may be picking up on it.
Nook's built-in memory alone can hold 1,500 books. How likely is it that anyone would ever run out of books, and ... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2011, 5:07 pm
1. Buy a Captivate now, or
2. Wait a few weeks and get a dual-core Android 2.3 phone Comment - Like
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Dec 15, 2010, 9:04 pm
I actually agree somewhat agree with Microsoft's assessment that Google Instant "gets in the way." It doesn't actually get in the way of what I'm doing from a productivity standpoint, in fact I'm sure it does cut down on search time, but I just find it annoying that it's spitting out results as I'm ... Comment - Like
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Jun 26, 2010, 7:59 pm
I've tried to like soccer again during the World Cup. I've never enjoyed watching it at all, but I feel obliged to keep giving it a chance because so many people across the globe think it's the greatest sport there is. It's hard for me to imagine them all being wrong. Anyhow, it didn't work yet agai... Comment - Like
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Apr 29, 2010, 11:27 pm
Perhaps the world's greatest creator of monopoly is government itself. For example, the surest way for a firm to maintain its exclusive position in some market is to convince the sovereign to pass a statute forbidding others from entering. At common law, a "monopoly" was not a firm that had simply c... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2010, 5:17 pm
I always wondered why I always see reference to Gurkhas fighting in British colonial armies. It turns out the British heavily recruited Gurkhas into the army because they were classified as a "martial race"--one that was deemed brave and physically well-built for fighting. Now I know. Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 6:45 pm
I like the word absurd but I hate writing it. Every time I end up spelling it ubsurd and making myself look absurdly stupid. Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2010, 8:45 pm
The new Opera web browser was released the other day and I've actually been impressed with it. I have to admit that much of what impresses me about it is how well it copies much of the features that make Chrome the best browser available--particularly, Opera 10.50 has much improved aesthetics and ad... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2010, 8:54 pm
So I went to see Shutter Island the other day and was shocked to see so many kids in the theater.
SPOILER WARNING!!
A key point of the whole movie was how Leonardo DiCaprio's wife went crazy and drowned their three children in a lake. The movie doesn't dance around this subject and there is a long s... Comment - Like
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Feb 10, 2010, 8:38 pm
I'm not a fan of using Twitter, but I recently ran across an article that at least makes me like the company. Apparently Twitter has decided to give Iran and China the middle finger and pwn their attempts to block the service. My favorite part is a quote from Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter:We ... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2010, 5:58 pm
I finally have a semester where I don't have to work or write a bunch of papers on top of school. That is to say, I have no excuse to be out-of-shape anymore. Ran a 6:02 mile today. Goal is 5:30 by semester's end. Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2010, 12:17 pm
I've been reading predictions that Apple's upcoming tablet will be a threat to Amazon's Kindle and the like. I don't totally disagree with that, but I thought the main point of using e-ink in dedicated readers was to eliminate the eye fatigue that results from reading LCD screens for extended period... Comment - Like
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Dec 24, 2009, 10:22 pm
Apparently, UT professors have protested Mack Brown's raise from $3 million to $5 million, despite the fact that he has successfully led the Longhorns to their second National Championship game in the past five years.
I suppose it would be okay with me if teachers were protesting at a school with an... Comment - Like
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Nov 18, 2009, 2:55 pm
I just ran across a study of laptop reliability by manufacturer. It's interesting that it conforms perfectly to my anecdotal experience. My first laptop was a Compaq (HP) which turned out to be a piece of junk that basically overheated and died after three years. After that disaster I decided to go ... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2009, 12:48 am
So there are about a billion Android phones out there now, and with every new iteration there is renewed wondering whether the iPhone is finally threatened. I'm sure Android is great, and I hate Apple as a company so I can't wait to be able to switch to something else, but I can't see myself serious... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 12:40 am
Federalism "produces a political civilization which is not only unique but which is of a far higher order than any other form can create." -John W. Burgess Comment - Like
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