Slashdot | Obama Significantly Revises Technology Positions (12)
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method9455 writes "Barack Obama has edited his official website on many issues, including a huge revision on the technology page. Strangely it seems net neutrality is no longer as important as it was a few months ago, and the swaths of detail have been removed and replaced with fairly vague rhetoric. Many technologists were alarmed with the choice of Joe Biden before, and now it appears their fears might have been well founded." Update: 09/22 ...
Lenovo Removes Linux Option For Home Buyers (6)
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billybob2 writes "Lenovo has stopped selling laptops pre-installed with Linux on its web site, only 8 months after starting the trial program. This means that home customers won't be able to buy a Thinkpad without paying the Microsoft tax. Word has it that the decision to pull the plug on Linux came down from the highest levels of the Chinese company's corporate headquarters. For those looking to buy full-sized laptops and desktops with Linux pre-loaded ...
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Ooble said:
That's a shame. It's not like it was really costing them anything to do... just pop in one DVD instead of the other.
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EricaJoy said:
Lenovo has sucked ass since they phased out the last of the IBM machines anyway. I fully expect them to continue the suck until they are no longer a well known brand.
Chevy Volt production model revealed (1)
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The real dealNo more fiber glass replicas. This is the real Chevy Volt, which I think looks far better than the original concept. I'm sure some will be disappointed that it no longer looks like an electric sports car, but I think GM nailed this vehicle.
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EricaJoy said:
I'd drive it. Though being a Chevy, it will break down in 3 years and I'll have to get another car.
HP And Walmart Get Rid Of Laptop Box; Buy The Computer And Get It In A Messenger Bag (3)
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Having bought my fair share of laptops over the years, I've noticed that the packaging has gotten smaller. I remember years ago buying a laptop and receiving a huge box with the actual laptop suspended in a styrofoam suspension system. More recently, I've seen laptops coming in much smaller boxes. However, Wal-Mart and HP have apparently decided to try ditching most of the packaging altogether, and letting you walk out with your new laptop in ...
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Maarek Stele said:
Walmart is always doing things like this. They hate paying to ship packaging, and are always pressing their suppliers to reduce volume.
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EricaJoy said:
Very smart.
Citibank Must Pay Back The $14 Million It Stole From Customers Over A Decade [Citibank] (8)
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Between 1992 and 2003, Citibank operated an "automatic sweeping" program that would without notice remove positive balances from customers' credit card accounts—mainly those of the poor and the recently deceased—and pocket the money. Now it's paying back $14 million dollars to the affected customers, plus another $3.5 million in penalties to California, thanks to that state's Attorney General. From the Associated Press: Citigroup's "account sweeping program" automatically removed positive balances from customers' credit card accounts, ...
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EricaJoy said:
"In the words of a Citibank executive, “Stealing from our customers is a business decision, not a legal decision.” The same executive later said that the sweep program could not be stopped because it would reduce the executive bonus pool."
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sean h said:
Just proves the idea that banks are evil. The question is only how evil your particular bank is.
Google backtracks on Chrome license terms | Beyond Binary - A blog by Ina Fried - CNET News (2)
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Google said on Wednesday that it plans to alter contract terms that gave the search provider broad rights to use anything entered into its new Chrome browser.
Platforms and Priorities (50)
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By Amanda Walker, Software EngineerThe initial public beta release of Chromium (the open source project for Google Chrome) builds and runs on Microsoft Windows, but we are actively working on versions for Mac OS X and Linux as well. I'm one of the people focusing on the Mac version. In this blog post I'll explain a bit about how we're approaching the challenges of building a product on multiple platforms and what our goals are.In ...
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Ian Betteridge said:
Very interesting post on the current state of the Mac version of Chrome, the new browser from Google. I'm using it on Windows, and I like it.
