Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security (4)
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The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
Clearwire and Sprint close deal to combine WiMAX businesses (4)
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This one's been a long time in the making, but the deal is finally done. Clearwire and Sprint Nextel have gleefully announced that the transaction to combine their next-generation wireless internet businesses is complete, and beers are on the two of 'em this evening. On the real, the agreement dictates that Sprint hand over all of its 2.5GHz spectrum and WiMAX-related assets (including XOHM) to Clearwire; additionally, Clearwire has received a $3.2 billion cash infusion ...
Nokia Quake III gains on-phone server, BT keyboard and Mouse (20)
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Remember when playing Quake III at a decent resolution required a $5,000 Alienware? Man, those were the days. Now, we can't help but be thankful for a few special Nokia handsets (the N95 8GB, E90 and N82 in particular) that can all handle the game by their lonesome. In fact, the latest version of the software adds a few remarkably awesome extras. For starters, users can now take advantage of on-phone server support, meaning that ...
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kerobaros said:
The future.
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Roberto said:
Thus, a N95 is even better them the Zeeboo. You can play deathmatch from phone to phone.
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Shane Conder said:
Hmm, Quake 3. On the N95. With BT mouse and keyboard. Hrmm, all you need is one of those little pico projectors for a 32" screen of it anywhere and you're good to go!
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Jackyshadow said:
好强大，在N95, E90和N82上可以玩Q3，同时还支持（在手机上）自建服务器以及蓝牙键盘鼠标！
NYT on Guantánamo "Nothing has been more damaging to the United States than the violation of the legal principles at the heart of the American idea." (38)
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Today's NYT has an op-ed by Roger Cohen giving thanks that our next president is a constitutional lawyer. Of the 770 detainees grabbed here and there and flown to Guantánamo, only 23 have ever been charged with a crime. Of the more than 500 so far released, many traumatized by those “enhanced” techniques, not one has received an apology or compensation for their season in hell. What they got on release was a single piece ...
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Dani said:
He may be happy he's a constitutional lawyer, but will he remain of that mind, or become merely our President?
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brizbane said:
I am beginning to believe the nightmare might be over. But it's still possible that things are *so* incredibly messed up that there's no way to go back.
Rick Rolled! Rick Astley Crashes Macy’s Parade (42)
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You know an Internet craze has jumped the shark when it makes its way into that most traditional of Thanksgiving ceremonies: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Here we are watching the “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” float drift by when suddenly the Rick Roller himself pops up for that most irritating of YouTube pranks. ---Related Articles at Mashable | All That's New on the Web:Care to Rick Roll Yourself?RickProof: Because a Bad Joke Won’t DieIs ...
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Nate said:
Rick Rolling all of New York. I believe he also did this at the MTV Music Awards. Yes, he's jumped the shark, but it was a lot before this.
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Dedalus said:
Memorable quote from «Family Guy»'s Brian: «And now, a song by a gay guy...»
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Simon MacDonald said:
That is so demented.
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Sarah said:
Yep, Rick Rolling has officially jumped the shark.
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Shawn Farner said:
Supreme ROFLsauce.
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s1mone said:
Muito bom!!!
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BillDeys said:
totally lip sync! not that it matters but...
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John said:
Macy parade gets Rick Rolled! yes!
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WindPower said:
Lawlawls massive scale rickroll
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Shaw said:
haha
Nokia launching Z-Wave Home Control Center next year (16)
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Who doesn't long for a smart home system that gives you full control of your thermostat, lighting, AV, and security system from the convenience of your cellphone? While many proprietary and "standards-based" off-the-shelf solutions exist, things quickly break down due to the lack of interoperability, cost, or sheer complexity of medium-to-large home automation designs. Enter Nokia who just announced its Home Control Center, a platform open for third parties to develop "plug and play" solutions, ...
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Hriday said:
Bingo! Gartner was right! Personal Area Networks are the next hottest thing!!!!!
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Jon said:
Pretty Awesome I want!
Five big things Microsoft got right (3)
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It's easy these days to dwell on the missteps and competitive challenges faced by the software maker, but analysis firm Directions on Microsoft points to the big things the company has gotten right.
LG to launch "one or two" 3D TVs in 2009 (7)
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Deny it all you please, but the 3D revolution is here. LG is just the next brand in the growing line of consumer companies that are caving to the three-dee pressure, and according to Choon Lee, Vice President Director at the Digital TV Research Lab, LG will be launching at least one 3D TV next year. To quote: "3D TVs are the next big step for [LG]; we will try with one or two markets ...
Microsoft commissions survey on Holiday 2008 buying habits (1)
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A survey conducted by Microsoft, Ipsos and StrategyOne shows that on average consumers will be spending $124 less (16%) than they did in 2007 (meaning they spent $775 in 2007). 60% of respondents are planning to stay at home or close to home in order to save money. 86% of young adults are hoping to get at least one video game, while 89% of all respondents are looking for gifts that "keep on giving." Microsoft ...
The Giant Flip Clock Desktop [Featured Desktop] (61)
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Reader projectvirus creates a smart, dynamic desktop HUD that prominently displays a desktop-sized flip clock. That big old clock is pretty cool by itself, but projectvirus went one step further by embedding small pieces of information along the edges of the clock, including the date, weather conditions, system monitor, and music playback info. To top it off, the whole setup is accomplished using the following free, popular desktop customization tools Snackr: - Scrolling Rss Feed ...
IEEE 1667 pledges secure portable storage for all (8)
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If you use a thumb-drive sans security your data is just a vacant USB port away from being thrown up on the internet, assets exposed to the world like some drunken heiress. Even secure devices, whether they use biometric scanners, hardware encryption, or even more extreme measures, all leave a lot to be desired: no standards means limited compatibility, and secure data you can't reliably access might as well be random strings of binary digits. ...
Bailout costs more than Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase, moonshot, S&L bailout, Korean War, New Deal, Iraq war, Vietnam war, and NASA's lifetime budget -- *combined*! (127)
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Barry Ritholtz sez, In doing the research for the "Bailout Nation" book, I needed a way to put the dollar amounts into proper historical perspective. If we add in the Citi bailout, the total cost now exceeds $4.6165 trillion dollars. People have a hard time conceptualizing very large numbers, so let’s give this some context. The current Credit Crisis bailout is now the largest outlay In American history. Crunching the inflation adjusted numbers, we find ...
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Joshua Heling said:
Holy crap. I really hope there's some reason not evident to me that we are not collectively screwed.
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invariant said:
And that is in inflation-adjusted dollars. I think we need to overhaul this program to be "corporate welfare-to-work." Get all those execs jobs at McDonalds!
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db said:
OUCH
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jeremy said:
Goes to show you how much i understand about economics: i actually honestly thought it was the *consumers* who were experiencing financial difficulty. I feel really bad for all those poor lenders. Think i'll put a little something extra in with my December payment ;)
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px said:
time to move to mars and start over.
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Tim said:
Of course, all those things were actual expenditures, not backing of loans. But SURE, let's go ahead and compare apples to onions!
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Alex said:
I wonder when our leaders might realize that money does not grow on trees?
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brizbane said:
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!
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puthali said:
mind can't assimilate big numbers, u need things like this to put it in perspective...
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J. James B said:
Well, when you put it THAT way...
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Rob said:
Gee whiz - I'd rather a couple of Louisianas and a few NASAs. Of course, I'm not reliant on any of the banks in question, so it's easy for me to say.
Lenovo Lets You Disable Your Stolen Laptop With a Stern Text Message [Security] (12)
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In the next couple months Lenovo will be rolling out a BIOS update for its Montevina laptop users which enables remote shutdown and subsequent encryption via text message. The tech relies on the laptop having a WWAN connection and activates when a custom string, defined by the user and sent from a single, paired phone, is received. In other words, you can choose whatever you want as the shutdown signal, from a cool "Kill" or ...
20+ Home Automation Applications for the iPhone (1)
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20+ Home Automation Applications for the iPhoneDigg ThisIn case you haven't noticed yet, the iPhone is sticking around, and is turning into a pretty popular platform to develop applications for. Thanks to the combination of its support for WiFi, 3G, and a great looking touch screen, it was only a given that companies would try to turn this phone into a very powerful 'remote'. In the few months the phone has been available for sale, ...
Blockbuster joins the movie set-top-box game with 2Wire MediaPoint player (10)
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We've rubbed our eyes four or five times now, but the factual heat remains: Blockbuster -- of all companies -- has decided to dive headfirst into the movie set-top-box arena. We wanted to believe the rumors were false, but sure enough, it has joined VUDU, Apple TV, Roku and the Xbox 360 in the highly competitive market place for your digital download dollars. For a "limited time," the outfit will offer the 2Wire-built MediaPoint player ...
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Richard said:
FAIL!
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Dan said:
Maybe they should sell their 1400+ stores first...
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Chad said:
Just go out of business already.
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Dre said:
Blockbuster is still around?! I thought they went bankrupt twice.
Peter Schiff: Economic Crisis Just Beginning, More Pain Ahead (2)
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From Yahoo TechTicker: There's a popular YouTube clip called "Peter Schiff Was Right" that shows the president of Euro Pacific Capital engaged in on-air debates with financial luminaries such as Art Laffer and Ben Stein, circa 2006-07. The clips show the wisdom of Schiff's dire forecasts - and, judging from the dismissive reactions, just how far he was outside the mainstream. Ben Stein publicly apologized to Schiff in a New York Times column, but Laffer ...
