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What The Banned iPhone Ad Should Really Look Like (14)
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Barence writes "To demonstrate just how misleading the latest (and now banned) iPhone television ad really is, PC Pro has recreated it using an iPhone 3G and a Wi-Fi connection — with laughable results. Apple was forced to pull the advert today after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) decided it exaggerated the speed of mobile browsing. 'In the 30-second clip the iPhone is shown loading a webpage, finding its current location in Google Maps, opening ...Shared by Aaron (2) Andrey Ivanov (0) Clint (0) erbianchi (0) Garret Heaton (3) happy_soil (4) Marin Purgar (5) minus-one (0) mjc (3) n8dude (9) Odysseus F (1) Raymond (0) Robert (1) Troy Forster (0)- Clint said: i bet all the current Apple users believed it tho!
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Induced Current (242)
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Shared by 100rabh™ (0) Aaron Davies (0) ab_aditya (0) achal (1) Adam (0) adam (72) adamconner7 (10) Aerial (10) Ahsan Navid Hussain (10) Alex (0) Alex Lomas (0) altblue (2) alyska (0) Andrei Neculau (0) Andrew Ferguson (0) Andrew Kotalik (0) Andrey Ivanov (0) andronin (0) ani625 (7) Army of Gnomes (9) Atilano S. (2) Avi (59) Azeem (18) Bikran Sandhu (1) Bill (1) BiSScuiTT (0) Blaenk Denum (2) Bolsoman (2) Brandon (4) Brian Veverka (3) cbsmith (6) Chris (2) chris (0) Chris Olstrom (2) Chuck Lawson (1) Chung (9) Clint Maher (46) Crutis (2) cw360 (0) D-Arb (0) Damir (0) Damon (0) Daniel (9) Daniel (59) Danny (0) darkeye11547 (8) Datch (0) Dave Keffler (17) David (0) Dennis Gonzales (2) Denubis (2) Derrik (0) dH (1) Divya Mistry (0) Dominic Foster (31) Dr. Azrael Tod (23) Dre (0) Drew Olanoff (5) dvd (0) Eli (0) Emmanuele (0) Erik (0) Ethan (0) Etienne Tremblay (1) Frank (0) Franklin (0) Friar-Zero (2) Gandhi (1) Gavin (0) George Brickner (9) Goyal (0) Grant (2) guy (36) haggaret (11) Harshul (0) ios (0) issa (5) Istvan (0) Jakob (4) James (1) Jan (0) Jason Joo (0) Jeff (1) Jenner (2) Jeremiah (4) Jeremy Marx (0) Jessica (0) JesusDQ (0) JiM (0) Jim Graham (0) Joao Azevedo (0) Joe (1) Joe Thackery (0) John (8) John (1) John Boitnott (29) John Rust (3) JohnTheJohnMan (4) Jojo (2) Jon (1) Jonnie (2) josece (0) Joseph Matthew McCullough (4) Justin Yost (6) Karin (0) Kimme Utsi (4) kmohr25 (5) Kraki (20) Kunal (0) Lance (61) Lars Juel Nielsen / Ebi (0) Leena (89) LJF Wolffe (1) Louis Rossouw (2) LuisManson (1) Luke G (0) Lullis (1) mac (6) Marc Ashwell (2) Mark (10) Mark Trapp (13) Marko Sultsing (1) Martin Eberhardt (0) Matt Allen (0) Matt L. (3) Mattia (1) Mauro Martini (1) miasarmento (6) Michael (0) Michael Johnson (1) Michael Mior (17) Mihalcea Razvan (3) Mike (0) Mike (0) Mike Aizatsky (0) mikehillwig (0) Misa (0) Mitch (2) mjc (3) Mohamed Amine (29) Mr. BabyMan (25) Nate Pilling (3) Nathaniel Dean (2) neal (15) neeke (4) Neil Carpenter (0) Neil Saunders (1) nervioso (0) nesh thompson (3) Nicolas Figueroa (0) Nihar (2) Nikki (3) norti (16) Oscar Alcala (0) Pat (3) Patrick Binder (0) Patrick Tomas (0) Paul Sharrock (1) Paulino (0) peteresch (0) phillprice (0) philos (5) Plasmie (0) Pramod (2) Puck (0) Punning Pundit (6) Ramkumar R. Aiyengar (0) Raoul (8) redbaks (1) Redrum (1) Richard (1) Rick Butterfield (2) Ritu (11) Rob (0) robdiana (11) Rohith (0) rony john (14) Roshni (0) rushabh doshi (0) Russell McCormack (0) ryan.capote (13) ryanc (0) Samantha (3) Sandaruwan (3) Sandesh Devaraju (0) schauba (22) ScorpFromHell (0) Scott Warren (0) Sean (4) Sean Rasmussen (16) silpol (0) SiRGt (4) Solon (3) Spencer (1) SSDTyphon (0) Stacey B. (1) Steve (1) Steve (0) Steven Perez (20) Stuart Gibson (0) stvalentine (7) Sun Tzu (104) swined (0) t94xr (0) Tal Siach (23) Tanath (14) Tanka (0) terry (5) The Bat (0) thefinn93☺ (0) thefluffanutta (3) Thomas Paine (2) Tim (6) tim (0) Tim Bennett (0) Titus Ferguson (0) toco (0) Todd Eddy (3) Tom (0) Tor Erling (3) Tsudohnimh (14) Tudor Bosman (1) tuli0 (2) Ubqtous (0) Venci (0) Victor Barrera (96) vim (21) Vinuth (0) Wayne (0) Whiz (0) wiktar (0) wkelly (7) wolfger (3) xrx (0) Yada (0) Yatin Vadhia (26) yuan yong (0) Yuvi (0) Zak M. (129) ziizii (0) Zim (0) Zoram (8)Explore read 13 notes- ani625 said: Mythbusters ftw!
- Bolsoman said: I mythbusters sono grandiosi!
- achal said: absolutely killer!
- Todd Eddy said: told ya it was solar flares
- Kunal said: "that was mean", but totally hilarious :)
- Gavin said: I'd pay to see mythbusters bust the lhc.
- wiktar said: Я тоже так частенько поступаю :)
- Dre said: LOL! Poor Mythbusters. I wonder how they will simulate this. Ha ha ha!
- Rohith said: @satya you bloody asses aren't the only people on my greader friend's list There's my thought :P
- Kraki said: brilliant!
- mjc said: Hahahahahaha
- haggaret said: Like Dave said - Awesome!
- andronin said: XKCD on keeping Mythbuster on TV
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McDonalds Files To Patent Making a Sandwich (53)
onI Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "McDonalds has applied for patent WO2006068865, which carries the title 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SANDWICH.' John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, can eat his heart out (unless that's been patented, too). Undoubtedly, some people are contemplating whether there's anything novel in this patent that is somehow obscured by its generic title. Feel free to examine their flowchart for yourself and see exactly how novel their ...Shared by .reading (3) צפריר (1) Aaron (2) Adnan (4) Adrian (2) Andrew David Blair (0) Andrey Ivanov (0) benh (5) binic (0) brizbane (0) Bwana (3) Chad Riden (1) Charles (9) Chris Charabaruk (3) Christopher Gizzi (1) DCFemella (6) dedioste (0) Dhruv (0) egp (5) Elizabeth (0) Frantz (0) happy_soil (4) Igor (0) James (1) Jamin (8) Jason (2) Jean Regisser (0) Jesse B. Hannah (8) JonTheGeek (4) Josh Mize (3) Joshua Simmons (0) Justin Yost (6) linuxchic (3) LogiX (3) LuisManson (1) Mark (3) Marshall Kirkpatrick (0) pfm (0) phrakture (0) rd (0) Remko (0) Rex (0) Rob Spectre (24) Robert Accettura (0) silpol (0) simonfl (0) Ted Aronson (0) Varun (0) War-N Harrison (0) Will (3) wille (1) Yann (4) Yerameyahu (19)Explore read eight notes
- Elizabeth said: I'd better be careful when making my lunch.
- Will said: Bugger, I guess I'll make myself a salad then.
- Adrian said: FAIL!
- brizbane said: What the...? Alright, that's it. I'm going to patent the process of making a human baby.
- Chad Riden said: McDonalds should patent shitty food, amIrightpeople!?
- .reading said: BE LESS RIDICULOUS, MICKEY D.
- Varun said: Hilarious!
- Ted Aronson said: "Shut it and make me a sammich!" "Fine, but you're paying the royalties this time"
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Halliburton Applies For Patent Trolling Patent (32)
onAn anonymous reader writes "Halliburton, the company many folks know as Dick Cheney's previous employer, has apparently taken an interest in methods of patent trolling. In fact, according to Techdirt, the company has applied for a patent on patent trolling. Specifically, it's applied for a patent on the process of finding a company that protected an invention via trade secret, figuring out what that secret is, patenting it ... and then suing the original company. ...Shared by Allen (1) Amy O'Neill Houck (0) Andrey Ivanov (0) Arion (1) benh (5) Benjamin (0) Bryce (0) Cem (1) chbm (0) Chris (0) Christian (1) Crutcher D (2) CtrlBreak (0) darkeye11547 (8) dj empirical (4) Galtenbergs (0) Ganius Tanuel (0) Geoff Schultz (2) Hurrican (0) johnmarkos (0) Josh Mize (3) Joshua Heling (0) Lightning Jim (0) OhCaptain (1) punkin3.14 (0) Raleigh (0) Rick Dillon (0) silpol (0) steve t (16) TheFlamingoKing (0) War-N Harrison (0) Will (3)Explore read five notes
- Will said: If they're patent trolls patenting patent trolling, doesn't that mean that they wont use the patent - ie NOT sue other patent trolls?
- dj empirical said: HEAD ASPLODE!!!!ONE!!ELEVEN~!1111
- Rick Dillon said: Wow, patenting a method for abusing the patent system. That is HOT.
- Ganius Tanuel said: Now THAT is amusing.
- War-N Harrison said: shoot me now... geez!
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Срочно в номер (3)
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О подобном надо сообщать сразу, дабы никто больше не накололся. Некогда приятное заведение Проходимец испортилось окончательно и бесповоротно. Сменился на хамоватых подростков весь персонал, общающийся с людьми, в динамиках зазвучал русский рэп, контингент немедленно подстроился и стал чем-то таким же невменяемым. В сортир заходить побоялись, просто ушли. По сведениям знакомого, так же по незнанию туда зашедшего, его чуть не вывели. Долго потом извинялись, но задумка-то какова. Надо год-другой от них отдохнуть. Благо, в тех же ...Contribute comment -
Comic for November 6, 2008 (35)
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Shared by 1smash1 (3) Adrián Dantas (0) Akai (0) Alan Dean (7) andrefaria (0) AndrewK (0) Andrey Ivanov (0) arboltsef (0) Arvin (0) bbx (1) Dedric "That One" Lam (0) Divino (1) ephes (14) Federico Pistono (3) Frank (0) GeniusBoyWonder (4) guercheLE (5) JonathanRauch (0) Kris (0) lispmachine (1) Lullis (1) manki (0) Mark (10) Misa (0) n8dude (9) OhCaptain (1) Pramod (2) Ramiro Rela (0) rOckY (7) Sanket (0) Sharath (0) silpol (0) stratus (0) Todd Fillingim (1) wille (1)- Sharath said: remember to sell his kidneys first
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Fraud Threat Halts Knuth's Hexidecimal-Dollar Checks (8)
onBarence writes "You may be aware of Donald Knuth, the creator of TeX and author of The Art of Computer Programming, who used to post checks to anyone who spotted an error in one of his books — one hexadecimal dollar, or $2.56. No one cashed them though. This blogger has two of them proudly on his wall, but the sad news is that modern day bank fraud has put a stop to Knuth's much-loved ...Shared by Andrey Ivanov (0) Anthony (0) dmah (0) i80and (0) Jason (2) psvensson (1) Scotty (0) silpol (0)Contribute comment
- Если кто еще не видел - http://lameduck.codeweavers.com/free/ (1)
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Towards a Wiki For Formally Verified Mathematics (2)
onAn anonymous reader writes "Cameron Freer, an instructor in pure mathematics at MIT, is working on an intriguing project called vdash.org (video from O'Reilly Ignite Boston 4): a math wiki which only allows true theorems to be added! Based on Isabelle, a free-software theorem prover, the wiki will state all of known mathematics in a machine-readable language and verify all theorems for correctness, thus providing a knowledge base for interactive proof assistants. In addition to ...Shared by Andrey Ivanov (0) Cody (0)Contribute comment
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Stallman Says Cloud Computing Is a Trap (6)
onstevedcc writes in to tell us about an interview with RMS in The Guardian, in which he gives his views on cloud computing, with a particular focus on user access to data and the sacrifices made for convenience. "'It's stupidity. It's worse than stupidity: it's a marketing hype campaign,' he told The Guardian. 'Somebody is saying this is inevitable — and whenever you hear somebody saying that, it's very likely to be a set of ...
- Simon MacDonald said: Stallman is always interesting.
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xkcd - A Webcomic - Height (153)
onShared by Øystein Fledsberg (0) Adrian (0) Alex Hansford (0) Aloch Rye (1) Amy (0) Amy West (0) Andreas Gohr (2) Andrew (0) Andrew M (0) Andrey Ivanov (0) Anne (0) Arg0t (1) ArthurGuy (0) atomantic (0) babakslt (2) Benjamin Ragheb (0) Björn Amherd (0) bjsolem (0) bombox (0) Brian (0) Bruce Cordell (0) Bruno (0) BuildMaster (0) Buster McLeod (0) carl morris (0) cellopedroso (0) cfohlin (0) Chris Fried (0) Claudine Chionh (0) Craig Hills (0) Cris (0) crispy (0) Dan (1) Daniel Monzelowsky (0) David (0) David (0) David (20) dedioste (0) Derek Wood (0) Derivadow (0) dglazkov (0) Dominic (0) Edgar Gonçalves (0) Elwood (0) Ernie (0) Eugeni Dodonov (0) Fabian Neumann (0) Fan Yang(杨帆) (1) Florian (0) fractious (0) Frank (0) Futt (0) gjain81 (0) Graham Freeman (3) Greg Tidwell (0) H M Elius (0) Hannes BrandstätterMüller (0) Insomnius (0) isazi (0) J Irving (0) Jackie (2) James Furlo (1) Jared Cherup (0) Jason L (1) Jeff (0) jheddings (0) Jim (0) Jim @ 右脚拉提琴 (0) Jimmy (0) John (2) John Attebury (0) Jon-Paul Bussoli (0) Jordi (0) Joshua McAllister (9) Juan Antonio Navarro (0) Justin Ribeiro (0) K (0) Kamyar (0) Ken Gidley (1) kirsty (0) Kotrotsos (0) Krista Kerwood (2) Lei (0) LJF Wolffe (1) Lou Rech (1) Louis Rossouw (2) luc (0) mario r (0) Marshall Bock (0) Matt (0) Matteo (0) Michael (0) Michael (0) Mike (0) Mike Mayer (0) Mo (0) monotropos (1) munir (0) Nelson (0) Nic McPhee (2) Nick (0) Noah (0) OwlBoy (0) Patrick (0) Paul Campbell (0) Peter (4) Peter D (0) Peter Nõu (6) pigliapost (0) Pittaya (1) purplesque (0) Raleigh (0) RapidEye (16) Ricardo Cabral (0) Rick Leasure (2) rishabh (0) Robert (0) rochoa (0) rushabh doshi (0) San Franziskaner (0) Sarah (0) schani (0) Scotty (0) Sean (0) Sean O'Steen (0) Sergey Shatokhin (0) Sérgio B. (0) Shannon (1) Sheila Thomson (0) Simmons (0) SonniesEdge (0) Steve (0) Steve Bosman (0) Steve Mactaggart (0) Surferbill (0) syllabub (0) Tamer Hamza (0) thion (2) Thomas (0) thomas benkö (0) Threepwood (0) Tjalve Aarflot (0) Tomas Remotigue (0) Tori Brewster (0) Truong Nguyen (0) Umberto (0) vanerj (1) WarriorEngineer (0) Will (0) witherj (0) xhantt (0) Youlay (0) Zim (0)Explore read 13 notes
- Steve said: Tall tale
- K said: Lovely !!
- rishabh said: i can see this one being shared some thousand times. Awesome!!!
- Edgar Gonçalves said: Undoubtedly one of the finest xkcd strips. Now really, what are the odds of the person thinking about this kind of stuff being the same that actually can draw it?
- Andrew M said: it's stuff like this that makes XKCD the best webcomic ever.
- crispy said: This is really neat but he missed the other half that starts at 1' and goes smaller.
- Aloch Rye said: *ROTFL*
- Craig Hills said: This is actually pretty cool...
- Will said: This is fantastic. Can I get this in a poster?
- Patrick said: ahahhaha!
- Andreas Gohr said: I can haz poster plz?
- Bruce Cordell said: This version is funner than a similar but less fanciful graph I saw awhile back online.
- BuildMaster said: really cool, as per usual
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McCain Campaign Protests YouTube's DMCA Policy (5)
onХа,ха... McCain конечно ровнее других. И хочет решить вопрос выдав политикам право обходить DMCA.Contribute comment
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Mono 2.0 and .NET On Linux (4)
onSeveral readers noted the release of Mono 2.0, which is compatible with Microsoft's .NET Framework 2.0. According to Miguel de Icaza, "... users can move over server applications built for .NET and client applications built with Windows Forms." InternetNews points out that only about half of the .NET apps out there will work on Mono 2.0, for a variety of reasons including (but not limited to) legacy Windows-only libraries and Microsoft's progress on .NET 3.0 ...
