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Posted in: Backlash over empty seats at Olympics See in context

Spectators are pretty important - it looks like they helped overturn a decision for a medal. See the end of the "North Korea, Georgia, win Olympic judo golds" article here at JT.

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Posted in: Apple's invincibility fades on iPhone miss, global woes See in context

LostinNagoya: These WS expectations are unreal: they make guessings that a company will grow 32% a year, and when the company grows "only" 29% it's crashing?

minello7 They don't care about companies they only care about how much they can make for sitting on their fat @£$%&

Well said by both of you. The stock market in the US is just legalized gambling for most people.

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Posted in: Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dead at 61 See in context

U.S. President Barack Obama called her a “national hero and a powerful role model” who “inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”

She really was. The above article doesn't mention that she was the youngest American of either gender to go into space, at 32 years old, her final degreee from Stanford was a PhD in Physics, and she foundedand was CEO of Sally Ride Science, a company that creates entertaining science programs and publications for upper elementary and middle school students, with a particular focus on girls.

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Posted in: Coca-Cola develops cooling power-free vending machine See in context

namabiru4me: Amazing!!! They can do this for vending machines, but not homes or buildings???

Sure you can. For homes you need time-of-day meters that allow the utility to charge you more for electric use at peak hours. It is expensive to replace the existing ones with them, but they provide a financial incentive for building occupants to shift loads like clothes washing & drying into the evening or early morning . In the US there are also meters and associated connections that allow utilities to reduce the home's air-conditioning use during the peak daytime hours. If you volunteer to participate in this you do save money on your electric bill but are less comfortable...

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Posted in: 'Strikingly' few women in Asia's top jobs: report See in context

JeffLee: The West, where most families split up, pays a huge social and economic price for its approach. Social-welfare services cost taxpayers plenty of $$$, and the costs are skyrocketing.

I figured someone here would take an opportunity to bash the west, so I looked up what else McKinsey & Company says. They say that in the US: "26% of vice presidents and senior executives are female."

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Posted in: Japan trio contribute to Seattle Mariners' win See in context

Godan: Odd there is no mention of the fact this was historical - three players from Japan in the starting line-up of a MLB team.

I agree that was odd. That fact was on NPR in the US this morning. +1 for "Cool!"

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Posted in: Chinese astronauts parachute land after mission See in context

The concern is that China's space program won't turn out to be what you dreamed about when you were a kid.

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Posted in: Internet cloud creates new range of security issues See in context

"the U.S. military and government agencies from the CIA to the Federal Aviation Administration also use cloud systems"

But they're not public clouds, they are specific secure clouds (at least in the US agencies I work with).

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Posted in: Toyota to move Yaris N American production to France See in context

*REMzzz: You can get 50MPG without a ***load of batteries if they build a reasonably light car.

Yes. And a lot of hybrids are being purchased here in the US by people who don't understand that they get their high efficiency because of the regenerative braking. If they're driving at constant speeds (like on highways) instead of stop-and-go traffic, they're shocked that their mileage isn't nearly as good as the manufacturer's claims.

You want to see efficient car owners who are intelligent here? Look at the ones driving the Honda Fit.

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Posted in: Microsoft users struggle with Windows redesign See in context

@SquidBert

LOL! As I think about it, that's exactly what we've done. Windows ME, anyone?

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Posted in: Microsoft users struggle with Windows redesign See in context

"Microsoft’s Vista operating system got off to a terrible start"

And the US federal government told Microsoft they would not use it, and indeed did not - they went from XP to 7. I suspect the US federal government will also skip 8 - it's big enough (as are large US corporations) to tell Microsoft "No".

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Posted in: Skype jacks ads into free Internet phone calls See in context

lostrune2 Think of it this way, if Skype doesn't make money, there won't be a free Skype service at all.

And Skype was losing money at the time Microsoft bought it.

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Posted in: Panasonic to deliver largest-ever audio-visual equipment supply to London Olympics See in context

Panasonic can use the business - good for them. Their BluRay players seem to use higher speed processors than other brands - they boot Java a lot faster.

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Posted in: Final test version of Windows 8 released See in context

I think everyone who uses web bill pay will be wise to store their banking information in the cloud. (sarcasm)

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Posted in: NFL to keep Pro Bowl, hold game in Honolulu See in context

And holding the game a week before the Superbowl means no players from the 2 teams in the Superbowl will play in the Pro Bowl - they are not insane.

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Posted in: Tsunami motorcycle to be preserved at Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee See in context

If Harley-Davidson really had a soul they'd give him a new one.

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Posted in: Japan insider trading probe snares JP Morgan See in context

Can't Japan throw all the JPM managers in jail? They'd be doing US citizens a big favor!!!

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Posted in: PC maker Lenovo says profit up 59% See in context

Building reliable laptops.

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Posted in: Hackers pick Google's pocket with Mac virus See in context

Tom DeMicke: I was told Macs don't get viruses but purchased, loaded, and kept up-to-date Kaspersky. It's been on my machine since I've owned it in June 2010. I was never convinced that my Mac could not get a virus or anything like that.

And you would be correct. And smart to install protection.

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Posted in: Hubbub over content rights greets Google Drive See in context

Those of us who work in cyber security would all tell you that if you expect privacy you're crazy to store your information in a public cloud.

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Posted in: Bank to install palm-reading ATMs See in context

After it reads my palm it will tell me I don't have much money in my account. But i already knew that.

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Posted in: Apple out to kill widespread Macintosh virus See in context

What's changing is that the popularity of iPhones and iPads has led to an increased popularity of Macs. And hackers go after the popular OS's. Macs were never inherently immune to viruses, they were just flying under the radar. Now they're not.

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Posted in: Watchman who killed black Florida teen asks for donations See in context

In the US we're getting a lot of conflicting news stories about what happened. Enough that to me it's not surprising that the investigation is taking a long time.

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Posted in: Sony to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide: Nikkei See in context

that korean guy: i do not agree that TVs are commodity items

I recently bought a 55" (140cm.) flat screen Vizio TV for $900 US. With internet apps. At that price it's a commodity item.

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Posted in: 'Anonymous' says it will hack more Chinese sites See in context

Virtuoso: These guys don't know what they're up against. A month from now they might find themselves on a detail digging ditches at one of the sites in the Qinghai gulag.

Why? The Anonymous folks doing this, aren't physically inside the PRC, are they? To do that from inside would indeed be suicidal.

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Posted in: Water containing strontium leaks from Fukushima plant into sea See in context

bello420: Why don't they just encase this in a concrete sarcophagus and call it a day?

I wish they could but I think the real, long-term problem is underneath the containment buildings. If there's corium down there and I can't believe there isn't, or won't be, how do you get underneath to put many meters of concrete there? "Deadly" wouldn't even begin to describe the radiation levels.

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Posted in: Settlement talks fail in Google-Oracle patent case See in context

"Oracle completed its acquisition of Sun, a one-time Silicon Valley star, in January of 2010 and subsequently filed suit against Google."

Larry Ellison never ceases to amaze me - he's been trying to become as rich as Bill Gates all of his professional life, and he's just not going to get there.

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Posted in: U.S. Coast Guard monitors Japanese boat drifting northwest See in context

Aqualung: I thought a mile was 1.6 kilometers.

You're correct - it is. The reporter got it wrong.

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Posted in: Suntory drinks commemorate 50th anniversary of Rolling Stones See in context

mctavish: Interesting. I wonder if they'll be any commemorative Mars bars in the UK?

ROTFLOL

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Posted in: Japan maker pulls controversial pesticide from U.S. See in context

Thanks, Cleo. Normally a reporter would include that in a story.

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