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• Commented on Amazon Kindle contract sucks
  In a free market economy, corporations are allowed to exert pretty much any thing they want in regards to their products & services. I find it humorously ironic that individuals love our economic way of life when its suits their...
• Commented on Man who walked into Burning Man fire loses lawsuit
  i am amazed he had the intelligence to file a lawsuit....
• Commented on Hugo voting deadline!
  @6 I wasn't actually complaining about "these" books or saying they were inferior. I was asking whether juvenile sci fi books was a rising trend or is it just a fluke this year. But to address the points, I read...
• Commented on Hugo voting deadline!
  I was referring to more the writing of than the nomination of....
• Commented on Hugo voting deadline!
  When the ballots came out months ago, I was surprised to see that many of the books up for best novel were, well, books written for or about juveniles, or kids. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Little Brother by...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @43 "... but I'm not going to spend that much money on a gadget (again) that the manufacturer is so intent on crippling" Damn straight and you should stick with your guns. The iphone (for now) isn't that kind of...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  A technology marketing professional writes like that. But I don't work for Apple or anyone connected with Apple....
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @ #37 Read it, and its very true. Sadly I spend every day extending the internet for the use of corporate america and the energy industry. Has anyone seen my soul laying around btw? Hey I'm not saying "I agree"...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  Ahhh you kids :-) In 10-15 years you'll figure it out and be on my side of the fence. I am no shill, I am merely someone who understands the economics of technology....
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @23 "As if you couldn't have user-friendliness, reliability, security, stability, without a closed, restrictive, unproductive business model.? Unproductive? You're calling 1 billions apps downloaded unproductive? Grins. I think apple shareholders would giggle at you while they light their stogies with...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @16 "I've definitely had my share of crashes -- many coming from bugs in PalmOS itself." Bricks aside, that's my point. The average consumer isn't going to have patience for an app or device that crashes a lot. That's why...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @12 Giggles. Do you really think that a few thousands techies whining to Apple is going to make them change anything? The iphone is used by millions of non techies pal. That's the customer base they care about. The businessman...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  @7 There has never been a device with the installed user base of the iphone and the massive amount of app loading by a non techie crowd before. Previous devices were niche only and had a sort of "you break...
• Commented on Scam artists con Apple into killing app that tells you when the bus is due in San Francisco
  "Say, I've got an idea: what if they stopped playing mad pope emporer of your telephone and let you install any code you wanted on your property?" We had that Cory, it was the old Palm OS and 30% of...