Recent content by jabliese

The fact that this is even a discussion shows how far Tom's has fallen.

And this is an article about Windows 10, so your point is? Faster boot time, don't care. Window snap, don't care. Virtual desktops, handy things. Enough to upgrade from Windows 7? Maybe. But... Where's the earth shattering Kaboom? There's supposed to be an earth shattering Kaboom!

Can't help thinking this is a good analogy for what it means to lose Net Neutrality.

Once upon a time, in the land of Internet, some ISP's tried to charge more for access to their speedy, 56k modems. It was soon discovered, however, that people who connected via 56k modems would complete their internet tasks much more quickly, and would spend much less time connected, allowing...

So, once every bitcoin in the world has been stolen, can we declare bitcoins dead and worthless?

This appears to be real. Mr. Honorof has made an understandable mistake, this is not spread through speakers, but 2 infected machines can communicate over speakers and a microphone, allowing a machine to actively thwart attempts to diagnose the PC, even though it is disconnected form the network.

I do not keep my money in a sock, or under my matress. Neither do I use ATM's. Payday comes, I take out enough cash for 2 weeks. Sure beats running to the ATM for $20 every other day.

I hate wearing a watch all the time.

Glad to see your "s" key worked for the last paragraph, but for those that do not know, it is "Moonves"

Assuming there are going to be some readers here as "comprehension challenged" as Mr. Parrish, under an early termination fee, if you are 23 months into a 24 month contract, and want to cancel the contract, you are obligated to pay the termination fee, let's say, $200. Under T-mobile's terms...

So long Altavista, you had a great run. A few years into the Google era, gave Altavista another try. The results it found for me were far from what was expected. I almost cried.

There are 16 Comments (but our stupid broken slow comment system will only show you 10.) Have to admit to liking the buttons, although the letters confuse me.

@Anpadh And if that dealer offered to sell you a car with an interest free loan, as long as you had all your servicing done at the dealer, would you take the deal? Just got a phone from T-mobile. All the above terms were clearly explained. Keep your eyes on the big picture here, folks. I kept...

@Anpadh And if that dealer offered to sell you a car with an interest free loan, as long as you had all your servicing done at the dealer, would you take the deal? Just got a phone from T-mobile. All the above terms were clearly explained. Keep your eyes on the big picture here, folks. I kept...

-JacksonWhatever the hell happened to Lego?Like brickman, I would much rather have my kids (if I had any) play with real objects than a screen. Priced Lego's lately? Something like that castle from Lego would easily be over $100.