Recent content by Ransom22

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    Philips' LED Lightbulb Uses 17-watts as 75-watt Replacement

    LEDs are definitely better than CFLs but I'm waiting for ESL to hit the market. Lower power usage, better light quality, no mercury, you don't have to wait for the light to warm up to get the full brightness, you get full range of dimming, and the color of the light doesn't change over time...
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    VIDEO: Google Shows Off Honeycomb/Android 3.0

    baracubraI just hope at least one tablet will come out with support for a stylus pen. Thats my main problem with tablets right now, I want content creation to get better so that I can use it as an all-in-one school appliance and take notes easily in chem and draw graphs in econ etc....also get...
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    Call of Duty Players Decimate World Population

    I find it interesting, and a bit disappointing, that the headline uses the word "decimate," which literally means to kill 1 in 10, or 10%. However, the very first sentence says that over 66% have been killed. I'm just sayin's all.
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    Reverend: PCs Can Store Evil Spirits

    He's right that it is possible for a demon to use an object like a computer to communicate or influence people. They are by definition supernatural, so they wouldn't be constrained by the fact that it's a computer. However, he's wrong if he thinks a simple reformat is going to get rid of a...
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    GE's Bright Idea is a Halogen/CFL Hybrid Bulb

    Using mercury in the CFL lights is a horrible idea. I can't wait to replace my CFL bulbs with anything other than CFL. Personally, I'd like to see the new ESL lighting technology get released soon.
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    Apple Patent Filing is About Tracking, ID'ing Users

    The thing that disturbs me the most about this is the frequent use of the phrase "authorized user." Is Apple trying to restrict who I let use my phone that I purchased? Really? I don't mind the picture one so much because that is directly related to a number of failed password entries...
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    This is Cool: The Sharpie Liquid Graphite Pencil

    Diabolical UserAnd how is this IT/Electronics related? *Cough* Advertisement *Cough* First, this is Tom's Guide not Tome's Hardware. Secondly this is technology even though it may not contain any electronics. The argument of "advertisement" could be said about any article on TH or TG. This...
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    Google Announces Death of Google Wave

    I really like Wave. I used it as much as possible. The problem I saw with it was that it wasn't a big enough difference from email or IMs that already existed. I can't wait to see them roll Wave tech into other apps.
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    Chinese Students Forced into Foxconn Internships

    jerfleBoycott FOXCONN! This storyline just keeps getting worse. Have they not heard of PR? Is Foxconn ran by the Chinese Republic? Considering the fact that China is a Communist nation, yes, Foxconn is run by the government, which shouldn't be allowed to the good name of Republic.
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    Sprint: Pre Was a Dud, We Want the iPhone

    @djtronika I also live in Chicago and Sprint is actually the fastest since they are the only carrier with a 4G network. I've been with Sprint for over 10 years now and have never had any issues with them or their customer service, though each person's experience will be different. I love that...
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    Pitcher Uses iPhone to Self-diagnose Appendicitis

    @Camikazi Exactly. Kudos to WebMD for having the information and to Mr. Stauffer for having the where-with-all to look for it.
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    HTPC Inside Nintendo NES Case For Sale

    I've been working on a HTPC to put into me Atari 2600 case. It's based on the same board, but is designed to store and play DVDs and Videos that have been either - ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom 330 - 4GB Dual Channel 800MHZ DDR2 Memory - 2x Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT 500GB 5400 RPM 2.5"...
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    Obama Says iPad, iPod, Xbox, PS3 are Distractions

    @Sabiancym You are right about one thing. People should read the entire thing. Then they will actually know why he's a bad president. @TunaSoda I would go one further to say that the United States is a Constitutional Republic. We are a country ruled by Law not by Man. It is that fact that...
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    Pre-orders for Sprint's EVO 4G Starting This Month

    Living in the Chicago area I can tell you that the 4G signal is great. Sprint is using Clear's Wimax network for their 4G service and Clear's network is fantastic, and for those skeptics, the signal indoors is fantastic too. I'd still love to see some pricing on this one, but the fact that...
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    Boy Uses Pancake Inquiry on Facebook as Alibi

    Without any other evidence against him, I would say that it's a good enough alibi. "Innocent until proven guilty." Now if they had other evidence that put him at the robbery it could be argued that someone else posted the FB status change to try and give him the alibi, but it doesn't sound...