If I had my way, I would encourage Verizon Wireless to invest in both hologram technology and more “Star Wars” film rights. That would allow the carrier to hire an Alec Guinness lookalike who could pop up in 3-D visions in Verizon stores across the country, wave his hand over racks full of Motorola’s new smartphone, and in full Obi-Wan Kenobi drag intone the words, “these are the Droids you’re looking for.” Ohhh-kayyyy, so maybe it’s a good thing I’m not in charge of Verizon marketing.

Okay I want one but was told to come back Monday when they have more in stock! Yes the demo is nice but the apps are lacking right now, however I am sure that will change really really fast if I know the open source world. Baldy

Droid: Enjoyed

Under the open-source model, thousands of people pick it apart simultaneously and increase security. It comes more cheaply than computer coding designed for a single client, such as the Executive Office of the President. It gives programmers around the world a chance to offer upgrades, additions or tweaks to existing programs that the White House could — or could not — include in daily updates. Yet the system — known as Drupal — alone won’t make it more secure on its own, cautioned Ari Schwartz of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

Darn could it be that the Prez was not BS’ing about his tech knowledge? Baldy

WhiteHouse.gov switches to Drupal

AP – Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.

Darn I grew up watching him and his famous pie in the face and he had no fears of who got the pie, including himself a true pioneer in TV and comedy, Baldy

Pie-splattered comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83 (AP)

Sooner Boomer writes “Nigerian police in what is named Operation ‘Eagle Claw’ have shut down 800 scam web sites, and arrested members of 18 syndicates behind the fraudulent scam sites. Reports on Breitbart.com and Pointblank give details on the busts. The investigation was done in cooperation with Microsoft, to help develop smart technology software capable of detecting fraudulent emails. From Breitbart ‘When operating at full capacity, within the next six months, the scheme, dubbed “Eagle Claw,” should be able to forewarn around a quarter of million potential victims.’”

Darn does this mean that nice General really didn’t need my bank account after all LOL, Baldy

 

Nigerian “Scam Police” Shut Down 800 Web Sites

A laptop computer that burst into flames after being left on a couch is to blame for a Vancouver man’s death, prompting a public warning from the British Columbia Coroners Service not to leave the devices on soft furniture.

The 56-year-old man became the first British Columbian to die from a laptop fire earlier this year, when he plugged the device in and left it running on his sofa. The laptop caught fire 50 minutes later and his residence was soon engulfed.

Okay let me see if I have this right plug in laptop walk off and burn to death!
To tell the truth there is only one person I know that lets a laptop sit on furniture for a while and that one has never burst into flame. Baldy

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies | Reuters

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77.”Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port Massachusetts,” the Kennedy family said in a statement.

The Lion sleeps tonight, thanks for everything, Baldy

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U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies

Skype founders said to be eyeing eBay company: report by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -

The founders of Web telephone service Skype, currently owned by eBay Inc, are interested in bidding for the company they sold some four years ago, according to a media report.

God bless local news. Annie Schubert was expecting a “bread and butter” Dell running Windows for school. But when she fired up her accidental Ubuntu machine, confusion was only the beginning of her problems. You see, Annie was ready to enroll in online classes at Madison Area Technical College (emphasis mine), so she bought a Dell laptop with Ubuntu pre-loaded. MATC lists as its requirements Microsoft Word and internet access, so when her Verizon DSL install CD wouldn’t work and the word “Microsoft” was nowhere to be found, she called Dell. There, a gracious callcenter support drone told her that Ubuntu was just fine for everything she needed to do (true, I would say) and that it’s just perfect for college students. Annie agreed.

No where should it say in order to get a higher education you must be a windows user, Baldy

Wisconsin Girl Cancels Online College Courses Thanks To A Mind Blown By Her Ubuntu Dell

Yes I am one of the many folks that are in the middle of this cold wave and just how cold is it I was asked last night will this morning I decided to see just how cold it was. The temp is -25 degrees with a wind chill of a toasty -45 degrees. Ouch that is chilly even by midwest standards. but I had to give it a test. I decided to head out side and with a glass of water in my hand I hit the deck out in front. Like many of you have seen I proceeded to toss the water into the air, well it worked folks, it turned to ice as it fell and was pure snow and ice as it hit the ground. Cold enough for you yet? I hope that you are all warm and enjoying a nice cup of coffee/tea/cocoa whatever and as you read this shiver once for me and my neighbors because the high today will be -10 with a wind chill of -20. Have a nice day folks

Oh how I love to see the Feds fighting amongst them selves, Baldy.

Ars Technica reports that the FTC is getting ready to take a hard look at gaming DRM, setting up a town hall meeting to be held on March 25th. They’re currently recruiting panelists, and they say the meeting will, in part, “address the need to improve disclosures to consumers about DRM limitations.”

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