Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    lostrune2

    Even if true, the only unauthorized people who saw the classified info would be Bigelow and her posse, not the whole world finding out about it. Just tell them to keep their mouths shut and their movie changed or else.

    Posted in: U.S. probes claims filmmaker given classified bin Laden mission info

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    I loved the series but wonder how Jack is going to crowd "24 hours" into just 2 hours... ?

    Maybe they will show all twelve 2-hour chunks of the day (12-2am, 2-4am, 4-6am, 6-8am, etc.) on the big screen simultaneously?

    Posted in: '24' movie to begin shooting this spring

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    lostrune2

    The ultrabooks are the PC makers way of doing with the Macbook Air what Apple's iPod did to mp3 players, the iPhone to smartphones, and iPad to tablets. Apple's iPod didn't start the mp3 player revolution, but it popularized it. The iPhone didn't start the smartphones but, again, popularized. The iPad wasn't the first tablet but popularized it. So now, PC makers are trying to popularize the ultrabooks, where the Macbook Air didn't exactly light the world on fire.

    Apple doesn't usually attend CES for 3 reasons:

    1) Apple already has its own conference.

    2) Apple doesn't usually work well with others, so what's the point of going where the rest of the industry playmakers are going.

    3) Apple doesn't take criticism well, so in places that they can't control, they can face criticism from industry insiders and attendees alike.

    Like the aforementioned Macbook Air, Apple makes a lot of excellent products, but not all of their products are the best. Like the Apple TV for instance. The reasons it also hasn't taken off are because there are already other wireless media players that do everything that Apple TV can but can do more.

    Such as USB ports to connect storage devices, so you can play your files directly from your hard drives or flash drives without needing a computer. Or Apple TV can play only a handful of file formats (mainly .m4v, .mp4, and .mov) when all the other media players use the variety of media codecs the rest of the world use. (Seriously, Apple, you want us to go the extra step to convert our files when the internet world has been using the popular Matroska (.mk*) file formats for years?!)

    So yes, in conclusion, there's always room for improvement, and that's what the PCs are trying to accomplish with ultrabooks. And Windows 7 isn't bad at all - heck, ya don't really hear that much complaints about it (though part of that is because anything is an improvement over Vista). But yeah, it's fine, like the last version of WinXP was. From what I've examined about Win8 though................ I'll withhold my judgement, hahaha. Let's just say hopefully this won't be like those Star Trek films, odd-even ones, haha.

    Posted in: Ultra-thin laptops set to dazzle CES gadget fair

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    lostrune2

    The Taliban claims the Pakistani soldiers fired first.

    The Pakistani soldiers claim it's just all a miscommunication in the fog of war.

    The government is responding by closing the Taliban bases.

    Posted in: 16 Pakistani troops killed; Taliban claim responsibility

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    Bachmann quitting after the Iowa caucus is inevitable but still a bit of a surprise - just back in August, she won the Iowa Straw Poll. So many Iowans changed their minds real quick.

    And the 122,255 votes turned out to be a record turnout Iowa caucus - for the Republican side. The all-time Iowa record is 239,000 for the Democrat caucus just back in 2008.

    Posted in: Romney snags key McCain backing; Bachmann quits race

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    Romney actually received 6 less votes than he did when he lost the Iowa caucus in 2008. How's that for consistency? But this time, he won it, even with 6 less people voting for him.

    Posted in: Romney wins Iowa contest by eight votes

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    lostrune2

    Final numbers seem to be:

    Romney: 30,015

    Santorum: 30,007

    Posted in: Romney wins Iowa contest by eight votes

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    With 99% of stations reporting:

    Romney: 29,957 Santorum: 29,956

    Posted in: Romney wins Iowa contest by eight votes

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    Those Iowans are crazy! There's already been 7 lead-changes since the survey polls started last year! That's a lot of flip-flops! Look how fast and how far down many hath fallen after reaching the peaks. It's like a game of last man standing!

    Yet in the end, despite all that posturing, it seems they'll settle with the same establishment candidates, instead of outsiders who'll rock the boat.

    And it's not about # of Republicans vs # of Democrats anymore. The new kingmakers are the Independents - their # is the highest it's ever been. Nowadays, 1/3 of Americans consider themselves Independents, while 1/3 Republicans, and 1/3 Democrats. So they're as big as either Party now.

    Posted in: Republicans make final effort before Iowa vote

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    lostrune2

    Turkey is becoming like the U.S.

    Iraq's air force was destroyed way back in 1991 during the first Gulf War, after Saddam invaded Kuwait. They haven't had an effective air force ever since.

    Posted in: Turkey says will pay reparations to families of slain Kurds

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    lostrune2

    Goodness knows what caves that carrot's been!

    Posted in: Swedish woman finds wedding ring after 16 years, on a carrot

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    Not my home team, but as a new part-owner --ha ha, really!-- of the Green Bay Packers:

    Go Cheeseheads on the Frozen Tundra!

    Posted in: NFL playoff schedule

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    lostrune2

    Our ISP provides us wifi hotspots all over the place, plus many more thru cross-promotion deals with other ISPs' hotspots, such that I often leave the cellular data signal off.

    Posted in: Soft drink vending machines offer free Wi-Fi Internet access

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    lostrune2

    People still using email to send short messages? Kidding.

    But the future seems to be cloud computing now.

    Posted in: Docomo reports more problems with its smartphone Internet service

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    lostrune2

    Most North American teenagers are using Facebook. That youth strategy is gonna help Facebook because, once ya get them while they're still young, they tend to stick to it to adulthood since they already invested a lot of their lives into it.

    Posted in: Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year

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    lostrune2

    YuriOtani,

    GM already paid back all the money it borrowed from the US govt - plus interest. I think Chrysler as well. Turns out, not a bad investment for the US govt after all - they actually got more money back than they put in for once.

    Posted in: U.S. auto industry looks ahead to another good year

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    lostrune2

    I refuse to join a club that would have me as a member!

    Posted in: Members only: Tokyo's sexiest party gets ready to take on Asia

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    There goes the condolences!

    Posted in: N Korea says policy won't change, threatens Seoul

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    lostrune2

    Haha, no contemporary presidents and presidential candidates have any of those characteristics.

    Don't go looking for a mythical figure that doesn't exist.............

    Posted in: Obamas visit Pearl Harbor memorial

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    lostrune2

    Iran playing into America's hands............

    Posted in: Iran displaying 'irrational behavior,' U.S. says

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