@raincoaster: Many of them deliberately disable Adblock for Reddit. out of support for the site.
@scokar: Not just IE6 either, it'll motivate people to go all the way to IE9 (at least, assuming the sites completely switch away from Flash).
@Xeno: technically you can do that now. Almost all the tube sites have their content as unprotected FLV files. Most don't even require a referral or cookie.
Safari's Activity window is one of the biggest reasons I stick with it.
Safari's Activity window is one of the biggest reasons I stick with it.
@ddhboy: It took me 5 work days to write a javascript library for handling HTML5 video with a flash fallback, and that included creating a unified API for integrating it into apps.
I can now add a player into any web page with just one line of javascript. It really isn't that hard.
I can now add a player into any web page with just one line of javascript. It really isn't that hard.
@Fronzbot: I didn't list the specific model because I don't know what one it was. It looked like one of the Touch models?
@Ayleron: Most are problems with the touch surface not responding correctly. There were other general software grumbles but I don't remember specifics.
@dinoSnake: yet, despite that tied-down understructure, I don't feel limited at all by my iphone.
A friend of mine has an HTC, my aunt has a Nexus One and my mother has a Moto CLIQ. All three of them are constantly complaining about problems with their phones.
My wife and I just got our first iPhones last month and the ONLY complaint I've had with it is that the ringer volume isn't independent of application volume.
Sure, this is purely anecdotal evidence, but I would say that, yes, everyone else really is that unhappy.
Somewhat unrelated: Last week during a game night another friend of mine tried out my iphone and the first friend's HTC. The next day he went and bought an iPhone.
@Sir Gibler: Any structure that is going to be on or under the water would have pressure barriers and water bulkheads at regular intervals for exactly this reason. Just like how cruise ships have self-closing bulkhead doors, so would this.
Hell, they'd probably close sections off regularly to perform maintenance on the outside.
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@ctheokas: Eh, not necessarily. When you consider that the manga can often times take ten pages to depict 30 seconds worth of actual action, the books are actually really short. Each book only has about 30 minutes worth of movie plot.
@rek: The rollerderby matches were just book three in what is now a 21 book series. More then likely Landau just means that the movie will cover up through the events of that book.
The first book is about Alita's gnarled remains being found in the vast garbage heap below the floating city Tipharius, and her trying to remember her identity. She eventually becomes a bounty hunter.
Do not be fooled by the simpleness of the plot, the original graphic novels are VERY graphic. The animation thats in the article only hints at the violence in the manga. We're talking exploding cybernetic bodies and free-falling brains getting smeared across the pavement.
The later books then get into her involvement with the various wars and rebellions of the plains, defending the supply lines into the city.
This sort of thing has actually been around for a very long time. When Central Michigan University built their recreational center back in 1994, half of the new pool was equipped with this sort of rig. It could go from completely up to a max depth of 5 feet.
@lonesharkx: Before I read the article text that's exactly what I thought it was.
Did someone say iPad Chatroulette?
Just what I want, penises on my ipad.
Ok, interesting idea. Would have been a lot more relevant two years ago before both Chrome and Safari added their own start page that actually shows me what's on the page.
I'm a little surprised how many physical camera effects were involved in what I naturally assumed to be a cell animated logo. All that specialized hardware made for a ten second composite shot.
Was the Core i5 iMac there before?
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@BeyondtheTech: At the same time, I can't help but look at this video and think:
"This is the best way we have of putting a man into space? Burning 3.5 MILLION pounds of fuel in eight minutes and wasting 29 tons of steel? We don't have anything better then this yet?"
@Cosmo hears it: It's a laptop. That means they need lower power consumption and lower heat output.
