Recent content by frag.machine

If nobody uses it, the battery usage goes to 0%, so win ?

Obviously, it's the line production manager.

Sorry, no. The only connection between Java and JavaScript is the name due a marketing brainfart from Netscape. They were made by different companies at different moments for different reasons.

umadbro ? Even if Wikipedia contents are shallow and only good enough for casual browsing and forum discussions, their source reference list is always a good start point to more deep research. Some topics may be biased or simply incorrect, but then the printed versions aren't exactly...

Coincidence ? I DON'T THINK SO!

To people saying it's fake: the same robot was got a public demonstration at ROBO-ONE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BfQXESu1oA&feature=plcp This is not the first robot from this guys, his work is real and awesome.

Bingo. Foxconn got a deal with brazilian government to set up factories here and create lots of jobs (yeah, right). In exchange, they got a number of fiscal incentives (far lower taxes over their products, mostly). Personally, I believe Foxconn will find out sooner than later that workers are...

Oh, shamblers dancing the nailgun cha-cha-cha... Those were the days. :)

What ? McDonald's ? Where's Valve ? It was suposed to be #1 in any serious list, hands down.

IMHO this list is missing: 1970s: Star Trek/Trek ( that text only game - man, I am really old :P ) 1990s: Half Life (the first one) Otherwise, a pretty fair list actually.

Huh ? Apple always used 3rd. party components: Motorola, IBM, Intel, Samsung... Never heard about an Apple chip factory before.

Boxes, blocks... Just check how many people (myself included) love to play Minecraft...

Yup, I follow Stardock since when they also developed for OS/2, they're great guys. Thumbs up for them. :)

Funny how IBM frequently is associated with lack of innovation, but actually is one of the most prolific companies in terms of technologic research. Go Big Blue!

+1 Also, thought about the 30 or so untouched games I have on Steam awaiting for some free time. Meh.