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Comment · 15 years ago
People would be fighting for unlocking laws like that in the US, if it actually mattered. The only providers that use SIM cards are T-Mobile and AT&T, and they use different 3G frequencies so most phones aren't (fully) compatible between them anyway. Europe has choice, the US doesn't really. You choose a provider, you're stuck with their phone options, for the most part.
Comment · 15 years ago
This is the missing piece for me. I still want to own the physical book, but I would love the convenience of being able to load a bunch of books on my Kindle and take it on a trip or something.

Plus, think of the lock-in that the stores are missing out on. As a Kindle owner, if Amazon offered me bundles, I would probably never buy another book at Barnes & Noble.

Comment · 15 years ago
People were invested in Myspace with updates, photos, page customizations, etc. Now they're all on Facebook. There's no reason to believe they won't move again if the right feature set comes along.
Comment · 15 years ago
Felt it in Norfolk, VA. Entire building shook.
Comment · 15 years ago
Comment · 15 years ago
This works great until 10 years down the road you pick up an old Mac at a thrift store and discover that the internet recovery for Lion has been ended and the newer OS's aren't supported by the hardware.
Comment · 15 years ago
This might not have been so bad if the IPO had happened before Google+ premiered, when Facebook looked unstoppable.
Comment · 15 years ago
APIs for third party apps. I already use Seesmic to watch my twitter and Facebook feeds, but with G+ I have to use another app.
Comment · 15 years ago
The Shuttle fails in its primary objective, that of being a "reusable" vehicle. I attended a presentation by a NASA employee that explained the Shuttle process from landing to launch, and I was amazed at how much of the craft is replaced. I think we would have been far better off extending the Apollo program to new missions, similar to the Soyuz (which is still flying although much improved from the moon landing era).
Comment · 15 years ago
Maybe Apple could make FaceTime an open standard, like Steve stated they would when it was first introduced.
Comment · 15 years ago
I would love a copy as well, if you don't mind.
Comment · 15 years ago
If you lose the instructions then the odds are there are many other rules you're not following.
Comment · 15 years ago
Well, every set I've ever had came with extras, and the number you're supposed to use is printed right there in the instructions.
Comment · 15 years ago
The limitation on housing is the key to the game's structure. Most people don't seem to play it this way (letting players build hotels if they have the money, regardless of the number of actual plastic houses remaining), and it screws the game up. Not to mention house rules like "free parking" artificially adding money to the game.
Comment · 15 years ago
The poker sites domains have already been seized.

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