Posts by JavaCowboy

I'm not disagreeing, just adding another perspective to this discussion. There are plenty of examples of mediocre employees who attempt to compensate for their less than stellar performance by putting in extra hours. Many times,...

Quote: Originally Posted by bizwarrior I agree with VinitaBoy we have repaid any debts we had with our involvement in the two world wars. I no this is not politically correct but my experiences with the French have shown them to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin What they could do is have Ogg Theora replace Flash for the lower quality video on Youtube and still have H264 for the higher quality. Google is probably the only company who can displace Adobe's hold...

Quote: Originally Posted by chronster No, they can't prove it because Apple holds their timecards. Can't the plaintiff file a subpoena to get their timecards from Apple?

Quote: Originally Posted by VinitaBoy "First of all, if it weren't for the assistance of France, the colonial revolt that resulted in the creation of the U.S. and its Constitution would have almost certainly have failed. Perhaps...

Just to expand on France, the whole "surrender monkey" label is unjustified, since France suffered over 1.5 million casualties in World War I: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_W...y_1914_borders That was 4.29% of their...

Quote: Originally Posted by bobringer Welcome to the United States of France. Waaaaaaaa, waaaaaaa... I work about 70 hours a week. Very little sympathy of those afraid of a good day of hard work. That's not the point. There...

Surprised that nobody has brought this up: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08...6_open_source/ Google has acquired the creator of Ogg Theora, the competing standard to H.264 (which Apple has been pushing) for HTML5 video. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by OriginalG I believe it was possible before, but not from the website or any other straightforward way. You had to call them, tell them you needed a replacement phone since the one you had was broken, and you...

Quote: Originally Posted by OriginalG I'm not sure about allowing you to get it for a shorter contract, but you CAN buy the iPhone from Rogers off-contract. However, it is still very pricey at $600 or $700 for a 16GB I think. It would...