envane's comments

When I got to that quote, I laughed and stopped reading. This list has clearly not been fact checked.

envane | 15 years ago | on: Why AT&T’s deal for T-Mobile must be blocked

"do any of you -- aside from our realm of early adopter computer savvy tech types -- genuinely remember any everyday computer users actually complaining that Windows came preinstalled with IE instead of Netscape?"

That's a really narrow view of the damage done by the IE monopoly. The ubiquity of IE6 continues to stifle the development of new web technology by requiring developers to cater to hapless prisoners of corporate IT policy.

I don't have the patience to spell it out, but i'm sure you'll piece it together if you lurk moar.

envane | 15 years ago | on: New MacBook Pro series

Thunderbolt is the coolest thing here to me.

Same here. For years, my biggest compliant about laptops has been the speed bottleneck between my laptop and large external storage devices.

envane | 15 years ago | on: But now: US viewers seek Al Jazeera coverage

This was discussed in a Salon article a few days ago:

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_...

The section "Turning On" describes the process that led Buckeye Cable System in Ohio to start carrying Al Jazeera. I think it directly addresses your question.

This hit the front page a few days ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2156195