gildorn commented on John McCain: There will be an increase in H-1B visas in our time

"@URNotMe: "large software company" being the key."

gildorn commented on Google's plug-in hybrids to increase Bay Area smug levels

"@OaklandTechie: I understand that coal plants seem super-evil because of how much nasty stuff they put in the air, but here's the thing: Generating energy from that tiny little gasoline engine in your car is orders of magnitude less efficient than generating energy at a power plant."

gildorn commented on Daring Fireball blogger's Wired takedown fizzles

"@raincoaster: He did some web development stuff for a bit while writing his blog."

gildorn commented on Schmidt: Microsoft-Yahoo would "break the Internet"

"@sample032: Jabber is neither "Google's" nor proprietary."

gildorn commented on Google News czar closes eyes, hopes we'll go away

"What amuses me is that sites like AppleInsider are considered reputable enough for Google News."

gildorn commented on Apple's servers slow to a crawl after iPhone SDK announcement

"Yeah Akamai is so Web 1.0!"

gildorn commented on Gates on Google: "They really don't understand business"

"He's right, but he could've picked on one of many other Google products that people don't actually use."

gildorn commented on Why does Steve Jobs fly?

"@matto: I like that theory more."

gildorn commented on Rush Limbaugh's Leopard bugs: Can you fix them?

"@macbeach: I'm not really sure what your comments have to do with the problems that Rush is having. I can pretty much guarantee you that his email *is* being backed up by Time Machine, it may just not be easily accessible via the same "see this app in the past" UI that is available with Address Book and iPhoto (haven't checked yet)."

gildorn commented on Rush Limbaugh's Leopard bugs: Can you fix them?

"Well, I'd argue that Mail should make use of Time Machine in the way Rush wants."

gildorn commented on Rush Limbaugh's Leopard bugs: Can you fix them?

"Back to My Mac: [www.apple.com] It may also be that Rush doesn't realize you need to either have a .Mac account to enable Back to My Mac (and that it must be explicitly enabled) or have the machines on the same subnet so regular Bonjour allows them to see one another."

gildorn commented on Rush Limbaugh's Leopard bugs: Can you fix them?

"@jonbruc: No, you misunderstand Back to My Mac."

gildorn commented on Google chef in homeless shelter

"@tripleoops: Yeah, I was only partway through when I commented."

gildorn commented on Google chef in homeless shelter

"Valleywag: "he can afford" Article: "by Amanda Witherell" "(Later, I discover I've been listed as male -- something one of her co-workers kindly fixes.)""

gildorn commented on John Riccitiello should just get himself fired

"@matto: Also Burnourt Paradise, Skate (which completely destroyed Tony Hawk last year)."

gildorn commented on On Wii and PS3's home turf, Microsoft cuts Xbox price 20 percent

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gildorn commented on On Wii and PS3's home turf, Microsoft cuts Xbox price 20 percent

"@crewwolfy: The thing is, if you look at the games that actually sell for the Wii..."