Comment Re:Simpsons did it... (Score 3, Funny) 391
Heh. No one ever says Italy.
Comment Re:Would this be the place (Score 1) 334
My brother is an engineer at Boeing... he claims that this is the most screwed up engineering project in terms of cost in human history. I think he has a point.
I'm an engineer at Pratt & Whitney. I'll have to say that may be close, but Star Wars takes the cake.
Yes, that "Revenge of the Sith" was pretty abysmal.
Comment I use the holistic approach (Score 1) 520
I just follow someone who seem to know where they're going. I rarely end up where I want to, but I always get somewhere I need to be.
Comment Wing Commander remake (Score 1) 142
I'm all for it. Because if Wing Commander gets remade, and then sells well, possibly LucasArts will be inspired to do the same with the X-Wing/TIE Fighter series.
Comment Re:This Will End Badly (Score 4, Insightful) 296
And of those criminals, a significant percentage will be precisely the kind of criminals that take an interest in kids. Pedophiles naturally gravitate toward jobs and extracurricular activities where they know that they will have a lot to do with kids. How many of them are now given access to all the info they need to seek out the most vulnerable kids in their neighborhood?
Comment Re:Call a tow truck (Score 1) 160
Ah, but surely this is a great opportunity to show some rover spirit.
Um.
[crickets]
Um.
[crickets]
Comment And now, (Score 1) 222
the penguin on top of your YouTube will explode.
Comment Isn't it kind of sad (Score 5, Insightful) 199
when a company's main goal is to be acquired as soon as possible?
Physically-Challenged Gamer Hacks Together Custom PS3 Controller 50
Destructoid has a neat post about a gamer whose condition prevents him from using a standard video game controller. With the help of a company called GimpGear, which markets devices for people with limited mobility, he designed and built a custom input device that makes use of fingers, toes, and even sips or puffs of air to control his favorite games. Pictures and a video of the setup are both available in the post.
Submission + - How do I get my blog back from Blogger?
Sameer Deans writes: "I've been using the blogging service provided by Blogger, which is owned by Google, since 2004. No trouble at all, with great features. My blog has accounts of my travels to various places and a few observations about work and life. All content I have ever uploaded to it is owned by me (pictures and videos) so there is no question of me violating any terms of service.
http://share-khan.blogspot.com/
Last week , my blog was removed without any reason being provided. Blogger does not respond to help request. I do not know what else to do...I've lost 4 years worth of blog posts !
If anyone knows what else I can do... please let me know."
Submission + - Bank withdraws lawsuit against Wikileaks
Idefix97 writes: It seems that Bank Julius Bear has taken notice of the massive backlash the lawsuit against Wikileaks has caused and has decided to withdraw its lawsuit. Another one bites the dust!
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/bank-asks-judge-to-dismiss-its-suit-against-wikileaks-site/index.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/bank-asks-judge-to-dismiss-its-suit-against-wikileaks-site/index.html
Submission + - "Death star" aimed at Earth (cosmosmagazine.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A spectacular, rotating binary star system is a ticking time bomb, ready to throw out a searing beam of high-energy gamma rays thta could lead to a major extinction event — and Earth may be right in the line of fire, Australian science magazine Cosmos Magazine is reporting.
Submission + - Akamai wins lawsuit to protect obvious patent 1
brandaman writes: Akamai, the largest CDN with about 70% market share, won it's lawsuit against Limelight Networks, second largest CDN, that asserted Limelight was infringing on Akamai's patent.
This is not the first lawsuit Akamai has won regarding its patents [1] [2].... . In accordance with the invention, however, a base HTML document portion of a Web page is served from the Content Provider's site while one or more embedded objects for the page are served from the hosting servers, preferably, those hosting servers near the client machine. By serving the base HTML document from the Content Provider's site, the Content Provider maintains control over the content.
Journal Journal: Texas almost blacks out due to lack of wind
Rolling blackouts in Texas were almost necessary due to a sudden lack of wind. But the Texas primaries haven't taken place yet, there should be plenty of wind!
Submission + - IBM Measure Force Required To Move Atoms (ibm.com)
Tjeerd writes: "IBM scientists, in collaboration with the University of Regensburg in Germany, are the first ever to measure the force it takes to move individual atoms on a surface. This fundamental measurement provides important information for designing future atomic-scale devices: computer chips, miniaturized storage devices, and more. An animation of their research can be viewed on Youtube."
