Comment Re:Hopefully they aren't too effective.. (Score 2, Interesting) 347
about 250 million years ago
And how many millions of years did it take to get back to normal? Do you think humans could continue to thrive for just one of those millions?
Comment the thing (Score 1) 53
From the summary, it looks like they're really trying to shape this up and make it into a good game. FWIW, The Thing was was one my classic favorites for the PS2. :) A very scary game indeed.
Comment Didn't RTA (Score 1) 86
Maybe it was some sort of burial ritual? Just an idea.
Comment technological diplomancy sci-fi drama (Score 1) 643
Sheesh, the summary of the article sounds like the intro to some Sci-Fi drama movie or something.
Is there an option to read Slashdot summaries in yellow roll-up text on a black background?
Comment Re:Yeah, I can see that... (Score 1) 507
Not all people are smart or determined enough for that. :P There's a McDonalds on every street corner!
Comment Re:That happens when its BOTH high-fat and high-ca (Score 1) 507
You're wrong. You should read slashdot more. :)
Comment Re:Computers run on smoke (Score 1) 154
No wonder the newest version of NOSMOKE.EXE wasn't working for me. :\
Comment Re:Not again... (Score 1) 631
Well if people just used Saw Stop while they're writing it then it wouldn't be a problem. :) (get it?)
Comment Re:Um... (Score 1) 113
Typical lossy JPEG, here's the same picture in PNG format -> [.]
Comment Re:Fuck exceptions for religion (Score 1) 615
Actually, I think you're wrong. The entire existence of organised Jediism appears to be an attempt at making a particular political statement, i.e. that "other" religions have too much power and some of it should be taken away.
If you said Pastafarianism instead of Jediism I might agree with you, but I'm sure there are people devoted to Star Wars enough to consider it as their religion.
Comment Re:Thermal conductivity (Score 1) 153
Best case scenario: 153 W/mK or 61% as conductive as aluminium, 38% as conductive as copper. Not exactly impressive for a heat sink
Maybe they're not as conductive, but polythylene is much, much, cheaper.
No crackheads are going to steal polyethlene from peoples' homes like they do with copper wiring.
Comment Re:A couple of things (Score 1) 117
I think you're missing the point of your parent comment.
I think introducing computers here will be more expensive and cause more problems than it is worth.
If it aint broke dont fix it.
Comment Re:Interesting (Score 2, Insightful) 276
I don't think he's trying to imply that every person that communicates with computers is "smart".
I think he's trying to say that since the computer is an open platform for many different applications, ie. games, web chat, web browsing, media editing, it requires more thought on what to do and how to do it. In contrast, one of the biggest concerns while watching TV might be whether to watch channel 231 or 452.
Comment Re:Activision (Score 1) 276
It's actually verbatim from what he said in a Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco . (start reading after "[UPDATE]")
NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee 507
An anonymous reader writes "Homeopathic remedies work no better than placebos, and so should no longer be paid for by the UK National Health Service, a committee of British members of parliament has concluded. In preparing its report, the committee, which scrutinizes the evidence behind government policies, took evidence from scientists and homeopaths, and reviewed numerous reports and scientific investigations into homeopathy. It found no evidence that such treatments work beyond providing a placebo effect." Updated 201025 19:40 GMT by timothy: This recommendation has some people up in arms.
