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
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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.
Comment what the hell... (Score 1) 941
This is a little disturbing, actually. I live in West Chester, another Philly suburb thirty minutes away from Lower Merion, the county that issued out these laptops.
I'm on my last year of high school, and this year many of our students have also been loaned laptops in the exact same manner. The only ones who got the laptops were some kids in some of the basic classes, but I have no idea how they're supposed to be used.
I think this is very worth investigating.
Comment Re:You gotta be kidding. (Score 1) 204
You say there are hard games on the Wii, but you dont acknowledge the 10 "Imagine Babyz" and "Avatar: The Game", etc. for each of them.
Heavy Internet Use Linked To Depression 360
An anonymous reader writes "People who spend a lot of time surfing the internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday. These 'internet addicts' spent proportionately more time browsing sexually gratifying websites, online gaming sites and online communities, Morrison said. They also had a higher incidence of moderate to severe depression than normal users."
Dying Man Shares Unseen Challenger Video 266
longacre writes "An amateur video of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion has been made public for the first time. The Florida man who filmed it from his front yard on his new Betamax camcorder turned the tape over to an educational organization a week before he died this past December. The Space Exploration Archive has since published the video into the public domain in time for the 24th anniversary of the catastrophe. Despite being shot from about 70 miles from Cape Canaveral, the shuttle and the explosion can be seen quite clearly. It is unclear why he never shared the footage with NASA or the media. NASA officials say they were not aware of the video, but are interested in examining it now that it has been made available."
