Comment Welsh (Score 1) 111
Mae'n dda nad oeddent yn defnyddio'r Gymraeg.
Comment Re:Sounds Like a Hoax Right Up Until You Read the (Score 2) 362
The Streets does a version of this in song on the album 'Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living'-- Can't Con An Honest Jon
A version of this also happens in series one or two of 'Only Fools and Horses'
Comment 5 years old in my every day desktop (Score 1) 272
My desktop is running 3 x 160 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200's in RAID 1 on an Adaptec 2610SA controller. The oldest one I bought new in the summer of 2006. The other two I got used at a swap meet a few years ago. I pretty much just use my desktop for web browsing and a few games (some Half-Life mods and X-Com). There's enough capacity for what I do, and the read speeds are pretty good.
One of those drives (I'm not sure which), fails once a month or so (it goes click-whirrrr-chirp repeatedly til I shut down). Then, the array rebuilds itself. When it finally fails completely, I'll replace it.
The Great JavaScript Debate: Improve It Or Kill It 482
snydeq writes "Recent announcements from Google and Intel appear to have JavaScript headed toward a crossroads, as Google seeks to replace the lingua franca of the client-side Web with Dart and Intel looks to extend it with River Trail. What seems clear, however, is that as 'developers continue to ask more and more of JavaScript, its limitations are thrown into sharp relief,' raising the question, 'Will the Web development community continue to work to make JavaScript a first-class development platform, despite its failings? Or will it take the "nuclear option" and abandon it for greener pastures? The answer seems to be a little of both.'"
Laptops In the Classroom Don't Increase Grades 511
blitzkrieg3 writes "Classrooms all around the country are being fitted with one to one laptop programs, networking hardware, digital projectors, and other technology in order to stay competitive in the 21st century. Kyrene school district spent $3 million modernizing their classrooms. The problem? The increase in spending doesn't lead to an increase in test scores. Policy makers calling for high tech classrooms, including former execs from HP, Apple, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, want to increase technology investment despite the results. Others are not so sure, or think it is an outright waste of money."
Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Flare Since 2006 100
astroengine writes "Early Tuesday morning, the Sun unleashed a powerful X-class flare. The X7 flare is the most energetic explosion to come from the Sun since December 2006. Although the flare was directed away from the Earth, a minor proton storm was detected and some radio communications have been disrupted due to higher-than-normal rates of ionization in the Earth's ionosphere. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the whole event, imaging the flaring site and multi-million degree post-flare plasma."
3D Hurts Your Eyes 244
sajjadG writes "After experimenting on 24 adults, a research team at the University of California, Berkeley has determined that viewing content on a stereo 3D display
hurts your eyes and your brain. This can supposedly cause visual discomfort, fatigue, and headaches According to the article, 3D content viewed over a short distance (like with desktops and smartphones) is more visually uncomfortable when the stereo content is placed in front of the screen. In a movie theater, it's the opposite: Stereo content that is placed behind the screen causes more discomfort than scenes that jump out at you. With the explosion of 3D-capable gadgetry such as televisions and mobile phones, understanding just what this kind of technology is doing to our bodies may help us better use it in the future. The only problem is that technology tends to far outpace research, and until we get a better handle on its effects, we're more or less walking blindly into a 3D world."
Comment Re:Powered Armour (Score 1) 213
[better_off_ted]
What? Everyone knows that war is coming!
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Comment They should make a mini-PCIe device for laptops (Score 1) 205
It would be a couple GB of flash that is accessible to the OS as a block device. Then, let the OS use it for paging and for caching of frequently access files or blocks.
There should be a branding campaign so that consumers know that it is extra memory that will speed up their machine. Call it something like "turbo memory."
Comment Toxic waste, fishery destruction, and piracy (Score 0, Flamebait) 300
The fisheries off the coast of Somalia were destroyed by years of European countries dumping toxic waste and over fishing off the coast. What the fuck else are they supposed to do?
Comment Get very slow internet; Take the pleasure out (Score 1) 462
I lived in Africa for about a year. We shared a 14.4k modem connection between about 10 people. It that stayed up about half the time. In another place I lived, we had about 30 people sharing a 1.5Mbps satellite link with 350MB/day quota.
In both cases, internet access was possible for basic things like sending emails (without attachments), text browsing, etc., but the latency was so high and bandwidth so low that it took all pleasure out of internet use.
The danger of disconnecting completely is that you'll find something for which you "need" internet and make a visit to the local coffee shop or library where they have high speed access. You can spend a lot of money on gas and coffee that way. Having internet that's just slow and painful to use helps to avoid that.
So, maybe you should invest in a 9600 baud modem and find a dial-up ISP?
Also, as a tip, make sure you have a phone book and some road maps for your area.
Comment ReactOS (Score 1) 622
She should install ReactOS just to fuck with the professor.
Comment Re:Content Management (Score 1) 545
Thanks for that link. Cool service and dirt cheap.
Ask Slashdot: Web Site Editing Software For the Long Haul? 545
MouseR writes "It seems we can't rely on software, in particular Web site editing software, to exist for the long haul. Every time I rely on something, it takes only a couple of years before it gets trashed. I have used GoLive's CyberStudio before it got engulfed as GoLive from Adobe. Both got trashed. I eventually used Apple's .Mac HomePage. It got trashed and replaced with iWeb. I then used iWeb, hosted on MobileMe, and Apple just killed it again, along with the hosting. So, as I'm preparing to move my stuff on various web sites, onto my own hosting server (outsourced), I'm wondering what kind of visual web site editor(s) I could use, for the long haul. I'm rather sick of changing tools every other year and as a software developer, would rather spend my time editing my web site rather than code it. Any suggestions?"
Daily Sony Hacking Occurs On Schedule 353
jjp9999 writes "LulzSec was compromised and a member of the group, Robert Cavanaugh, was arrested by the FBI on June 6. Meanwhile, LulzSec hacked Sony again, this time leaking the Sony Developer Network source code through file sharing websites."
