Comment Re:Project Page (Score 1) 272
As an academic, I can tell you that there is almost nothing serious to be found on the Internet whatsoever...
One word: PubMed
Comment I hope it's the Daemon... (Score 1) 141
I hope this is The Daemon spreading.
Comment Re:matter from light? (Score 1) 384
That's interesting.
Comment Re:matter from light? (Score 1) 384
Thank you for your reply. I guess I was asking if we know how to convert all matter to usable energy so that no matter is left after wise?
Thanks.
Comment Re:matter from light? (Score 1) 384
Are there any known ways to convert "mass" not "rest mass" to kinetic energy?
Comment Sex Boosts Brain Growth... in rats. (Score 1) 251
Sex Boosts Brain Growth... in rats.
Lets not forget the last part of the sentence.
Comment Re:How Does a Refund Fix Anything? (Score 1) 353
I've been doing a lot of reading up on these things recently (I'm the PS3 owner mentioned in the story, and quite embarassed to be front page news on Slashdot when all I actually did was send a mail to Amazon asking them to clarify where they stood on this whole affair) - the relevant EU directive (1999/44/EC) states that where the retailer pays out but the lack of conformity was caused by the producer (or someone else further up the supply chain) the retailer has the right to go after the person responsible for the lack of conformity to get their money back - in this case, Sony. I'm hoping Amazon will end up doing this, because they're not the ones to blame for this.
Thank you. This is much appreciated.
Patrick
Comment Re:F-China (Score 1) 197
I agree. Right now I'm training an army of American hackers that are going to roll over China. Check out this video of my protege at work. That madd h4xx iz a freebie for you, the more advanced stuff (like photoshopping a cat's head onto a dog's body) will cost ya. USA #1 baby.
While you are at it, you should try to implement The Daemon.
Valtor
PS: Great book by the way.
Submission + - Nasa Reveals It's New Modular Spacesuit (technologyreview.com) 1
TechRev_AL writes: As part of its Constellation program, NASA has set about creating a completely new space suit. David Clark Company, in partnership with Oceaneering International, is designing suit, which could be used for missions to the space station, the moon, and eventually Mars. It has interchangeable parts, so the arms, legs, boots, and helmet can be switched. The first configuration, shown here, is designed for launch, descent, and emergency activities, while the second design is meant for lunar exploration. To put the new suit in perspective, this gallery looks back at all of NASA's previous space suits.
Comment Re:First Nuclear Weapon Equipped Post (Score 1) 416
... kill both business models leaving everyone bust...Hence nuclear software wasteland.
If this brings us to: "The rise of the OSS". Then I'm all for it !
Valtor
Comment Re:programming without typing? (Score 1) 124
LOL... Yep still in the loop. I try to keep myself in the loop, it helps in this field
Valtor
Comment Re:Carla Bruni (Score 1) 159
A simple google image search for "Carla Bruni" will answer your question.
Valtor
Submission + - Swearing Provides Pain Relief Say Scientists 1
Hugh Pickens writes: "Scientific American reports that although cursing is notoriously decried in the public debate, scientists have just discovered that swearing may serve an important function in relieving pain. "Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it," says Richard Stephens of Keele University in England. A study measured how long college students could keep their hands immersed in cold water. During the chilly exercise, they could repeat an expletive of their choice or chant a neutral word. When swearing, the 67 student volunteers reported less pain and on average endured about 40 seconds longer. How swearing achieves its physical effects is unclear, but the researchers speculate that brain circuitry linked to emotion is involved. Earlier studies have shown that unlike normal language, which relies on the outer few millimeters in the left hemisphere of the brain, expletives hinge on evolutionarily ancient structures buried deep inside the right half like the amygdala, an almond-shaped group of neurons that can trigger a fight-or-flight response in which our heart rate climbs and we become less sensitive to pain. But cursing is more than just aggression, explains psychologist Timothy Jay who has studied our use of profanities for the past 35 years. "It allows us to vent or express anger, joy, surprise, happiness," says Jay. "It's like the horn on your car, you can do a lot of things with that, it's built into you.""
Comment Re:programming without typing? (Score 1) 124
Forgot an interesting tidbit from the wiki page.
A young Linus Torvalds was given a VIC-20 as his first computer.
Its high accessibility to the general public meant that quite a few software developers-to-be cut their teeth on the VIC-20, being introduced to BASIC programming, and in some cases going further to learn assembly or machine language.
Valtor
Comment Re:programming without typing? (Score 1) 124
My first program was on a Commodore VIC-20 in 1981, I was 8 years old at the time.
10 PRINT "HELLO ";
20 GOTO 10
What happened when I ran it just blew my mind and brought me 28 years later where I am now. Instead of wanting to be a fireman or a policeman like every other boys, I wanted to work with computers for a living. Great memories.
I think, a simple interactive language like that is still the best way for a child to learn how to program.
Valtor
