Comment Disturbing trends (Score 2) 38
Might this be just a publicity stunt to promote, for example, a new "Rise of The Blob" movie?
If so, it's just another lame attempt to cash in on prior art, rather than coming up with something original.
Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 326
Man Claiming He Invented the Internet Sues
Al Gore is gonna be sooo mad...
Why, exactly? cf., Internet of Lies
Submission + - Twinkies Maker Preparing for Chapter 11 (wsj.com)
dmmiller2k writes: "I know, I know, this isn't actually a technical story, but Hostess? Really? It's an institution! Millions of lines of code were written, fortified by Twinkies (and Wonder Bread sandwiches)."
Comment Finally got a handle on the friggin' fracking (Score 1) 279
Yes, but will it be enough, and soon enough to protect the water supply?
Comment Really Misleading Headline (Score 3, Funny) 200
I thought this was going to be another article about investment bankers and the financial meltdown.
Just saying. John Corzine has been in the news recently.
Comment Re:Remember (Score 1) 631
You forgot one:
- 1) They get people interested in science.
- 2) They show scientific experimentation using a variety of tools.
- 3) They entertain.
- 4) See #1
- 5) They blow stuff up (or shoot at stuff) at every possible opportunity, whether it relates to the hypothesis or not (see #3).
Comment Re:Not really... (Score 5, Insightful) 278
If an Android tablet actually comes out in the US for $100 or less, it won't matter whether the iPad is snappy or sluggish. What will matter is that for the cost of the cheapest iPad, one could buy five (5) of these. Heck, I'd buy one for each of my two teenaged boys (my wife already has an iPad2, a gift from her father) AND one for myself. Plus, two more to keep on the shelf as backup gifts for people.
Had I managed to get any HP Touchpads at $99 before they ran out I would have bought as many as I could get my hands on.
For me at least, at $100 these are practically disposable.
Comment Google Employees Receiving Ice Cream Sandwiches? (Score 1, Funny) 71
Pretty sure this isn't news.
I hear they get all kinds of free food.
Comment Re:Not entirely believable (Score 1) 85
Indeed, those Out-Of-Office emails go out pretty much immediately.
Submission + - Siri: Coming Soon to Apple TV? (ibtimes.com)
redletterdave writes: "Apple's new TV set-top, revealed by code found within the iOS 5.1 update, will reportedly feature the newest version of Bluetooth, called Bluetooth Smart (4.0). With this technology, Apple could potentially implement motion-sensitive controls and even Siri onto its TV platform. With the ability for Bluetooth 4.0 to connect with a greater number of wireless devices faster and more reliably, it's likely Apple will use Siri to help users control and navigate the Apple TV interface, especially for finding and discovering content. With the addition of Bluetooth, sources also say the next-gen Apple TV could become a gaming port. Bluetooth 4.0 can leverage the gyroscopes and accelerometers within the iOS devices to make any iOS handheld into a motion-sensitive game controller, which could potentially help Apple compete with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii."
Comment Re:Operating system failure (Score 1) 259
I may be wrong about this, but as I read it, the term "operating systems" (plural) seems to refer to the systems that actually operate the nuclear plant. Your question would make sense to me if the original article had read, "operating system" (singular).
Having said all that, I would guess Windows.
Comment Re:Cygwin (Score 2) 226
SUA was once called SFU (Services For UNIX), and it replaces the built-in POSIX subsystem which has been an integral part of NT since NT 3.1.
The built-in POSIX subsystem alone was basically useless as shipped, since it came without many command line utilities, but SFU (now SUA) upgraded it to a more or less useful configuration, including a series of commands built to use the API; in some ways it accomplished the same thing as Cygwin, but in a different way.
In my opinion, Cygwin is vastly better since it contains more utilities, is more aggressively maintained and updates are more frequent.
Comment Re:Flaming Skis (Score 1) 380
Even better:
V9027XA Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, initial encounter
V9027XD Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounter
V9027XS Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, sequela
Comment What's the backup system? (Score 0) 253
What's the backup system? Google Maps on the copilot's iPhone?
Comment Figures (Score -1, Flamebait) 132
I suppose the Tea Party will try to make this Obama's fault as well.
