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Submission + - Martian meteorite gets NASA Mars rover's attention (networkworld.com)

Submitted by coondoggie
coondoggie writes: NASA's Mars rover Opportunity will take a small detour on its current journey to check out what could be a toaster-sized iron-based meteorite that crashed into the red planet.NASA scientists called the rock "Oileán Ruaidh," which is the Gaelic name for an island off the coast of northwestern Ireland. The rock is about 45 centimeters (18 inches) wide from the angle at which it was first seen on September 16.
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Living In Tokyo's Capsule Hotels 269

Posted by samzenpus from the living-in-the-hive dept.
afabbro writes "Capsule Hotel Shinjuku 510 once offered a night’s refuge to salarymen who had missed the last train home. Now with Japan enduring its worst recession since World War II, it is becoming an affordable option for people with nowhere else to go. The Hotel 510’s capsules are only 6 1/2 feet long by 5 feet wide. Guests must keep possessions, like shirts and shaving cream, in lockers outside of the capsules. Atsushi Nakanishi, jobless since Christmas says, 'It’s just a place to crawl into and sleep. You get used to it.'”

Comment tss....ah! (Score 0) 316

by davcorp (#30387580) Attached to: The Star Wars Christmas Special Still Exists

God I can remember watching this as a kid and being so angry that I waited with such anticipation for such a momentous piece of unwatchable crap. AND I had to sit through endless incomprehensible singing... I distinctly remember thinking to my self WHY ON EARTH are they singing in the Star Wars Universe?? I will murder to get those precious hours back from my childhood.

Comment $.02 (Score 1) 592

by davcorp (#28000989) Attached to: What Did You Think Of The New Star Trek Movie?

I think the script was really well written. They've accomplished several mechanical artistic things here:

1. They've essentially rebooted the entire future of Star Trek by allowing either new stories or allowing them to touch up/improve on already established adventures (ala alternate reality)

2. They've successfully (I think at least) typecast new actors is previously established/typecast roles quite nicely

3. They've bridged several different generations of Star Trek fans by incorporating old characters, new actors, old plots, new adventures, all under the artistic direction of today's newest special effects, and have done it well. (Worldwide: $196,875,668 to date)

4. Allowed the Star Trek franchise to proceed forward with newer and younger fans unfettered by established plot lines and conflicts.

Comment Shower Man! (Score 1) 138

by davcorp (#27960421) Attached to: Daydreaming Is Really Complex Problem-Solving
I have solved some pretty complex network and server issues by simply meditating on them in the shower.... works like a charm, first thing in the morning, fresh from the day before.... Daydreaming and Meditation are pretty close in nature....I'm not surprised @ all by this article....
Linux Business

Linux Flourishes In 200-Year-Old Gold Markets 195

Posted by timothy from the neal-stephenson-themes-everyhere dept.
tbarkerload writes "H-Online [a spin off of a major German daily] reports on a gold trader managing over 15 tonnes of gold, worth $660m, with a platform built on open source tech. BullionVault operates a 24-7 electronic market in gold bullion open to both retail and professional traders. Their systems handle thousands of daily transactions from both human traders and bots operating through their API. If Linux has reached the world of hundred year old assaying firms, and Swiss vaults buried in mountains, can final world domination be too far away?"
Businesses

Submission + - Wal-Mart Quits Online Movie Downloads (physorg.com)

Submitted by
eldavojohn
eldavojohn writes: "After a year of opening it's online movie downloads, Wal-Mart has abandoned the endeavor. They claim this is a result of HP's decision to stop supporting its video download store software. The article also notes that, unlike iTunes, Wal-Mart offered variable pricing which attracted a lot of studios. Is this evidence of the strength of unified pricing in media downloads or just another company being squished by the giant Netflix & Apple?"
Businesses

Why Apple Should Acquire Adobe 410

Posted by Zonk from the maybe-one-day-they'll-care-about-games-too dept.
aabode writes "OSWeekly.com's Brandon Watts suggests that Apple should acquire Adobe. Why? 'While Apple has done a great job of developing media applications for beginners (the iLife suite is a good example of this), they could use a boost on the professional side. Granted, Final Cut Studio has become the standard when it comes to professional video editing, and Logic Studio is a great professional solution for editing audio, but what about the graphics and Web design segments of the market? If people want tools to support these interests on the Mac, then they turn to Adobe.'"

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