Comment Re:works in germany (Score 1) 1385
Well, I think they agree with you about the routes. Look at the map
at the bottom of this:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/16/A-Vision-for-High-Speed-Rail/
Comment Re:Anyone else regret... (Score 1) 304
In my opinion, if you didn't get addicted to them, you probably don't need them.
My only suggestion is that whenever "the alternative" repeatedly feels uncomfortable for some task, give the tried and tested tools a try. You'll either get addicted in no time, or go back without wasting much time and having learned something.
A Walk Through the Hard Drive Recovery Process 238
Fields writes "It's well known that failed hard drives can be recovered, but few people actually use a recovery service because they're expensive and not always successful. Even fewer people ever get any insights into the process, as recovery companies are secretive about their methods and rarely reveal any more information that is necessary for billing. Geek.com has an article walking through a drive recovery handled by DriveSavers. The recovery team did not give away many secrets, but they did reveal a number of insights into the process. From the article, "'[M]y drive failed in about every way you can imagine. It had electro-mechanical failure resulting in severe media damage. Seagate considered it dead, but I didn't give up. It's actually pretty amazing that they were able to recover nearly all of the data. Of course, they had to do some rebuilding, but that's what you expect when you send it to the ER for hard drives.'" Be sure to visit the Museum of Disk-asters, too.
Comment Different walking robot (Score 1) 78
Here's a video of a different walking robot, BigDog. It seems alive - it can be kicked, walks on ice (where it stumbles
just like an animal), jumps, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww
It's scary to imagine the thing with a turret on its head, though.
just like an animal), jumps, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww
It's scary to imagine the thing with a turret on its head, though.
Inside UC Berkeley's High Tech Joke Recommender 102
alphadogg writes "Every day is something like April Fools' Day at the University of California, Berkeley joke recommendation site, dubbed Jester. Now on Version 4.0, the site tosses visitors a handful of jokes to rate on a scale of "less funny" to "more funny." It then recommends jokes based on the user's taste (or lack thereof), dynamically making recommendations based on the user's most recent ratings.
Jester's more than a joke jukebox though. Underlying it is a Berkeley-patented "collaborative filtering algorithm" dubbed Eigentaste , now on Version 5.0. The more people who use the system and rate jokes, the more data Berkeley researchers have to advance their understanding of recommendation systems, like those used by Amazon.com and other Web sites."
Submission + - 20 Tools To Make your Ipod Better
asssa3000 writes: "20 Tools To Make your iPod Better.
Simple and to the point: Ipod managers, video converters, resource site links, and a bunch of task specific tools, most of them free. If you got a new Ipod for the holidays, check this out. More...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-ways-to-tools-your -ipod-better/"
Simple and to the point: Ipod managers, video converters, resource site links, and a bunch of task specific tools, most of them free. If you got a new Ipod for the holidays, check this out. More...
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-ways-to-tools-you
Submission + - Sex lowers stress levels
Ice Wewe writes: BBCNews has an article on how having penetrative intercourse can help with public speaking.
"New Scientist magazine reports that Stuart Brody, a psychologist at the University of Paisley, found having sex can help keep stress at bay.
However, only penetrative intercourse did the trick — other forms of sex had no impact on stress levels at all.
... Volunteers who had had penetrative intercourse were found to be the least stressed, and their blood pressure returned to normal faster than those who had engaged in other forms of sexual activity such as masturbation. "
... Volunteers who had had penetrative intercourse were found to be the least stressed, and their blood pressure returned to normal faster than those who had engaged in other forms of sexual activity such as masturbation. "
Stephen Hawking Asks The Internet a Question 1171
An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Stephen Hawking received about 15000 answers to a question he posted 2 days ago on Yahoo Answers. His question was 'How can the human race survive the next hundred years?'." I imagine you can do better than 'It Can't.' How would you answer Dr. Hawking's question?
OpenOffice.org Newspaper Ad Mockup Released 413
Benjamin Horst writes "The volunteer effort raising $10,000 to place at least two backpage ads in New York City's free daily paper Metro is now entering its second full week. We've collected over 10% of our goal already and continue to find new pledge donors at a healthy pace. Our project's purpose is to help 'cross the chasm' and bring awareness of OpenOffice.org 2.0 to the large number of computer users who stand to benefit from its broad feature set and range of useful capabilities. This is not the first time an open source project has sought a high-profile newspaper ad buy. In fact, our effort was directly inspired by the Firefox New York Times ad. Firefox's famous effort announcing its arrival on the world stage helped push it from about 10 million downloads to its current tally of over 185 million!"
Playing The Escape 154
erich666 writes "Wired reports on 'La Fuga' (The Escape), a real-world game. You overcome physical and mental challenges to escape a prison. Not just any live-action role playing game, this one is run in a $20 million facility in Madrid. A networked PDA and RFID tag keep you in touch while you play. The company is now building a 30,000-square-foot game center at 49th and Broadway in New York City." From the article: "The screen goes static and then switches to a view of a sweaty prisoner with a 5 o'clock shadow who tells me that I can liberate myself and all the other drones stuck in the prison. Those who have escaped before me will contact me to assist in my quest. The door opens, and I enter a sort of closet before another door opens to reveal a metal air duct. I try to step in, but I slip, fall hard on my ass, and slide down the chute into a room containing a baggage carousel surrounded by screens."
Yahoo! Launches Local News 54
prostoalex writes "Yahoo! News front page added local news today. Available for logged-in users right on the front page, local news are also delivered at location-specific URLs." There are a few words on the new feature at Search Engine Journal.
