Submission + - Cyber Monday HDTV lies (7pcnews.com)
justelite writes: "LCD market is full of surprises. Recently FBI unveil a conspiracy like in Hollywood movies: top-level executives from a number of Asian manufacturers of LCD panels met secretly in a Taiwan hotel room and agreed to a plan to fix the prices of LCDs in the U.S. and elsewhere. That why we paid paid too much for computer notebook, computer monitor, or big-screen TV anytime from late 2001 to 2006. Off course even now after the conspiracy is over we can still learn that someCyber Monday deals are just lies.."
Submission + - Black Friday E-Commerce Hits $1 Billion, Amazon Gets Most Visits (forbes.com)
sevgelh50 writes: The fastest growing category of sales this holiday season is digital content and subscriptions, which is up 29% year-over-year. That category includes digital books, audio and video content, which have been driven by the massive growth of mobile and tablet devices. The other fast growing categories are toys up 27%, consuemr packaged goods up 23%, video games up 18% and consumer electronics up 18%.
Submission + - Why Commercial Aircraft Are Not Equipped With Ejection Seats (aviatime.com)
emakinen writes: "Aviatime has an article explaining why there are no ejection seats in commercial aircraft. The main reasons are high costs and the risk of having explosives under every chair in plane."
Submission + - Vint Cerf Prognosticates about the year 2112 1
dw writes: In an interview with European Magazine, Vint Cert predicts that in the early 22nd century, 'Freshwater will be the new oil', and 'Dystopia will be hard to fend off with resource shortages and changes in arable land.', and he explains how he's been confronted with some confusion over the meaning of the title 'Chief Internet Envangelist'
Submission + - Real-life transformer robot on sale in Japan! (hobbymedia.it)
Modellismo writes: "Last may a Japanese hobbyst reveleaed a DIY real life Transformer Robot Car that received a huge feedback.
Now Kenji Ishida is back with a new version that will be officially presented next weekend at the Maker Faire Tokyo 2012.
This new 1/12 scale autobot is made using a custom 3D printer (build by Kenji himself) and finally Transformers fans around the World will be able to buy it.
The official price has not been disclosed. For now the production is limited to 10 pieces. It's possible to choose the color of the robot that comes built, programmed, complete with a wireless controller in a numbered case."
Now Kenji Ishida is back with a new version that will be officially presented next weekend at the Maker Faire Tokyo 2012.
This new 1/12 scale autobot is made using a custom 3D printer (build by Kenji himself) and finally Transformers fans around the World will be able to buy it.
The official price has not been disclosed. For now the production is limited to 10 pieces. It's possible to choose the color of the robot that comes built, programmed, complete with a wireless controller in a numbered case."
Comment Re:What about the reverse? (Score 2) 222
If you make it can you break it? IE. If you can 'make' energy this way then can you 'unmake' it?
If you break it, you bought it.
Comment Re:8443 34341 15328 89674 69462 (Score 1) 237
4 8 15 16 23 42
Comment Re:To infinity and beyond... (Score 2) 185
I didn't realize there was such a thing as an Asian swallow.
Comment Re:"Life is self-reproduction with variations." (Score 2) 218
Sorry for the self-reply, but I had to mention this too:
"Life is autonomous self-reproduction with variations." (the final version from the article) clocks in at 53 characters, which is unfortunately one short of the correct total of 54 (which, of course, is what you get when you multiply 6 by 9, in base 10)
Comment "Life is self-reproduction with variations." (Score 2) 218
Guess how many characters there are in the above sentence? (between the quotes)
Okay, you don't have to guess... you can count them.
Comment Re:silicon based religions (Score 3, Funny) 92
If there is no Silicon Heaven, then where do all the calculators go?
Comment Re:Easy (Score 1) 92
D'oh! I didn't RTEFA or I would have seen that it referenced the Horta (hangs head in shame)
Comment Re:Easy (Score 4, Informative) 92
For those who don't get the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horta_(Star_Trek)
Comment This annoys the hell out of me ... (Score 5, Insightful) 392
... The fact that hybrids are being labeled "dangerous to pedestrians" because they don't make noise to warn people to jump out of the way when they are jaywalking or texting/surfing on their phone while they are crossing the street.
I'm surprised that someone hasn't required noisemakers on bicycles for the same reason.
