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Comment Re:another way to look at it (Score 1) 232

I have noticed that problem with the new moderation widget. If you accidently select the wrong choice from the drop-down menu (easy to do on a trackpad), there is no way to confirm before the mod gets posted. Theres no way to undo it without a voiding moderation on the whole thread.

There should be a confirmation or at least an opportunity to change the selection before the moderation is counted.
Programming

Splash, Splatter, Sploosh, and Bloop! 100

Acoustic Bubble writes "Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first algorithm for synthesizing familiar bubble-based fluid sounds automatically from 3D fluid simulations, e.g, for future virtual environments. The research (entitled 'Harmonic Fluids') will appear at ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans in August 2009. Check out some videos of falling, pouring, splashing and babbling water simulations (computed on a Linux cluster)."

Comment Re:Weep with laughter! (Score 1) 616

"...Evolution is the unifying principle for all the biology, past and present, in our halls," Kremer said. "That is the foundation of the research we conduct at the museum."

Oh God! Mental note: Don't hire anyone from Liberty University, VA.

A perfect example of how the religious nuts are no only limiting their own children's' careers, but by pushing this stuff into the public schools, are putting our childrens futures at risk too.

I know this was meant as a joke, but combined with the scary 42% that believe this stuff...no wonder we are falling behind in the sciences.

Comment Re:First step: Understand why women have babies. (Score 1) 616

Interesting to listen to all these males theorizing why women have babies. It is not out of 'habit' or 'instinct.' Women have babies because evolution has designed them to be the givers of life. They are the loving nurturers. They are the fierce lioness defending her cubs.

It is impossible to explain to a non-parent the satisfaction to your soul seeing your progeny grow, thrive and finally set out on their own. It is the hardest and most wonderful job you will ever have.

Perhaps many men feel that getting that big promotion or gaining more power than the other guy is the path to satisfaction in life. Others may find that acquiring piles of money will lead to happiness. While they are struggling to out-compete each other, women are focused on what most consider their most important job: their families. Thank God they still do.

We can all speculate on this forever, but lets all hope that women continue to have babies, to be good moms to our kids and maybe teach something to men about parenting in the process. Perhaps the problem is not with women having babies, but with the family-unfriendly demands of the job and the lack of help many women get from their career-minded spouses.
Microsoft

Submission + - MS working on XP for XO? (reuters.com)

Peaceful_Patriot writes: "According to Reuters, Microsoft has been working on a version of XP which will run on the OLPC project's XO laptop. We're spending a non-trivial amount of money on it," Microsoft Corporate Vice President Will Poole said in an interview on Thursday. "We're working hard. But we're still at least a few months away."
"The (XO) laptops were designed specifically to run Linux programs. If the machines run only Linux, Microsoft will lose an opportunity to expose tens of millions of children worldwide to its Windows system."

Security

Submission + - California Tightens Security on Electronic Voting (goldnuggetwebs.com)

Peaceful_Patriot writes: "According to the LA Times nine minutes before the midnight deadline, Secretary of State Debra Bowen decided to require additional security measures on electronic voting systems, including reinstalling the software before the Feb. 5. election to ensure it has not already been tampered with; placing special seals at vulnerable parts of the machines to reveal tampering; securing each machines at the close of each day of early voting; assigning a specific election monitor to safeguard each machine; and conducting a complete manual count of all votes cast. Diebold and Sequoia machines were limited in use to one machine per precinct for disabled voters."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Unveils Multitouch User Interface

longacre writes: Popular Mechanics takes the Microsoft Surface system for a hands-on video test drive. To be announced at today's D5 conference, the coffee-table-esqe device allows manipulation from multiple touch points, while infrared, WiFi and Bluetooth team up to allow wireless transfers between devices placed on top of it, such as cameras and cell phones. Expected to launch before the end of the year in the $5,000-$10,000 range, the devices might not make their way under many Christmas trees, but will find the insides of Starwood hotels, Harrah's casinos and T-Mobile shops.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft's to Debut Mind-Blowing 'Surface' Table

mattnyc99 writes: All those rumors and cancelled conferences from the software giant have led up to this: Microsoft will announce at D5 today that it's built a top-secret touchscreen computer. Glenn Derene was the first reporter to see the company's best-kept secret in years over at Popular Mechanics, which has an extensive report with hands-on video and commentary from multitouch pioneer Jeff Han. Without a mouse, keyboard or even cables, Surface uses a combination of wireless transceievers to let you do things like order a drink at a bar with RFID credit card capabilities, or let you drop a camera on the table, stretch it with your fingers, and literally push it to your phone. With T-Mobile, Starwood Hotels and Harrah's casinos already signed up, is it just a matter of time before multitouch takes over the home?
United States

Submission + - Cindy Sheehan resigns as face of anti-war movement

caffiend666 writes: "Memorial Day, Cindy Sheehan resigned as the face of the American anti-war movement. According to her blog, '... when I started to hold the Democratic Party to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode.... This is not my "Checkers" moment, because I will never give up trying to help people... but I am finished working in, or outside of this sytem'. Even as a Republican who supported the war, here is to a courageous woman who deserves to be considered a hero and wished well."
Communications

Submission + - McCain on Net Neutrality, Copyright, Iraq

An anonymous reader writes: Sen. John McCain kicked off the All Things Digital conference Tuesday night with some interesting comments about net neutrality among other things. His take: there should be as little government regulation of broadband as possible. The market should be allowed to solve the Net-neutrality issue: "When you control the pipe you should be able to get profit from your investment."

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