Comment Re:Only in the US... (Score 4, Funny) 256
Replace "cows" with "corporations".
Sounds like a great idea. Should make working at a slaughterhouse more appealing.
And thus, Torgo's Executive Powder was born...
Could the US Phase Out Nuclear Power? 657
mdsolar writes "In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, [German Chancellor] Merkel announced that her country would close all of its 17 existing reactors by 2022. Other nations, including Japan, Italy, and Switzerland, have announced plans to pare back nuclear power, but none have gone as far as Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy. Merkel vows to replace nuclear power with alternatives that do not increase greenhouse gases or shackle the economic growth. Could the US do the same? An increasing number of reports suggest it is not beyond the realm of possibility, and Germany could provide a road map."
Will Microsoft Release Its Own Windows 8 Tablet? 207
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft isn't exactly known for its hardware prowess. Sure, it's churned out plenty of nice mice, keyboards, and game controllers over the years, but success with actual devices has been mixed. The Xbox 360 has exceeded all expectations, while the Zune and Kin hardware have been monumental failures. According to industry sources in Taiwan, however, Microsoft is working on a Windows 8 tablet that will be powered by Texas Instrument's next-generation 1.8GHz dual core processor."
Comment Re:gee, a sneaky way to get the average /.ers age (Score 1) 336
That would be true if you only existed for an instant each year on your birthday. Since he presumably ages at a da/dt = 1. His average age would be the anti-derivative of "t dt", evaluated over the range [0,a], then divided by "a-0".
Or (wait for it)...
a/2
Submission + - HDR Video on a mobile device (sovietmontage.com)
akaru writes: From the same guys that brought the first true HDR video comes a surprising twist...HDR video on the iPhone. There's not even any such software available for the desktop, and here it is on a mobile device.
Submission + - HTC to unlock smartphones' bootloader (facebook.com)
An anonymous reader writes: From information taken from a facebook post from HTC's page, it looks like future Android devices will have an unlocked bootloader. An email sent by HTC's co-founder also confirms that the Evo 3D will be unlocked. This is great news for the Android modding community.
SanDisk WORM SD Card Can Store Data For 100 Years 267
CWmike writes "SanDisk has announced a 1GB Secure Digital card that can store data for 100 years, but can be written on only once. The WORM (write once, read many) card is 'tamper-proof' and data cannot be altered or deleted, SanDisk said in a statement. The card is designed for long-time preservation of crucial data like legal documents, medical files and forensic evidence, SanDisk said. SanDisk determined the media's 100-year data-retention lifespan based on internal tests conducted at normal room temperatures. The company said it is shipping the media in volume to the Japanese police force to archive images as an alternative to film. The company is working with a number of consumer electronics companies, including camera vendors, to support the media."
Comment Re:Haven't seen free N yet (Score 1) 344
There are Tomato branches that support 802.11n (and Linux 2.6-based kernels). The linksysinfo.org forums are performing maintenance at the moment, so I can't give you a link. However, checkout the Tomato sub-forum, and it is a stickied thread.
Comment Re:if you're in the intersection and it's red (Score 1) 976
Kansas statute 8-1508 disagrees with you (emphasis obviously mine):
a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection.
I had wondered about this for a long time, glad I was finally triggered to look it up.
Submission + - US court rules against FCC on `net neutrality' (yahoo.com)
PoliTech writes: "A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks."
Submission + - Net Neutrality takes a major hit (nytimes.com)
jvaigl writes: From the New York Times article:
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Tuesday's ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for the Comcast Corporation, the nation's largest cable company. It had challenged the F.C.C.'s authority to impose so called 'net neutrality' obligations.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Tuesday's ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for the Comcast Corporation, the nation's largest cable company. It had challenged the F.C.C.'s authority to impose so called 'net neutrality' obligations.
Comment Re:Nothing new here (Score 2, Insightful) 1252
Why would anyone on either side have the least fear of having the other side presented [in Science class]?
I fear that it will produce people (eg, you) that confuse science and philosophy. They are very different subjects and shouldn't be conflated.
The fact that I believe that the currently presiding Theory of Evolution more accurately explains the observational fact that evolution exists has no bearing on that.
Even if Intelligent Design (Creationism) is 100% accurate, it should be taught in a philosophy course (I took a philosophy of religion course in college and rather enjoyed it). When you start presenting unscientific ideas as science, you begin on a path that results in nothing but people unable to produce (or even discern) logical ideas.
I think that is a very rational reason for "fear" of this type of thing.
Comment Re:Interesting (Score 4, Funny) 237
And the gorillas will take care of the snakes...
The best part: when wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
Comment Re:Muscle atrophy? (Score 4, Funny) 226
I'm not overweight either (had never been), I weigh 75kg, at 1.78cm tall. So that's pretty ok.
I hate to break it to you, but 75kg is extremely overweight for someone 1.78 cm tall.
DHS Pathogen Lab To Be Built In "Tornado Alley" 275
Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that Department of Homeland Security is relying on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate the $700 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas. A GAO report says that it is not 'scientifically defensible' to conclude that lab can safely handle dangerous animal diseases in Kansas. Such research has been conducted up to now on a remote island on the northern tip of Long Island, NY. 'Drawing conclusions about relocating research with highly infectious exotic animal pathogens from questionable methodology could result in regrettable consequences,' the GAO warned in its draft report. Critics of moving the operation to the mainland argue that a release could lead to widespread contamination that could kill livestock, devastate a farm economy, and endanger humans. Along with the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, NBAF researchers plan to study African swine fever, Japanese encephalitis, Rift Valley fever, and other viruses in the Biosafety Level (BSL) 3 and BSL-4 livestock laboratory capable of developing countermeasures for foreign animal diseases. According to the article, DHS lobbied a Congressional committee to try and convince them that the GAO report was flawed, and to head off any hearings on the controversy. Despite this, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight and investigations subcommittee plans to hold a hearing Thursday on the risk analysis."
