Comment Re:Sounds like it could be a boon (Score 1) 820
Why wouldn't they just sell off most of their land, make a fortune and build a big meat factory?
Comment Re:Client or server? (Score 1) 355
If uploadafile.com has a crossdomain.xml file then it can be blocked. The only way around that would be to get the user to execute javascript to inject an object tag into the page, which like the GP said, is a pretty big problem with or without Flash.
Comment Re:Depending on oil prices. (Score 1) 134
It's not just the current price, it's where all the research money is going. Once the oil companies really see the writing on the wall, they'll pour a lot more cash into alternatives.
Comment Re:Natural consequence (Score 1) 77
Connections is awesome. You just don't get documentaries like that any more.
Comment Re:If you're going to have a global patent system (Score 1) 495
None?
Comment Re:It shouldn't be any more controversial... (Score 1) 424
From Wikipedia:
Occasionally nuclear fission occurs without neutron bombardment, as a type of radioactive decay, but this type of fission (called spontaneous fission) is rare except in a few heavy isotopes. Most nuclear fission occurs as a "nuclear reaction"â"a bombardment-driven process that results from the collision of two subatomic particles. In nuclear reactions, a subatomic particle collides with an atomic nucleus and causes changes to it. Nuclear reactions are thus driven by the mechanics of bombardment, not by the relatively constant exponential decay and half-life characteristic of spontaneous radioactive processes.
Comment Re:Simple solution (Score 1) 229
Where you went wrong there was assuming they have any competition. The only viable alternative is Virgin cable and that's only available in a small number of places. I really wish our government hadn't privatised the infrastructure part of BT.
Comment Re:This is what the "new green economy" is all abo (Score 1) 416
I would say that's a pretty wise way to go about acquiring resources. Why would you use up your own resources while there are still other people willing to sell you theirs? You're better of leaving what you've got until there is no choice but to use it.
Submission + - Art student's car vanishing act (bbc.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: A design student made a battered old Skoda "disappear" by painting it to merge with the surrounding car park.
Sara Watson, who is studying drawing at the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan), took three weeks to transform the car's appearance.She created the illusion in the car park outside her studio at Uclan's Hanover Building in Preston.
The car is now being used for advertising by the local recycling firm that donated the vehicle.
Comment Re:First? (Score 1) 97
I'm talking about any country.
The quote you started with wasn't though:
India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
Comment Re:Hmmmm.... (Score 1) 281
We really don't want to loose the lords, they're in it for the long term. If all the power went to the commons there'd be way more short term legislation and dodgy laws. The lords works pretty well, all they can really do is delay things which is great because MPs are forced to actually think about issues and deal with the public reaction. They should just get rid of the remaining hereditary ones and maybe try to get a better diversity of people in there.
With respect to the Lib Dems, I too think they're probably the least worse of the main parties. But cutting waste is really hard to do, not because it's hard to find but mainly because of bureaucracy. They'd be lucky to get even a moderate reduction in one term.
Comment Re:You still just don't get it (Score 1) 385
I agree with you entirely. Maybe Google should let you record what paid-for services you are a member of. So Britannica would be higher for people who had a preference for it and had signed up. I think that would probably work for many other things as well.
Comment Nefarious device (Score 2, Funny) 112
I was disappointed by "All Digital, FPGA Based, Lock-in Amplifier". I was imagining the following scenario:
Grunt: Sir, we're rapidly loosing market share to Apple and Linux.
Ballmer: Engage the lock-in amplifier. Muhahahaha.
Comment Re:Do I mind if the government keeps my DNA on fil (Score 1) 206
Exactly. The probability of a suspect found through other means (eg. social links with the victim) being a false positive is far less than the probability of a false positive when you have the entire country on file (which is where they were headed before this ruling).
Comment Re:Immortality is scary (Score 1) 359
The question you need to ask is where all that money is. They may technically 'own' 71% of the wealth but that isn't in the form of dollar bills they can shower themselves with. Most of it is invested into other parts of the economy. Providing jobs and growth. It would be better if wealth were more evenly distributed but it's not that bad. In effect they are paying everyone elses wages at market rates, ie. supply and demand sets the price not them.
