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Submission + - One-in-five developers now works on IoT projects (computerworld.com)

Submitted by dcblogs
dcblogs writes: Evans Data Corp., which provides research and intelligence for the software development industry, said that of the estimated 19 million developers worldwide, 19% are now doing IoT-related work. A year ago, the first year IoT-specific data was collected, that figure was 17%. But when developers were asked whether they plan to work in IoT development over the next year, 44% of the respondents said they are planning to do so, said Michael Rasalan, director of research at Evans.

Comment Re:Let's get this straight (Score 1) 145

by Coren22 (#48927375) Attached to: How One Small Company Blocked 15.1 Million Robocalls Last Year

http://twothirds.us/the-oaths-...

All federal employees have an oath to uphold the constitution. Just because you don't understand the legal reasoning behind the different programs you have heard only pieces of, doesn't mean that every person in these organizations is doing unconstitutional stuff. If you want, most of the legal opinions have now been published, so you can read exactly why the programs are legal and constitutional.

Submission + - Architect Reveals Plans to 3D Print Entire Concrete Village (3dprint.com)

Submitted by ErnieKey
ErnieKey writes: We've seen and heard about 3d printed houses, apartments and even entire estates being erected all throughout the world. Now, one architect, who happens to be the man who brought us the first 3d printed castle, looks to create an entire village using a 3d printer. Andrey Rudenko has revealed his plans to create an entirely 3D printed village which he hopes will allow students and engineers to experiment with the capabilities that 3d printing offers the construction industry, while at the same time, create a tourist destination like none other.

Submission + - Missing link to 80-year-old physics theory explains Earth's magnetic field (ibtimes.co.uk)

Submitted by concertina226
concertina226 writes: Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science and Rutgers University have found a missing link that proves the original 1930s metal physics theory that thermal convection can drive magnetic-field generation is correct.

Recently, new studies have challenged the 80-year-old theory about thermal convection causing the Earth's magnetic field.

New calculations state that the resistivity of the molten metal at the Earth's core would be too low, thus generating a thermal conductivity that is too high.

If the thermal conductivity is too high, the liquid would not be able to rise, and thus thermal convection would not be possible, and therefore couldn't be the cause of the Earth's magnetic field.

Submission + - The Big Bang by Balloon

Submitted by StartsWithABang
StartsWithABang writes: If you want to map the entire sky — whether you're looking in the visible, ultraviolet, infrared or microwave, your best bet is to go to space. Only high above the Earth's atmosphere can you map out the entire sky, with your vision unobscured by anything terrestrial. But that costs hundreds of millions of dollars for the launch alone! What if you've got new technology you want to test? What if you still want to defeat most of the atmosphere? (Which you need to do, for most wavelengths of light.) And what if you want to make observations on large angular scales, something by-and-large impossible from athe ground in microwave wavelengths? You launch a balloon! The Spider telescope has just completed its data-taking operations, and is poised to take the next step — beyond Planck and BICEP2 — in understanding the polarization of the cosmic microwave background!

Submission + - Scientists discover how to track natural errors in DNA replication

Submitted by BarbaraHudson
BarbaraHudson writes: Researchers figured out how to label and keep track of new pieces of DNA, and learned to follow the enzyme responsible for copying those pieces. Their research focused on enzymes called polymerases. These enzymes create small regions in DNA that act as scaffolds for the copied DNA.

Scientists assumed that the body deletes the scaffolds containing errors, or mutations, and the standard computer models supported this theory. However, the actual research showed that about 1.5 percent of those erroneous scaffolds are left over, trapped within the DNA.

After running models, scientists now believe they can track how DNA replicates and find the most likely areas where these scaffolds with errors turn up. The erroneous scaffolds usually appear close to genetic switches, those regions that turn on when genes activate. The mutations damage the switch, which results in genetic disease, as well as increasing the likelihood of cancer.

Comment Re: just put a motor on the elevator itself (Score 5, Interesting) 248

by pavon (#48920551) Attached to: Engineers Develop 'Ultrarope' For World's Highest Elevator

No, you could use a conductive rail, like a subway, and rack and pinion system to move the elevator. The rack and rail would add a fair bit more total weight to the building compared to a cable. But more importantly, the motors would have to be much much more powerful! Modern elevator systems have a counter-weight balanced on the other side of that cable, which means the motor only has to overcome friction and the small difference in weight between the elevator and counterweight (which varies depending on current payload). The motor on an elevator like Noah is suggesting would have to provide enough force to counteract the entire weight of the elevator + payload + motor + friction, which is at least an order of magnitude more than a traditional elevator.

Submission + - FCC Slaps Down Marriott For Blocked Wi-Fi (cnn.com)

Submitted by Frosty Piss
Frosty Piss writes: 'The Communications Act prohibits anyone from ... interfering with authorized radio communications, including Wi-Fi,' said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a statement. "Marriott's request seeking the FCC's blessing to block guests' use of non-Marriott networks is contrary to this basic principle.' After being fined, Marriott petitioned the FCC to change the Communications Act, but that didn't happen.

Comment Re:product name affects usage (Score 2) 158

by amicusNYCL (#48919303) Attached to: Opera Founder Is Back, WIth a Feature-Heavy, Chromium-Based Browser

is Vivaldi intended for a small group of developers only? no? you want non-developers to use it?

I don't understand your gripe with that name in particular. It's not an obscure name, and it evokes some sense of classical grace (as well as being an extension of the Opera name in a sense). There are any number of other projects out there, both successful and otherwise, that have much more ridiculous names. Firefox is a great example. What does "Firefox" have to do with being a web browser? Or SeaMonkey, or Chrome for that matter? What about Twitter? Or Flickr? What about LibreOffice, which I have to actually spell for people who haven't heard of it? How about "The Gimp?" But you're choosing to go on a rant over the name of a classical composer, as if no one has heard of this person?

In the first place, people are obviously fine with using things with names that don't have an obvious connection to the product. In the second place, plenty of people have actually heard of Vivaldi (the man). It's not as obscure as you apparently think it is.

Comment Re:Hello? (Score 1) 147

by Coren22 (#48918199) Attached to: New Google Fiber Cities Announced

Become part of the US?

I don't think Google is considering cities outside the US, but keep trying. I want them to come to Baltimore, as it would be a cash cow for them, and it would be great to have even better internet.

Comment Re:I am pissed off at the media over exaggeration! (Score 1) 397

by Coren22 (#48916291) Attached to: "Mammoth Snow Storm" Underwhelms

The error bars on weather to the east of the Appalachian mountains are pretty crazy. The mountains screw up weather systems all the time. On top of that, this was a combination of two weather systems colliding along with warm air from the south, so which storm will win? How much does each storm contribute to the overall direction of the warm moist air?

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