Comment Re: I'm quite surprised it wasn't (Score 1) 523
They got it down.
And up.
And down.
And up.
And down.
Pretty much means they crashed it.
Russia May Be Planning National Space Station To Replace ISS 236
An anonymous reader writes with news that Russia may be building its own space station to replace the ISS. Russia may be planning to build a new, independent national space station rather than prolong its participation in the $150 billion International Space Station (ISS) program beyond its current 2020 end date. The U.S. space agency NASA proposed last year to extend the life of the ISS — the largest international project ever undertaken by nations during peacetime — beyond its currently scheduled 2020 end date to at least 2024.
Comment Re: I'm quite surprised it wasn't (Score 1) 523
I thought it was pretty ridiculous to bet 10 years and more than a billions dollars on simple solar panels.
Comment Re:How do I refill it? (Score 1) 194
It takes a lot of power to isolate hydrogen from H2O. To do it efficiently, it's a rather slow process that would not be suitable for in-car use. Better to have a station at home that produces 24/7 so you can refuel as required.
Sweden Considers Adding "Sexism" Ratings To Video Games 642
An anonymous reader writes A government-funded agency in Sweden is considering creating special labels for video games based on whether or not the games' portrayals of women are sexist. From the article: "Avoiding sexism and gender stereotypes in video games produced in Sweden will become a key goal for the association, which has been given a 272,000 kronor ($36,672) grant by Sweden's government-funded innovation agency, Vinnova. Inspired by the Bechdel test, which looks at whether fictional films or books feature at least two women talking about a topic other than men, Dataspelsbranchen will work with several game developers to analyze how Swedish video games portray female characters and gender issues.
Comment Analogies (Score 1) 260
How are APIs any different to song titles or chapter names?
They are part of the creative work that describe the content of the creative work.
Comment Re:The mathematics is only a model of the physics (Score 2) 429
Given the universe expanded from a singularity, any point in this singularity is the center of expansion.
So, there's the geocentric proof.
Comment Re:What's Their Usual Workflow? (Score 4, Funny) 236
Or ask said Nascar driver to make a right turn.
Comment Re:Bullshit. (Score 3, Insightful) 200
I remember slashdot not polluted with anonymous cowards making up 50% of the comments. You wont be missed.
Comment redistribution FYI (Score 1) 217
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Comment Oracle Single Sign-on (Score 1) 168
Disclaimer: I work for Oracle but not in sales nor in any branch related to this product.
At the office (where I work as a senior iOS / OS X native app developer), we have Oracle SSO running on all of our internally-deployed apps, including web sites, desktop apps, mobile.
OP talks of holy grail of IT so, while I dont know of alternatives, based on my experience, it's quite possible to have a decent single sign-on system.
Obviously, Oracle's offering is not free (as in beer speech) at 85$ a seat. It's best to contact the sales rep to see if any bulk or student pricing apply (I do not know as I'm not in sales).
Comment Re:Lucky for Stripe (Score 1) 353
Only applies to Putin.
Comment Re:If the cause of the crash... (Score 3, Informative) 165
It's precisely NTSB that pointed out the (deceased) co-pilot pulled the feather lock lever to OFF position.
But they also pointed out this should not have deployed the feathers on its own: another level is required to rotate them in position.
This points to a mechanical failure of sort but will take months to confirm.
Some Virgin Galactic Customers Demand Money Back 165
schwit1 (797399) writes News reports suggest that — following last week's SpaceShipTwo crash — more than thirty of the seven hundred people who placed deposits with Virgin Galactic to fly on SpaceshipTwo have pulled out, demanding their money back. "In response to the claim that more than 30 customers are considering their position in the aftermath of the crash, a spokesperson for Virgin Galactic admitted a number of people have asked for their money back. 'We can confirm that less than three per cent of people have requested refunds,' the spokesman said." This is not a surprise, nor should it be. A company can only survive a crisis like this by responding honestly, quickly, and directly. If Virgin Galactic does this, finding the cause of the crash and fixing it, they will likely hold onto most of their customers. If they don't, those remaining customers will leave. This week's cancellations are the first immediate response to the crash. The future of the company, however, will be determined by what happens in the next six months.
Comment Because (Score 5, Insightful) 430
Putin on a horse half naked is not gay.
