Submission + - Wolfram Language Reference Manual (wolfram.com)
Kensai7 writes: The Wolfram Language is coming along... the first 11,000+ draft documentation pages are up. Not all finished yet, but a great start...
Comment Germans acquire an advanced weapon! (Score 5, Funny) 338
What can possibly go wrong...?!
Comment Re:Yawn (Score 0) 150
That could come handy indeed now that the new X-Com will soon be out!
Comment Re:It's to wonder... (Score 1) 412
You are right. Good interpretation.
Comment It's to wonder... (Score 1) 412
How the hell they managed to lift the privacy of the user and give his name to the public so quickly... I really doubt there is such a fast lane for any other crime. Obviously, a "Barbara Streisand" effect has ensued on the Greek blogosphere and Facebook pages were similar pages have popped up.
Submission + - Electrolibrary: blending the boundaries between book and computer (phys.org)
Kensai7 writes: Waldek Wegrzyn has a prototype that teases us into thinking about future interconnection opportunities that lie between the book and the computer. We might be about to turn a corner where there is no either-or choice to be made between a print book and an e-book, a print newspaper or an online site, but rather both print and digital working with each other. The book becomes part of the computer reading experience.
The video is nothing short of spectacular!
http://vimeo.com/47656204
The video is nothing short of spectacular!
http://vimeo.com/47656204
Comment For better or for worse... (Score 4, Insightful) 125
This might be a good thing for Qt. It is the BEST C++ toolkit for many high quality applications. It was being drudged behind Nokia's anemic policy regarding where to head with a mobile OS. Let's hope it doesn't end to Oracle.
Comment Linux is indeed used in many scientific fields (Score 4, Insightful) 299
Linux is indeed used in many scientific fields. Speed? Customization? Open source tools? Probably all the above. If anyone is working on Neuroscience, for example, I bet he/she already knows NeuroDebian or will be interested to use it.
Comment Re:What do you mean, "now" starting? (Score 1) 162
Amazing as it sounds, I had the same experience in backwards Greece in the early nineties. LOGO and BASIC in 4th and 5th grade (elementary school has six grades in us). So why the news?
Submission + - Qt 5 makes JavaScript a first-class citizen (arstechnica.com)
Kensai7 writes: "ArsTechnica has a nice preview article about the upcoming Nokia Qt 5. It seems that the popular software development toolkit jumps on the bandwagon of JavaScript, making it a first class citizen for future projects."
Comment RTFA anyone? (Score 2) 394
"We confirm that minor cracks were found on some noncritical wing rib-skin attachments on a limited number of A380 aircraft. We have traced the origin. Airbus has developed an inspection and repair procedure, which will be done during regular, routine scheduled four-year maintenance checks. In the meantime, Airbus emphasizes that the safe operation of the A380 fleet is not affected."
1) minor and noncritical
2) on a limited number
3) traced the origin
4) have already found the solution
5) have already put it in the inspection list
OK, now you can ground the whole fleet...
Comment LinkedIn? (Score 2) 576
Is this his LinkedIn presence? I wonder if people will rush to disassociate from him now...
Comment Re:Why are countries like this... (Score 1) 292
Well said. The EU should protect its members more than the national governments. I don't trust either completely, but one checking the other is good.
Comment Re:The problem is with software distribution (Score 1) 187
"The big point why this is so important is that computers are now extensions of your brain. This means the software running on your computer influences how you think."
True. From the moment computers became easily portable and always connected, we have almost the equivalent of unlimited memory. Even if you don't remember or know something, it's probably a few touches (the new term for 'clicks') away. I wonder what will come after the smartphones... wearable computers anyone?
Comment We just need an entry to the 'Net. (Score 1) 187
I use my desktop for gaming and serious data manipulation, my laptop for everything else (video, communicating, office work, etc). I don't have a tablet yet, but I can see it substituting all my other uses, minus the most CPU-intensive. If a tablet can do this, newer generation smartphones can do it as well. Computing power goes up, the only limit is the physical limit which makes it difficult to enter data and watch it comfortably.
But for most casual PC jobs (e-mailing, tickets, show times, etc) smartphones are already great. And if your tablet can fit in your backpack, your smartphone can fit in your pocket!
