Comment Is this constitutional? (Score 1) 260
Is it constitutional for the EPA, a government-funded agency, to buy a civilian town?
I really don't know, does anyone else see this as crossing some sort of line?
Comment Re:Best open source software for WINDOWS (Score 1) 324
One could argue that the best thing that could happen to windows is to be replaced with Ubuntu.
Not that I completely agree with that reasoning. Driving the computer illiterate masses into Linux just causes headache for the Linux savvy that have to spend their days explaining to people where the Start menu is in Linux.
So what you're saying is...
that you wanna keep Linux, "for us cool kids"
haha
Comment Re:I can't believe they forgot (Score 1) 324
Although you can now install Ubuntu inside Windows with Portable Ubuntu,
or along side Windows with WUBI, it is not technically a Windows application.
Due to the fact that they are only dealing with native windows applications
is the simple reason why Ubuntu was not feature on the list.
**Unrelated Sidenote:This comment written on Ubuntu**
Comment Not to discount their achievement (Score 1) 171
Not to discount their achievement...
and I do understand that this is a really
great stride in technology here.
However, is this not the equivalent of,
"New NASA probe declares Earth's sun HOT"
I am not trying to be a smartass here.
However, if the technology simply determines of the planet COULD support life, then assumes there IS life, that wouldn't be a very big stride...
Just another comment from the Pundit Panel over here.
**Disclaimer: I have absolutely no sources for this besides my own thoughts, and am just trying to encourage people to think about this**
**P.S.: I reserve the right to be absolutely DEAD WRONG**
Fossett's Plane Found 356
otter42 writes "Sadly, it looks as if all those crazies claiming Steve Fossett was still alive were wrong after all. The NY Times has the confirmation that wreckage of Fossett's Bellanca Citabria was found. Now it's up to the NTSB to tell us why this happened, although, statistically, dollars to donuts it was engine/fuel-related."
Ultrasound Machine Ages Wine 448
Inventor Casey Jones says his creation uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects of decades of aging by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle. Mr. Jones said, "This machine can take your run-of-the-mill £3.99 bottle of plonk and turn it into a finest bottle of vintage tasting like it costs hundreds. It works on any alcohol that tastes better aged, even a bottle of paintstripper whisky can taste like an 8-year-aged single malt." The Ultrasonic Wine Ager, which looks like a Dr. Who ice bucket, takes 30 minutes to work and has already been given the thumbs up by an English winemaker. I know a certain special lady who is about to have the best bottle of Boone's Farm in the world.
Dungeons and Desktops 176
Aeonite writes "Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-playing Games chronicles the rise and fall of the Computer RPG industry, from Akalabeth to Zelda and everything in between. While the bulk of the book is devoted to the genre's 'Golden Age' in the late '80s and early '90s, author Matt Barton explores the entire history of CRPGs, from their origins in the mid '70s to the very recent past. While not entirely comprehensive, the book covers not only the major players and award-winners, but also dozens of obscure 'also-ran' as well as notable games in related genres." Keep reading for the rest of Michael's review.
Google Apps Hacks 46
stoolpigeon writes "It seems that it wasn't long ago that Google was just a search company. The number of on-line products that fly under the Google moniker, today, is impressive. Google has moved well beyond its office-suite-like applications and excelled with everything from mapping to blogging to 3-D drawing. Google Apps Hacks is a new book from O'Reilly, published in conjunction with their Make magazine. This volume presents the reader with 141 hacks in an attempt to get the most out of a wide array of Google's on-line applications. The result is a quick ride that is rather fun — and while a bit shallow at times, it provides a great overview of just how much is available out there." Read below for the rest of JR's review.
Comment Re:While you're at it (Score 3, Informative) 58
sure , you can get tons of legit free software at http://dl.qj.net/
Submission + - How To Approach Women (blogmackin.com)
Bachelor writes: Everyone has got to love cold approaches I mean its like sales you may suck at it at first but then you get better! Here's a few that I have tried on campus and at the gym within the past few days that have worked.
Submission + - Primary and backup power fails, websites offline.
An anonymous reader writes: The Los Angeles Times has an article describing how the power outage in San Francisco yesterday knocked several popular web sites (including craigslist and technorati) off line. These sites were hosted at 365 Main. The article points out the irony in a 365 Main press release that day announcing one customer had shut down its "redundant" data center in the Midwest and was thrilled with 365 Main after "two years of continuous uptime."
365 Main has posted a summary of the incident.
Submission + - Judiciary Approves Contempt Citations (blogspot.com)
Mike Kuykendall writes: "The Senate just voted 22-17 to issue contempt citations against two Bush administration aides- will the President seek to override the authority of Congress and provoke a full-blown Constitutional crisis?"
Submission + - Web sites with deep technical info (computerworld.com)
johannacw writes: "Computerworld asked some IT managers and data center administrators to name their favorite Web sources of deep technical information. Among those named was Event ID, a user-generated trove of event ID numbers and info about how people solved a particular problem. Most of the featured sites are particularly suitable for systems admins ."
Submission + - Matching cancers and chemical treatments
Roland Piquepaille writes: "When oncologists meet a new patient affected by a cancer, they have to take decisions about the best possible treatment. Now, U.S. researchers have devised an algorithm which matches tumor profiles to best treatments. They've used a panel of 60 diverse human cancer cell lines from the National Cancer Institute — called NCI-60 — to develop their "coexpression extrapolation (COXEN) system." As said one researcher, "we believe we have found an effective way to personalize cancer therapy." Preliminary results have been encouraging and clinical trials are now planned. But read more for additional references."
Submission + - Google Maps Click-to-Call Discontinued (webpronews.com) 1
RulerOf writes: I went to look up a local butcher this morning that I needed place a phone order with as I usually do, by finding them on Google Maps and utilizing the "Call" feature that Google added to thier maps service back in November of last year. I've found it to be an incredibly useful tool, but I was rife with disappointment this morning when I scoured the Google Maps page, only to find that the "Call" button had gone missing.
I later confirmed my fears, ironically through a Google News search, by finding an article detailing that Google has killed its click-to-call program.
I later confirmed my fears, ironically through a Google News search, by finding an article detailing that Google has killed its click-to-call program.
