Comment Re:Canada (Score 1) 214
Amen.
Comment Re:monolithic kernel (Score 1) 289
This needs a motivational poster.
Comment Re:Look at the actual story (Score 1) 31
I remember reading a study that did something similar to this. Only they taught English and I think French. The end result was the French was lost, however the children were able to pick it up when they studied it later.
Comment Re:Missing option (Score 1) 481
Because we all know necromancers feature prominently in teenage romance novels.
COBOL Celebrates 50 Years 277
oranghutan writes "The language used to power most of the world's ATMs, COBOL, is turning 50. It also runs about 75 per cent of the world's business applications, so COBOL should be celebrated for making it to half a century. In cricketing terms, that's a good knock. The author says: 'COBOL's fate was decided during a meeting of the Short Range Committee, the organization responsible for submitting the first version of the language in 1959. The meeting was convened after a meeting at the Pentagon first laid down the guidelines for the language. Half a century later, Micro Focus published research which showed people still use COBOL at least 10 times throughout the course of an average working day in Australia. Only 18 per cent of those surveyed, however, had ever actually heard of COBOL.'"
Comment Passing Thought (Score 1) 1164
Passing thought I just had. Anyone think some of those student's might try to post in this thread?
Comment Re:Is AVP/AVPR canon? (Score 1) 336
Borg as well.
Comment Re:That's okay. (Score 2, Insightful) 254
Does someone need a hug?
Comment Re:Let's see... from memory.... (Score 1) 130
I've been playing that on my iPhone recently. Now I know how to scare of the grue that ate me, thank.
Comment Missing option (Score 1) 396
First odd define "toy". Several years ago I stopped buying plastic figures of people on cartoons. However I did start buying portable electronics. n810, Acer aspire, GPS, pocket watch with a penergram on it... .
The missing option is I swear to go all the plastic figures are my girlfriends not mine. She has displays with Breyer Horses, D&D minies and dragons.
Comment Re:I'm a guy (Score 1) 708
The Mormons stood me up once. I called the number from the commercial they used to air on will & grace. made an appointment, and the blew me off. I never got my book either.
Microsoft Trying To Patent a 'Magic Wand' 157
theodp writes "Newly-disclosed USPTO documents show that Microsoft is seeking patent protection for a 'Magic Wand,' a device with various gizmos and sensors that can manipulate and interact with its environment, including video and holographic images, while using biometrics to connect with the user. 'Even the most pragmatic individual,' explains Microsoft, 'would have trouble arguing against the merits or utility of, say, a magic wand that actually worked to control or communicate with objects or components in an associated nearby environment.' No doubt. The inventors include CXO/CTO J Allard, and Sr. Researcher Andy Wilson."
Comment Re:Deep Blue (Score 5, Interesting) 378
I read about in college. Kasparov did ask for the transcripts. However the Big Blue team told him no. Basically saying it would give Kasparov an unfair advantage because he could study Big Blue's moves and deconstruct the algorithm it used.
Comment Re:c'mon ppl,this is really sad,please hold the jo (Score 1) 356
Here Here, you just reminded me I have a good bottle of scotch at home. If the snowstorm dosn't get me a toast in her memory.
On a side note is it just me or was this a horrible year of deaths for geeks. Gary Gygax, Author C. clark, and now Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. They will all be missed.
Bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish
Thats the way we do things, lad, we're making shit up as we wish
The Klingons and the Romulans pose no threat to us
'Cause if we find we're in a bind we just make some shit up
Comment Re:tape and ordinary paper? (Score 1) 66
Obligatory XKCD http://www.xkcd.com/505/
