Comment Correction (Score 4, Informative) 125
It was Russian parliament elections. Presidential elections are in March 2012.
It was Russian parliament elections. Presidential elections are in March 2012.
Comment Correlation does not mean causation (Score 1) 167
I am sick and tired of this kind of "research" that late Richard Feynman used to call "cargo cult science". Surviving in the North generally required more cognitive processing due to variety of factors like cold temperatures (one needs to invent cloth), scarcity of food (better hunting techniques, advanced social skills). Less light might affect eye sight but I think it is a minor factor when it comes to brain size. To summarize, living in the North did affect brain size and cognitive development but it is all but impossible to attribute that to the amount of light. There are other more important factors at play here.
Comment moratorium on OLD nuclear reactors (Score 1) 964
Common sense would suggest a moratorium on the old nuclear reactors of the type used in Fukushima and rapid construction of new safer alternatives which exist. But again, asking for common sense is demanding too much:-)
Comment it is Loongson family (Score 4, Informative) 198
The processor family is called Loongson and not "LongSoon" as summary says.
But the typo is funny in its own way.
Comment No cell phones in the New York City public schools (Score 1) 283
NYC department of education found an ultimate solution. All electronic gadgets sans HP calculators are banned in the public schools.
Comment Wintelkia (Score 1) 228
Can three turkeys make and eagle?
I will not be surprised that in few months from now a triumvirate of Microsoft, Intel and Nokia emerge as a consortium to push Nokia made mobile devices with Intel mobile chips running MS software. Entirely possible...
Comment Re:Apps (Score 1) 228
When MeeGo comes in, say, in a year (and I'm being optimistic here), why would mobile developers care to divert resources from existing well-entrenched platforms?
I guess because of a cross-platform nature of the Qt-based MeeGo development tools. You develop for MeeGo and without much fuss cross compile to MS/Apple/Linux Desktops. Hopefully, Intel will port Qt to Android, then you can compile for it too.
I guess because of a cross-platform nature of the Qt-based MeeGo development tools. You develop for MeeGo and without much fuss cross compile to MS/Apple/Linux Desktops. Hopefully, Intel will port Qt to Android, then you can compile for it too.
Submission + - London Stock Exchange Completes Move to Linux (thinq.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: The London Stock Exchange has successfully completed the 'go live' weekend for its new Millennium Exchange, a next-generation trading platform powered by the open source Linux operating system. Developed and named by MillenniumIT, the Millennium Exchange's inaugural weekend comes after the LSE trialled Linux as a real-time trading platform on its Turquoise trading pool back in October — finding that the switch from its outdated Microsoft .Net platform brought a massive decrease in trading latency.
Submission + - After getting assurance Egyptian protesters have (blogspot.com)
ejazahmed2609 writes: A large number of protestors have gone Cairo’s Tahrir square when Egypt's new military government gave assurance that they would dissolve parliament and hang up the constitution.
The military superior authorities have also said they will stay in power for six months whenever the election could be held. The declarations were praised by most of the demonstrators as a fresh break from the old rule. Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak resigned on Friday as the result of 18 days of national protests.
The military superior authorities have also said they will stay in power for six months whenever the election could be held. The declarations were praised by most of the demonstrators as a fresh break from the old rule. Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak resigned on Friday as the result of 18 days of national protests.
Submission + - Why Nokia Is Toast (computerworld.com) 1
CWmike writes: It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. No more. Nokia is being killed by complexity. Along comes Microsoft with Windows Phone 7, delivering more complexity. My view is that Microsoft doesn't matter, writes Mike Elgan. Although Windows Phone 7 is a way better operating system than Symbian, Nokia's problem isn't Symbian, and the solution isn't Windows Phone 7. Nokia's problem is that it follows the losing strategies of the other losers in the market, and rejects the only two known winning strategies. There are way too many Nokia phones. This causes either choice paralysis, sending buyers screaming to Apple for relief, or buyer's remorse. Nokia should take the advice Steve Jobs gave to Nike CEO Mark Parker: 'Just get rid of the crappy stuff and focus on the good stuff.'
Submission + - Mr.Elop still owns Microsoft shares? (kauppalehti.fi)
An anonymous reader writes: The Finnish economic newspaper Kauppalehti has a breaking story that reveals Mr. Elop not owning any Nokia shares nor options [ http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=20110260319 ]. But as a former insider of Microsoft, it's publicly known that he traded with MS shares as late as 31th August 2010, when he owned 261 302 shares and sold off roughly 23 000 shares to a value of 500 000 USD. Nokia's stock price lost 18 points on Friday. The newspaper points out that if Mr. Elop still owns MS shares this would put the whole Nokia-MS deal in a very special light and damage Nokia's reputation. Kauppalehti didn't today find anybody from Nokia who would comment on the issue.
Submission + - Elop has no Nokia shares (slashdot.org)
An anonymous reader writes: The largest newspaper in Finland, Helsingin Sanomat, reports that the new boss at mobile maker Nokia, Sephen Elop, has no Nokia shares at all. Stephen Elop however have major share holdings in Microsoft. Usually it is considered to be in the shareholders interest if the CEO ownes shares in the company he is running. Speculation about Elop beeing part of a Microsoft coup to take over Nokia are running wilde.
Full story (finnish):
http://www.hs.fi/talous/artikkeli/Sis%C3%A4piirirekisteri+Elop+ei+omista+yht%C3%A4%C3%A4n+Nokian+osaketta/1135263763862
Full story (finnish):
http://www.hs.fi/talous/artikkeli/Sis%C3%A4piirirekisteri+Elop+ei+omista+yht%C3%A4%C3%A4n+Nokian+osaketta/1135263763862
Comment left panel too wide (Firefox 3.6.x) (Score 1) 2254
My screen resolution is 128dpi and, therefore, I am using large test fonts. Left panel is too wide and crops off sizable part of the main central panel swallowing the beginning of each line. Please, fix it!!
I am using Firefox 3.6.9 under Ubuntu Linux.
Comment How to get rid of left panel or make it narrower?? (Score 1) 2254
My screen is 128dpi. Therefore, I am using 20px fonts for text.
The left panel crops off substantial portion of middle panel making reading slashdot virtually impossible. Please, stop cluttering pages with useless crap. Keep it simple, please!!
Comment new design problems under Firefox 3.6.9 on Linux (Score 1) 2254
Browsing with larger fonts the left panel crops portions of the central panel. Impossible to use. Please, give an option of using old design.
