Comment Typo in model number (Score 3, Informative) 145
The AP he used was a Netgear WNDAP350. There was a typo in the article.
Comment As long as I can still have offline Gmail... (Score 2, Interesting) 139
...I won't really miss Gears. Since right now Offline Gmail uses Gears, I don't want it to go away.
Security Certificate Warnings Don't Work 432
angry tapir writes "In a laboratory experiment, researchers found that between 55 percent and 100 percent of participants ignored certificate security warnings, depending on which browser they were using (different browsers use different language to warn their users). The researchers first conducted an online survey of more than 400 Web surfers, to learn what they thought about certificate warnings. They then brought 100 people into a lab and studied how they surf the Web. They found that people often had a mixed-up understanding of certificate warnings. For example, many thought they could ignore the messages when visiting a site they trust, but that they should be more wary at less-trustworthy sites."
Successful Test of Superconducting Plasma Rocket Engine 168
xp65 writes to mention that Ad Astra has successfully tested their VX-200 plasma engine at full power in superconducting conditions, the first time such an engine has been tested at those power levels. "The VX-200 engine is the first flight-like prototype of the VASIMR® propulsion system, a new high-power plasma-based rocket, initially studied by NASA and now being developed privately by Ad Astra. VASIMR® engines could enable space operations far more efficiently than today's chemical rockets and ultimately they could also greatly speed up robotic and human transit times for missions to Mars and beyond."
Submission + - Netflix Prize may have been achieved
MadAnalyst writes: The long running $1,000,000 competition to improve on the Netflix Cinematch recommendation system by 10% (in terms of the RMSE) may have finally been won. Recent results show a 10.05% improvement from the BellKor's Pragmatic Chaos team.
This competition has also had some previous (2) Slashdot coverage.
Comment Re:Pic doesn't seem to match up with story (Score 1) 5
It is. That's more like a 250 or 500 KV line.
Submission + - Can you live without TV via cable or dish?
madsci1016 writes: "I am a recent college graduate about ready to move into a new apartment. There is no coax installed in the new apartment, and I would either have to do it myself or pay to have it installed. But, do I really need it? Most of the shows I watch are available via Hulu or Fancast. Local news can be found through local station's websites. I enjoy TV as much as the next guy, but times are tough and cable TV may be an expense I can get rid of. Has anyone tried living cable and dish free? What software did you use? Has the internet become viable as the sole means of content delivery for your TV?"
Comment Just Obama? (Score 1) 2
If i recall an event that happened a few years back, a spam master (pharmamatster or something like that) claimed he could bring down the internet, and was successfull at knocking part of it down.
While I am hard pressed to find a reason to USE such a power, maybe the availability of the power might be a good idea; a digital form of Mutually Assured Destruction.
Plus, it would prevent Skynet from ever taking control of the world.
While I am hard pressed to find a reason to USE such a power, maybe the availability of the power might be a good idea; a digital form of Mutually Assured Destruction.
Plus, it would prevent Skynet from ever taking control of the world.
Comment Re:Used in college (Score 1) 369
It's cheating because they are abusing an ILLEGAL performance enhancing drug. All the users i knew of did not have prescriptions.
Caffeine is not illegal, so those who have a good moral base are still on the same playing field as those who do not.
Caffeine is not illegal, so those who have a good moral base are still on the same playing field as those who do not.
Comment Re:Used in college (Score 3, Interesting) 369
I wanted to know if the advantage were long-term or short. And, as I've been out of school for longer than the average slashdotter's been alive, it's only a case of satisfying my curiosity.
I'm not sure about the long term, but i have witnessed first hand the same person studying with and without Adderall and the difference is scary. When on Adderall knowledge retention becomes increased ten fold and immunity to distractions becomes perfect. It reminds me of movies where you see super geniuses recite any line from a book read in the past.
Comment Re:Used in college (Score 2, Interesting) 369
I just finished up undergraduate classes as an electrical engineer, and I would say the majority of people in my department used Adderall to help them study longer. Those people all ended up with better GPA's for it.
Any chance you go to a Florida school? Because as soon as i saw this article, i was going to post exactly what you said.
I can count at least half of my BSEE graduating class that used Adderall for every test, and they always got better grades because of it.
I'm not going to argue it won't hurt them down the road, but guess what, their drug inflated GPAs are getting them jobs now in this bad economy while the honest are struggling. How is this not a form of cheating?
Comment Sounds familiar. (Score 2, Informative) 164
Sounds like a repeat of DVDXCopy. That tool only let you make one copy i believe; and it lost the legal battle.
Comment Re:Old news is old (Score 1) 103
Not Off topic. Anon is correct.
This was on Slashdot before. This is a repeat news item and a waste of Slashdot space. Can the reviewers wake up please?
Comment Re:T-Mobile does support tethering (Score 1) 361
Glad someone beat me to posting this. I was going to call sheninagans as not only does T-mobile support tethering, if you call and ask them, they will walk you through setting it up, as they did with me. Something is fishy with google's claim.
Comment Re:The only change I make... (Score 1) 432
I had the same problem. Although, i like my solution better.
