Comment same as GM release? (Score 1) 453
Is this the same as the GM release?
Submission + - NASA's News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery (nasa.gov)
Totally_Tux writes: This looks like a significant event, has something been found? From the press release:
"NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.
The news conference will be held at the NASA Headquarters auditorium at 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website at http://www.nasa.gov./ "
"NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.
The news conference will be held at the NASA Headquarters auditorium at 300 E St. SW, in Washington. It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency's website at http://www.nasa.gov./ "
Comment another one! Covox (Score 1) 348
I remember making a sound'card' (DA converter) with some resistors attached to the parallel port of my 386dx. Could it have been Covox?
Submission + - Microsoft makes free online version of Office (nwsource.com)
walterbyrd writes: Microsoft will offer an online version of Office 2010 for free. I have to wonder, will this remain free indefinitely? Or is Microsoft just trying to firmly establish it's OOXML standard, then go back to business as usual?
Submission + - Project Macbook tablet (neowin.net)
FrankNFurter writes: "What do you do with a Macbook the battery of which exploded? Why, try to turn it into a Mac tablet of course. A forum member on Neowin is trying just that, documenting his progress with pictures and videos."
Submission + - Apple iPad Jailbreaking Hacks (ifunia.com)
lemoon writes: We all know how the jailbroken community has changed the way we use our iPhone’s today. Apps like ProSwitcher, Backgrounder, qTweeter, YourTube, Google Voice, BTStack and so on have enabled iPhone and iPod touch users to do amazing things which otherwise would have never been possible. Now with the release of the new Apple iPad, will the device be the prime target of jailbreaking hacks?
http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/apple-ipad-jailbreak-hacks.html
http://www.ifunia.com/ipad-column/apple-ipad-jailbreak-hacks.html
Comment swimming pool (Score 1) 422
On my first night of my Ibiza holiday I dove, slightly intoxicated, into the swimming pool and stayed there for at least hour. Not sure if I also pissed in the pool.
I forgot my new iPhone was in the pocket of my swimming trousers. Next day I found my wet phone, still in the pocket, after weeks drying in the sun it worked again. I had to repace the battery though.
I bought a new iPhone in the meantime and gave the one from the pool to my girlfriend, she's very happy with it.
3D Blu-ray Spec Finalized, PS3 Supported 157
Lucas123 writes "The Blu-ray Disc Association announced today that it has finalized the specification for Blu-ray 3-D discs. The market for 3-D, which includes 3-D enabled televisions, is expected to be $15.8 billion by 2015. Blu-ray 3-D will create a full 1080p resolution image for both eyes using MPEG4-MVC format. Even though two hi-def images are produced, the overhead is typically only 50% compared to equivalent 2D content. The spec also allows PS3 game consoles to play Blu-ray 3-D content. 'The specification also incorporates enhanced graphic features for 3D. These features provide a new experience for users, enabling navigation using 3D graphic menus and displaying 3D subtitles positioned in 3D video.'"
Comment not for a netbook (Score 2, Interesting) 291
the 17inch MacBook Pro has a lot of room beneath the keyboard.
Instead of a keypad, there could be room for a 10inch touchscreen.
It would add some extra value to this relative expensive member of the MacBook family.
Comment handy for interogation (Score 1) 320
basicly you can get all information out of someone with this technique.
you "just" torture them to get the information and wipe their memories of the interogation and do whatever you want with the aquired information. you can even let the subject loose and observe some more, knowing what you've learned from interogating the subject.
