Comment Re:Mailing lists (Score 1) 248
I'm pretty sure the company I work for has been doing this or something similar for at least 5 years, I've always had to hit Shift-alt-r if I needed to reply to all. The button and menu item are greyed out.
Comment Re:Scandinavia, the great country! (Score 2) 376
Honestly, I don't know why any article with a source link at the bottom of it ends up in slashdot summary.
Comment Re:SAM Launch (Score 1) 544
I'd hate to break it to you but Curiosity is an alien invasion of Mars.
Comment Re:Disney made Kill Bill (Score 2) 321
Comment Re:Counterexample (Score 1) 761
You mean these outstanding actors?
Comment Blizzard was even earlier. (Score 3, Funny) 143
Orc peons in Warcraft II had a poke limit in 1995.
Comment Re:Signal isn't chaning, the noise floor is (Score 1) 615
tl/dr
... pissing off your neighbors.
Wait what was that again?
Comment Re:Public forums? (Score 1) 413
Who cares, this means I can blame every stupid mistake I made in Eve Online on the CIA. Call me a believer.
Comment Re:Clarification Needed (please) (Score 1) 123
Anyone who types three random words into Google and clicks the I'm Feeling Lucky button earns an Internet Explorer badge. (please contact Microsoft if your badge doesn't arrive by overnight courier)
Comment What is this Stellar Hot Air Day? (Score 1) 121
The previous story is the Romney-Ryan Space Policy.
Amazon Debuts Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD In 2 Sizes 307
Nerval's Lobster writes "Amazon used a Sept. 6 event in California to debut a range of products, including a front-lit [not back-lit, as originally reported] Kindle e-reader with a higher-resolution screen, an updated Kindle Fire, and the new Kindle Fire HD in two screen sizes. First, Bezos showed off a new version of the Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, complete with a front-lit, higher-resolution screen (221 pixels-per-inch and 25 percent more contrast, according to Amazon). The device weighs 7.5 ounces and is 9.1mm thin; battery life is rated at eight weeks, and the screen brightness is adjustable. He then showed off the updated Kindle Fire, before moving to the Kindle Fire HD, which features a choice of 7-inch or 8.9-inch screens, dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus, two antennas for better Wi-Fi pickup, and a Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 processor (which Bezos claimed could out-perform the Tegra 3). The Kindle Fire HD's 7-inch version will retail for $199 and ship Sept. 14, while the 8.9-inch version will cost $299 and ship Nov. 20. An 8.9-inch, 4G LTE-enabled version with 32GB storage will be available starting Nov. 20 for $499, paired with a $49.99-a-year data plan."
Scientists Set Bold Plan For Future Exploration of the Sun 140
coondoggie writes "Our understanding of space weather and the impact of space around Earth has greatly increased in the last 10 years and if the ambitious plan the National Research Council can be implemented, the next 10 years will generate tons more scientific insight. The National Research Council issued its second research recommendation report, 'Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society,' which represents 18 months of research by more than 85 solar and space physicists and space system engineers and lays out major scientific goals for solar exploration on the next 10 years."
Comment Re:Oh no! (Score 1) 190
For now the same place as before. I'm sure they'll have a new domain and team of lawyers soon.
Comment Re:Sky crane? (Score 1) 114
Whoever Steve Sell's (Deputy Operations Lead for Entry, Descent, and Landing) boss is came up with it, or at least is going to end up taking credit/blame for it.
Comment Re:is there still time (Score 1) 223
Armageddon II: Astrodriller Harry Stamper has retired to a Texas ranch to raise horses when NASA recruits him and his gang of misfit cowboys to lasso an asteroid into position to sheild Earth from the wrath of the Sun itself.
