Comment Re:Will this be covered by the public option? (Score 1) 314
like a laser
Or just cut out the middleman, and just use the laser rapidly heating your head's membrane to produce sound.
Of course, most of those sounds will be "OW!"
Comment Niven and Barnes had it before Rainbows End (Score 1) 196
The concept of VR contact lenses was also used in the 1992 book, The California Voodoo Game, a sequel to Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steve Barnes, long before Rainbows End.
Google Funding the Next Big One? 295
wdavies writes "According to this New York Times article, Google is funding a controversial deep drill geothermal project north of San Francisco. Apparently the company, AltaRock, omitted to disclose that the same deep drilling caused a major quake in Basel, Switzerland when it was last used. Given the notorious geological instability of the Northern Californian coast, this strikes me as kind of dumb — and given the known likelihood of this technique producing earthquakes, somewhat EVIL."
John Hodgman Asks Obama, "Are You a Nerd?" 147
Hugh Pickens writes "Watch a video of comedian John Hodgman speak after Barack Obama at the recent Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner in DC and discuss the central question of our age: "how we can heal the great and shameful division that has plagued our nation for so long — the age old conflict between jocks and nerds" and ask Obama: Are you now, or have you ever been, a nerd?"
Comment Re:Where Does a Geek Find a Social Life? (Score 1) 1354
I don't know a single guy in the world that is out on the town, spies a girl across the room and goes "God, I have got to have that woman...did you see the personality on that chick!?!?"
That's because beer goggles require less input than our built-in personality assessment systems.
Comment Re:And? (Score 1) 543
The same thing can happen near the border with Mexico. When I was working within 30 feet of the border, I didn't want to take the chance, so I turned off my phone while I was at the border.
Comment We already have Helium, so... (Score 1) 461
How about Shelium?
Comment Re:l'Hopital's rule... (Score 1) 461
Yeah, imagine if it that had happened a few years ago, and it was "Enronium."
Comment Re:Oh come on. (Score 1, Troll) 794
Python is the *last* language you should learn.
And only if you absolutely must use it.
I wouldn't describe it as "pudding" though. That's too tasty.
Comment Re:You don't ... (Score 1) 902
Having done both, I can say there are similarities between plumbing and tech support. However, tech support work is less stinky, and you can eat with your fingers.
Hey, it's all about building and maintaining systems so that stuff flows when it should and stops when it should.
Hey, it's all about building and maintaining systems so that stuff flows when it should and stops when it should.
Comment Re:Back in the day... (Score 1) 345
God rest Jon Postel.
Comment Re:Confirmed. (Score 2, Insightful) 527
Confirmed by an AC. Well, that's solid.
Comment Re:A few thoughts (Score 1) 635
How will yelling sheesh help, irrespective of the size of the house.
Obviously you haven't perused the RFP for a Sheesh-based communication protocol.
Comment Re:Hmmmm (Score 1) 635
It's the patented Slashdot "get a random three-quarters of the thread" system.
Comment Rocky's Boots! (Score 1) 301
I know it's a little "old school," but have you considered using Rocky's Boots?"
It's been a few years since I used it, but I thought it was a great tool at the time.
It's been a few years since I used it, but I thought it was a great tool at the time.
