Comment Re:meaning of three new blades... (Score 1) 175
But they're really nice C64 blades.
Comment 8/10 (Score 1) 26
Shocking.
Comment Re:I realise this is "News for Nerds"... (Score 1) 117
There's so much wrong with this post, I don't even know where to begin, but what I really want to know is...
Comment Re:Goodbye Nokia, it was nice knowing you. (Score 1) 234
In the trade-off between functionality and battery life, users have chosen functionality for their real modern mobile phones. Nokia hasn't been able to compete in the area of functionality.
Comment TARDIS (Score 1) 655
First, you'll need to travel back in time to when you were 13. Now you should be able to appreciate this "sophisticated" show.
Comment Re:Of course, it's RIM (Score 3, Informative) 165
I did BlackBerry development for years, and RIM was always difficult to deal with. Simple stuff like having to fill out the same web form every time I wanted to download something, even though I was logged in. Android and iOS have better tools, better support, better experience for the developer.
Comment Hopefully... (Score 1) 263
...one of these releases won't suck. Not holding my breath.
Comment Re:Disaster response (Score 1) 113
ALU has another product, 9907 Rapidly Deployable Network that is designed for this.
Comment Re:What is first post? (Score 1) 164
What kind of humorless sack would mod this down?
Aquarium Uses Eel Powered Christmas Lights
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A Japanese aquarium is using the greenest energy possible to power the lights on its Christmas tree, an electric eel. From the article: "Each time the eel moves, two aluminum panels gather enough electricity to light up the 2-meter (6 ft 6 in) tall tree, decked out in white, in glowing intermittent flashes."
Infinite Mario With Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment 103
bgweber writes "There's been a lot of discussion about whether games should adapt to the skills of players. However, most current techniques limit adaptation to parameter adjustment. But if the parameter adaptation is applied to procedural content generation, then new levels can be generated on-line in response to a player's skill. In this adaptation of Infinite Mario (with source [.JAR]), new levels are generated based on the performance of the player. What other gameplay mechanics are open for adaptation when games adapt to the skills of specific players?"
Comment Re:Tell that to HR and hiring managers... (Score 2) 258
I would pay good money for an eBJ.
Comment Not yet (Score 4, Funny) 425
I'm still writing my Y2K compliance docs. I want to make sure they're detailed and complete before I turn them in to management. Have to get the font and formatting just right. Too soon to worry about the latest fads.
Comment Re:...And one generation behind on HTML5 (Score 3, Funny) 341
Yeah, but if they fixed it, what would we bitch about? Slashdot produces crap HTML and JavaScript to engender sophisticated discussion about web standards and coding practices. Also, the developers are not beaten with enough frequency or severity.
Comment Firefox blows (Score 1) 118
In a few releases, it will be worse than IE. It's not even in my top three browsers any more.
I would tell give you the list, but they're pretty obscure. You probably haven't heard of them.
