Comment Re:What's DARPA about it ? (Score 2, Funny) 129
It required communication between different members of a group, to cover a bigger area.
Comment Re:for those that didn't rtmfa (Score 1) 238
Offtopic:
You know you can buy USB 9-pin serial adapters that work fine, right ?
Another cable to haul around, but keeps the laptop simpler.
(And BTW, the 9-pin serial is becoming obsolete... kids speak about some new "Universal Serial Bus" interface)
Comment Happy sysadmin day ! (Score 1) 58
I know that it's offtopic but:
Hey, people, it's sysadmin day...
http://www.sysadminday.com/
Comment Re:BSD no where to be found? (Score 1) 72
404 Not Found
So yes, the *BSD are nowhere to be found...
Comment Re:So... (Score 2, Informative) 199
Just take a look http://unimedia.info/ ! These guys are serious...
Comment Re:Shell bank (Score 1) 65
Ahem... World != USA . So you keep your laws while we, the rest of the world, keep our laws.
(At least until you start an "War on Primitivism" against EU because of our lack of "Patriot Act")
Comment Re:Jet lag (Score 1) 605
That's my average sleep schedule too (well, almost) and I'm in the high-school: 6:30 - 0:30
Comment Re:HP 28S (Score 1) 776
If I have to do any calculations while near the PC, depending on the complexity I use the small packet calculator, a slide rule, the pen&paper method,a Canon scientific calculator (F-720i) or sometimes a scheme (LISP dialect) interpreter.
Only in case of emergency I use GCalc or OO.org Spreadsheets.
Comment Another link (Score 1) 135
Also, here is a recording from a Computer Chaos Club Congress about messing with DNA. You can get a fairly good grip on this subject if you watch it
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6950604815683841321&hl=en
Comment Re:Fine, I'll think of the children (Score 0) 135
Oblig. XKCD reference
Comment Re:China and South Korea already did this, no? (Score 1) 363
And we discussed yesterday that EU wants some common standard for charging mobile phones.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/16/206213
BTW: dupe ?
Comment Re:Power Source? (Score 1) 65
Arghhh... ninja-ed by one minute...
Comment Re:Power Source? (Score 2, Informative) 65
IANANE (I Am Not A NASA Engineer) but, IMHO, it will be powered by using the tether as a power cord, using stationary rover's solar cells, who stays on the edge of the crater (not sure about mountains...), as in the image:
http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/systemImage.cfm?System=16&Image=414
Or maybe rechargeable batteries and periodical recharging from the main rover ?
Amazon Enters Gaming Market 52
eldavojohn writes "Ars brings us news of Amazon's entrance into the casual gaming market after purchasing Reflexive last year. Amazon identifies this sort of gaming as a good start for its demographic of customers and is certainly making competitors in the field nervous. There is a lot of evidence that Amazon is testing the waters to see how these small time games go as a prerequisite to something bigger, although they aren't talking. From Ars, 'For the first week, visitors will even be able to grab three games for free: Jewel Quest 2, Build a Lot, and The Scruffs. That, along with the ability to try every game before you buy, should be enough to entice fans of casual gaming to check out Amazon's offerings. It also looks like this could be Amazon's first step into the world of digital distribution for video games.' Do you think this trial will go well for Amazon?"
Comment Re:Markup language != programming language (Score 1) 85
The ML are just responsible for the View part in the MVC architecture.
To make a complete application, you need also the Model and the Controller.
