Comment Prior Art (Score 0, Troll) 483
Year book
Comment Re:Snooze. (Score 1) 294
Anyone have a link of an alternate source. Wikileaks where are you when we really need you.
Lasers Approach Their Ultimate Intensity Limit 384
Flash Modin writes "Death Star style superlasers? Don't bet on it. High-power lasers currently in development appear to be nearing the theoretical laser intensity limit, according to new research set to be published in the journal Physical Review Letters. Ultra-high-energy laser fields can actually convert their light into matter as shown in the late '90s at the Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC). This process creates an 'avalanche-like electromagnetic cascade' (also known as sparking the vacuum) capable of destroying a laser field. Physicists thought it might be a problem for lasers eventually, but this work indicates the technology is much closer to its limit than researchers believed. A preprint is available here."
Obama Wants Allies To Go After WikiLeaks 1088
krou writes "Coming on the back of human rights groups criticizing WikiLeaks, American officials are saying that the Obama administration is pressuring allies such as Australia, Britain, and Germany to open criminal investigations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and to try limit his ability to travel. 'It's not just our troops that are put in jeopardy by this leaking. It's UK troops, it's German troops, it's Australian troops — all of the NATO troops and foreign forces working together in Afghanistan,' said one American diplomatic official, who added that other governments should 'review whether the actions of WikiLeaks could constitute crimes under their own national-security laws.'"
Inmates Escape As Guard Plays Plants Vs. Zombies 87
dotarray writes "Everybody knows that there's a certain risk one takes when playing addictive, engrossing games can be trouble when you're meant to be doing something else. The prevalence of awesome games on the iPhone hasn't helped that risk. A Plants Vs. Zombies loving police officer has learned this the hard way after an escape."
Comment Re:I gotta say... (Score 5, Insightful) 281
The good thing is that they are actually asking these questions in the first place. We all know other companies (not all) that wouldn't give some of these balancing ideals even a moment of reflection.
and no I'm not a Google fanboy
and no I'm not a Google fanboy
Comment What this guy did wrong (Score 4, Informative) 620
1. He could have contracted the item to be couriered and put a collateral of isk that was worth more than what the item was worth. If the courier loses it he loses nothing.
2. He couriered something while he was at war with another corporation.
3. He did not set up an instant warp bookmark for exiting the station.
4. He did not put a cloak on this ship.
5. He was in Jita. The biggest trade hub in the game. He did not have to pick up plex there.
6. There is no six (Monty Python and Eve University reference).
2. He couriered something while he was at war with another corporation.
3. He did not set up an instant warp bookmark for exiting the station.
4. He did not put a cloak on this ship.
5. He was in Jita. The biggest trade hub in the game. He did not have to pick up plex there.
6. There is no six (Monty Python and Eve University reference).
Comment Re:It says they're nearly impervious to disaster (Score 2, Insightful) 219
depends on how close to shore it is. It's nearly a non-event if the ship is not close to shore.
Comment Re:A Patent? (Score 3, Insightful) 219
One word: Cooling
Comment Maybe it's like alchohol (Score 1) 435
If you deprive somebody of it for 18-21 years then you get people going nuts and overdosing on it once it is first accessible. The internet was something brand spanking new and generation x ate it up like a junkie.
Similar to kids in Europe they grow up with less restrictions on alcohol and it doesn't seem to be an epidemic of kids drinking over there in excess. This newer generation can be less obsessive about how everything works and be on it all the time.
Similar to kids in Europe they grow up with less restrictions on alcohol and it doesn't seem to be an epidemic of kids drinking over there in excess. This newer generation can be less obsessive about how everything works and be on it all the time.
Comment Re:Of course they can (Score 5, Interesting) 560
Wait you don't think they have a camera pointed exactly at this scanner with a timecode sync. It's trivial to rewind a set of video and find out exactly who you are.
Don't think for a second they do not know who is who. Maybe not the drones manning the station but the analyst will definitely have a clue. Now think of a celebrity passing through one of these. All one of the drones needs to know is the time the celebrity crossed the scanner (Yes most use private charters but there is the occasional public figure (Kevin Smith anyone?))
Comment Re:It's down to the cost of one disk? (Score 1) 551
People who do not know how to swap out Video cards are a good source of these machines.
Comment Re:Very interesting (Score 1) 150
For someone doing this manually yes however photosynth has made this an easy endeavor now a days. You will see what I mean from the 3:00 mark and on.
http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html
Comment Re:UFFSA (Score 1) 637
Israel. Airport security in the U.S. is a joke compared to what they have going on there. Remember when they were confiscating whatever the new apple product was. There security is armed to the teeth. I understand they are trying to keep their country safe and am not making a judgment; just pointing out that the U.S. isn't the only one detaining people at airports for questioning.
On another note.. would you let some one you know hacking your companies website go ahead and sit in the break room with administrative assistants without at least talking to him? The U.S.Government is trying to protect security and information leaks. This was an opportunity to grab for some low hanging fruit, hoping they would get lucky.
By being well informed of his own rights the target was able to stop any communication with out a lawyer present.
On another note.. would you let some one you know hacking your companies website go ahead and sit in the break room with administrative assistants without at least talking to him? The U.S.Government is trying to protect security and information leaks. This was an opportunity to grab for some low hanging fruit, hoping they would get lucky.
By being well informed of his own rights the target was able to stop any communication with out a lawyer present.
Comment Re:What is the issue? (Score 1) 319
While what you say is correct
What about follow spots? The tech or stage manager is probably calling cues to the follow spot operators. Sure you can get a vari-lite to hit a couple of static spots but the tech is there for when things go wrong like someone is sick backstage they are going to do the next bit with out him, patch out or don't spot this part of the performance.
What about follow spots? The tech or stage manager is probably calling cues to the follow spot operators. Sure you can get a vari-lite to hit a couple of static spots but the tech is there for when things go wrong like someone is sick backstage they are going to do the next bit with out him, patch out or don't spot this part of the performance.
