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Comment Re:Nope! (Score 1) 538

Yes, you will. And you'll be telling everyone, once you get used to it, it's a lot better than the previous version. This is what you always do, first complain and then accept. Like all other windows users, you'll never be able to deny it anyways.

Comment Re:Easier way to learn it (Score 1) 358

First thing is, do not believe anyone who's telling you that you can understand general relativity or quantum mechanics without understanding the math behind. If you have basic calculus knowledge I can recommend either looking at this book by Penrose which covers all the math and physics topics briefly or watch some of the physics courses online from Stanford. These courses are really enjoyable. They're not regular undergrad courses, but specially for people who have interest in the physics but doesn't have too much time to invest (for general relativity you'll need around 5-6 years of study in university.

I would start with classical mechanics or quantum entanglements. If you start with general relativity, most probably you wouldn't understand what he's talking about.
There are more courses, just check Standford Uni playlists.

Comment This is software development problem (Score 1) 990

Programming languages (C#, Java, tsql, javascript, etc.) doesn't have good concepts for handling timezones and timezones are usually ignored during design and implementation. And then developers doesn't like timezones, and their software cannot support people to manage time easily. I don't think people have any problems with timezones. Better timezone support in languages, frameworks and applications are needed, not removal of timezones.
Chrome

IE8 Beats Other Browsers In Laptop Battery Life 263

WARM3CH writes "AnandTech tested a laptop with an AMD CPU, a laptop with an Intel CPU, and a netbook to compare battery life while running Internet Explorer 8, Opera 10, Firefox 3.5, Safari 4, and Chrome. They tested on simple web pages and flash-infested ones. IE8 had the best battery life on both laptops (followed by FF + AdBlock), and Safari had the worst battery life. On the netbook, Chrome was slightly ahead of IE8. The report concludes: 'Overall, Internet Explorer and Firefox + AdBlock consistently place near the top, with Chrome following closely behind. Opera 10 Beta 3 didn't do as well as Opera 9.6.4, and in a couple quick tests, it doesn't appear that the final release of Opera 10 changes the situation at all. Opera in general — version 9 or 10 — looks like it doesn't do as well as the other major browsers. Safari is at the back, by a large margin, on all three test notebooks. We suspect that Safari 4 does better under OS X, however, so the poor Windows result probably won't matter to most Safari users.'"
Education

Perimeter Institute Launches Modern Physics Resource 30

An anonymous reader writes "You can find six new online sources of info about hot topics in modern physics at the 'What We Research' outreach page of Perimeter Institute. The info includes text, graphics and online presentations dealing with Cosmology, Superstring Theory, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Foundations, Quantum Information and Particle Physics. The resource section at the bottom of each page recommends a wealth of interesting online lectures by some famous scientists. PI is an independent, nonprofit scientific research and outreach organization."
Operating Systems

What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 511

notthatwillsmith writes "With Ubuntu 8.10 due to be released in just a few days, Maximum PC pored through all the enhancements, updates, and new features that are bundled into the release of Intrepid Ibex and separated out the new features that are most exciting for Linux desktop users. Things to be excited about? With new versions of GNOME and X.Org, there's quite a bit, ranging from the context-sensitive Deskbar search to an audio and video compatible SIP client to the new Network Manager (manage wired, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cellular broadband connections in one place)."

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