Comment Re:What kind of person did they study? (Score 1) 79
Somebody mod parent insightful... I fully agree
Comment Re:From a simpler era (Score 1) 95
Almost as awesome as the blink tag
Comment Mc Kay is at it again (Score 1) 157
trying to make a new ZPM module
Comment Re:I propose a law (Score 1) 157
How do you know it is advertising itself to the unknown? They have mapped more of the universe we are aware of
Comment Re:Eh? (Score 1) 58
And more importantly how many libraries of congress is that
Comment can't wait to see it work on fox news web site (Score 3, Interesting) 375
It is an interesting algorithm, but who is to say the fact is correct? if many sites say the same information, the fact is more correct? if that is the case, then how much better is that from links. when there is more than one version of the truth (conflicts, spin vs fact)... plus not all information is facts... philosophical questions may have more than one answer etc... so I am definitely curious to see how this works out
Comment Exclusive: pix of Titan ancient civilizations (Score 2) 69
According to a news flash I just made up, NASA sent a probe to titan and not only found definitive proof of life there but they were able to take pictures of ancient civilizations of methane based life on titan... According to a new hypothesis formulated by the lead scientist on the mission, "This must be some very old fart"
Comment Re: That option exists. (Score 1) 210
It may sound counter intuitive... but if that's the solution, you could keep your pc and install windows too
Comment Re:/. deals (Score 1, Troll) 117
I loooove cookies... I love the oreo, I love the chocolate chips... I looove cookies
What do you mean, not that kind of cookies?
Comment ZPanel and ispconfig (Score 1) 136
Though these scripts are not distribs, they allow to easily create mysql databases/ configure vhosts, users/ftp etc.. This allows to host multiple sites on one host zand from what I understand, this is what you are trying to do.
Harvard Scientists Say It's Time To Start Thinking About Engineering the Climate 367
merbs writes: Harvard has long been home to one of the fiercest advocates for climate engineering. This week, Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences published a research announcement headlined "Adjusting Earth's Thermostat, With Caution." That might read as oxymoronic — intentionally altering the planet's climate has rarely been considered a cautious enterprise — but it fairly accurately reflects the thrust of several new studies published by the Royal Society, all focused on exploring the controversial field of geoengineering.
Scientists Optimistic About Getting a Mammoth Genome Complete Enough To Clone 187
Clark Schultz writes The premise behind Jurassic Park just got a bit more real after scientists in South Korea said they are optimistic they can extract enough DNA from the blood of a preserved woolly mammoth to clone the long-extinct mammal. The ice-wrapped woolly mammoth was found last year on an island off of Siberia. The development is being closely watched by the scientific community with opinion sharply divided on the ethics of the project.
Comment Re:Whoosh! (Score 1) 61
Technically, it is still moving... but in a virtual space
Comment It is time to revive punch cards (Score 1) 299
_ I had a joke about it but the punch line kind of writes itself
_ no magnetic stripes so storage should last longer
_ paper is bio degradable so it is more eco-friendly
_ we have been too spoiled with code editors
Help ESR Stamp Out CVS and SVN In Our Lifetime 245
mtaht writes ESR is collecting specifications and donations towards getting a new high end machine to be used for massive CVS and SVN repository conversions, after encountering problems with converting the whole of netbsd over to git. What he's doing now sort of reminds me of holding a bake sale to build a bomber, but he's well on his way towards Xeon class or higher for the work. What else can be done to speed up adoption of git and preserve all the computer history kept in source code repositories? ESR says he'll match funds toward the purchase of the needed hardware, so if you want to help drive him into bankruptcy, now's your chance.
