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Submission + - Dice Ruins Slashdot (slashdot.org) 12

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An anonymous reader writes: In an attempt to modernize Slashdot, Dice has removed everything that made Slashdot unique and worthwhile and has turned it into a generic blog site. User feedback has been unanimously negative, but this is to no avail, and users will have to head elsewhere for insightful and entertaining commentary on tech news.

Submission + - $100 3D Printer And Scanner (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by coolnumbr12
coolnumbr12 writes: In just three days, Peachy Printer soared past its $50,000 goal. At the time of writing, the project has attracted $288,002 of funding on Kickstarter.

Peachy Printer relies on software that translates 3D models in an audio wave, and then plays the audio file through a computerâ(TM)s headphone jack. Peachy Printer uses the audio wave to drive a pair of electromagnetic mirrors to reflect a laser beam that shapes a hard object out of resin. The method significantly cuts down on the cost of the hardware.

Submission + - 12 dead, more wounded in Washington Naval Yard (navytimes.com) 1

Submitted by therealobsideus
therealobsideus writes: An active shooter was reported this morning inside Building 197 of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Story is still developing, with many agencies on scene including the ATF team that captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. One suspect dead, two are still at large. Security has been stepped up throughout the capital. NAVSEA is responsible for engineering, building, buying and mainting the Navy's ships, submarines and combat systems with over 60,000 civilian, military and contract personnel and a budget of nearly $30 billion USD.

Comment Re:Chemical Weapons Suck (Score 1) 659

by therealobsideus (#44803539) Attached to: Should the U.S. bomb Syria?
I support a strike regardless of who is responsible for the deployment, although the likely culprit is undoubtedly Assad's government - the rebels just don't have the means of deploying such weapons, even if they did get their hands on them. From what we know, the Syrian government has the bulk of their stockpiles in two facilities - drop a thermobaric weapon on both facilities and be done with it, destroying the bulk of the stockpiles completely.

Comment Re:Damned if you do, damned if you don't (Score 2) 659

by therealobsideus (#44803507) Attached to: Should the U.S. bomb Syria?
While Syria is not a signatory of the CWC, they are a signatory of the Geneva Protocol (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare). So they're prohibited from using chemical and biological agents, but not prohibited from producing, storing or transferring. So yes, they are breaking international law by using such weapons.

Comment Why am I the only one? (Score 1) 786

by therealobsideus (#43657185) Attached to: Microsoft's "New Coke" Moment?
Why does it seem like I'm in the majority here on Windows 8? I understand most power users hate Windows 8 - but now that the average person in my classes this semester have gotten used to Metro, they actually really like it. I think one of the biggest issues with Metro is it's use on non-touch enabled laptops and desktops. The key to Metro is touch - without it, you need something different. As far as Office goes, I have noticed I am a lot faster now using the ribbon interface than I was with the file menus.

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