Comment Re:Lesser known corollaries (Score 1) 101
You mean like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiBxkLydnU8
Comment Hammer and Shake (Score 1) 497
Seriously, all it takes is a hammer and 5 minutes. Just put on some saftey glasses, take it out back, and go apeshit on it. Imagine it's someone you hate (you could even print a photo and tape it on) and go to town with the hammer. After some soild swings, give it a shake to make sure you can hear broken platters. Then hit it some more. I am sure some of the nerds out there could use a soild 5 minutes of pyhsical activity.
China Ditches Compulsory Green Dam Plans 76
scrubl writes "China has ditched plans to force foreign and domestic computer manufacturers to install internet filtering technology in computers sold inside its borders. The Chinese government paid $5.85m to develop the software called Green Dam and claimed it was being installed to stop access to porn on computers and protect children. China's industry and information technology minister Li Yizhong said that manufacturers, Internet users, and organisations opposed to the plans had received the wrong message from his department and that installation was never planned to be compulsory."
Comment If you are near Seattle (Score 1) 435
If you are near Seattle I highly reccomend the Museum of Flight at Boeing field. See some great history and awesome jets. http://www.museumofflight.org/
Submission + - Night Vision for $60, ninjas of the world cower.
Dirty Fool writes: Ars Technica recently reviewed a set of $60 night-vision goggles that apparently are user-friendly, binocular, and lots of fun:
"Ars Technica takes a look at the next-generation of night-vision, in a toy. JAKKS Pacific has taken a second pass at its night vision design, making it easier to use and adding a larger screen that now takes advantage of both eyes. It's time to go ninja hunting."
I know I would like to hunt ninjas in the dark...
Comment Rogue Spear + Rubber Batons (Score 1) 346
Back in the day I used to play Rogue Spear against my buddies for hours using only shotguns loaded with rubber batons. It would take as many as 20 shots sometimes to take someone down. The total lack of melee weapons ensured there was a lot of limping around next to each other frantically reloading. Add a few J's and we could stay entertained all night.
Comment Some are ok... (Score 1) 539
I can see why Apple would want things like submersion/heat/shock sensors to be included to counter warranty fraud, but going as far as continuity sensors to detect jailbraking and whatnot is wrong. The phone is yours when you purchase it and you should eb ablet o do what you want with it. The sensors are only a small part of the overarching issue of Apple trying to exert too much control over their products. With any luck Steve Jobs will die soon and someone will have the balls to take the company in a new, not control-freaked, direction.
Comment Re:Well (Score 1) 647
I have to agree that this new testing device might make for some tricky situations. Most current saliva based tests can detect for usage from the last 3 days to a week or so. I wonder what kind of detection window this new method has... I don't want to get a DUI for that J I smoked 2 days ago....
