sykobabul - Slashdot User

Submission + - Xmarks may not be dead after all

Submitted by gatorfan on Thursday September 30, 2010 @03:18PM

gatorfan writes: Xmarks announced it is shutting down in January of next year, that was reported a couple of days ago. Well since the out cry of people willing to pay for the service was so profound, they have since posted a pledge that users can sign if they are willing to pay for the service.

http://blog.xmarks.com/?p=1945

I was wondering if this would be something you guys would like to do an update to the post from earlier this week to get the word out. The post I am referring to,
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/09/28/1548245/Bookmark-Synchronizer-Xmarks-Hangs-Up-Their-Hats?from=rss

Thanks for your consideration.

Ryan
Devoted Xmarks user

Submission + - Impressive HRP-4 robot will make you bow in defere (trippletech.com) 1

Submitted by hasanabbas1987 on Wednesday September 22, 2010 @04:07PM

hasanabbas1987 writes: Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) is back with the mighty impressive HRP-4 humanoid. Created in partnership with Kawada Industries, this 151-centimeter (5-feet) tall, 39-kilo (86-pound) walking followup to the HRP-4C, HRP-3 and HRP-2 robots (pictured in the background) was developed to help take over manufacturing duties from a rapidly aging Japanese work force. The highly mobile HRP-4 features 34-degrees of movement with AIST proprietary control software running on a Linux core. Things get weird at the 5:30 mark of the video embedded after the break when a human enters the stage for a good ol’ fashioned stare down. Probably has something to do with his hot wife.

Submission + - First human powered ornithopter (thestar.com)

Submitted by spasm on Wednesday September 22, 2010 @03:05PM

spasm writes: "A University of Toronto engineering graduate student has made aviation history, successfully flying the first ever human-powered flapping-wing aircraft continuously."

Submission + - When The Senate Tried To Ban Dial Telephones (techdirt.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22, 2010 @01:12PM

An anonymous reader writes: With the Senate now looking to have the government block access to websites it deems to be bad (which seems to be called "censorship" in other countries), it's worth pointing out that the Senate doesn't exactly have a good track record when it comes to deciding what technologies to ban. Back in 1930, some Senators came close to banning the dial telephone, because they felt that it was wrong that they had to do the labor themselves, rather than an operator at the other end.

Comment And in other news.... (Score 1, Insightful) 280

by sykobabul on Wednesday September 08, 2010 @02:02PM (#33510838) Attached to: Narcissists, Insecure People Flock To Facebook

... scientists have discovered that water is wet, air is usually breathable and the sun is hot. :P

Submission + - Chris Hadfield to be the First Canadian Commander (orbitalhub.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 02, 2010 @03:12PM

An anonymous reader writes: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will take command of the station during the second half of his third space mission. Hadfield will launch aboard a Soyuz rocket in December 2012, and spend six months on the station as part of the crew of Expedition 34/35. He will return to Earth in a Soyuz capsule in June 2013.

Submission + - Canadian Cannabis Car (www.cbc.ca)

Submitted by sykobabul on Monday August 23, 2010 @03:33PM

sykobabul writes: The CBC is reporting:

"An electric car made of hemp is being developed by a group of Canadian companies in collaboration with an Alberta Crown corporation.

The Kestrel will be prototyped and tested later in August by Calgary-based Motive Industries Inc., a vehicle development firm focused on advanced materials and technologies, the company announced."

Leave it to us Canadians to come up with all sorts of uses for cannabis.

Comment Re: spelling (Score 1) 183

by sykobabul on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @04:09PM (#33208432) Attached to: Spam email that gets past any relevant filters ...

One way to do it is is hold ALT and type in 0231 on the numeric keypad.

Comment Old news that isn't (Score 1) 318

by sykobabul on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @12:22PM (#32654528) Attached to: Might Shatner Boldly Lead Canada As Governor?

First of all, this references an article that is 2 months old. Since that time, Shat and officials in the Canadian government have confirmed that Bill isn't being considered for the post of Governor General.

Second, Shatner was never on a list, short or otherwise. This whole thing came about as a result of a Facebook group nominating him for GG.

It wasn't going to happen back in April, and it isn't going to happen now. Which is kind of a shame. I would have loved to hear Capt Kirk reading the throne speech.

Submission + - US Suspends Legal Action Against Intel (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by geek4 on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @12:02PM

geek4 writes: Intel and the Federal Trade Commission have suspended legal proceedings related to the lawsuit filed by the federal regulators against the chip maker while the two sides try to negotiate a settlement.

In a statement released on 21 June, Intel officials said the two sides agreed to file a joint motion to suspend the administrative trial proceedings to give the parties time to negotiate. According to Intel, the motion calls for suspending the proceedings until 22 July.

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