Comment My Overclock (Score 5, Funny) 402
There is a direct relationship between my core clock speed and the temperature in the basement...
The Real 'Stuff White People Like' 286
Here's an interesting and funny look at 526,000 OkCupid users, divided into groups by race and gender and all the the things each groups says it likes or is interested in. While it is far from being definitive, the groupings give a glimpse of what makes each culture unique. According to the results, white men like nothing better than Tom Clancy, Van Halen, and golfing.
Comment Re:if that's true... (Score 1) 272
Most people who play WoW don't participate in the activities that provide leadership and group interaction experience.
For an average progression guild there are 1-6 people who could possibly have the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, and 19-35 (benchies) who are being led.
And then for every person in a progression guild there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people playing the game that aren't even being led by the leaders.
For most people, all the people they know who play WoW will fall into the non-leader majority, which fits your experiences perfectly. This, imo, is what gives MMOs and other online games a bad rap.
Comment Re:if that's true... (Score 1) 272
Most people who play WoW don't participate in the activities that provide leadership and group interaction experience.
For an average progression guild there are 1-6 people who could possibly have the opportunity to gain valuable leadership experience, and 19-35 (benchies) who are being led.
And then for every person in a progression guild there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people playing the game that aren't even being led by the leaders.
For most people, all the people they know who play WoW will fall into the non-leader majority, which fits your experiences perfectly. This, imo, is what gives MMOs and other online games a bad rap.
Comment Sounds like WoW (Score 1) 193
World of Warcraft is doing something similar with RealID ( http://us.battle.net/realid/index.html ). It is "completely voluntary"; at least for the moment. I suspect there will be a push for more accountability in all online endeavors soon in an attempt to slow down the horrors of internet anonymity.
Comment Re:Anyone who is stupid enough to work with the RI (Score 1) 495
You really don't even need itunes, if you can get server space just offer the download for free and set up a papal or Google checkout like they used to do for shareware. And if you have such little faith that people will donate, charge $.5 per song.
Then all you have to do is advertise, and the big ad agencies may be expensive, but at least they won't take your copyrights away.
Antidepressants In the Water Are Making Shrimp Suicidal 182
Antidepressants may help a lot of people get up in the morning but new research shows they are making shrimp swim into that big bowl of cocktail sauce in the sky. Alex Ford, a marine biologist at the University of Portsmouth, found that shrimp exposed to the antidepressant fluoxetine are 5 times more likely to swim towards light instead of away from it. Shrimp usually swim away from light as it is associated with birds or fishermen.
Man Repairs Crumbling Walls With Legos 106
Lanxon writes "German-born artist Jan Vormann, 27, has spent the past three years traveling the world repairing crumbling walls and monuments with Lego, reports Wired. His "Dispatchwork" began in 2007 in the small village of Bocchignano, Italy, as part of the contemporary art festival 20 Eventi. Developing the work in situ, he became intrigued by the makeshift repairs that had been made to the crumbling walls. The approach favored function over appearance, reminding Vormann of the haphazard Lego designs created by children."
Inside the Fake PC Recycling Market 320
snydeq writes "OSNews' Howard Fosdick reports on the fake recycling market — one in which companies exploit cheap shipping, inexpensive labor, and a lack of safety and environmental law to export computers and other e-waste to China and Africa where it is 'recycled' with a complete lack of environmental and safety rules. 'This trade has become a thriving business. Companies called "fake recyclers" approach well-meaning organizations — charities, churches, and community organizations — and offer to hold a Recycling Day. The charity provides publicity, legitimacy, and a parking lot for the event. On the designated day, well-meaning residents drop off their old electronics for recycling. The fake recycler picks it up in their trucks, hauls it away for shipping, and makes money by exporting it to Chinese or African "recycling" centers. Nobody's the wiser,' Fosdick writes. Of course, the international community has, in fact, devised a set of rules to control e-waste disposal under the Basel Conventions, but the US — 'the international 'bad boy' of computer recycling — is one of four countries that have not ratified and do not adhere to these international agreements."
Solar-Powered Plane Making 24-hour Flight 85
After technical glitches threw a kink in its schedule, Solar Impulse, the solar-powered plane first mentioned here in June, has finally taken off. Reader asukasoryu writes "An experimental solar-powered plane took off from western Switzerland on Wednesday for a 24-hour test flight — a key step in a historic effort to one day circle the globe using only energy collected from the sun. The plane left Payerne airfield shortly before 7 a.m. after overcoming an equipment problem that delayed a previous attempt. Although the goal is to show that emissions-free air travel is possible, the team says it doesn't see solar technology replacing conventional jet propulsion any time soon. Instead, the project is designed to test and promote new energy-efficient technologies." You can follow the flight's progress at the project's site.
George Lucas C&Ds 'Lightsaber Laser' 481
dward90 writes "George Lucas thinks that bulky, handheld lasers shouldn't be produced because they are his intellectual property. From CNN: 'George Lucas wants to force a laser company to stop making a new, high-powered product he says looks too much like the famous lightsaber from his classic sci-fi series.
Lucasfilm Ltd. has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Hong Kong-based Wicked Lasers, threatening legal action if it doesn't change its Pro Arctic Laser series or stop selling it altogether.'"
