Comment Re:Never met anyone who uses it. (Score 1) 245
i'm not the AC OP, but organization standatrds are there for a reason - and they don't imply tunnel vision, just easier management of a whole system
Comment Re:Noththing wrong with him (Score 2) 529
thats easy - move to mint
i did so when they introduced unity and never regretted it
i did so when they introduced unity and never regretted it
Comment this is great news (Score 1) 440
especially if it can kill the mold of other stuff too
as for me, bread won't be the main usage - because it gets either eaten or too hard to eat before mold comes
Comment teach these facts in elementary school (Score 1) 74
there should be a lecture about this in elementary school, together with an overview of risks of social networks and place to seek help when being 'cyberbullied'
just give those kids a basic understanding of the risks of the things they use (or will use) in everyday life - without demonizing them
Comment Re:Here you go folks.... (Score 2) 322
ever seen the movie 'demolition man'?
Comment Re:First of the many bogus patents by Google (Score 1) 167
i'd say the root of 'evil' is approximately 'kq'
Submission + - Scientists find Protein which causes Alzheimer's, Parkinson, etc. (cell.com)
Submission + - Discovery of Chemical That Affects Biological Clock Offers New Way to Treat Diab (scienceaxis.com)
rosy rohangi writes: "Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that provides a completely newdirection and promise for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes – a key concern of public health in the U.S. due to the current obesity epidemic."
Comment Re:Wtf? (Score 1) 228
Even with the most advanced self-learning and reasoning AI, there was a human that ordered it to learn and reason.
same with kids: there were humans (parents, teacher, peers, etc.) who taught them to reason
the problem with your statement is: when the first sentient computer is built - your argument does not hold, because there was surely a human (most likely several of them) behind it
Submission + - Android now on over half of US smartphones (examiner.com)
somebodee writes: ComScore released new data today, suggesting that Android has finally taken over half of the US smartphone market. This comes from a 3.7% market share increase from the previous quarter, ending in December, 2011. Similarly, iOS's market share grew by 1.1% to 30.7%. RIM and Microsoft's market share both dropped, with RIM having the sharpest decline. RIM's market share fell by 3.7%, placing it at 12.3% of the total US market. Microsoft's smartphone market share fell by .8% to 3.9% total, and Nokia's market share for Symbian remained steady at 1.4% of the total market.
Submission + - Romanian witches used Google to tell fortune (austriantimes.at)
Hentes writes: The internet has made many things easier, but unfortunately this also includes crime: it seems that nowadays not even people wanting to know their future are safe from fraud. Two gipsy fortune tellers are being investigated, after the Romanian police uncovered that they have utilised some extraordinary help in their clairvoyant acts. The pair used information collected from internet search and social networks to gain the trust of their costumers, claiming that they could see their personal data through their crystal ball. In some cases, they also used high-tech surveillance techniques such as hidden cameras and phone tapping. But they didn't stop at merely spying on their victims: their most bizarre case involved a scuba diver dressed as a "Loch Ness monster".
The duo are suspected of fraud, illegal wiretapping, and also bribery of the prosecutor
The duo are suspected of fraud, illegal wiretapping, and also bribery of the prosecutor
Comment when i was a kid (Score 2) 33
i got a little "electronics kit" as a birthday present and the additional modules every year after
it was a great experience and kinda brought me into the whole electronics/pc world
such kits were also available from the same manufacturer for chemistry
i would sure love to see this printing technology made into such products as they are a great way to play&learn imho
Comment Re:Government promises to only use them for astero (Score 1) 114
yep ... what could possibly go wrong?
Comment Re:sure... (Score 5, Insightful) 214
i know this will get me downmodded - but why is this something that makes sense?
imho those organs (which are most likely needed) now just go to waste, because those people will get killed either way
Comment thanks (Score 1) 359
for asking this question!
it never occured to me to look for this feature for windows allthough it's one of those things i really really like about X (and therefore my linux boxes)
