Comment Re:More geek-loved fictional docs also not listed (Score 1) 860
I can't tell whether or not your listing of Dr. Demento as fictitious is parody, satire, or novelty.
Comment Re:Missing Option: Stephen Maturin (Score 2, Funny) 860
He doesn't even have Doctor in his name! Disqualified!
Comment Re:At the risk of being called an ass... (Score 1) 408
In case his wife loses it.
Comment Re:Insentivie Clod alert (Score 3, Insightful) 85
Those restrictions aren't forced on the web, unless your site falls under the jurisdiction of Section 508 requirements because it is used by a government entity.
So exercise your freedoms all you want. Nobody is stopping you.
Comment Does Hamas play video games? (Score 1) 421
WARNING: Excessive exposure to the world and other violent organisms has been linked to aggressive behavior.
Violence isn't new, and it most certainly predates videogames.
Comment Re:Best "mouse": Logitech Trackman (Score 1) 246
Trackballs in general got shafted. I love my Kensington Expert Mouse trackball. Horrible name, though.
Submission + - Parasite makes us dumber or sexier
odie_q writes: It has long been known that the Toxoplasma gondii parasite alters its host's behaviour, but now it seems the way it alters it depends on the sex of the host. From the article, "A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid, an Australian researcher says.", and further, "Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education and have shorter attention spans. They are also more likely to break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social, suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to women.
On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to men compared with non-infected controls."
So, next time you want to score with a chick, slip some... eh.. cat feces in her drink.
So, next time you want to score with a chick, slip some... eh.. cat feces in her drink.
Slashdot's Games of the Year 364
Not everyone who works on Slashdot plays games. Enough of us do, though, that I thought it would be interesting to tap my co-workers to see what folks would call their 'game of the year'. Below are comments on the best gaming of 2006 from Chris Nandor, CmdrTaco, Chris Brown, Scuttlemonkey, and myself. Then, once you've read that, we need your help in the comments. What was the game you couldn't put down? Perhaps it was over quickly, but you know you'll be thinking about it in the future? Was it a next-gen title, or something for the good old PlayStation 2? In your opinion, what was the best game of the year?
Submission + - FreeBSD 6.2 RC2 Released
Donald Church writes: The second release candidate of FreeBSD 6.2 has been announced today.
An incremental upgrade to the popular 6.x series, 6.2 features several
network driver improvements and many updates in the userland utilities.
Download from your closest mirror
site or save some bandwidth and use a torrent.
Submission + - What's hidden under Greenland ice?
Roland Piquepaille writes: "Ice has covered Greenland for millions of years. So what's hidden under this ice cap? Mountains and valleys? Rivers and lakes? Of course, we might know it sooner than we would have liked if the ice covering Greenland continues to melt. But researchers from Ohio State University have decided that they wanted to know it next year and have developed a radar to reveal views of land beneath polar ice. Their first tests of this new radar, which helps them to catch 3-D images of the ground under the ice, took place in May 2006. The next images will be shot in April 2007. Here are some images of the new GISMO device and what it can do."
Submission + - Gaming Predictions of the Future... from the Past
Urbanator writes: Digg.com has a post [URL="http://digg.com/gaming_news/Games_of_the_Fut ure"]http://digg.com/gaming_news/Games_of_the_Futu re[/URL] with a scan [URL="http://www.datarealms.com/devlog/wp-content/ uploads/2006/12/fog.gif"]http://www.datarealms.com /devlog/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/fog.gif[/URL] from an 80's Usborne educational book called the Usbourne Guide to Computers. Suprisingly enough they came pretty close with some of their predictions except for their vision of online gaming "consisting of miniature radio transmitters and receivers". That and the drawings look awesomely 80's.
Super-Vaccine For Flu In Development 165
Adam9 tipped us to a DailyMail article about the possibility of a revolutionary flu vaccine that could work against all strains of the Influenza A disease. This 'holy grail' of vaccines would work on everything from the annual 'winter flu' to the 'bird flu'. The best part is that just a few vaccinations may provide complete immunity, unlike the annual boosters are current defenses require. From the article: "The new jabs would be grown in huge vats of bacterial 'soup', with just two pints of liquid providing 10,000 doses of vaccine. Current flu vaccines focus on two proteins on the surface of the virus. However, these constantly mutate in a bid to fool the immune system, making it impossible for vaccine manufacturers to keep up with the creation of each new strain. The universal vaccines focus on a different protein called M2, which has barely changed during the last 100 years."
Submission + - Sun Releases Looking Glass 1.0
michaelwigle writes: "Sun has just released Project Looking Glass 1.0. This new 3D user interface that not only works in Linux but also in Windows. Although there aren't many lg3d apps yet some of your Linux native apps may work but not Windows native apps. It's certainly a cool interface and worth playing with. Could this be a show that Sun is serious about getting on the desktop? Go to The Looking Glass Project Home for more info and download to Windows or Linux (Debian packages for Ubuntu Dapper are already available)."
Submission + - Ancient ice shelf breaks off from island
CDMA_Demo writes: "Several new websites are reporting that The Ayles, an ancient ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has broken off from Ellesmere Island. FOX News says: "The collapse was so powerful that earthquake monitors 155 miles away picked up tremors from it." Climate change is being blamed by scientists for the first such event in 30 years. (Amazing that Slashdot doesn't have a subsection on environment)."
Lost Gmail Emails and the Future of Web Apps 273
brajesh writes "Recently some people lost all their Gmail emails and contacts. The problem seems to be contained and fixed, but this incident shows how far are we in terms of moving all communication online on services like Gmail for your domain(beta). Will it ever be possible to do away with desktop solutions like Outlook and Thunderbird? Given the nature of the internet, will it ever be possible to truly move to an 'online desktop'?"
