Fake it 'til you feel it.

The human race has been modifying their behaviour* in the face of perceived pervasive surveillance for millenia. I think they used to call it "God."

(* I was going to say "been acting nicer than they otherwise would," but, eh, doesn't always work out that way)

Please provide a list of games, the playing of which will please you, oh exalted one.

Do they also know whether "p-values" is plural or singular?

His mistake is obvious. He used a smiley face instead of a winky face.

Really? Do we have to have this conversation? Okay...

When a mummy dog and a daddy dog love each other very much, mummy dog gives daddy dog a special piggy back ride...

Don't forget "Gladys, the Groovy Mule."

You've got no idea what I'd do.

How would you not use it?

Well, firstly, yes they can.

Secondly, what's wrong with treating someone like a human being instead of a potential murderer and saying "no thanks"?

They don't autoplay any more.

No-one prefers watching these videos.

You're not kidding about sound problems. The guy looks like he's mic'd up, but there's still a lot of background noise. And you can barely hear the questions he's being asked.

Then, at 4m54s, the sound just stops. Silence, for nearly 30 seconds. Then, we're treated to 7 seconds of what sounds like a "busy machine" stock sound effect.

C'mon, guys. You get paid to do this. As a job. I'd be embarrassed to get paid for this.

Finally, though, this is frankly just a waste of video. It's just some guy, who, while he has things of interest to say, is just dryly answering questions. The video provides little or no content over the transcript.

If you want people to enjoy Slashdot videos, give them something they'll want to watch.

Oh, and get a fluffy hamster mic.

The headline gets it right, but the summary gets it wrong. Does no-one watch QI around here?

TFS's headline is also a lot better than TFA's:

Ugh.

This whole thing strikes me as a little ridiculous, and the fluffy tone of the article really doesn't help.

40% of the "core of her being" (80% of the left hemisphere) had already been destroyed during surgery to treat the caner.

By which time, unless they get themselves frozen as well, her parents will be long dead. For that matter, her country and her culture (not that she'll remember much of it, having spent most of her tragically short life in hospitals) will probably be long dead as well.

Far more likely, I suspect, is that the technology will never come into being at all, or our current procedures will turn out to be so lacking as to make the attempt impossible in her case.

As harsh as it may sound, and as a non-parent I really have no decent insight into their mindset, I think it might have been best for the parents to say their goodbyes, to grieve properly and learn to do their best to live their lives without their daughter.

And instead of being frozen in a vault somewhere to await a ressurection that may never happen, her brain could instead have been further studied to aid in the fight against this disease in those still living.

Maybe you weren't in a place that's 3D mapped yet. When I tried it (at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, or in the middle of London), it's basically Google Earth with 3D buildings in your browser.

I don't think that's full zoom level - your plus sign isn't greyed out (I don't think double-clicking always takes you right down).

Regardless, the actual resolution still looks fairly comparable in those images (the old map image isn't exactly pin-sharp), and after a bit of wandering around Milwaukee and Oshkosh, I'd say new maps does have it slightly better overall. Also, as previously mentioned, lower res newer imagery might take priority over higher res older imagery unless the difference in quality is huge.

While it's not the 45 degree option you're looking for, there is a "tilt" icon at the bottom right, or you can shift-drag and get any angle to change the viewpoint to anywhere - arguably better for being able to grasp the 3D shape of a building/location than jumping around 4 fixed angles, taken with such a long lens that there's a confusing lack of perspective. There's also none of the distorted stitching you can see a lot of in the 45 degree views.

For an example, I'd say the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center looks better in the new maps, whether it's top-down view or at an angle. Certainly for the bits that matter, anyway - if you're a AC ducting fetishist you might prefer the old maps ;)

Couldn't see a way to disable 3D on the new maps, though, which would have made for a better comparison.