Comment Re:Let me be the first to say... (Score 4, Funny) 170
Being born in 1996, I missed out on most of computer history. Thank you, Casio and TI for allowing me to experience the growth of the computer -again.
Comment Re:Let me be the first to say... (Score 0) 170
It's like re-living history.
Someone please mod this up.
Comment Re:Black (Score 1) 4
I second that, but it could also be transparent to all wavelengths but the Long One, in which case it will be transparent.
Or semitransparent.
Submission + - Bitcoin mining reward about to half (mineforeman.com)
ASDFnz writes: The reward for succesfuly completing a block (also called mining) is about to half from 50 bitcoins to 25. http://mineforeman.com/2012/11/23/halving-day-is-almost-upon-us/ is an explination of why this will happen and if you go to http://bitcoinclock.com/ you can watch the countdown.
Submission + - Island on Google Maps does NOT exist (theage.com.au)
Thorfinn.au writes: An island marked on Google Maps and weather charts does not exist there is only deep ocean there.
Most explorers dream of discovering uncharted territory, but a team of Australian scientists have done the exact opposite.
They have found an island that doesn't exist.
Even onboard the ship, the weather maps the captain had showed an island in this location.
Dr Maria Seton, University of Sydney
The island, named Sandy Island on Google Earth, also exists on marine charts and world maps and allegedly sits between Australia and New Caledonia in the south Pacific.
The story is big news and appearing on other news sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20442487
Most explorers dream of discovering uncharted territory, but a team of Australian scientists have done the exact opposite.
They have found an island that doesn't exist.
Even onboard the ship, the weather maps the captain had showed an island in this location.
Dr Maria Seton, University of Sydney
The island, named Sandy Island on Google Earth, also exists on marine charts and world maps and allegedly sits between Australia and New Caledonia in the south Pacific.
The story is big news and appearing on other news sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20442487
Submission + - Police raid home of 9-year-old Pirate Bay user, seize 'Winnie the Pooh' laptop (bgr.com) 1
zacharye writes: Copyright enforcement might be getting out of hand in Scandinavia. As anti-piracy groups and copyright owners continue to work with authorities to curtail piracy in the region, police this week raided the home of a 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her “Winnie the Pooh” laptop. TorrentFreak reports that the girl’s home was raided after local anti-piracy group CIAPC determined copyrighted files had been downloaded illegally at her residence. Her father, the Internet service account holder, was contacted by CIAPC, which demanded that he pay a 600 euro fine and sign a non-disclosure agreement to settle the matter. When the man did not comply, authorities raided his home and collected evidence, including his 9-year-old daughter’s notebook computer...
Comment Re:Privacy issue: DNA dragnets (Score 1) 513
People were concerned about this, but the desire to get this case solved was stronger than any worry about the DNA.
Comment Re:Privacy issue: DNA dragnets (Score 2) 513
Actually, the local chief of police said they wouldn't (on a show on national television). The chance of one of your relatives submitting DNA is so large that they'll be able to arrest you if you are guilty, even if you didn't give them anything.
Submission + - Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee wanted for murder (usatoday.com)
dsinc writes: John McAfee, the eccentric 67-year-old founder of the antivirus software company McAfee Inc., is wanted for murder in Belize, police said Monday.
McAfee is the prime suspect in the murder of an American expatriate, Gregory Faull, who was shot and killed Saturday night at his home on the island of Ambergris Caye.
The tech gadget site Gizmodo published an official police statement issued Monday that said the body of the well-liked 52-year-old builder from Florida was found Sunday in a pool of blood from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
McAfee is the prime suspect in the murder of an American expatriate, Gregory Faull, who was shot and killed Saturday night at his home on the island of Ambergris Caye.
The tech gadget site Gizmodo published an official police statement issued Monday that said the body of the well-liked 52-year-old builder from Florida was found Sunday in a pool of blood from an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Submission + - Idiocracy has begun (livescience.com) 1
barefoot_professor writes: Are Humans Becoming Less Intelligent?
As reported by LiveScience, "The study, published today (Nov. 12) in the journal Trends in Genetics, argues that humans lost the evolutionary pressure to be smart once we started living in dense agricultural settlements several thousand years ago."
As reported by LiveScience, "The study, published today (Nov. 12) in the journal Trends in Genetics, argues that humans lost the evolutionary pressure to be smart once we started living in dense agricultural settlements several thousand years ago."
Submission + - Zelda: Dad flips pronouns, makes Link the girl (playerattack.com)
dotarray writes: While the character was little more than an aesthetic change and a new voice actor, Mass Effect's FemShep is held up as one of the best examples of strong female characters in video games. But now, thanks to a thoroughly awesome dad, the female Commander Shepard has some competition: Link. ...yes, that Link. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker era, to be precise.
Submission + - A New Methode to Solve Linear Equations (wavewatching.net)
quax writes: Solving linear equations is one of the most common mathematical problems, and it is a fairly easy one that everybody learns to work in school. Surprisingly, a new algorithm has been found that improves over established methods within the domain of finite fields.
This algorithm is poised to find widespread use in applications as diverse as cryptography and quantum error correction.
The article provides links to the original paper and illustrates the concept of finite fields.
This algorithm is poised to find widespread use in applications as diverse as cryptography and quantum error correction.
The article provides links to the original paper and illustrates the concept of finite fields.
Submission + - How to run OSX in a virtual machine? (osx86project.org)
tonyt3 writes: "It is straightforward to run Windows or Linux on a Mac, because there are several ways — and mostwork well. There seems to be no similar way to do the reverse: run Mac OSX on a virtual machine under Windows or Linux. Of course there is the Hackintosh series of methods, and some people have used VirtualBox. But these seem to require serious hacking of the system, which is very different from running Windows via Parallels. Is this a technical problem? or is it a legal problem? Any suggestions?
Many thanks,
tony"
Many thanks,
tony"
Submission + - Back to the moon! Again! (phoenixnewtimes.com)
Joiseybill writes: Now that the election is over, any voters that may have been influenced can rest easy. NASA is planning more manned missions to the moon, Earth-Moon LaGrange points http://www.space.com/18380-nasa-moon-missions-obama-election.html , and beyond.
Submission + - 35% Of Americans Would Wear "Electric Shock Bracelet" in Order to Fly (infowars.com) 1
dryriver writes: Infowars.com reports: 'A survey commissioned by Infowars and conducted by Harris Interactive has found that 35% of American adults would be willing to wear an electric shock bracelet in order to fly, another startling example of how many Americans are willing to give up their rights in the name of safety. The idea of mandating travelers to wear an electric shock bracelet sounds like something out of a dystopian sci-fi movie, but the proposal was seriously considered and very nearly implemented by the Department of Homeland Security back in 2008. As the linked Youtube video highlights, not only would the bracelets have been used to deliver incapacitating electric shocks to suspected terrorists, they would also have contained tracking technology to spy on the wearer.
