Comment Re:He tried patenting it... (Score 1) 986
The science part is going to be difficult, but it has been SOCIOLOGICALLY proven beyond any doubt that the device does not work, due to this one observation:
Andrea Rossi is still alive.
Comment Re:The OS that wasn't (Score 1) 110
You've never heard of Fedora have you?
Comment Re:Happy Birthday (Score 1) 110
I don't know. Can you configure it out of the box to talk to an LDAP server yet, or does it still assume that everyone is outside a managed network?
Barometers In iPhones Mean More Crowdsourcing In Weather Forecasts 79
cryptoz (878581) writes Apple is now adding barometers to its mobile devices: both new iPhones have valuable atmospheric pressure sensors being used for HealthKit (step counting). Since many Android devices have been carrying barometers for years, scientists like Cliff Mass have been using the sensor data to improve weather forecasts. Open source data collection projects like PressureNet on Android automatically collect and send the atmospheric sensor data to researchers.
Comment Re:Am I doing something right? (Score 1) 238
Yeah, she's awesome.
Comment Re: Yay :D (Score 2) 313
Yes, just like that one. But preferably one that actually stops the system from sending data back to Apple.
Comment Re:Am I doing something right? (Score 1) 238
It is a sad sub-culture indeed that thinks that clickbait is an essential part of modern culture.
Hint: Think about why it gets parodied so much.
Comment Re:iMac looks cool (Score 1) 355
Umm, yes but aren't the vast majority of those 4k/5k monitors sporting horrible TN panels, ie unusable for anything other than twitch gaming?
Apple Announces iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, OS X Yosemite and More 355
Many outlets are reporting on Apple's iPad event today. Highlights include:
- Apple pay will launch Monday.
- WatchKit -- a way for developers to make apps for the Apple Watch will launch next month.
- iOS 8.1
- Messages, iTunes, and iWork updated and many more new features in OS X Yosemite.
- You can send and receive calls on your Mac if you have an iPhone with iOS 8 that's signed into the same FaceTime account.
- iPad Air 2: New camera, 10 hour battery life, 12x faster than the original iPad.
- iPad mini 3.
- iMac with Retina display.
- And a Mac mini update: Faster processors, Intel Iris graphics, and two Thunderbolt 2 ports.
Comment Re:Too bad... (Score 1) 610
Net solar irradiation is also relatively easy to control with a large network of umbrellas in space.
I am not joking.
Comment Re:oil discovery = terraforming (Score 1) 219
Good idea. We can send them up there on a fact-finding mission first.
Comment Re:Q: Can the sun power clouds? (Score 1) 237
The Sun could have powered clouds, if it hadn't been absorbed by the mighty Oracle.
Comment Re:What shape would you like (Score 1) 60
Go HUD.
He says, with absolutely no idea of whether it will be practical for your situation. It just sounds cool.
Comment Debian (Score 1) 303
Debian was going to be my choice for delivering a consistently stable , if not bleeding-edge, operating system.
Two brain-dead decisions this year have made me question their overall direction. Those decisions are somewhat inter-related, and are the following, in order of most to least disruptive:
The move to systemd as the operating, sorry, init system.
The move to GNOME3 as the default desktop
Comment Re:This show made my brain sad (Score 1) 193
These router-hubs each keep a "shadow copy" of every document (shut up shut up SHUT UP!) that flows through them for months (what the hell?) and that they could find the document they needed by going to some random data center with one of these router-hubs (it hurts to type that) and getting the shadow copy.
They're probably not far from the truth there but more by accident than anything else. The "router-hubs" are just installed and maintained by the NSA.
Lol "rack-mounted LED lights".
