Comment Dorset ? (Score 1) 57
So is that about the Dorset which were finally wiped out... only 112 years ago by disease ?
Comment Re:Rules of war (Score 2) 254
Ukraine needs to STOP attacking it's own people and begin TALKING.
And Russia needs to stop attacking other people...
DNA Reveals History of Vanished "Paleo-Eskimos" 57
An anonymous reader writes The earliest people in the North American Arctic remained isolated from others in the region for over 4,000 years before vanishing around 700 years ago, new analysis shows. The study also reveals that today's Inuit and Native Americans of the Arctic are genetically distinct from the region's first settlers. "A single founding population settled, and endured the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic, for almost 5,000 years — during which time the culture and lifestyle changed enough to be represented as distinct cultural units," explained Dr Maanasa Raghavan, first author of the new paper.
Comment Re:There are reasons for that (Score 1) 76
Honest typo in this case, I swear.
Comment There are reasons for that (Score 3, Insightful) 76
Going too deep and particularly up too fast will get you killed. Going underwater is dangerous. More so than being up in the air where the only risk is basically hitting the ground.
Comment Re:If a ruggedized camera breaks (Score 1) 455
as cops with guns cause more trouble than they prevent
[citation required]
England
Comment Re:They made the blocks into wheels (Score 1) 202
The key failing of the cradle and the (actually extremely similar) pole theory is that it does not explain how they moved the far larger slabs that were not square blocks.
So they had different methods for moving different shaped blocks. Big deal.
$75K Prosthetic Arm Is Bricked When Paired iPod Is Stolen 194
kdataman writes U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ben Eberle, who lost an arm and both legs in Afghanistan, had his Ipod Touch stolen on Friday. This particular Ipod Touch has an app on it that controls his $75,000 prosthetic arm. The robbery bricked his prosthesis: "That is because Eberle's prosthetic hand is programmed to only work with the stolen iPod, and vice versa. Now that the iPod is gone, he said he has to get a new hand and get it reprogrammed with his prosthesis." I see three possibilities: 1) The article is wrong, possibly to guilt the thief into returning the Ipod. 2) This is an incredibly bad design by Touch Bionics. Why would you make a $70,000 piece of equipment permanently dependent on a specific Ipod Touch? Ipods do fail or go missing. 3) This is an intentionally bad design to generate revenue. Maybe GM should do this with car keys? "Oops, lost the keys to the corvette. Better buy a new one."
Comment Re:My opinion on the matter. (Score 1) 826
did you know systemd is trying to replace ntpd?
Well, that is terrifying as ntpd is one of the most complex piece of code I know; and for such a seemingly easy task as setting the time. I worry about the rest !
Comment Re:Most are ill-prepared (Score 1) 191
Why would you use lightbulbs in the 21st century ? A LED lamp will last 10 times longer on the same battery and will also have a much longer lifetime. And there are now LEDs available that are more powerful than the best Maglight, just look for bike lights above 100$.
Comment Re:Most are ill-prepared (Score 1) 191
Safer ? You don't see the flame, which makes it a liability.
Comment Re:They already do (Score 1) 83
You can also install Firefox on your smartphone (Android at least) and then install the AdBlock addon just like on the desktop version. Without having to root anything.
Microsoft Considered Renaming Internet Explorer To Escape Its Reputation 426
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft's Internet Explorer engineering team told a Reddit gathering that discussions about a name change have taken place and could happen again. From the article: "Microsoft has had "passionate" discussions about renaming Internet Explorer to distance the browser from its tarnished image, according to answers from members of the developer team given in a reddit Ask Me Anything session today. In spite of significant investment in the browser—with the result that Internet Explorer 11 is really quite good—many still regard the browser with contempt, soured on it by the lengthy period of neglect that came after the release of the once-dominant version 6. Microsoft has been working to court developers and get them to give the browser a second look, but the company still faces an uphill challenge."
Comment Re:Different approaches for different situations (Score 1) 254
Yes. And add to this one little trick that was used in ancient Greece: at the end of the term, hold a little vote on wether or not the leader did a good job.if not, he's executed.
Quiet Cooling With a Copper Foam Heatsink 171
Zothecula writes: The Silent Power PC is claimed to be the first high-end PC able to ditch noisy electric fans in favor of fully passive cooling. In place of a conventional fan, the unit uses an open-air metal foam heatsink that boasts an enormous surface area thanks to the open-weave copper filaments of which it's composed. The Silent Power creators claim that the circulation of air through the foam is so efficient in dissipating heat that the exterior surface temperature never rises above 50 C (122 F) in normal use.
