Comment Re:Ibex 8.10 Cloned (Score 1) 249
Of course he does, that's kinda why he started it in the first place. ;)
The more cloning of the Ibex, the better!
The more cloning of the Ibex, the better!
Comment Re:Automated Telephone Systems (Score 4, Interesting) 307
And as for those "image transformers," they're around too, but not so widespread, and they're at the will of the video sender, not the receiver.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/04/logitech_quickcam_orbit_mp_1.html
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/04/logitech_quickcam_orbit_mp_1.html
Comment Re:Study Abroad FTW (Score 1) 386
I went to foreign campuses of my US-based university. Actually, I started/completed my schooling entirely overseas, so while I could have gone to school in the US, I elected to do it all abroad.
If you live in the States, that's probably the best course of action; go to a US school that has good international transfer options.
If you live in the States, that's probably the best course of action; go to a US school that has good international transfer options.
Comment Study Abroad FTW (Score 2, Insightful) 386
I went to Australia and Japan for grad school, can't recommend it highly enough. Not only was my program great, but the international experience is invaluable.
You owe it to yourself to spend at least a year studying abroad, whether it adds to your technical degree or not.
Submission + - Hybrid robot controlled by a moth's living brain.
EvilMachine writes: "Charles M. Higgins, an associate professor at the University of Arizona, has created a robot that is controlled by the living brain and the eyes of a moth.
And maybe some day... in an old book... someone will read about this as genesis 1:27 "So god created the Borg...""
Higgins thinks that in 10 to 15 years, such combinations of will be fairly common.The robot's motion is guided by a tiny electrode implanted in the moth's brain, Higgins said, specifically to a single neuron that is responsible for keeping the moth's vision steady during flight. The neuron transmits electrical signals which are then amplified in the robot's base and through a mathematical formula, a computer translates the signals into action, making the robot move.
And maybe some day... in an old book... someone will read about this as genesis 1:27 "So god created the Borg...""
Submission + - Low budget open source VGA compatible video card (mveas.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: Seeing how the Open Graphics Project is only making slow progress, a new card is being developed by a few students to get a fast, simple and above all cheap video card out the door. Started just two months ago, they're already nearing completion of the circuit board. It sports a reasonably sized reprogrammable FPGA which should kickstart development of a full-fledged open source video card in the future, and the design currently only costs about a hundred euro.
Submission + - Forgent Patent Troll Loses Again
anagama writes: "Forgent Networks, a patent troll, got the slap down by a TX jury in May when it invalidated a patent Forgent held regarding video teleconferencing over telephone lines, and today, its motion for a new trial against EchoStar was denied. In fact, the court awarded EchoStar $90k in costs. Forgent probably isn't crying that much though, it already extorted $28m from other defendants. Some of you may recall that Forgent made a business out of cheating companies for jpeg use — till their patent was largely invalidated on that front as well."
Submission + - Lumines Exploit Allows Homebrew on All PSPs
YokimaSun writes: Noobz
have today released a new exploit
in the game Lumines — allowing unsigned code to be ran!, from the article:"
Following research in conjunction with Archaemic, Noobz are proud to present the
first ever all-firmware exploit for the PSP. Based on Lumines, the "Illuminati"
exploit is a user-mode exploit using a buffer overflow in the savedata file — similar to the GTA exploit. That's right — if you've got a legal UMD copy of Lumines,
then you can run homebrew on your PSP — whatever the firmware version. That includes
v3.50! Right now, the only homebrew is the Hello World demo released below — but
in future we intend to release a HEN and downgrader."
Submission + - Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit
An anonymous reader writes: Cisco and Apple have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. The agreement allows Apple and Cisco to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications.
Submission + - Stop bleeding with 15 seconds - a new discovery
anwar001 writes: "Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Hong Kong seem to have found an amazing liquid that can stop bleeding anywhere in the body within 15 seconds!!!"
Submission + - Timbaland Admits Stealing From Demoscene
Khakionion writes: "Via an interview with Elliot in the Morning (Warning: MP3 Format), Timbaland admits that the recently made accusations that he stole a demoscene song to use in Nelly Furtado's album track "Do It." From the interview: (fast forward to 6:40) "I haven't ripped nobody else off." "So what's with the...Finnish guys, who say...you stole their stuff?" "That mess is so ridiculous...but I'ma tell you...I don't know who their faces are, the hell's wrong with them? It's from a video game, idiot. Freakin' jerks...'sample' and 'stole' is two different things...I don't even stay in Finland!...Whatever, I'm good.""
