Comment Re:The crackpot's web site (Score 2, Funny) 1090
He's no Kaczynski.
Comment Re:Strabismus is not "lazy eye" (Score 1) 386
It is not "malaise" that causes strabismus or amblyopia.
I think the word the OP was looking for was malady, not malaise, as in There's a malady in children that can prevent full stereopsis (depth perception) from developing, called strabismus or lazy-eye.
Comment Re:because .xxx is nothing like .sex (Score 3, Informative) 266
The doc you linked does mention a different idea that I could get behind though, establish a
.kids which would be a semi-walled garden of child appropriate material.
That's been tried, via an administered second-level domain,
From the link, It's the first and only "youth-friendly" Web space to be established by the United States government, and it features advanced technical, policy and operational mechanisms that keep young people informed, entertained and protected online.
Comment Re:wrong (Score 1) 411
Interesting, considering the grandparent consisted of bare assertions and lacked supporting evidence or arguments.
Comment DIY (Score 5, Informative) 370
You can go to verizonwireless.com and add (or remove) the blocks yourself (note: some of the links are found at the extreme right or bottom of the page):
Account -> Plan -> Set Usage Controls -> Add/Remove Blocks
- Block Ringback Tone Purchase
- Block Premium Messaging
- Block V CAST Music
- Block Premium Animated Messaging
- Block Mobile Web
- Block Web Purchases
- Block V CAST Video Clips
- Block Application Downloads
Comment Re:well, it is true. (Score 2, Informative) 676
I seem to recall W saying that it was just a "goddam piece of paper."
You seem to recall that, do you? I suggest you check your facts.
The 10 Most Absurd Scientific Papers 127
Lanxon writes "It's true: 'Effects of cocaine on honeybee dance behavior,' 'Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time,' and 'Are full or empty beer bottles sturdier and does their fracture-threshold suffice to break the human skull?' are all genuine scientific research papers, and all were genuinely published in journals or similar publications. Wired's presentation of a collection of the most bizarrely-named research papers contains seven other gems, including one about naval fluff and another published in The Journal of Sex Research."
Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them 233
bckspc writes "The Committee to Protect Journalists has published their annual census of journalists in prison. Of the 136 reporters in prison around the world on December 1, 'At least 68 bloggers, Web-based reporters, and online editors are imprisoned, constituting half of all journalists now in jail.' Print was next with 51 cases. Also, 'Freelancers now make up nearly 45 percent of all journalists jailed worldwide, a dramatic recent increase that reflects the evolution of the global news business.' China, Iran, Cuba, Eritrea, and Burma were the top 5 jailers of journalists."
rmdstudio writes, too, with word that after the last few days' protest there, largely organized online, the government of Iran is considering the death penalty for bloggers and webmasters whose reports offend it.
Comment Repeat Ten Times Fast (Score 5, Funny) 168
Sally sells solar shingles by the seashore...
Comment Re:Privacy? Huh? (Score 1) 574
It's protected by the US Constitution, which is "just a goddamn piece of paper", to quote your ex-president.
There's no evidence that any US president ever made that statement. Check your facts.
Submission + - Wood powers pickup (sunjournal.com) 1
audubon writes: An Auburn businessman and his son are making their way back to Maine this week, proud owners of a wood-fueled pickup truck.
Ford Reiche and his son George left Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday behind the wheel of a bright green vehicle they've dubbed the Termite, according to Reiche's blog.
Reiche, president of Auburn-based Safe Handling, is documenting the trip online at blog.safehandling.com. They hope to arrive back in Maine Sunday afternoon.
Comment Re:ENIAC (Score 1) 149
I'm not sure of the relevance of this, as this article is about a successor, not a predecessor.
The relevance is that I was attempting to reply to this post, with regards to the Atanasoff-Berry Computer; replied to the article by mistake.
Comment ENIAC (Score 1) 149
ENIAC was the first Turing-complete, general-purpose electronic computer, completed in 1946. Its predecessors were either not Turing-complete, not programmable, or not fully electronic (i.e., electro-mechanical). The judge in the 1973 patent decision was misinformed.
Comment Re:pong (Score 1) 165
I get it now. This version of pong being "far superior," it simply refuses to play with a hack like me.
Comment Re:pong (Score 1) 165
In your pong game, how long do you typically have to wait before the ball is served? (I've been about ten minutes so far...)
