Comment Re:What about Earth's sidekick? (Score 1) 220
Not to be pedantic (well ok, maybe), but one orbiting around the other is still "orbiting around their common center of mass".
Comment Re:I know what's gonna happen now (Score 2, Interesting) 662
So one should be submitted to be raped just for _thinking_ of raping? Interesting...
New Food-Growth Product a Bit Hairy 243
MeatBag PussRocket writes "An article from Marketplace.org reports, 'A Florida company has developed an all-natural product that it says could revolutionize how food is grown in the US. It's called Smart Grow, but it might be a tough sell. It's inexpensive. It eliminates the need for pesticides, so it's environmentally friendly, but it's human hair. Plant pathologists at the University of Florida have found the mats eliminate weeds better than leading herbicides and can also make plants grow up to 30 percent larger.'"
Map Editor, Photoshop Tool Coming To Braid 44
Erik J writes "Braid creator Jonathon Blow has revealed that a map editor and image tool will be added to the popular puzzle game. First, though, Braid will receive a patch to fix some issues players have reported. Blow explains: 'After I get a new version out in a few days that fixes the problems some people are having, and when more people have played/finished the game, I am going to post some documentation for the editor. The way it works is you can make levels with the editor (up to a full game, potentially) and run that with -universe later... also a tool will be released that lets you take Photoshop files and import them into the game, if you want to put new graphics in your levels.' It is unclear if these capabilities are coming only to PC or to the Xbox 360 version as well."
Submission + - Living organism triple solar cell efficiency (blogspot.com)
An anonymous reader writes: By harnessing the shells of living organisms in the sea--microscopic algae called diatoms--engineers have tripled the efficiency of experimental dye-sensitized solar cells. The diatoms were fed a diet of titanium dioxide--the main ingredient for thin film solar cells--instead of their usual meal which is silica (silicon dioxide). As a result, their shells became photovoltaic when coated with dyes. The result is a thin-film dye-sensitized solar cell that is three times more efficient than those without the diatoms.
Comment Re:Huh. (Score 2, Funny) 1297
Yeah, because then they'll be your friend.
Comment Re:WHAT? (Score 1) 156
Would you be willing to give up the label "Aspergers"?
No. It sounds too much like ass-burgers, which I get a giggle out of every time.
Comment Re:what matters is where the carbon came from (Score 1) 468
Not my problem. I don't live anywhere near the coast. If someone builds their home on a river and the river overflows and destroys their home, that's their own lookout. This is the same.
Comment Re:Sure it would. (Score 1) 518
When recounted in stories and pictures, it causes depression in those not invited to watch or participate.
Comment Re:So... (Score 4, Funny) 329
McFly you bozo. Those boards don't work on water unless you've got POWER! hehehehe
Comment Re:This pact is old news (Score 1) 1088
You just made it a partisan issue with that last statement.
Just because a democrat-controlled legislature and a republican executive disagree does not make it a 'partisan' issue. I am unaffiliated, but even I know why the electoral college is a good thing. My disagreeing with the bill in the article doesn't mean I'm against the party trying to pass it. It means I'm against the idea that those individuals are trying to pass into law.
Comment Re:Apocalypse (Score 1) 315
You're right. There's absolutely no difference between looking at the rings around Saturn or stargazing in an open field.. and looking at some pictures of stars on your 17" monitor.
No difference whatsoever.
No difference whatsoever.
Comment Re:Gestapo? (Score 1) 241
TFA? You must be new here.
Humans Hardwired to Believe in Supernatural Deity? 1852
dohcrx writes "According to a Sunday New York Times article, 6 in 10 Americans believe in the devil and hell, 7 in 10 believe in angels, heaven and the existence of miracles and life after death, while 92% believe in a personal God. The article explores the possibility that this belief structure may be ingrained into our genetic makeup. 'When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success ... Which is the better biological explanation for a belief in God — evolutionary adaptation or neurological accident? Is there something about the cognitive functioning of humans that makes us receptive to belief in a supernatural deity?'"
Submission + - BulletProof pendrive video test
justelite writes: "PRETEC tell us that i-Disk BulletProof is constructed with double layers of metal protection, capable of sealing water or fire from damaging the circuit, and even shield of the heavy impact of a bullet. But this BulletProof is for real? A video test show us that i-Disk BulletProof "survive" to 44 gun but not to a 500 Magnum."
