Comment Re:It's not fair (Score 5, Funny) 392
You all got a river to catch fire, I think you're ahead.
Comment Re:If your goal is to make games... (Score 2) 247
And there's some really great video tutorials of how to use Unity (http://www.3dbuzz.com comes to mind--it has both free and paid content, as well as http://www.design3.com/)
Submission + - Prosthetic Limbs, Hybrid Cars, and Smart Watches: 3D Printing's New Frontiers (3dprinterhub.com)
An anonymous reader writes: More and more technology companies are using 3D printing to produce parts for their devices. This emerging technology allows designers to literally print out the objects represented in 3D renderings.
Submission + - Small Molecule May Play Big Role in Alzheimer's Disease (utexas.edu)
aarondubrow writes: "Researchers from UC Santa Barbara used the Ranger supercomputer to simulate small forms of amyloid peptides that are believed to be a primary cause of toxicity in Alzheimer's disease. They found that hairpin-shaped forms of the peptide initiated the aggregation of oligomers that ultimately led to the formation of a fibril. The simulations are leading to new diagnostic and treatment options they may stop the disease."
Comment Why make them available at all? (Score 2) 201
If comcast doesn't want consumers to know about the alternate packages, why make them available at all?
Granite State Communications (local telco here in NH) has NO standalone internet package--if you want internet, you HAVE to have their phone.
Comment Re:the US West Coast is next (Score 1) 313
I'd read that due to the type of fault in the west coast that such high-mag quakes simply won't happen (though undoubtedly they'll be severe enough to everyone who lives through them).
Comment #WP7 not a smartphone or somethin'?! (Score 1) 221
How 'bout some flash lovin' for Windows Phone 7.
It's like I bought an iOS device or something!!
Comment Re:Can't stop using your cell phone for short time (Score 1) 532
THIS! What the hell, are our minds so needy as to have to be constantly glued to those damn social life preservers? Or, as folk at work like to call them, mothership tethers.
Comment Re:the whole team was let go just yesterday (Score 1) 311
Yes. Yes, they do.
In fact all engineering at my company partakes in the bonus pie, provided the company's doing well enough to trigger the bonuses.
Churchill Accused of Sealing UFO Files, Fearing Public Panic
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Newly released secret files show that Winston Churchill ordered a cover-up of an alleged encounter between a UFO and a RAF bomber because he feared public panic. From the article: "Mr Churchill is reported to have made a declaration to the effect of the following: 'This event should be immediately classified since it would create mass panic among the general population and destroy one's belief in the Church.'"
Comment NSFW (Score 2, Insightful) 5
But that was seriously funny, thanks!
Comment And I'm Going to Sue Darwin (Score 4, Insightful) 699
If he'd have done his job we wouldn't have to suffer through this kind of crap.
Comment Bob, eh? (Score 1) 191
I hate Bob, too.
Comment Work from home in Phoenix, AZ (Score 1) 676
My 2 AC units can't keep up. You insensitive clod.
Digital Schwarzenegger Set For New 'Terminator' 309
Hugh Pickens writes "The Governator revealed this week that he may appear in the upcoming 'Terminator Salvation,' but when he said he didn't want to act, he left many fans scratching their heads. Turns out Schwarzenegger has been secretly working with helmer McG and the effects team to reprise his signature role ... without lifting a finger. 'I made it very clear that I don't have the time to do the movie,' says Schwarzenegger. 'I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the technology together, and so they are working on that right now.' A body-cast mold of Schwarzenegger, created when he first appeared as the muscle-ripped cyborg, provided the basis for a digital-effects version of his famous character so the figure can appear in 'Terminator Salvation' as a living, breathing actor. Warner first screens the movie in early May, and opens it May 21. 'I think it's cool to continue on with the franchise ... in case I want to jump over again and get into the acting after I'm through here,' adds Schwarzenegger."
