Comment Translation (Score 1) 281
From Google Translate: "Customer feedback" --> "Internet shitstorm"
Comment Neverwhere (Score 1) 647
"Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.
Or, "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.
Hell, anything by Neil Gaiman.
Comment Just Say No (Score 5, Insightful) 357
No no no, for the love of God, no!!!
A major aspect of the show is the fact that it is small-screen. Its roots are in the campiness that the early shows had, and that occurred because of the tiny budget and fast turnaround. The effect of that can still been seen today.
The campiness and fun will be eliminated in a Hollywood blockbuster treatment, and it will turn into just another sex-and-explosions vehicle.
Comment Re:Scientists Vote Sceptic (Score 1) 695
"Believe it", in this poll, in this context, is shorthand for "I am persuaded by the evidence to date".
Comment Re:Not news (Score 1) 776
Given the number of true believers here (people I equate with the deniers on the skeptic side), I am wondering how long this post, all of which is factual and can be confirmed with relative ease, will be modded "troll". Seems to happen to all posts that are in any way skeptical.
And you were modded +4 Insightful. Followup comment?
Comment We Saw This Coming in 1972 (Score 1) 473
Read the book "The Limits To Growth--The 30 Year Update"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limits_to_Growth
Many people dismiss this book; but, from the wikipedia article:
In 2008 Graham Turner at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia published a paper called "A Comparison of `The Limits to Growth` with Thirty Years of Reality".[5][6] It examined the past thirty years of reality with the predictions made in 1972 and found that changes in industrial production, food production and pollution are all in line with the book's predictions of economic and societal collapse in the 21st century.[7]
It's been a couple of years since I read the 30-year update edition, but I recall being unnerved by how accurate their predictions have been up to that point; and I see no reason to think things will change. It is not going to be pretty.
Comment Re:How does he know that? (Score 2) 1070
A guy fell off the Empire State Building. As he passed the 30th floor, he said to himself, "I'm okay so far!"
Comment Re:Schrödinger's Wife (Score 1) 70
Almost; you'd actually be (1/sqrt(2))*married + ((1/sqrt(2))*single. But, imagine the superpositions!
Submission + - Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic (physorg.com)
jIyajbe writes: A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.
The researchers found a way to make an “optical battery,” said Stephen Rand, a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Physics and Applied Physics. In the process, they overturned a century-old tenet of physics.
“You could stare at the equations of motion all day and you will not see this possibility. We’ve all been taught that this doesn’t happen,” said Rand.
The researchers found a way to make an “optical battery,” said Stephen Rand, a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Physics and Applied Physics. In the process, they overturned a century-old tenet of physics.
“You could stare at the equations of motion all day and you will not see this possibility. We’ve all been taught that this doesn’t happen,” said Rand.
Comment Googling Him (Score 3, Funny) 275
I sure hope any potential employers google "Robert Soloway" and find "Spam king" high on the results list.
The only way that could happen is if a bunch of people all put the words "Robert Soloway" and "Spam king" together on a major website that Google crawls.
Doesn't seem likely...
Submission + - Woman Dies in Her Cubicle, Nobody Notices (time.com)
jIyajbe writes: Ever feel like no one notices all the effort you put into your job?
Well, hopefully they at least notice you're alive and breathing. If not, you could find yourself in the same situation as Rebecca Wells, a 51-year-old woman who died in her cubicle Friday in Los Angeles County.
Though she died on Friday, she was unnoticed at her desk in the Department of Internal Services until Saturday. The county coroner is yet to determine the cause of death.
Well, hopefully they at least notice you're alive and breathing. If not, you could find yourself in the same situation as Rebecca Wells, a 51-year-old woman who died in her cubicle Friday in Los Angeles County.
Though she died on Friday, she was unnoticed at her desk in the Department of Internal Services until Saturday. The county coroner is yet to determine the cause of death.
Comment Re:Not an YRO (Score 1) 634
So which is it?
Neither. She was not complaining about her employer, so it is a false comparison./p>
The closest I think you could come to it is that she was complaining about her working conditions. Not the same thing.
Submission + - Catholic Church Approves Confession by iPhone (time.com)
jIyajbe writes: The Catholic Church in America has approved Confession: A Roman Catholic App, for use among churchgoers and lapsed Catholics alike. Patrick Leinen, of Little iApps, the company that created Confession, claims it has already helped one person come back to the church after 20 years away.
Submission + - McAfee: Malware Threats To Smartphones Are Real
An anonymous reader writes: Trojan and Zeus, security threats that have thus far been associated with desktop computers, are now being brought to mobile platforms. A recent report from security giant McAfee said malware growth on mobile devices is at an all time high.
Submission + - Why won't anyone hire middle-aged geeks (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: Over the past year, unemployment for computer pros over 55 has gone up, while the rate for those younger than that has gone down. Blogger Kevin Fogarty thinks older tech workers generally do a good job keeping up on their skills — so what's the problem? Is there age discrimination? Are their salary requirements simply too high? Do younger managers not want to supervise them?
