Comment Re:Windows 8 (Score 1) 504
Everything that ran on Win7 will run on Win8 on x86 computers.
Win8 will run on ARM chips, but only Metro app will work there.
Comment Re:Just got my electricity bill today (Score 1) 216
I pay ~0.12 USD / 1 kWh (Romania/Eastern Europe).
Comment Re:Yay BBC News! (Score 2) 1088
Actually, the article does have a mistake: The Gran Sasso Mountains (where the Italian laboratory of Gran Sasso is located) are part of the Apennines, not the Alps, like the article says.
Comment Re:Another Nobel Peace Prize dud (Score 1) 326
The Nobel committee said that human rights are a requirement of a peaceful world.
Comment Apples are even older (Score 1) 124
Actually, it seems that apples are a bit older:
"The genera of Maloid Rosaceae radiated an estimated 48-50 million years ago (Campbell et al. 2007)" (Source)
Comment Re:Not a huge deal (Score 1) 467
A lot of corporations still use Windows XP or 2K as their standard OS.
Comment Re:Afro-American Racism Against Whites and Asians (Score 3, Insightful) 450
During the election, about 95% of African-Americans voted for Barack Hussein Obama due solely to the color of his skin
It's the same percentage of the Afrian-Americans that voted for Clinton.
Asus DR-570 E-Reader To Bring OLED Display 70
MojoKid writes "Reportedly, Asus will be introducing the DR-570 color eReader by the end of 2010, but it won't be just another one in the crowd. In fact, it just might be a game-changer. The reader will supposedly have a 6" screen, but rather than using e-ink like every other reader out there, this one will utilize a color OLED screen. Word is the unit will last a whopping 122 hours on a full charge. It should also be able to run Flash applications, download books over 3G to Wi-Fi, and most likely surf the web, unlike any other reader out there."
Asus will be rolling out two other ebook reader models this year as well.
A Hyper-Velocity Impact In the Asteroid Belt? 114
astroengine writes "Astronomers have spotted something rather odd in the asteroid belt. It looks like a comet, but it's got a circular orbit, similar to an asteroid. Whether it's an asteroid or a comet, it has a long, comet-like tail, suggesting something is being vented into space. Some experts think it could be a very rare comet/asteroid hybrid being heated by the sun, but there's an even more exciting possibility: It could be the first ever observation of two asteroids colliding in the asteroid belt."
Comment Re:Google Full of Crap (Score 4, Interesting) 687
They entered the Chinese market in 2006, and, in less than four years, they reached to have 26% of the Chinese market, which, you should remember, is bigger (in numbers) than the US market.
I don't think it's fair to say they were beaten by Baidu.
Air Canada Ordered To Provide Nut-Free Zone 643
JamJam writes "Air Canada has been told to create a special 'buffer zone' on flights for people who are allergic to nuts. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that passengers who have nut allergies should be considered disabled and accommodated by the airline. Air Canada has a month to come up with an appropriate section of seats where passengers with nut allergies would be seated. The ruling involved a complaint from Sophia Huyer, who has a severe nut allergy and travels frequently. Ms. Huyer once spent 40 minutes in the washroom during a flight while snacks were being served."
Whatever Happened To Second Life? 209
Barence writes "It's desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. In this article, PC Pro's Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it's raking in more cash than ever before. It's a follow-up to a feature written three years ago, in which Collins spent a week living inside Second Life to see what the huge fuss at the time was all about. The difference three years can make is eye-opening."
Comment Re:the English one is bad enough (Score 1, Informative) 106
The notability is put in there so that Wikipedia wouldn't get filled with crap made up by bored teenagers during the school break.
The notability bar is not that that even high. Basically, there must be some third-party publication ("reliable reference", so preferably a professional, a journalist or something) to talk about that subject. Every claim should, theoretically, be supported by a third-party.
Most people who complain about the impossibly high notability are spammers or people who created articles about themselves or their own activities. I agree there are instances when relatively notable articles get deleted, but that happens because the creator of the article doesn't care enough to bring sources.
Comment Re:That's a big increase (Score 1) 320
The people live longer, so the average age is increasing and with the age, so do the chances of getting cancer.
Statistics for each age group remained constant.
Comment Re:New form of taxes! (Score 2, Informative) 411
Federal laws, like all federal works, are public domain.
Works made by the state and city-level government are, however, copyrighted.
Works made by the state and city-level government are, however, copyrighted.
