Comment "erratum" (Score 1) 107
"the book contains several erratum, most of them a simple mismatch of singular and plural forms:"
i lol'd
Comment can we do Jupiter next?? (Score 1) 34
I've want to see something like this of Jupiter for ages!
Comment Re:good. (Score 1) 341
That word for the Chinese currency is "yuan", and it's pronounced something like "you-en" rammed into one syllable, and not like the Spanish name "Juan".
Comment As someone who works in San Francisco (Score 1) 341
...this makes me very happy -- I'll be able to hear myself think during Fleet Week!
Submission + - Ongoing malware attack targeting Apache hijacks 20,000 sites (arstechnica.com)
xandroid writes: Ars Technica has an exclusive on an ongoing attack targeting tens of thousands of Apache installations, injecting malicious code into served pages.
DOJ Often Used Cell Tower Impersonating Devices Without Explicit Warrants 146
Via the EFF comes news that, during a case involving the use of a Stingray device, the DOJ revealed that it was standard practice to use the devices without explicitly requesting permission in warrants. "When Rigmaiden filed a motion to suppress the Stingray evidence as a warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment, the government responded that this order was a search warrant that authorized the government to use the Stingray. Together with the ACLU of Northern California and the ACLU, we filed an amicus brief in support of Rigmaiden, noting that this 'order' wasn't a search warrant because it was directed towards Verizon, made no mention of an IMSI catcher or Stingray and didn't authorize the government — rather than Verizon — to do anything. Plus to the extent it captured loads of information from other people not suspected of criminal activity it was a 'general warrant,' the precise evil the Fourth Amendment was designed to prevent. ... The emails make clear that U.S. Attorneys in the Northern California were using Stingrays but not informing magistrates of what exactly they were doing. And once the judges got wind of what was actually going on, they were none too pleased:"
Comment "Digest" (Score 1) 339
Is "digest" really the term of art for that?
Gross-awesome.
Comment Re:It was never balanced (Score 1) 202
QAT isn't bogus, you wanna call it Catha edulis instead?
Comment Re:He describes how he learned to sing, too (Score 1) 313
"Rosetta Code currently has 626 tasks, 101 draft tasks, and is aware...."
Oh shit. It doesn't have a friend named Skynet, does it?
Comment Re:10% ? Great (Score 1) 184
My dad does the same thing, and I do a weak version with Gmail's + thing.
Comment Re:maybe (Score 1) 878
Morning glories are LSA, aren't they?
Comment Re:Gameplay footage (Score 1) 113
I find the trailer to be a far better video for showing what this project is all about. It shows some gameplay and gives an explanation of the goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu7jA8EHi_0
Comment Re:Gameplay footage (Score 1) 113
Too bad that player didn't know anything about relativity before playing it. Kept complaining about "sliding around".
"Did I slow down the speed of light?" Yes you moron, that's the name of the goddamn game.
Comment Re:I'd love a FPS with relativistic effects. (Score 2) 113
Yeah, that would be great.
First time through, I was disappointed that I couldn't see objects that were behind me appearing in front of me when traveling quickly, but maybe I'm missing something about how light aberration works with other relativistic effects?
Before I read the description after the "game" is over, I was confused about why behind me didn't turn black any more when I got that last orb. That's a dramatic modification, maybe there should be an in-game message about the change.
Also I still don't quite get why certain things were still visible in the blackness behind me while looking backwards -- is that infrared traveling faster than visible light?
Comment Re:Sweeping generalizations (Score 1) 388
Wow, yes, exactly.
