He didn't even fgsfds right...

And your dog will die :(

You are indeed correct. I was more trying to point out that the implementation of each problem is going to be different, as one problem requires the consideration of a few more details than the other. And while it may be fairly trivial to use the solution of one problem to solve the other—as you describe—in the silicon world, it may not be so for their bacteria-computer. It could be a big headache to set up a bacteria-solver for a problem of much greater complexity, with the intention of interpreting the result and converting it into the solution of a different problem. Moreover, it remains to be seen whether it's even possible to set up their computer in such a fashion (they only used 3 nodes with the computation taking place in two bits of information: glowing red and glowing green).

TFA oversimplifies by claiming that finding a Hamiltonian path solves the traveling salesman problem of finding the shortest path. The traveling salesman problem deals with variable edge lengths instead of just finite/infinte, and therefore requires a bit more complex implementation to solve (although they are both still NP-complete).

I would be more impressed if they found the shortest path on an undirected graph with variable length edges.

If they had a Project Natal demo on display I'd sure go check it out.

But that won't be a problem, because then this will happen. People will be able to interact socially in meatspace and cyberspace at the same time.

Not necessarily. The term "waldo" is generally restricted to anthropomorphic robots which are controlled by the same part of a human they imitate, such as a robotic hand being controlled by a sensing glove worn by a human. It can also be used to refer to a control mechanism that is a direct extension of an existing control mechanism that is meant to interface with a human, such as recreating a set of full-size controls for a car, and remotely linking them to an actual car.

Here, let me google that for you.

In all seriousness though, I agree it's a pretty horrible "feature". Here's a more concise guide that fixes just what you're talking about: http://www.askvg.com/how-to-fix-annoying-folder-view-type-problem-in-windows-vista/

It doesn't look like it's been mentioned on slashdot in a while, so I might suggest checking out Darkfall. It's true that it has been in development for a long time, but it's currently in a sort of public-invitation-beta, and it's due to be released by the end of the year.

From everything I've read about it, it seems to be a lot like UO. PvP can take place anywhere, and it's full loot on death, but you're held accountable for your actions by a reputation system and there are NPC guards to protect you in the main cities (this is all exactly like EVE online too). It's also classless and level-less; your character is defined by what skills you choose (and your race to some extent), and there's a max number of points you can have for all your skills, which you can train and un-train at will. Players can make their own cities with their own NPC guards even who can be instructed on who to attack. Most items will be player created. The list of fun stuff goes on, but the biggest problem I foresee is in the area of polish, as it's made by a relatively small and new company. Then again they have been working on it for something like 7 years, so one can hope.