Comment Imagine... (Score 1) 157
3D porn on a large screen.
PhD Candidate Talks About the Physics of Space Battles 361
darthvader100 writes "Gizmodo has run an article with some predictions on what future space battles will be like. The author brings up several theories on propulsion (and orbits), weapons (explosives, kinetic and laser), and design. Sounds like the ideal shape for spaceships will be spherical, like the one in the Hitchhiker's Guide movie."
Lack of Manpower May Kill VLC For Mac 398
plasmacutter writes "The Video Lan dev team has recently come forward with a notice that the number of active developers for the project's MacOS X releases has dropped to zero, prompting a halt in the release schedule. There is now a disturbing possibility that support for Mac will be dropped as of 1.1.0. As the most versatile and user-friendly solution for bridging the video compatibility gap between OS X and windows, this will be a terrible loss for the Mac community. There is still hope, however, if the right volunteers come forward."
Submission + - The Star Wars Christmas Special Still Exists... (twincities.com)
rapturizer writes: Apparently, not all copies of the Star Wars Christmas special were destroyed. It is playing in Minneapolis on Dec 16. I wonder where they found their copy?
Nintendo Upset Over Nokia Game Emulation Video 189
An anonymous reader writes "Nintendo is investigating potential copyright infringement by Nokia during some video demos of their N900 phone, which can be seen emulating Nintendo games. Nintendo spokesman Robert Saunders says: 'We take rigorous steps to protect our IP and our legal team will examine this to determine if any infringement has taken place.' In the video, Nokia says, 'Most publishers allow individual title usage, provided that the user is in possession of the original title.'"
Herschel Spectroscopy of Future Supernova 21
davecl writes "ESA's Herschel Space Telescope has released its first spectroscopic results. These include observations of VYCMa, a star 50 times as massive as the sun and soon to become a supernova, as well as a nearby galaxy, more distant colliding starburst galaxies and a comet in our own solar system. The spectra show more lines than have ever been seen in these objects in the far-infrared and will allow astronomers to work out the detailed chemistry and physics behind star and planet formation as well as the last stages of stellar evolution before VYCMa's eventual collapse into a supernova. More coverage is available at the Herschel Mission Blog, which I run."
Comment Twitter v Gossip (Score 1) 219
Growing up, the local paper had the social page. This had who visited who and all other pertinent gossip. At least this was edited, used correct grammer, and weeded out all the garbage, thus, was much more interesting.
Comment I wonder... (Score 1) 398
if the drinks with caffeine caused the behavior they are concerned about or the personality of the person. The people a the bar I occasionally visit who order these drinks (particularly the ones with energy drinks) seem to have a certain type of personality that would lend itself to the actions observed.
Comment Modern Science at its best... (Score 4, Insightful) 157
This sounds highly promising for traditionally traumatic and fatal wounds, particularly burns. It will be interesting to see if this product increases the rate of survival in burn victims and other similar traumas. You have to love modern medicine.
Comment Additionally, (Score 1) 537
Since passwords can be stolen and id's faked, the following groups want the following requirements for internet users:
RIAA: a mandatory microphone and hard drive scanner to assure internet users are not pirating music and are paying for the rights to the music they listen to.
MPAA: a webcam focused on your screen and hard drive scanner to assure your not pirating movies.
Microsoft: mandatory use of Windows to surf the internet since it would be more secure. The only search engine would be Bling. Only approved software could be used.
The Chinese: Webcams all around the room, keylogger and hard drive scanner to assure compliance with government policy.
The Republicans: (see Chinese)
Al Gore: a mandatory firewall that blocks all searches related to research that attempts to debunk "An Inconvenient Truth".
The NSA/FBI/CIA/etc: a webcam focused on the user, login requiring eye scan, fingerprint scan, and DNA verification.
Add and additional to the reply.
Comment Re:Opted In (Score 1) 667
I'll take the Mac users over the "Dude, your getting a Dell" stoner. I just can't take the smell of the smoked herbs.
Comment Remote??? (Score 4, Interesting) 206
A currently drive a school bus (after selling my consulting business), does that mean all my co-workers are remote? Or does the the city we work in constitute our office? We wave at each other as our buses pass on the streets and have a couple of coffee shops we stop at between runs. Would that be the equivalent of the water cooler?
Just random thoughs...
Comment But the questions remains... (Score 1) 50
How does it look with your favorite gaming system (insert PS3, XB360, Wii, PC) hooked up? Otherwise, whats the point.
Comment Well, (Score 5, Funny) 881
Then instead of people not reading their print editions, then they will ignore the web edition as well. Sounds like a solid business plan to me.
Comment But how.. (Score 1) 1
are the children to make sure they spell their swear words correctly?
