Comment Re:Wii got it right (Score 0, Redundant) 583
I think you missed the point, this
I've used a 360 on its side and vertically and it works fine either way - just don't change orientation while a game is being played!
Firehose Car Lift
samzenpus writes "Ever wonder what Firemen do when there's no fire? It looks like they see what they can lift with water pressure."
Submission + - CCP to have Council of Players (llnwd.net)
ironwill96 writes: CCP, creators of EVE-Online and the upcoming World of Darkness MMO, today formally introduced their idea for a democratically elected Council of Nine players that will represent the views, concerns, and suggestions of the player base to CCP. The outline of how the proposed council will function is located here (Adobe PDF File).
According to the document, the Council will be elected by votes from the 200,000 member active player-base with one vote per account and proxy-vote transferring is allowed. The council will then meet with CCP in Iceland no more than two times during their elected term (6 months). The concept seems like an interesting one and it could definitely be an innovative new idea and might help address some of the prior issues that CCP has had in the past with not being open enough.
According to the document, the Council will be elected by votes from the 200,000 member active player-base with one vote per account and proxy-vote transferring is allowed. The council will then meet with CCP in Iceland no more than two times during their elected term (6 months). The concept seems like an interesting one and it could definitely be an innovative new idea and might help address some of the prior issues that CCP has had in the past with not being open enough.
Submission + - Ron Paul on Daily Show thanks to rabid supporters (whitehouser.com)
policy writes: "Ron Paul fans have been making so much noise online that he has become one of the most popular names on the Internet. He has even bested the likes of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan on Technorati! Recently, supporters rallied around Ron Paul and urged Jon Stewart to interview the candidate well they got their wish, Ron Paul on Daily Show. This upcoming 2008 election is going to be wild, and the Internet may very well revolutionize United States politics and political discourse in America!"
Submission + - Saltwater as an Energy Source (youtube.com)
Everette Scott writes: John Kanzius, an inventor from Erie, PA, has discovered a method for turning ordinary saltwater into usable energy. Kanzius uses a machine he invented to create radio waves to actually ignite ordinary saltwater. The energy created is in the form of a flame that won't even burn a paper towel. The flame burns at approximately 3000 degrees Fahrenheit. The energy created has been used to power a specially designed engine for up to 2 minutes. He also believes that the machine could be used to fight cancer.
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Saltwater as an energy source? Go figure...
For more information watch these videos.
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Saltwater as an energy source? Go figure...
Submission + - Apple Releases 160GB AppleTV
mnemonic_network writes: The Apple Store is now offering two flavors of its AppleTV, $299 40GB model and $399 160GB model. Apple also announced on its website a YouTube plugin for the AppleTV that will be released in June. "With Apple TV, you can watch theatrical trailers from Apple.com on your TV. And soon, you'll be able to browse and watch YouTube videos on the big screen, too. Coming in June, you can browse and watch thousands of free YouTube videos streaming directly from the Internet. Just sit back and enjoy the show." It will be interesting to see what else Apple is going to do with the AppleTV.
Submission + - Valve Releases Recent Hardware Survey Results
Freastro writes: Last week, Valve reset their on-going Hardware Survey in order to "keep on top of what kind of hardware everyone out there is running." Little has changed statistically since their first 200,000 responses, and it gives some interesting insight into what hardware and versions of Windows people are actually running. Their news article gives the following statistics and the full results can be found on their Valve Survey Summary page:
- Just over 1% of respondents can run a DX10 path for graphics.
- About 78% of you have microphones plugged in for voice communication. This will help you out a lot in TF2.
- A little under 5% of you have upgraded to Vista.
- Around 20% of your PCs are running multiple CPU cores.
Submission + - NVIDIA Vista Driver Class Action Lawsuit Readied
igibo writes: The NVIDIA support forums are chock full of angry early adopters clamoring for functional Vista drivers to use with their multi-hundred (thousand!) dollar GPUs. Presently, there are a group of outspoken, outraged customers seeking compensation via a class action lawsuit. Me? I just want to be able to rotate my secondary display!
Net Neutrality and BitTorrent - No More Throttling? 243
Umaga's Purse writes "Will ISPs still be able to throttle BitTorrent traffic now that a significant proportion of it is legit? It's a tough question, especially for ISPs like AT&T (which agreed to run a neutral network in order to gain approval for its merger with BellSouth from the FCC). It's not just a problem for AT&T, though: 'ISPs that have made no such agreements may not need to worry about BitTorrent taking over their networks, but they do need to wrestle with the issue of how to handle it now that so many legal uses of the protocol are available. Do they want to irritate their BitTorrent-using contingent, or let BitTorrent flow unhindered at the risk degrading the experience of those who don't download torrents?'"
Submission + - Potential Cancer Cure Lacks Funding?
An anonymous reader writes: A cheap, existing drug that shows promise in lab tests held at the University of Alberta against cancer has not entered clinical trials due to a lack of funding. The drug, dichloroacetate, is decades old and cannot be patented, but would still require clinical tests to be approved for cancer treatment. More articles from New Scientist, Newsweek and The Toronto Star. The University of Alberta and the Alberta Cancer Board have set up a site to handle donations towards clinical trials.
Submission + - NFL Won't Let Church Show Super Bowl
An anonymous reader writes: From the article:
"...the NFL objected to the church's plans to use a projector to show the game, saying the law limits it to one TV no bigger than 55 inches. The church will likely abandon its plans to host a Super Bowl party. 'We want to be supportive of our local team,' Newland said. 'For us to have all our congregation huddled around a TV that is big enough only for 10 or 12 people to watch just makes little sense.'"
The pastor points out that this effectively removes alcohol-free and family-friendly environments for groups to watch the game. My school (which will go unnamed) is hosting a similar party and I am glad the NFL didn't see any fliers. The original article has a few more details.
"...the NFL objected to the church's plans to use a projector to show the game, saying the law limits it to one TV no bigger than 55 inches. The church will likely abandon its plans to host a Super Bowl party. 'We want to be supportive of our local team,' Newland said. 'For us to have all our congregation huddled around a TV that is big enough only for 10 or 12 people to watch just makes little sense.'"
The pastor points out that this effectively removes alcohol-free and family-friendly environments for groups to watch the game. My school (which will go unnamed) is hosting a similar party and I am glad the NFL didn't see any fliers. The original article has a few more details.
Submission + - Difficulty Finding Consulting Work
ps-elf writes: I have been searching the usual internet job sites, Monster, Hotjobs etc. for contract jobs in Analog Design/IT. I have not been finding anything. Those type of jobs are almost all advertised as full-time salaried positions. Although I am pretty sure that contract jobs exist in abundance in Chip Design.
My question is given that I am not interested in going through an agency or placement firm, where is a good place to hook up with these jobs.
Submission + - Flying Cars Just Around The Corner?
MCTFB writes: "According to Fox News, an Israeli company may have a marketable flying car in production as soon as 2010. Though the price tag for this vehicle is a bit pricey (1.5 million to 6 million USD depending on size), it is not too far-fetched for this kind of vehicle to literally become the new Porsche for high-flying executives."
