Comment Re:lots of chips had images on them (Score 3, Informative) 98
You are probably thinking of the Silicon Zoo. Fun site.
Comment Re:Something is not right here... (Score 1) 666
That depends on state law if intrastate. Federal law kicks in and prohibits interstate shipping.
Comment Legumes, Thyme and Berries (and peppers) oh my! (Score 1) 618
The weather here in the south is great. My ghost and habanero peppers are doing fantastic. The strawberry plants started growing berries 3 weeks ago. This weather is delicious and our canning gear will be in overtime this year.
Comment Re: Yeah...but (Score 1) 1303
I know a few amusement parks that have dorms for workers. Cedar Point in Sandusky is one of them.
Comment Re:OT (your sig) (Score 1) 622
I believe that would be a fork bomb passing 2 to interrupt 80.
http://www.int80h.org/bsdasm/#call-numbers
http://www.int80h.org/bsdasm/#call-numbers
Comment Re:UnXis = Sketchy (Score 1) 131
These are not the droids you are looking for... see this reply.
Comment Re:YRO? (Score 2) 738
Up to $250 can be claimed as educational expenses on federal taxes with the appropriate receipts. Unfortunately we spend close to $1000 every year on things like photocopies for tests and in-class supplies.
The copier at the high school requires a teacher code and only allows a certain number of copies per quarter. My wife uses the entire budget on the first couple weeks since it amounts to about three double-sided sheets of paper for each of her students. A small part of our personal monthly budget goes towards keeping her classroom running but we can afford it.
Comment Re:So... (Score 1) 326
What's the proper pressure through your car's PVC valve? Your mechanic probably knows.
My guess is he would laught at you for installing plumbing on your car when it actually needed the Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve replaced.
Comment Re:Online is the only way to shop these days (Score 1) 314
You are right on about Ace. I can't wait until the new one they are building a few miles from here opens. There are three Home Depots and a Lowes within 10 miles but I'll take the Ace for general hardware, tools, and useful stuff. Another place to look is Harbor Freight. They both remind me of the real hardware stores my grandpa used to shop.
Comment Re:Posted under IT, huh? (Score 1) 91
Does anyone know of any options to
/. that are as cool (minus the idle garbage, of course)?
Yes, but if we told you then we would have to put up with you over there too.
Comment Re:The first thing I though of when I read this (Score 1) 248
I've had a telemarketing job. I quit the day I called someone who was dead, and never looked back.
The important thing is did you make the sale?
Submission + - Accellerated X drivers coming for PS3 Linux (ps2dev.org)
t0qer writes: Over at the PS2dev forums a hacker named Ironpeter has successfully managed to bypass the PS3's Hypervisor to gain direct access to it's Nvidia RSX GPU.
This is s first step and far from a complete working driver, but it seems as word of this spreads, more people are helping with the effort to hunt down the Hypervisors Fifo/Push buffer. It won't be long before we're playing tux racer on the PS3 in it's full OpenGL glory.
This is s first step and far from a complete working driver, but it seems as word of this spreads, more people are helping with the effort to hunt down the Hypervisors Fifo/Push buffer. It won't be long before we're playing tux racer on the PS3 in it's full OpenGL glory.
Submission + - Modular robot adept at wriggling
MattSparkes writes: "A modular robot that transforms itself into different shapes in order to walk, crawl and clamber up inclines has been demonstrated in the US. Each "Superbot" module is effectively a robot in its own right. The modules can move independently, flip over and rotate like wheels, and have 3D accelerometers that let them know their precise orientation.
The six sides of each module can dock with any other module. Once connected, the modules can communicate, coordinate shape changes and even transmit power."
Old Islamic Tile Patterns Show Modern Math Insight 538
arbitraryaardvark writes "Reuters reports that medieval Muslims made a mega math marvel. Tile patterns on middle eastern mosques display a kind of quasicrystalline effect that was unknown in the west until rediscovered by Penrose in the 1970s. 'Quasicrystalline patterns comprise a set of interlocking units whose pattern never repeats, even when extended infinitely in all directions, and possess a special form of symmetry.' It isn't known if the mosque designers understood the math behind the patterns or not."
DoD Warez Leader Faces 10 Years in Jail 339
An anonymous reader writes "After spending nearly 3 years in a detention center fighting his extradition from Australia, a leader of notorious warez group 'DrinkorDie' was yesterday arraigned before a U.S. District Court to face charges of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and one count of actual criminal copyright infringement. If found guilty he faces 10 years in jail & a $500,000 fine."
