Comment Try this (Score 0) 42
Load up a few million drones with programs of random instructions. Send them all into the woods. Use the program from the drone that makes it to the other side. I think that's how the hawks do it.
Comment The limit as G approaches zero, but not zero (Score 1) 404
Any mathematicians in the crowd? Explain to me the difference between minimalist government and no government. Something less than epsilon? Less than one full time employee?
Comment Not so new technology (Score 1) 65
This looks exactly like that which was developed down the hall from my office ten years ago. IO2 Technologies. They still have a web site so I think they are still in business. I don't see much different in the technology.
Best Open Source Genealogy Software? 292
An anonymous reader writes "I'm looking to build a family tree for a holiday gift. Do the Slashdotters of the world have any recommendations on open source genealogy software? I did try a 14-day free trial of Ancestry.com. What a scam! I submitted the personal information for my parents, grandparents, and me. Then, I received a pop-up telling me that if I would like to get information on my family, I would have to upgrade my subscription for $29.95 US. So, I took the chance. Turns out that the only information they had was my previous addresses for the past 20 years." The venerable GRAMPS is still actively developed, and its site lists several other possibilities, too. Any favorites, or anti-favorites, out there?
Comment a long time ago (Score 3, Funny) 80
Herb Alpert - Whipped Cream - someone is showing their age. Me too I guess.
