Comment Thiotimoline (Score 3, Informative) 231
Wasn't all of this in "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" by Asimov?
Comment A couple of titles (Score 1) 203
These might be a bit much for middle school kids. I'm not sure what they're capable of these days. Both are available on Amazon.
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Leon Lederman
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Leon Lederman
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife
Submission + - Slashdot Security Certificate expired on 04/21/2013 3
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Comment Re:Why Evolve (Score 2) 82
That was my thought. Evolution requires selective pressure that causes certain traits to become assets or liabilities. The coelacanth fills an ecological niche and doesn't have much if any competition in that niche except from other coelacanths.
Comment Re:The DEA (Score 2, Insightful) 195
Go spend some time with Google.
I don't disagree with you, but digging up citations to support your argument is your job, not the readers.
Comment Re:Convenience Store (Score 4, Funny) 131
Ahhh .. Deluxe Liquor and Sporting Goods in Roseville, Ca. How I miss thee. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Both rifles and handguns) in one convenient stop.
Store closed years ago but the memories live on.
Comment Re:A contrived test: old phone, old operating syst (Score 1) 155
No so contrived. These are the phones that are entering the used market. The early adopters are getting the next great iPhone and selling their old one. A lot of these users don't want to spend time or money upgrading the OS of an old phone and may be blissfully unaware of the security issues of the outdated OS.
Comment Re:More facetime (Score 3, Interesting) 1145
Anyone remember the tech advertisement "Lost the Dongle" that ran in just about every IT rag published back in the nineties. It featured a picture of a famous nude statue that was missing its "dongle".
Comment Lie Detector (Score 1) 456
Curious that so many want a built in lie detector. Anyone can learn to read facial expressions and other body language to detect deception.
Here's a start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_Action_Coding_System
Here's a start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_Action_Coding_System
Comment Re:Because the Vatican Has Its Own TLD? (Score 1) 73
The last pope's virtual dedication was done in comic sans as seen here.
This made me laugh and think about this defense of comic sans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCcObwIsOs
Comment I was going to submit the same article. (Score 1) 1
This really needs to be on the front page.
Comment Just one (Score 1) 119
127.0.0.1
Submission + - 9th Circuit Appeals Court: 4th Amendment Applies At The Border (techdirt.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: Techdirt reports:
"Here's a surprise ruling. For many years we've written about how troubling it is that Homeland Security agents are able to search the contents of electronic devices, such as computers and phones at the border, without any reason. The 4th Amendment only allows reasonable searches, usually with a warrant. But the general argument has long been that, when you're at the border, you're not in the country and the 4th Amendment doesn't apply. This rule has been stretched at times, including the ability to take your computer and devices into the country and search it there, while still considering it a "border search," for which the lower standards apply. Just about a month ago, we noted that Homeland Security saw no reason to change this policy.
Well, now they might have to. "
"Here's a surprise ruling. For many years we've written about how troubling it is that Homeland Security agents are able to search the contents of electronic devices, such as computers and phones at the border, without any reason. The 4th Amendment only allows reasonable searches, usually with a warrant. But the general argument has long been that, when you're at the border, you're not in the country and the 4th Amendment doesn't apply. This rule has been stretched at times, including the ability to take your computer and devices into the country and search it there, while still considering it a "border search," for which the lower standards apply. Just about a month ago, we noted that Homeland Security saw no reason to change this policy.
Well, now they might have to. "
Comment Noscript kills this feature (Score 1) 217
I just tried it on the Taylor Swift article. Running Firefox v20 (beta) with Noscript and it worked without any problem.
Comment Re:Performance Metrics (Score 1) 100
Within the scope of a team I agree with you except for the "weak, immature and cowardly" part. Metrics allow management to document performance. This is important when the recently dismissed dead weight sues for wrongful termination.
