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Submission + - Microsoft to Rename Modern Apps "Windows Apps"

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: While fumbling with the new application platform for Windows, Microsoft has juggled with different names for the applications: Metro, Modern UI, Windows Store apps, universal apps. Going forward, these apps will be called "Windows apps", Microsoft explained during the Developing for the Windows 10 Hardware Platform session at WinHEC 2015. This is what the future of Windows is all about, and these apps are expected to completely supplant desktop applications. A "Windows app" can run on every device category: phone, PC, Xbox, IoT, and on more obscure devices like the HoloLens. For now the classic Win32 platform will remain fully supported on x86 PCs, but Microsoft is taking a "legacy" attitude towards it.

Submission + - First Nuclear Power Plant Planned in Jordan (themoscowtimes.com)

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: Jordan has signed an agreement with Russia's state-owned nuclear power giant Rosatom, that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000 MW. The agreement is worth $10 billion and it envisages the construction of a two-unit power plant at Amra in the north of the kingdom by 2022. The deal provides for a feasibility study, site evaluation process and an environmental impact assessment. Currently Jordan imports nearly 98% of its energy from oil products and crude and is struggling to meet electricity demand, which is growing by more than 7% annually due to a rising population and industrial expansion. The kingdom hopes that eventually nuclear power could provide almost 40% of its total electricity generating capacity.

Comment Re:Not a diet, but a lifestyle change (Score 1) 496

by jones_supa (#49328481) Attached to: Hacking Weight Loss: What I Learned Losing 30 Pounds

About fifteen years ago I was starting to struggle with sciatic nerve pain due to years spent driving a car with a heavy racing clutch in traffic, and a lack of exercise.

Wow, nice to hear someone in a similar situation. I also have sciatic pain (thankly no slipped discs or serious stuff like that) due to too much sitting on my ass. However it's now getting better thanks to increased exercise.

I surely have walked and bicycled aplenty, but my abs and back muscles are garbage.

Submission + - Neo-Nazism Surprisingly Popular in Sweden

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: Despite the fall in numbers of neo-Nazi organizations in current world, Sweden seems to have a growing trend of neo-Nazi activities. This information comes from the anti-racist Expo Foundation. The foundation has determined that the neo-Nazi activities in the country have risen by almost two times over the past three years. In 2014, which was an election year, the number of propaganda campaigns rose by 23% compared with the previous year. Most activities include the distribution of propaganda material and flyers, organization of agitation campaigns and putting up stickers. Sweden's capital Stockholm ranked first among the country's cities in terms of neo-Nazi activities in 2014. Last year, neo-Nazi groups organized multiple campaigns, leading to mass disorders and dozens of arrests.

Comment Pages that get stuck (Score 2) 60

by jones_supa (#49326631) Attached to: Facebook Engineering Tool Mimics Dodgy Network Connectivity

Web pages have always been a bit unreliable technology. Who doesn't occasionally meet a page that is almost loaded, but hangs there waiting for one element to be downloaded? At I meet a few times a week a page that gets "stuck". Then you refresh the page and it's fine. Why does this problem still exist? Can't the browser at least quickly try reloading that element?

Imagine if desktop GUI apps were like that. That some GUI element would just randomly not show up. That would be unacceptable.

Submission + - 'No Survivors' Expected In France Plane Crash

Submitted by johnsnails
johnsnails writes: A passenger plane has crashed in France, with all 148 people on board thought to have died.

The Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline, came down in the southern French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne.

Flight 4U 9525 sent out a distress signal at 10.45am (9.45am UK time) on its route from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.

Comment Re:Why? (Score 2) 198

by jones_supa (#49325755) Attached to: Pixar Releases Free Version of RenderMan

Why is it released for "non commercial use", why does it matter to Pixar if it gets used in "perrsonal projects that do not generate commercial profits"? Does it stop RenderMan working for Pixar if a human or a commercial entity makes money from using it?

It requires a big team of senior engineers in mathematics and computer science to create and support something like RenderMan, so it's not unreasonable that they ask money for it.

The idea is probably that hobbyists (many of whom wouldn't have enough spare money to buy it anyway) can get familiar with the software, and then Pixar can sell the software to commercial use where the actual bucks are made. For a fully commercial tool I see this being a pretty nice deal.

Even then the real license costs just $495 per seat, which is cheap. You can easily recoup that investment.

Submission + - Pixar Releases Free Version of RenderMan

Submitted by jones_supa
jones_supa writes: A year ago the animation studio Pixar promised its RenderMan animation and rendering suite to eventually become free for non-commercial use. This was originally scheduled to happen in the SIGGRAPH 2014 computer graphics conference, but things got delayed. Nevertheless, today Pixar is releasing the free version into wild. Free non-commercial RenderMan can be used for research, education, evaluation, plug-in development, and any personal projects that do not generate commercial profits. This version is fully featured, without a watermark or any kind of artificial limits. Featuring Pixar's new RIS technology, RenderMan delivers extremely fast global illumination and interactive shading and lighting for artists. The software is available for Mac, Linux and Windows. In conjunction with the release, Pixar has also launched a new RenderMan Community site where users can exchange knowledge and resources, showcase their own work, share assets such as shaders and scripts, and learn about RenderMan from tutorials.

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