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BoredStiff writes:
NPR ran a story about Theo Jansen who is a Dutch physicist turned sculptor, and he has spent much of his career fascinated with the role of evolution in natural life. Powered by the wind, his sculptures resemble massive dinosaur skeletons (he calls them "Sand Beasts") that seem to move autonomously. The former physicist refines each generation, tossing away ideas that didn't work and concentrating on those that do. There is also a video — you really need to see them to appreciate how amazing they are.
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ChelleChelle writes:
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is widely used today for a variety of purposes and is the most popular protocol for VoIP. It can be used for videoconferencing, collaborative video gaming, and a whole variety of other multimedia applications. The last few years have seen an increasing interest in decentralized, peer-to-peer SIP (P2PSIP) intended as an enhancement and companion, rather than a replacement, to SIP. This article explains what P2PSIP is before going into a discussion of the uses for this technology as well as its future.
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GoIBMPS3 writes
"Soon the powerful 'Cell' microprocessor that fuels Sony's PlayStation 3 console will be available in IBM mainframe computers. The intent is to allow high-performance machines to run complex online games and virtual worlds. 'The integration initially will be accomplished by networking the mainframe with IBM's Cell blades, but eventually the Cells will be plugged more directly into the mainframes via PCI adapter cards, IBM said. It's the latest twist in IBM's years-long effort to keep mainframes not only relevant but also cutting-edge. IBM is touting the partnership as an example of hybrid computing--a trend sweeping the high-performance computing industry as companies augment general-purpose servers with special-purpose chips that to accelerate particular tasks.'"
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Axmt writes:
Linus got into an argument with GNOME developers accusing them of having a "users are idiots" mentality and
limiting the configuration options. He went on to submit patches in order to make it behave like he wants.
What the Salshdot users think? Is GNOME too limiting compared to KDE?
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QuietLagoon writes:
Zenith Electronics Corporation said today that Engineer Robert Adler, who co-invented the TV remote control with fellow Engineer Eugene Polley, has passed on to the big sofa in the sky. In his six-decade career with Zenith, Adler was a prolific inventor, earning more than 180 U.S. patents. He was best known for his 1956 Zenith Space Command remote control, which helped make TV a truly sedentary pastime. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded Adler and co-inventor Polley, another Zenith engineer, an Emmy in 1997 for the landmark invention.