Comment Re:MPAA will not care (Score 3, Insightful) 178
Unfortunately, I think you're right. Either that or they're planning on recording all the IP's that connect to it for "tracking" purposes.
Submission + - Solar Storms Could Bring Northern Lights South (ibtimes.com)
RedEaredSlider writes: Increased solar activity could give residents of the continental U.S., southern Europe and Japan the chance to see the northern lights for the first time in several years.
The National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center says the sun is entering a period of high activity, marked by more sunspots and a greater chance of a coronal mass ejection, or CME, hitting the Earth. That would result in auroras being visible much further from the poles than they usually are.
The National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center says the sun is entering a period of high activity, marked by more sunspots and a greater chance of a coronal mass ejection, or CME, hitting the Earth. That would result in auroras being visible much further from the poles than they usually are.
Comment Re:Hmmm (Score 1) 430
If they start calling them that, the price will go way up. Just think about how much they could charge for a pill that cures just about everything!
Submission + - What you lost in the FCC's net 'neutrality' ruling (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: The FCC was supposed to come up with a set of rules that would preserve net neutrality. Although the recommendations they released came out under the "net neutrality" moniker, in fact they ensure that the Internet's level playing field will be lost. Check out the low points of the regulations. Fortunately, it seems that opposition in Congress is brewing.
Comment Re:No (Score 1) 564
In my school (which graduated 75 when I graduated), they required some basic computing classes - how to use MS Office and typing (among other things). Back in 2000, that was a rarity... They also offered 2 "programming" classes. One was HTML and the other was VB6. I have to say that while HTML isn't a programming language, it is a lot better than most of the other schools in my area. While I didn't use VB6 in any of my classes in college, having a basic understanding of form and logic definitely helped.
So I have to say that *some* high schools do know what Computer Science is.
Comment hrm... (Score 5, Interesting) 239
I thought robots already taught themselves to lie to each other...
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/08/19/185259/Neural-Networks-Equipped-Robots-Evolve-the-Ability-To-Deceive
Comment Not as long as I'm around... (Score 1) 291
I'll stick with my netbook because I prefer having a real keyboard (even a smaller one). I don't know if it's just me being a late adapter, but I like the feel of real keys over a touchscreen.
I'd never buy an iPad because I'm not a huge fan of any Apple OS I've tried through the years. I'm still not really sure if I'd buy a tablet from any other manufacturer either.
Comment Re:When I type (Score 1) 212
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/243/googleh.png
There you are..
Comment When I type (Score 1) 212
it actually shows results real-time for what I'm typing. I'm accessing the .com site in the US. It looks kind of cool.
Comment Re:On iTunes? (Score 4, Funny) 94
I'm more curious as to how long it'll be before the RIAA starts suing people over distributing it without paying them royalties.
Comment Re:Thermodynamics (Score 1) 187
If we did that, we couldn't use the noise to make hydrogen for the cars they've been promising us for a decade!
Comment Re:BECAUSE (Score 1) 28
I can just see it now "and the Wii Fit Olympic Gold Winner is..."
