Comment Re:Wait for it... (Score 4, Informative) 752
compared to the other MAL17 flights it did appear to be off course in that region
According to CNN, it was due to weather on the regular flight path.
Comment Re:Santa Barbara isn't like the rest of CA (Score 1) 420
I was going to post something similar. You can see the different water sources at http://waterwisesb.org/educati.... The Santa Barbara metro area (including Carpinteria and Goleta) uses less than 10% state water as most of the water is runoffs accumulated in local reservoirs or ground water. As the parent stated, it's been pretty dry here and the water level in Cachuma lake is pretty low.
Comment Re:There is more where that came from (Score 4, Interesting) 151
They thought malloc was too slow.
http://www.tedunangst.com/flak...
Comment Re:Summary. (Score 1) 301
Heartbleed the BUG would still exist, but Hearbleed the EXPLOIT would not exist, had they not been overcome with NIH syndrome for dynamic memory handling.
Comment Re:Yeah...whatever you believe today... (Score 1) 459
I lost like 40 Pounds over 4 months...to weight levels I've never seen before ever...
Congratulation on the weight loss but I'm just curious, what was your weight at birth?
Comment Re:Let's Play (Score 1) 110
Thank god for Let's plays on Youtube. If I happen to find that the reviewers are right, I don't need to buy it and if I find that I disagree, I can order it after having watched a bit of gameplay. In that case, sure, I have to replay already viewed scenes, but it doesn't top the amount of frustration I get from having spent good money on yet another crappy game...
No wonder game companies are trying to get let's play videos taken down with DMCA claims.
Comment Re:Translation: Piss off, Peasants (Score 1) 245
Every first-past-the-post voting system eventually turns into votes out of fear of the other guy. It's a mathematical certainty.
Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 320
Maybe not, but at least eSports don't artificially limit the potential performance of participants that don't happen to have the magical combination of freak athleticis genes that conventional sports require to make it big.
Getting Young Women Interested In Open Source 545
New submitter Jason Baker writes "It seems like a perennial question: 'How do we get more women involved in tech?' The open source community, like any other part of the technology industry, is grappling with finding solutions that are more than just talking the talk of diversity, but actually make some demonstrable difference in the numbers. While there have been numerous success stories, the gender gap is still rampant. The answer, at least to one freelance entrepreneur, is providing strong role models of women using open source to have fun and make money. But is that enough to make a difference?"
Eclipse Foundation Celebrates 10 Years 155
msmoriarty writes with news that the Eclipse foundation is ten years old this week. Although Eclipse was released in 2001, development was controlled by IBM until the creation of the independent Eclipse Foundation in 2004. "According to Eclipse Foundation Director Mike Milinkovich, that's a major reason Eclipse was able to thrive: 'IBM....did an exemplary job of setting Eclipse free ... We became the first open source organization to show that real competitors could collaborate successfully within the community.' He also talks about misconceptions about Eclipse, its current open source success, and what he sees for the future."
Comment Re:Whenever I hear about electric car failures (Score 4, Interesting) 476
newsflash: batteries generate electricty from stored chemical energy
Google Removes "Search Nearby" Function From Updated Google Maps 255
First time accepted submitter BillCable writes "One of the most useful and intuitive features of Google's Map tool was the "Search nearby" link. After searching for a location, users could click on a marker on the map to pop open a window with the address and other details. This window also contained a link to 'Search nearby' — extremely useful if you want to find a list of restaurants near a hotel, the closest pharmacy, or any other business you might want to patronize. Google recently updated their map tool, and 'Search nearby' is no longer present. The 300 posts to the Google Product Forums complaining about this omission indicates this is a feature Maps users sorely miss. Google's work-around (detailed by Google staff in said thread) are a poor substitute and unreliable. There is no indication Google will add the feature to their new tool. For now users are able to revert to the original Google Maps with the 'Search nearby' feature intact. But there's concern that when Google discontinues support that the feature will be lost. So why would Google remove one of its best features?"
Comment Re: It's about time! (Score 1) 1431
In this escalation of weaponry, I need to make some kind of reinforced tube where I can propel Milk Duds at 1300 feet per second from some small controlled explosion.
Tech's Gender and Race Gap Starts In High School 489
An anonymous reader writes "Diversifying the tech industry is a prominent topic these days, with much analysis being done on colleges and companies that employ software engineers. But exam data shows the gap is created much earlier — it's almost overwhelming even before kids get out of high school. From the article: 'Ericson's analysis of the data shows that in 2013, 18 percent of the students who took the exam were women. Eight percent were Hispanic, and four percent were African-American. In contrast, Latinos make up 22 percent of the school-age population in the U.S.; African-Americans make up 14 percent. (I don't need to tell you that women make up about half.) There are some states where not a single member of one of these groups took the test last year. No women in Mississippi or Montana took it. Seven states had no Hispanic students take the exam: Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota. And 10 states had no Black students take the exam: Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Utah. In some of these states, there simply aren't many students of any race or gender taking the test, which helps explain the dearth of young women and minorities. (Indeed, no women or minorities took the exam in Wyoming—but that's because no students at all took it.) But Idaho had nearly 50 students taking it, and Utah had more than 100.'"
Roadable, Vertical-Takeoff Aircraft Is Eager To Hit the Battlefield 87
Zothecula writes "When someone mentions flying cars, it conjures up images of a sporty little number that takes to the air like something out of the Jetsons. But what about one that's a cross between a 4x4, an octocopter, and a blackhawk helicopter? That's what Advanced Tactics of El Segundo, California is seeing with its ambitions to produce a roadable VTOL aircraft capable of unmanned autonomous operations as a more flexible way to recover casualties, move supplies, and support special forces."
