Comment I can see the advertisement now (Score 1) 37
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Have a Green Thumb? You too can have the latest in organic computing!
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I will have to stick with silicon based computing, if my basil and rosemary plants are any indication.
Comment Re:What's the value here? (Score 5, Insightful) 698
Huh? trillion dollar deficits EVERY year in office, drone "kill list", assassinated ambassador, muslim extremists taking over EVERYWHERE, extending patriot act, DOMESTIC use of surveillance drones, etc.
wake up dude...
And you think the deficits won't get larger with more tax cuts for the rich, the patriot act won't be extended again, drones won't be put into even greater use, and there won't be any more terrorist attacks in the world if Romney gets elected? The issues you pin on Obama won't get resolved with Romney. Methinks they will get worse. There are other issues besides these, which in my mind, trump the issues mentioned above. Obama wins hands down when it comes to women's rights, religious rights, gay rights, and compassion for the elderly and less fortunate, to name a few issues. vV
Comment Re:already proposed for 10 years by KEO (Score 1) 282
Not that I believe in its interest at any rate, but there is a guy that proposed this to UN in 2000, and has been announcing launch dates every two years since then...
At least he made a living out of it for himself, and seems sincere...
Ummm, the Keo guy is dead. He began his new career of pushin' up the daisies on November 12, 2008.
Comment Biohazard! t-shirt (Score 1) 142
The store was linked on Slashdot previously.
If you go to page 4 you will see a black t-shirt with only the biohazard logo sans "Courage is Contagious". I emailed the store and requested such a T-shirt, as I noticed they had another product with just the logo. Twenty minutes later, it was online and I ordered it. The shirt arrived yesterday and it is beautiful! The drippy planet in the middle is a shiny silver, which means I get to wear a bauble. Win.
Comment Re:meh (Score 1) 947
"Obama may have some "appease the masses" opinions, but at least he has a solid head on his shoulder."
Wait a minute!!! Obama only has one shoulder? He's a shoe in for the cripple vote, too! dp
Wait a minute!!! Obama only has one shoulder? He's a shoe in for the cripple vote, too! dp
Submission + - Get ready to consider parachutes antiquated... (nytimes.com)
VicVegas writes: "Jeb Corliss is vying to be the first human to jump from an airplane and land safely without using a parachute. He has conducted over 1000 test jumps (with a parachute) donning a suit that makes him look like a Darth Flying Squirrel. All he needs is a little funding to get his dream landing strip (a cool $2M) and he will make history.
The flying squirrel outfit is cheap by comparison, coming in at one thousand smackers.
"This spring, Mr. Corliss will attempt the first of three tests to prepare for his goal. Wearing his wing suit, he will jump from a plane, which will then execute a 270-degree turn and descend at a steep angle. He will fly down to the plane and re-enter it." He unsuccessfully attempted this maneuver once already.
Jeb has gone from catching rattlesnakes as a child, to swimming with sharks as a teen, to basejumping off the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. He was arrested during his attempt to jump off the Empire State Building (he's weighing his legal options). In this context, jumping out of an airplane without a parachute makes sense."
"This spring, Mr. Corliss will attempt the first of three tests to prepare for his goal. Wearing his wing suit, he will jump from a plane, which will then execute a 270-degree turn and descend at a steep angle. He will fly down to the plane and re-enter it." He unsuccessfully attempted this maneuver once already.
Jeb has gone from catching rattlesnakes as a child, to swimming with sharks as a teen, to basejumping off the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. He was arrested during his attempt to jump off the Empire State Building (he's weighing his legal options). In this context, jumping out of an airplane without a parachute makes sense."
Submission + - The birthplace of Romulus and Remus found
jd writes: "A cave known to the Romans as the Lupercal has been found. The Lupercal (a 26' high cave) was believed by the Romans to have been the place that Romulus and Remus (the founders of Rome) were rescued and suckled by a she-wolf. Now, whether these two people ever existed is another matter entirely, but even the place itself had descended into myths and legends, with no serious archaeologist believing it existed. Due to the extreme instability of Palatine Hill, where the cave exists, the archaeologists have not been inside. Instead, exploration has been by robots with cameras, endoscopes and laser scanners. These have mapped some amazing mosaics, marble artwork and an amazing white eagle."
