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Comment: Re:Nice to see this. (Score 1) 206

by ArchKaine (#37294168) Attached to: Heise's 'Two Clicks For More Privacy' vs. Facebook
<quote><p>I can certainly see why Facebook hates it though: Not only does it deprive them of the tracking information for all the people who don't click the like button, it changes the user's choice in clicking the button from "click this button if you like the story, but you'll be tracked either way" to "click this button to cause Facebook to track you" -- and if it becomes common knowledge that that is how the like button works, fewer people will use it.</p></quote>

So, it goes from 'install software to force an opt-out' to opt-in. Fine with me. More sites should do this in order to allow their users a choice.

Comment: Re:No, it is not! (Score 1) 221

by ArchKaine (#35825562) Attached to: Blender 2.57 Released &mdash; and It's Easy To Use!
What? You can't touch-type? ;)

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. I've been using Blender and 3DS Max for years. I love them both, but for different things. Also, as far as blender is concerned, you can't beat free, and it's still one of the most powerful 3D content creation apps that I've seen. Since I've switched to Linux, I've been playing with it more and more, and enjoying it equally as much. It's also great for making aircraft and other models for X-Plane (www.x-plane.com for those curious).

Enjoy
Image

George Washington Racks Up 220 Years of Late Fees At Library 146

Posted by samzenpus
from the at-least-he-read dept.
Everyone knows that George Washington couldn't tell a lie. What you probably didn't know is that he couldn't return a library book on time. From the article: "New York City's oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years' worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned. One of the books was the 'Law of Nations,' which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of debates from Britain's House of Commons. Both books were due on Nov. 2, 1789."
Space

Supermassive Black Holes Can Abort Star Formation 67

Posted by Soulskill
from the glad-our-galaxy-is-pro-life dept.
cremeglace writes "Astrophysicists have found that when a supermassive black hole quickly devours gas and dust, it can generate enough radiation to abort all the embryonic stars in the surrounding galaxy. It's not clear what this means for life's ability to take hold in such a bleak environment, but the research shows that the process might have determined the fates of many of the large galaxies in the universe."
NASA

Spitzer Telescope Sheds Light On Colony of Baby Stars 34

Posted by Soulskill
from the orion's-baby-pictures dept.
astroengine writes "NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope had the unprecedented opportunity to observe the heart of the Orion Nebula for 40 days, returning 80 images of the star-forming region. In doing so, the observatory has been keeping track of 1,500 young stars as they undergo rapid variations in brightness, caused by large 'cool spots' on the surface of the stars and obscuring dust. However, the high resolution images Spitzer is returning take center-stage, showing a tight cluster of stellar birth amid the nebulous clouds of dust. This is an incredible achievement considering its primary mission is over (after using up all of its liquid helium coolant in May 2009) and only two instruments are still working."
Space

Super-Earths Discovered Orbiting Nearby, Sun-Like Star 242

Posted by Soulskill
from the i-for-one dept.
likuidkewl writes "Two super-earths, 5 and 7.5 times the size of our home, were found to be orbiting 61 Virginis a mere 28 light years away. 'These detections indicate that low-mass planets are quite common around nearby stars. The discovery of potentially habitable nearby worlds may be just a few years away,' said Steven Vogt, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC. Among hundreds of our nearest stellar neighbors, 61 Vir stands out as being the most nearly similar to the Sun in terms of age, mass, and other essential properties."
Biotech

Man Controls Cybernetic Hand With Thoughts 81

Posted by Soulskill
from the i-thought-john-connor-destroyed-that-thing dept.
MaryBethP writes "Scientists in Italy announced Wednesday that Pierpaolo Petruzziello, a 26-year-old Italian who had lost his left forearm in a car accident, was successfully linked to an artificial limb that was controlled by electrodes implanted in his arm and connected to the median and ulnar nerves. He has learned to control the artificial limb with his mind. According to CNet, Petruzziello says he could feel sensations in it, as if the lost arm had grown back again. The BBC has a brief video showing the arm in operation."

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