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Comment: Re:We need to fix our regulations. (Score 1) 446

by CR0 (#32553102) Attached to: Quant AI Picks Stocks Better Than Humans

Except in sports and music where successful people tend to come from poor or middle class families. Families that can't afford to send their kids down the "safe path" to middle class via college. Some of these kids instead devote their lives to getting good at sports or music. Good enough to get scholarships or even directly to a pro career.

Geek-Friendly Video Cameras for Young Children

Submitted by Alaren
Alaren writes "My daughter, almost 7 years old, is fascinated by YouTube and has declared that she wants a video camera. This strikes me as an opportunity to teach about videography and video technology and to show her that computers do more than just play games. Unfortunately, most tech review sites don't deal in technology aimed at children, and most sites that do are uninformative SEO sewage bobbing through the intertubes. I was intrigued by the announced Lego camcorder but it does not appear to have reached production. The Discovery Kids line of video cameras looked promising, but reviews (especially of the software) are in short supply. Most of the other brands I've found are clearly aimed at helping kids feel like they're using a video camera without providing the functionality I want: reasonable quality (VGA or better), expandable storage (like an SD card), easy YouTube uploading, and some straightforward software for trimming and merging video files (and, maybe, audio tracks). Part of me thinks what I'm really looking for is a Flip, but of course with children durability is an added concern, and I'd like to minimize adult interference where possible. So, Slashdot, help me finish my Christmas shopping early: what experience do you have with child-friendly video equipment and software? What brands do you recommend? Or should I just buy the grown-up version and a pack of stickers?"

Comment: Re:Idle this shit (Score 1) 249

by CR0 (#26179417) Attached to: Dubai Is Building a Refrigerated Beach

first, Dubai doesn't have that much oil. Not nearly as much as those crazy Canadians.

second, if the Netherlands wants a skating surface (I'll assume you meant rink) outside, it wouldn't take any electricity, unless they used electricity to clean the snow and smooth the surface. The Netherlands is quite far north you know. More north than all of the Great Lakes. (assuming a seasonal rink, which is only logical)

third, if the builders in Dubai pumped water through those pipes and then used that same water for things like showers or laundry (ie. things that _need_ hot water) you could have a net reduction in energy use.

In summary, don't panic, stop hating the places you don't know, don't panic.

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Comment: Re:Hooray! (Score 4, Funny) 68

by CR0 (#26160109) Attached to: Are Micro-Transactions the Future of Online Game Business Models?

You know, a capitalist society would say, "let me pay for what I want to use", and a socialist society would say, "bill everyone the same and give everyone the same opportunity."

I'm surprised American's so dislike free play with micro-transactions and prefer to pay a large monthly fee.

You know, universal health care might work for you guys.

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Wireless (Apple)

How Reuters hyped Apple's stock to a new high->

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An anonymous reader writes "Here's how to hype up a stock on sketchy information — Yesterday, a JP Morgan analyst released a vague report guessing at the possibility of a new iPhone nano. Reuters then printed this with a headline that seemed to suggest the new iPhone nano was an established fact. Apple stock reached a new record high on the news, on a day when almost everything else ended down (the Dow was down 150 points at the end of the day). Somewhat later, JP Morgan printed a retraction of its earlier report, after the rally was over."
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Technology (Apple)

Confessions of a Mac Fanboy: Criticism of Apple->

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nightcats writes "Apple momentum is now in juggernaut force: later this month, expect to see new iMacs — arguably the best desktop hardware out there. And we're 3 months away from Leopard, with its new previewing, file management, backup, and workspace features. All dizzyingly cool, but let me add a few admittedly petty recommendations: Can we fix the traffic light? You know, the window control buttons that correspond to Windows' dash-square-X protocol? I don't care that Apple has them on the left side of the window (anyone who knows me knows I lean left, anyway), but should I need a Geiger counter to find them on a laptop display? Make them big and easy to get to...not like in Windows, but more like Linux/KDE. Here's a lesson straight from Windows: for god's sake, can't we have the ability to resize a window in all corners/sides? Apple gives you one (lower right). Re-naming files: This is a big one, because we do it all the time, especially those of us who take a lot of pictures. You unload your camera's contents into iPhoto and want to give the files unique names. Here's how it works now: You drag the picture to the desktop. You select the file "P7004305839045.jpg" or whatever, and hit Enter. You're ready to edit. But the whole file name is overwritten as soon as you start typing, so you have to remember to put the correct extension in at the end. Why not set the default so you're overwriting only the file name prefix, but not the extension? The current one (in this case .jpg) can remain, and if the user wants to change the format, he can but doesn't have to. Make sense? Make friends with the Penguin: OS X has a UNIX / BSD core and runs X11. Google has a Linux version of Picasa; Firefox, Opera, Real, and other major software providers make Linux versions of their major products. Can't Apple make Linux versions of Safari, Quicktime, and iTunes? They're all free for Windows users: what's the problem, Steve? Can't afford the geeks to do it with? The day I see a Linux version of iTunes, I'll know you're serious and sincere in what you say about DRM. Death by a thousand charges: Two dollars to get an 802.11n driver; $30 for Quicktime Pro every time there's an upgrade (I've paid that twice so far, for v6 and v7, in the space of less than two years); $100 for dot-mac when Google gives me equal or better features NC; $100 a year to get to the front of the line at the Genius Bar. Do your shareholders have you handcuffed to continue this money-bleed, in exchange for them looking the other way when someone on exec row fiddles with dates on stock prices? Be careful, Steve: it could alienate people who might otherwise be attracted to your good stuff. I can say for a certainty that it's beginning to alienate this one-time Mac fanboy. Much as I love Apple hardware, and as much as I'll take a long, close look at those new iMacs later this month, the likelihood is that my next desktop machine will be a PC running Linux."
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Classic Games (Games)

Mature Games Discussion?

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Tainek
Tainek writes "Everywhere i go it seems discussion boards based around gaming seem to be infested with immature (and i mean immature and not young) members&Trolls. Is there any refuge for gamers who want a mature, thought out discussions about video gaming in all its forms? I fear the fanboys will soon consume me..."

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