Comment: Re:More news for AGW alarmists (Score 1) 323
1 mm over many decades doesn't mean squat..
You missed out the rather important per year part from that sentence.
Comment: Damn, I'm in the UK, so can't access BBC content (Score 1) 4
Uhh, what??
We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee. It is run commercially by BBC Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, the profits made from it go back to BBC programme-makers to help fund great new BBC programmes.
Comment: Developer link (Score 1) 192
It's 404ing, for now.
http://live.leapmotion.com/developer-kit-application
Comment: Re:Interesting but... (Score 1) 2
Indeed, the interface looks nice, but can I do anything with it? I search for fish, it suggests venezuelan fish-eating owl. I search for fox, it only offers my flying foxes.
Ever wondered if a certain species of animal can be found where you live?
Unless I'm doing it all wrong, then you'd need to know the scientific name of every animal that can be found where you live, in order to search in the first place. You'd be much better off just going outside for a look.
Comment: Re:A high schooler? (Score 1) 478
Thanks, but slashcode ate your <
New W3C Proposal could end the CSS Prefix Madness->
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Pieroxy writes "The W3C is proposing a set of new rules for CSS prefixing by Browser vendors. This would greatly mitigate the problem caused today where vendor specific prefixing is seeing its way through production sites. The problem is so bad that some vendors are now tempted to support other browsers prefixing. The article also has a link to an email from Mozilla’s Henri Sivonen that does a nice job of addressing many potential issues and shortcomings of this new proposal."
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Comment: Re:Wanted: a problem (Score 1) 196
<3
Comment: Re:Wanted: a problem (Score 2) 196
With regards to the fridge knowing what's in it ... how does that even work, without being a major nuisance? Now if they have a small robot climb around inside the fridge overnight, scanning barcodes & weighing the milk, then that's great. Otherwise, how is this not just a hassle for the user? e.g.
- Dammit, I forgot to scan milk when putting it back in the fridge!
- Dammit, I didn't align the milk exactly on the milk sensor, and the fridge ordered more!
- Dammit, I put the milk on the cheese sensor, and the fridge didn't order more!
The cheapest solution would probably be to have a small camera inside the fridge, and get someone on Mechanical Turk to fill out an inventory for you. And that's just sad.
Comment: Re:Two Party Democracies are Bad (Score 1) 910
Everybody says
Orly?
Comment: Re:Two Party Democracies are Bad (Score 1) 910
I don't think it's entirely a matter of education. Even educated people can be tempted to vote for what's good for themselves in the short term, even if it's bad for everybody in the longer term.
True, but I think the parent was implying that uneducated people can be tempted to vote for what's bad for themselves, and everyone else, in the short and long term. However, I disagree with their either-or approach. Uneducated democracies are bad, and two party democracies are also bad. Look at what's happening in France right now. Sarkozy's losing to a socialist rival, so instead of trying to appear more centrist to increase his appeal to everyone, he specifically tries to increase his appeal to the far right, effectively cutting his losses among the left. A binary choice inevitably leads to extreme polarisation. See also: American's Republican Presidential Primaries.