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Weekend Lyrid Meteor Shower Visible From Earth-> 0

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jamaicaplain

on Friday April 20, @01:59PM

jamaicaplain writes "The annual Lyrid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend and promises to put on an eye-catching display. NASA scientists plan to track the Lyrid meteor shower using a network of all-sky cameras on Earth, as well as from a student-launched balloon in California. Meanwhile, an astronaut on the International Space Station will attempt to photograph the meteors from space."
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Comment: Alien race (Score 1) 125

by KnightBlade on Friday April 20, @05:58PM (#39751127) Attached to: Survey Finds No Hint of Dark Matter Near Solar System

Has anybody considered that it could be an alien race making planets (and therefore mass) invisible and just fucking with us?

Indie Game Developer Takes on Rovio and Zynga-> 0

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 20, @04:59PM

An anonymous reader writes "The past few years have seen a rise in independently-produced games, such as Braid and Super Meat Boy. In another David-vs-Goliath story, indie dev Zach Gage is attracting quite a bit of attention, including that of Forbes Magazine, with his current attempt at dethroning the usual suspects from the top of the App Store charts, a word-hunting puzzle game called SpellTower."
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Comment: Doctor's prescriptions? (Score 1) 185

by KnightBlade on Friday January 14 2011, @02:24PM (#34880762) Attached to: Research Suggests E-Readers Are "Too Easy" To Read

Yes, because we all remember our Doctor's prescriptions in almost illegible handwriting, don't we?

Comment: Re:Flip (Score 2) 190

by KnightBlade on Wednesday January 12 2011, @03:04PM (#34851926) Attached to: Covert Video of Apple IPad 2 Just Released

I love the one where he has a tape that plays with that question. He picks the phone and leaves the receiver on that machine. Hilarious!

Comment: Re:Perfect for (Score 1) 166

by KnightBlade on Wednesday January 12 2011, @02:58PM (#34851812) Attached to: Goodbye Bifocals — Electronic Glasses Change Focus

Not to mention these need to be charged. TFA shows a pair being "induction charged". Know, what pair of glasses doesn't need to be charged? The normal kind! What happens when you're in the middle of an important conference/meeting and these give in? "Uhmmm.... excuse me, I'm sorry, I can't sign this document, cause, ummm... my glasses just ran out of juice so I can't read the fine print." Their you tube channel shows a side by side comparison of how images look through normal vs their glasses. http://www.youtube.com/user/PixelOptics#p/u/1/AhCQYNLH2sM I don't wear glasses, so I don't know how true the facts they state so actually are.

Comment: You forgot (Score 1) 311

by KnightBlade on Thursday October 14 2010, @12:17AM (#33890354) Attached to: How Should Poll Numerical Increments Be Set?

You forgot Fibonacci you insensitive clod!

Comment: Re:Never (Score 1) 606

by KnightBlade on Thursday October 07 2010, @09:32PM (#33832206) Attached to: How Long Until We Commonly Use Flying Cars?

Not to mention an idiot texts while driving and ends up crashing into a building. News flame touting this as another terrorist attack.

Comment: Re:Never (Score 1) 606

by KnightBlade on Thursday October 07 2010, @09:31PM (#33832194) Attached to: How Long Until We Commonly Use Flying Cars?

You know I've always wondered what if we could have that convoy idea that you mentioned implemented in reality. Every 5-10 miles off the freeway, there could be a stop where people club their vehicles to something and ride until some set distance. Not very convenient, but like you said, awesome mileage!

Comment: Re:Never (Score 1) 606

by KnightBlade on Thursday October 07 2010, @09:29PM (#33832182) Attached to: How Long Until We Commonly Use Flying Cars?

Most high end cars deal with ice and snow drifts better than you might think. Mercs have something they call DSR (downhill speed regulation or something) and the vehicle computes the best speed, torque etc multiple times each second to take you downhill safely. Newer Audis have something similar as far as I know.