Comment: World Peace (Score 1) 637
... inspired by Metta World Peace.
Elbowing our way to peace one head at a time...
Comment: Re:diydrones (Score 0) 274
Mod parent up. Those websites have a trove of resources and links to stores where you can buy parts you can assemble yourself, or drones you can buy preassembled.
As others have said, OP hasn't really given all the fine details, but this is the best starting place for him/her to learn more.
As others have said, OP hasn't really given all the fine details, but this is the best starting place for him/her to learn more.
Comment: IBM Services Company (Score 1) 131
The new CEO is the old head of their services division and oversaw the PriceWaterhouseCoopers takeover in 2002. I think this means that in the coming years, IBM will make a lot more money with a lot less engineers, thanks to their lucrative services business.
If you ask me, it's just a matter of time before the slow death of the server group accelerates into high-speed PC/consumer business style death.
Hold that stock.
If you ask me, it's just a matter of time before the slow death of the server group accelerates into high-speed PC/consumer business style death.
Hold that stock.
Comment: Re:Where's Jesus? (Score 5, Informative) 585
The reason for this is quite simple... Jesus was just another of the many prophets who existed in this era of Israel, an era of great political uncertainty in which the Judean countryside with filled with all sorts of roving bandits and revolutionaries (read Josephus for all the background). People who fit the general profile of Jesus were literally dime-a-dozen at that time, and public executions of these sorts of people was a pretty regular occurrence. The historians from that period and region were focused on the greater discourse of the time, namely the tenuous nature of the Roman vichy government that existed at the time, and the growing discontent and militancy of the Jews against oppressive Roman rule.
That being said, the Dead Sea Scrolls consist of material that is either older (the Torah) or more obscure than the mainstream events of the time, such as the documents related to the hermetical Essene sect of Jews (or some group similar to the Essenes).
In short, you're looking for historical evidence of Jesus' existence in a totally unrelated place. There isn't much direct evidence, really, except for his most immediate followers and the tradition that followed them. However, given what we do know about Jesus, one wouldn't expect historians from his time to mention him. Christianity, his teachings, and his death only became historically important much later on.
That being said, the Dead Sea Scrolls consist of material that is either older (the Torah) or more obscure than the mainstream events of the time, such as the documents related to the hermetical Essene sect of Jews (or some group similar to the Essenes).
In short, you're looking for historical evidence of Jesus' existence in a totally unrelated place. There isn't much direct evidence, really, except for his most immediate followers and the tradition that followed them. However, given what we do know about Jesus, one wouldn't expect historians from his time to mention him. Christianity, his teachings, and his death only became historically important much later on.
Comment: Good Idea, More Ammo for the Republicans (Score 1) 481
Now they can threaten to crash asteroids into the earth if we don't agree to cutting treasonous federal spending!
Silverlight Developers Rally Against Windows 8-> 1
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aesoteric writes "A legion of Silverlight developers have threatened revolt after Microsoft made no mention of Silverlight or .Net in the vendor's brief video preview for its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Developers expressed fears Microsoft might let their investment in skills "die on the vine" as Redmond finally embraces open standards. Microsoft, for their part, have told developers they can't say more until September."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source
Comment: Thank the lord for RFC 1149 (Score 2) 93
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1149.html
The dictators may intimidate the two or three ISPs into shutting off the internet, but they can't shoot all the birds out of the sky!
The dictators may intimidate the two or three ISPs into shutting off the internet, but they can't shoot all the birds out of the sky!
One Night Stands May Be Genetic 240
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from the getting-in-your-genes dept.
from the getting-in-your-genes dept.
An anonymous reader writes "So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: 'I just can't help it.' According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well be in their DNA. In a first of its kind study, a team of investigators led by Justin Garcia, a SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow in the laboratory of evolutionary anthropology and health at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has taken a broad look at sexual behavior, matching choices with genes and has come up with a new theory on what makes humans 'tick' when it comes to sexual activity. The biggest culprit seems to be the dopamine receptor D4 polymorphism, or DRD4 gene. Already linked to sensation-seeking behavior such as alcohol use and gambling, DRD4 is known to influence the brain's chemistry and subsequently, an individual's behavior."
Comment: Re:FP (Score 1) 205
This submission appears to be quite partisan and one-sided, as well as sparse on the facts and context.
You must be new here...
Endangered Species Condoms 61
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from the make-it-growl dept.
from the make-it-growl dept.
The Center for Biological Diversity wants to help put a polar bear in your pants with their endangered species condom campaign. They hope that giving away 100,000 free Endangered Species Condoms across the country will highlight how unsustainable human population growth is driving species to extinction, and instill the sexual prowess of the coquí guajón rock frog, nature's most passionate lover, in the condom users. From the article: "To help people understand the impact of overpopulation on other species, and to give them a chance to take action in their own lives, the Center is distributing free packets of Endangered Species Condoms depicting six separate species: the polar bear, snail darter, spotted owl, American burying beetle, jaguar, and coquí guajón rock frog."