Comment: Unintended Camera Purchase (Score 2, Interesting) 248
I never actually wanted the camera that came with my phone though. I'd be happier with a cheaper one without. Too bad they don't exist anymore.
Comment: What about second-hand books? (Score 1) 390
There's nothing like spending time in second-hand book stores. It's a great way to pass them on for a bit of credit, and get more great books for half price.
Unless you're like me, and keep all the books you buy and read, in order to place on an "Academic penis" that is a bookshelf.
Facebook status update provides alibi->
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fattmatt
fattmatt writes "A NY man accused of robbery has successfully used his Facebook status update for his alibi. The best part is the actual status update... "On the phone with this fat chick... where my IHOP.""
Link to Original Source
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Comment: Re:How Much Damage? (Score 3, Interesting) 289
TFA says 7 meters - which is still 30% smaller than what you quote. 30% off a hiroshima bomb is a lot. Not to mention that the composition of the object has quite an effect as well.
I'm going to let a source that carries a little more weight to, well, weigh in on it.
Comment: 'Owning A Canadian' refers to a joke (Score 5, Informative) 513
A radio personality named Dr. Laura Schlessinger, an orthodox jew, once said on her show that homosexuality was an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and could not be condoned under any circumstance. "Why Can't I Own A Canadian is the title of
the letter in response to her comments.
Comment: Re:Celsius: It's for telling temperature (Score 1) 1233
Make a cube of that side, a cubic meter. Fill that with water near the sea level and you get a volume of 1 Liter of water.
There are 1000L in a cubic meter, not one.
Comment: Re:Back it up with a little detail helps. (Score 1) 260
He might get sued for that.
Comment: Surprised? (Score 3, Insightful) 384
Ahh, the hypocrisy of our democracy.
What's In an Educational Game? 160
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from the zombies-and-zombie-removal-tools dept.
from the zombies-and-zombie-removal-tools dept.
An anonymous reader writes "I work at a non-profit whose mandate is to increase science literacy and awareness. One of the methods that we've started exploring is in making free, online educational games. Our target demographic for the games is kids aged 8-12, but there is no reason the games could not also appeal to a broader age range. What would you look for in an educational game? Does length and depth of gameplay matter to you, or would you rather play a trivial game with subconscious educational value?"
Comment: Re:And they wonder why..... (Score 1) 299
Neither GM nor Chrysler will "get it". Why should they? They have governed by finance pros instead of by engineers.
I'm an engineer, and the marketing department at my company will always get over double the budget of my design dept. This is normal, and simply a question of marketing. It has nothing to do with any mismanagement of GM at all, actually. Seth Godin's blog, although usually vague and general, gives a bit of insight into this matter. Moral of the story: People don't buy what's best, people buy what they want. GM is just providing an option to cater to something people would want, and making good money doing it. It's not like they were sacrificing any performance for the add-on. If anything, they're managing their resources even better by doing this.