Comment: Just like sci-fi... (Score 1) 80
http://thedriftwars.com/
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Comment: Plutonium in Berkeley?? (Score 2, Interesting) 85
Aren't such things illegal in Berkeley because of the Nuclear Free Berkeley Act (Chapter 12.90):
http://codepublishing.com/CA/Berkeley/cgi/NewSmartCompile.pl?path=Berkeley12/Berkeley1290/Berkeley1290.html
Comment: It's like printing money! (Score 2) 515
Forget this boring job, I'm driving to Baltimore with my camera phone tonight!
Comment: Help! (Score 3, Funny) 567
Okay, I've managed to get the monitor off my laptop (it must have been stuck; I had to pry it off). Can someone tell me how to re-attach it as portrait?
Comment: Re:So is it two or ten times tougher? (Score 1) 203
by
berchca
(#48444419)
Attached to: Corning Reveals Gorilla Glass 4, Promises No More Broken IPhones
Per the Corning website:
"In lab tests, Gorilla Glass 4 withstood such drops up to 2X better than competitive glass designs."
(http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/en/glass-types/gorilla-glass-4)
Comment: *less* broken phones would be more like it. (Score 1) 203
by
berchca
(#48444405)
Attached to: Corning Reveals Gorilla Glass 4, Promises No More Broken IPhones
from the PC Mag article:
"They found that Gorilla Glass 4 is up to two times tougher than competitive glass. The company said it survives drops up to 80 percent of the time."
Comment: Program odd fingers to unlock the phone... (Score 2) 328
Program odd fingers to unlock the phone, then offer up your thumb to unlock it. After three tries it fails and requires your passcode, rendering your data safe. Right?
Comment: Are we really going to call it a clone? (Score 3, Insightful) 252
Isn't a big iPad just a big iPad?
Comment: Space elevator strong? (Score 1) 82
by
berchca
(#47212799)
Attached to: Biodegradable Fibers As Strong As Steel Made From Wood Cellulose
The big question is: strong enough to tether the space elevator?
Comment: I am ready! (Score 1) 583
Who else is ready for completely self-driving cars? Time for a Slashdot poll!
Comment: Learn from the felines. (Score 1) 290
This is certainly how my cat handles invasive species...
Comment: The future is so close! (Score 1) 41
Almost there:
http://thedriftwars.com
Comment: Re:Not really a laptop replacement (Score 1) 379
Whoops, I meant '_lacking_ a hinge', not barring...
Comment: Not really a laptop replacement (Score 1) 379
It might seem fussy, but I don't really think it is: the biggest trouble with MS's claim that the Surface can double as a laptop is how poorly it fits on your lap. Barring a keyboard hinge, you have to hike the thing in close so that you can use the stand on the back, which, for me, is too close (arms bent like I'm mocking a chicken). Also, it doesn't allow me to get the proper angle of the screen, plus the whole device is really wobbly.
I guess this doesn't matter if you never put your laptop in your lap, but if you do, there are far better keyboards available for the iPad.
Comment: Re:Downsides (Score 2) 190
I think the point it Sac is still vaguely local to SV/SF. If you needed to be there say, once a week, you could jump on the Capital Corridor Express. But it's far enough away that prices are significantly lower, and it already has a fair amount to offer as it houses our reasonably-to-well paid state government.
