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Comment: Am I the only one sick of videos? (Score 1) 203

by cixelsyd (#39498359) Attached to: Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to SlashdotTV! (Video)
Seriously, I go to news sites to READ news. I understand some things are best presented as video, but it seems like a lot of news sites are moving to lots of video, which makes it difficult to catch up in quiet environments, plus it forces me to get through a story at the pacing of the presentation, as opposed to an article where I can read at my own pace (be that faster or slower than the video would be).

Enough with the videos!

Comment: Re:It's all the customers' fault... (Score 5, Interesting) 406

by cixelsyd (#39048283) Attached to: AT&T On Data Throttling: Blame Yourselves
What I want to know is, why do they throttle down to ridiculously low throughput?

Is there no way to traffic shape over wireless? Why can't I choose between several "unlimited" packages with varying speeds, like I can with a regular wired ISP?

Wouldn't this solve their "problem" users issues? Or is there something about wireless networking that I'm not aware of making this difficult/impossible?

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Breaking the Squid Barrier 126

Posted by timothy
from the calimari-for-the-5000 dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Steve O'Shea of Auckland, New Zealand is attempting to break the record for keeping deep sea squid alive in captivity, with the goal of being able to raise a giant squid one day. Right now, he's raising the broad squid, sepioteuthis australis, from egg masses found in seaweed. This is a lot harder than it sounds, because the squid he's studying grow rapidly and eat only live prey, making it hard for them to keep the squid from becoming prey themselves. If his research works out, you might one day be able to visit an aquarium and see giant squid."

Comment: Re:Dear Nintendo (Score 1) 189

by cixelsyd (#30284626) Attached to: Nintendo Upset Over Nokia Game Emulation Video
If you read the info page, it's because the emulator is designed to focus on accuracy, and any optimization techniques that compromise that functionality are not used. They also define accuracy versus compatibility in the FAQ:

Compatibility is the percentage of software output perceptibly reproduced by emulation. Accuracy is the percentage of hardware processes faithfully reproduced by emulation.

I personally had never heard of this emulator before, but I am going to try it now. They recommend a Phenom II or Core 2 Duo as minimum to get acceptable performance, which is reasonable for near-full compatibility with games, IMO.

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How Famous OS Logos Got Started 103

Posted by samzenpus
from the in-the-beginning dept.
Shane O'Neill writes "Ronald McDonald and the NBC Peacock may get more TV air time, but today's operating systems have cool logos, too. Google, Apple, Microsoft and the Linux crowd crafted mascots ranging from cute lizards to circles of life. In this slideshow, we look at the origins of the logos and look ahead to their future."
It's funny. Laugh.

Therapists Log On To WoW To Counsel Addicts 187

Posted by Soulskill
from the sometimes-an-elf-is-just-an-elf dept.
eldavojohn writes "So, you can't find the time to leave the World of Warcraft to seek help for your World of Warcraft addiction? Sounds reasonable. Well, addiction therapists are coming to meet you so you don't have to quit playing as they counsel you and your addiction. From the leader of this initiative, Dr. Graham: 'We will be launching this project by the end of the year. I think it's already clear that psychiatrists will have to stay within the parameters of the game. They certainly wouldn't be wandering around the game in white coats and would have to use the same characters available to other players. Of course one problem we're going to have to overcome is that while a psychiatrist may excel in what they do in the real world, they're probably not going to be very good at playing World of Warcraft.' Send in the level 5 counselor and let the games begin!" What happens when the therapists become addicted?
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The Rise of Originality In MMOs 118

Posted by Soulskill
from the there-go-my-chances-for-a-starcon-mmo dept.
Karen Hertzberg writes "Over the last half decade, gamers have been forced to wander through familiar worlds and universes. Studios have been licensing IPs left and right, grabbing everything from the Wheel of Time to Star Trek. Originality seemed to be a lost art, and although these worlds were fun to adventure in, many didn't hold the same sort of magical spell that original titles like EverQuest or Dark Age of Camelot once enjoyed. But change is coming. Blizzard Entertainment revealed that their next MMO would be an original IP, and this year's E3 lineup featured more brand new games than titles derived from existing worlds. So, why the sudden shift? To answer that question, Ten Ton Hammer's Cody 'Micajah' Bye sent a number of questions to original IP development teams across the world."

If you give Congress a chance to vote on both sides of an issue, it will always do it. -- Les Aspin, D., Wisconsin

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