dummy_variable - Slashdot User

Comment Back in my day... (Score 1) 315

by dummy_variable on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @08:21AM (#39708917) Attached to: How Many Online Aliases Do You Use?

Everyone used an alias, and used a different one on every machine they logged in to. I still have a few of those around, especially on accounts from back then.

Comment Re:not a coder (Score 1) 222

by dummy_variable on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @08:52AM (#37190000) Attached to: I do my best coding after...

coffee stout

Comment Re:Financial Industry (Score 1) 133

by dummy_variable on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @10:25AM (#36307952) Attached to: Taking a Look At High-End Programmer Salaries

Exchange Rates! How do they work?!

Comment '89 Honda CRX... 35-40mpg (Score 1) 1141

by dummy_variable on Tuesday August 03, 2010 @06:28PM (#33131450) Attached to: My Automobile Gets __ MPG

I've had this thing for 10 years. I'd love to get a car that could carry more, but nothing reasonably priced even comes close to the mileage I get with this thing.

I think I'm just going to have to break down and get a truck for when I want to haul something.

Measuring the Speed of Light With Valentine's Day Chocolate 126

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @04:04PM from the speed-of-the-sound-of-loneliness dept.

Cytotoxic writes "What to do with all of those leftover Valentine's Day chocolates? — a common problem for the Slashdot crowd. The folks over at Wired magazine have an answer for you in a nice article showing how to measure the speed of light with a microwave and some chocolate. A simple yet surprisingly accurate method that can be used to introduce the scientific method to children and others in need of a scientific education."

Jellyfish Swimming Is Mixing the Oceans 47

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday July 30, 2009 @12:15AM from the jellyfish-effect dept.

eviltangerine writes "A new article from LiveScience suggests that marine creatures, such as the jellyfish, may contribute as much to ocean mixing as wind and tides. Wired is also covering the story and includes a video of the jellyfish in action. From the article, 'The mere act of swimming implies that some water travels with the swimmer,' said CalTech engineer Kakani Katija, co-author of the study in Nature Wednesday. 'Drift applies to all animals, to anything with a body.' No word yet on when the jellyfish blender is to debut."

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