Comment: not surprising (Score 2) 200
It's not Lupus! (for the House fans in the audience)
+ - Baffling Coded Messages Discovered at University Library->
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karolgajewski (515082) writes "An economics professor at Western university has discovered a series of notes in library books. They are made up of Wingding-esque font but remain unsolved. Perhaps some Slashdotters care to have a crack at them?"
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Scientists Boycott NASA Conference Because of Ban On Chinese Participants 283
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from the for-discriminating-tastes dept.
from the for-discriminating-tastes dept.
New submitter Eunuchswear writes "Congress has passed laws forbidding NASA from allowing Chinese nationals on its premises, so NASA was forced to reject applications from Chinese scientists to attend the upcoming meeting on the Kepler space telescope next month. This ban extends even to Chinese scientists and students working in the USA, angering many American scientists. Geoff Marcy, known for his work on exoplanets, is reported to be boycotting the conference. 'In good conscience, I cannot attend a meeting that discriminates in this way. The meeting is about planets located trillions of miles away, with no national security implications.' he said in an email to the conference organisers."
Comment: Credibility? (Score 5, Interesting) 264
I may be breaking the fundamental rules of Slashdot, but
- the "article" is a single post on a recently created blog
- they misspell "lose"
- a quick google of Brett Wooldrige doesn't bring up anything exciting (a Forbes blog account with no content?)
This is the very definition of "nothing to see here, move along".
Comment: Re:Germans acquire an advanced weapon! (Score 1) 338
Don't forget those Polacks that went to Canada, to enjoy the socialist paradise promised us back home.
Comment: Difficulty level (Score 1) 179
If you read the "official" difficulty level, it's 11.
Yes, it goes to 11. You know it's harder when it's one more.
Comment: Old news (Score 1) 122
This was news almost two months ago when he wore them here at an event for The Foundation Fighting Blindness.
Comment: Hell yeah! (Score 4, Funny) 290
As a bureaucrat in a dead-end job, I can say "Hell yeah!"
There's nothing I look forward to more than a little gold star that I can put on my cubicle to rub in the face of Jenkins because I submitted more dreary TPS reports than anyone else in our unit.
Comment: DataWind (Score 2) 144
I don't know if it's fair to still call DataWind a Canadian company. Yes, it was founded in Montreal, but
+ - Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Spotted Wearing Project Glass->
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karolgajewski (515082) writes "Google co-founder Sergey Brin was recently seen at an event wearing Project Glass, and there's photographic proof.
Blogger Robert Scoble caught Brin wearing the glasses at an event for The Foundation Fighting Blindness"
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Blogger Robert Scoble caught Brin wearing the glasses at an event for The Foundation Fighting Blindness"
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Comment: Re:Dual naming (Score 1) 429
This comment is brilliant in its simplicity and usefulness.
I wish Slashdot had a bookmark comment option.
Comment: Title (Score 5, Funny) 84
Their grammar's great, too.
Comment: Re:Oh, sweet irony! (Score 1) 776
Maybe he's unfamiliar with dating.
+ - Swedish firm to offer lawful alternative to piracy
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Karol
Karol (515082) writes "A Swedish company believes it may have discovered a lawful solution to the movie industry's long-running file sharing quandary. By merging peer to peer file sharing methods with advanced watermarking technology, Stockholm firm Headweb hopes to beat the internet pirates at their own game and offer consumers a legal alternative.
Customers will be given the opportunity to pay for movies, download them legally using BitTorrent technology and view them using a regular DVD player."
+ - Koji Kondo Performs at GDC
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njkid1 writes "The CMP Game Group today announced that Video Games Live will be performing during the final night of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). This concert will be taking place at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium on Friday, March 9 at 8 PM. As a special treat, Koji Kondo, the music composer for games like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Star Fox, will make an appearance and perform one of his favorite songs.
http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=15278&n cid=AOLGAM000500000000020"