mhajicek - Slashdot User

+ - Free electricity?-> 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Thursday March 08, 2012 @11:51AM

mhajicek writes "Researchers seem to have built a functioning power cell which gets its energy from ambient heat:

http://www.technolog...nld2012-03-08/

If this proves out this will be huge. I mean really, really huge.

"These guys have created a circuit consisting of an LED connected to a strip of graphene by some wire. They simply placed the graphene in a solution of copper chloride and watched. Sure enough, the LED lights up. (Actually, they needed six of these graphene circuits in series to generate the 2V needed to make the LED light up but you get the picture.)""
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+ - Does the White-house's "We The People" petition si-> 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Monday January 16, 2012 @01:05PM

mhajicek writes "Or is it just a way to make dissenters easier to ignore? I'm finding that even when signed in I am unable to sign or create a petition. Also, the response to a petition to abolish the TSA "https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/response/response-we-people-petition-abolishment-transportation-security-administration" could be summed up with "No. You're wrong to not like it.""
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+ - Libyan Rebals Hack Weapons-> 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Thursday June 16, 2011 @05:04PM

mhajicek writes "Libyan rebels have been modifying scavenged weapons and mounting them on pickup trucks, some of which have been up-armored Mad Max style. Impressive pictures."
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+ - I for one...-> 2

Submitted by mhajicek on Sunday December 13, 2009 @02:48PM

mhajicek writes ""The DOD defines collateral damage as lawful, “so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage anticipated from the attack.” This unfortunate trend has prompted development of the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS), essentially an unmanned surgical instrument of death." Hmm, the "Prove yourself" word is appropriately "massacre"..."
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+ - Secret Treaty Worse Than Copyright Treaty-> 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Wednesday November 04, 2009 @09:29PM

mhajicek writes "“This is the first time I’ve ever seen any transnational treaty referring to a new body to be set up under that treaty as a government. But it’s the powers that are going to be given to this entirely unelected government that are so frightening.”"
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+ - Physicists Measure Elusive 'Persistent Current' Th-> 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Thursday October 15, 2009 @06:04PM

mhajicek writes "ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2009) — Physicists at Yale University have made the first definitive measurements of “persistent current,” a small but perpetual electric current that flows naturally through tiny rings of metal wire even without an external power source."
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+ - Intelligent software figures out politics!-> 0

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mhajicek

on Tuesday September 08, 2009 @08:24PM

mhajicek writes "There's a company working on software to scan the internet (and other sources) and parse it into useful information, deciphering relations between different concepts and such. As a demo / proof of concept, they've made available for public use a program called HealthBase , which tries to figure out causes, treatments, and complications for various conditions. Just for kicks, I input "Politicians", to see what it would do.

According to HealthBase:
Cons of Politicians include Raise Concern, Loath, and Be Socialist.
Complications of Politicians include Be Socialist, Confusion, Destroy future, and Destroy liberty.
Treatments for Politicians include Argument, Newspaper, Culture, and Citizen.
Food and Plants for Politicians:
Cannabis.

Seems to work okay to me..."
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+ - Man legally carries assault rifle to Obama protest-> 0

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mhajicek

on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @04:13PM

mhajicek writes "Gun rights activists have been exercising their right to bear arms in the states of Arizona and New Hampshire, which do not prohibit or require permits for the carrying of an unconcealed firearm. Doing so among protesters at a presidential speech has caused a bit of a media flurry, but law enforcement officers and Secret Service agents were unconcerned."
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+ - Meat Business Cards 0

Submitted by mhajicek on Friday July 24, 2009 @01:35PM

mhajicek writes "A great way to meat clients! These guys are prototyping business cards laser engraved on beef jerky:
http://meatcards.com/"