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+ - Video Gamers See The World Differently->

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trendspotter writes "

Gamers capture more information faster for visual decision-making. Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, according to Duke University researchers. "Gamers see the world differently," said Greg Appelbaum, an assistant professor of psychiatry in the Duke School of Medicine. "They are able to extract more information from a visual scene." (...) This study, which appears in the June edition of the journal Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, was supported by grants from the Army Research Office (54528LS), the Department of Homeland Security (HSHQDC-08-C-00100), DARPA (D12AP00025-002) and Nike Inc.

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+ - The Hobbit part 2 trailer released->

Submitted by Jeff LeMaster
Jeff LeMaster writes "Given that the recent Hobbit movie, “An Unexpected Journey,” was only the first installment of three, it was not at all unexpected to see a teaser trailer released for the upcoming Hobbit movie, “The Desolation of Smaug.”It looks like we are in for yet another wild ride of courage, imagination and fantasy.The release date is December 13, 2013."
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Comment: Re:The difference (Score 1) 266

by rmdingler (#43968261) Attached to: Are You a Geek or a Nerd?
Though the socially prosperous are mostly clandestine, everyone picks at their desiccated mucous discharge. Only an enlightened few get to toss their paydirt at the Slotdash. AND, obligatory, I find your lack of faith disturbing. Knowledge, with a side of personality, could be your road off'n the unemployment line. 'The difference' seems merely semantic wordplay. If you question your own sanity, you are not a psychopath. If you've ever questioned the cruel joke that is nature's developmentally-prolonged sacrifice concerning a mammalian offspring's first-tier cerebral development, well, there is a statistical probability you're a geek. Nerd. Either way, you're just splitting hairs. And atoms. Go smart boy.

Comment: "I'm placing you in cuffs for your own safety" (Score 2) 206

It has occurred to me, thus it has occurred to government, that a drone-related 'accident' is a statistical certainty if their use continues to grow. It will be peddled through the news outlets as an unfortunate sacrifice for your national security. "Think of all the lives it's saved", "Piloted planes collide too", and maybe "Casualties in the War on Terror" may be used to church it up.

Comment: Real Life is not a 2 Party System (Score 1) 643

by rmdingler (#43903465) Attached to: SCOTUS Says DNA Collection Permissible After Arrest
Yes. Beliefs held dear to an individual seldom follow a straight party line, discounting the ditto heads who repeat verbatim what they hear on their single source of news and information. I find myself agreeing in principle with different parts of both conservative and liberal political platforms, but it occurs to me that men/women in office from both sides of the aisle seem willing to compromise their political convictions to strengthen their positions. There is very nearly a cabal amongst entrenched power-wielding officials, and when your freedoms get in their way, it is arguably in their interest to weaken them,

Comment: Re:FTA (Score 1) 302

by rmdingler (#43884355) Attached to: Oculus VR Co-founder Andrew Reisse Killed In Auto Collision
Well... there is truth in what you say, but a lifetime of observing has given me cause to carefully examine Authority's use of force. The police can have their job. I do not want it; but law enforcement is a necessary evil, if you will. More times than people want to believe, a posse of college-age men in blue are chasing a 'bad guy' generating the collective testosterone of a rugby scrum. Apologies to the twenty-somethings, but as every older fellow knows, that is not the time of your life when the most rational decisions are made.________________________________________________The penchant for the obvious in me says I've used your post as an excuse to pontificate.

Comment: FTA (Score 5, Interesting) 302

by rmdingler (#43882143) Attached to: Oculus VR Co-founder Andrew Reisse Killed In Auto Collision
Police were pursuing a vehicle for an unnamed offense which ran several red lights before striking Reisse's vehicle at an intersection. The cynic in me says the offense wasn't extremely grievous if it has thus far gone unnamed: these testosterone-fueled police chases kill far too many innocents.

Comment: bah...Humbug (Score 0, Troll) 311

by rmdingler (#43867483) Attached to: Tesla To Blanket US With Superchargers In Two Years
The negligible benefit of POV's that recharge from the fossil-fueled grid makes the entire carbon footprint thing a moot point. Essentially, the more individuals who take advantage of the electric automobile, the less the overall benefit to us as a community. We can barely/not quite barely amp the grid up in Texas and California to cover the summer's A/C demands... the supply is not there for millions of drivers to switch from a fossil fuel to electricity generated from the burning of fossil fuels.

+ - Microsoft Files Dispute Against Current Owner of XboxOne.com->

Submitted by MojoKid
MojoKid writes "Microsoft might have one of the most talked-about products at the moment with the Xbox One, but would you believe it doesn't own the rights to the most obvious domain name to accompany it? Domain squatting is a real issue for companies about to launch a new product. If they register a domain before the official launch, people can find that and subsequently ruin the company's surprise. This particular case is different, however. The domain name wasn't registered just the other day. Instead, a UK resident registered the name XboxOne.com in December of 2011, long before Microsoft itself even likely had a definitive name for its upcoming console. So, what can a company do in this instance? File a dispute with the National Arbitration Forum, an ICANN-approved organization that specializes in dealing with these sorts of matters."
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