Comment Re:He's trolling (Score 1) 43
Jokes aren't worth hundreds of millions of dollars
Comment It depends largely on the season (Score 1) 1141
In the summer, when it's warmer and I do more highway driving, my mileage can get as high as 35.
But in the winter, when I do more short-hop driving, my average mileage drops below 30.
Comment Seriously? (Score 1) 10
WHY would someone soak their gum in citric acid?
DX11 Tested Against DX9 With Dirt 2 Demo 201
MojoKid writes "The PC demo for Codemasters' upcoming DirectX 11 racing title, Dirt 2, has just hit the web and is available for download. Dirt 2 is a highly-anticipated racing sim that also happens to feature leading-edge graphic effects. In addition to a DirectX 9 code path, Dirt 2 also utilizes a number of DirectX 11 features, like hardware-tessellated dynamic water, an animated crowd and dynamic cloth effects, in addition to DirectCompute 11-accelerated high-definition ambient occlusion (HADO), full floating-point high dynamic range (HDR) lighting, and full-screen resolution post processing. Performance-wise, DX11 didn't take its toll as much as you'd expect this early on in its adoption cycle."
Bit-tech also took a look at the graphical differences, arriving at this conclusion: "You'd need a seriously keen eye and brown paper envelope full of cash from one of the creators of Dirt 2 to notice any real difference between textures in the two versions of DirectX."
Comment First Po- (Score 0, Offtopic) 241
This first post claimed by Reuters, Inc.
Comment Re:Why didn't the interviewer kill the guys? (Score 1) 232
Cheaper than cold Dom Perignon by the exact value of a bucket of ice
World's Biggest Alarm Clock Shakes You Out of Bed 100
tugfoigel writes "Built by "Kevin" for a contest, this computer-controlled alarm clock is touted as the world's largest. To be more specific, he 'mounted a large air cylinder to the head of [his] bed and a valve, controlled by a computer, which [he programmed] to wake [him] up in the morning.'"
Comment RTFA (Score 1) 329
"We hope this vaccine is it, and hopefully this vaccine will prevent HIV infection and save millions of lives."
Comment I lol'd (Score 2, Funny) 452
"Furthermore, since water will have been in contact with millions of different substances throughout its history, critics point out that any glass of water is therefore an extreme dilution of almost any conceivable substance, and so by drinking water one would, according to homeopathic principles, receive treatment for every imaginable condition."
Electronic Gaming Monthly Coming Back 45
skulluminati writes "It looks like the late, great, gaming mag EGM, which was canceled earlier this year by publisher Ziff-Davis, will now be making a comeback. Steve Harris, the founder of EGM, has acquired the trademark and publishing rights to the magazine. As a reader of EGM for 19 years (almost since the beginning) it is great to see the brutally honest, independent voice of the gaming community rise from the ashes."
Comment Look Harder (Score 1) 618
Three of the five 4770's they have for sale are under $100 (with rebate).
Comment Huahue (Score 1) 359
BR?
Comment Re:What's in that paper? (Score 1) 571
Quoting Wikipedia:
"Contrary to popular understanding that different tastes map to different areas of the tongue, taste qualities are found in all areas of the tongue, although some regions are more sensitive than others."
Comment Re:My brain must be going stupid (Score 0, Redundant) 111
I clicked on your post with every intention of immediately posting (almost verbatim) the second line of your post.
Very creepy.
Comment My brain must be going stupid (Score 5, Funny) 111
It took me like three tries before I stopped reading the headline as "Growing Planets in Lunar Gravity"
