Comment this car does not interest me (Score 1) 149
as long as they don't make a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am - this is not newsworthy for me
Comment Re:Why not run OSX as a virtual machine? Why use m (Score 1) 815
i usually build my PCs from well chosen quality parts made by reputable companies - and i end up with a machine significantly less expensive when compared to a mac with the same specs
in addition i can add components with exactly the features i want (if i can afford them)
Comment Re:simple. (Score 1) 2
with a slashdot proposal obviously
Submission + - How would Sheldon propose? (news.com.au) 2
tad001 writes: Noted in an article up over at news.com.au, a physicist proposed to his girlfriend in the form of a paper (she posted it here). Other takes on the story are available on Reddit, CNET and the BBC.
A question for Slashdot readers, how would you "firm up the contract" with your significant other?
A question for Slashdot readers, how would you "firm up the contract" with your significant other?
Submission + - AMDs new hair rendering technique (amd.com)
madmayr writes: AMD revealed a very promising hair rendering technique on their blog, showing some ingame graphics from the new Tomb Raider game.
Comment Re:Never met anyone who uses it. (Score 1) 245
i'm not the AC OP, but organization standatrds are there for a reason - and they don't imply tunnel vision, just easier management of a whole system
Comment Re:Noththing wrong with him (Score 2) 529
thats easy - move to mint
i did so when they introduced unity and never regretted it
i did so when they introduced unity and never regretted it
Comment this is great news (Score 1) 440
especially if it can kill the mold of other stuff too
as for me, bread won't be the main usage - because it gets either eaten or too hard to eat before mold comes
Comment teach these facts in elementary school (Score 1) 74
there should be a lecture about this in elementary school, together with an overview of risks of social networks and place to seek help when being 'cyberbullied'
just give those kids a basic understanding of the risks of the things they use (or will use) in everyday life - without demonizing them
Comment Re:Here you go folks.... (Score 2) 322
ever seen the movie 'demolition man'?
Comment Re:First of the many bogus patents by Google (Score 1) 167
i'd say the root of 'evil' is approximately 'kq'
Submission + - Scientists find Protein which causes Alzheimer's, Parkinson, etc. (cell.com)
Submission + - Discovery of Chemical That Affects Biological Clock Offers New Way to Treat Diab (scienceaxis.com)
rosy rohangi writes: "Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that provides a completely newdirection and promise for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes – a key concern of public health in the U.S. due to the current obesity epidemic."
Comment Re:Wtf? (Score 1) 228
Even with the most advanced self-learning and reasoning AI, there was a human that ordered it to learn and reason.
same with kids: there were humans (parents, teacher, peers, etc.) who taught them to reason
the problem with your statement is: when the first sentient computer is built - your argument does not hold, because there was surely a human (most likely several of them) behind it
Submission + - Android now on over half of US smartphones (examiner.com)
somebodee writes: ComScore released new data today, suggesting that Android has finally taken over half of the US smartphone market. This comes from a 3.7% market share increase from the previous quarter, ending in December, 2011. Similarly, iOS's market share grew by 1.1% to 30.7%. RIM and Microsoft's market share both dropped, with RIM having the sharpest decline. RIM's market share fell by 3.7%, placing it at 12.3% of the total US market. Microsoft's smartphone market share fell by .8% to 3.9% total, and Nokia's market share for Symbian remained steady at 1.4% of the total market.
