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Submission + - Countdown in style... (google.com)

Submitted by Acecoolco on Monday December 21, 2009 @03:59AM

Acecoolco writes: Google has added a cool little feature to their site. Go to http://www.google.com/ and click on I'm Feeling Lucky without entering anything in the search field. A countdown in seconds to the new year will appear.

Dad Delivers Baby Using Wiki 249

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday December 15, 2009 @05:29PM from the 9cm-edited dept.

sonamchauhan writes "A Londoner helped his wife deliver their baby by Googling 'how to deliver a baby' on his mobile phone. From the article: 'Today proud Mr Smith said: "The midwife had checked Emma earlier in the day but contractions started up again at about 8pm so we called the midwife to come back. But then everything happened so quickly I realized Emma was going to give birth. I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I just looked up the instructions on the internet using my BlackBerry."'"

Comment Hmm (Score 1) 1019

by Acecoolco on Saturday December 12, 2009 @04:51PM (#30417104) Attached to: Music While Programming?

I say try it for a month.. and show them it makes everyone less productive.. Also start arguments about people tapping their nails, having restless legs.. etc...

Computer Games and Traditional CS Courses 173

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 25, 2009 @02:12AM from the terrible-terrible-games dept.

drroman22 writes "Schools are working to put real-world relevance into computer science education by integrating video game development into traditional CS courses. Quoting: 'Many CS educators recognized and took advantage of younger generations' familiarity and interests for computer video games and integrate related contents into their introductory programming courses. Because these are the first courses students encounter, they build excitement and enthusiasm for our discipline. ... Much of this work reported resounding successes with drastically increased enrollments and student successes. Based on these results, it is well recognized that integrating computer gaming into CS1 and CS2 (CS1/2) courses, the first programming courses students encounter, is a promising strategy for recruiting and retaining potential students." While a focus on games may help stir interest, it seems as though game development studios are as yet unimpressed by most game-related college courses. To those who have taken such courses or considered hiring those who have: what has your experience been?

Comment Re:Smokers are repulsive (Score 1) 1078

by Acecoolco on Saturday November 21, 2009 @10:55PM (#30190522) Attached to: Apple Voiding Smokers' Warranties?

The problem is, it is under warranty from manufacturer defects.. It is not under warranty if it thrown against the wall. It is not under warranty if you decide to leave it in the rain. So, Smoke/Tar causes damage by the user. I too, have voided warranties due to how disgusting a computer was, with the fans not working. Or with pet hair, tar, dust and other things mixed together blocking airflow, or covering a motherboard.

Submission + - Birth of Google Dashboard causing security concern (google.com) 1

Submitted by Acecoolco on Monday November 09, 2009 @12:47PM

Acecoolco writes: Ok, so since Google released Google Dashboard, I have been browsing around the web history which Google stored from me since 2006. Could it be that they also stored other peoples searches, such as friends, in my history?

Let me explain.. Every now and again, a friend asks me to take care of their dogs while they are out of town.. I log into my google adsense, adwords whatever account. Would Google link the IP to my account, therefor making all future searches from my friend show up under my Google Dashboard?

We all know people search crazy things, such as drivers license number, SSN, and other important information. Can anyone confirm this?

Journal Journal: Microsoft looks into PAY AS YOU GO - OS

Journal by Acecoolco on Sunday February 08, 2009 @08:17PM

December 29, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. last week applied for a patent that spells out a "pay as you go" concept under which users would be charged for both the software they run and the computing horsepower they use.

Read more:
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124459

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