Comment Re:Excellent... (Score 1) 1486
I think this chart does a better job of illustrating the top marginal tax rate. It covers from 1913 to the present. It was over 79% from 1936-1963 and jumped to over 90% from 1944-1963.
Submission + - Wii Remote Driver for Linux Released
keitosama writes: "Yesterday, version 0.1.2 of WMD, a Wii Remote driver for Linux, was released. It will allow the Wii Remote to act as a mouse and a keyboard, and while it might not yet be useful as much more than a media player remote controller, that's a great start.
WiiLi, a project aiming to port Linux to the Wii, are planning to develop a media center LiveCD called WiiLi Link for regular PCs, using the remote for this purpose. If you've got a working Bluetooth unit in your PC, it should be able to use the Wiimote. If you for some sadistic reason wish to use the Wiimote with your PS3, it's now possible with these patches."
WiiLi, a project aiming to port Linux to the Wii, are planning to develop a media center LiveCD called WiiLi Link for regular PCs, using the remote for this purpose. If you've got a working Bluetooth unit in your PC, it should be able to use the Wiimote. If you for some sadistic reason wish to use the Wiimote with your PS3, it's now possible with these patches."
Submission + - Rotating Solar-Powered Skyscraper
PieEye writes: Wired is pointing out on their Gear Factor blog that there's a skyscraper in the works which will be solar-powered, and what's more will rotate with the sun. Quote: 'The completed tower will offer 200 expensive apartments for people who want to spend lots of money to screw up their circadian rhythym. Singh said they want to build many more such towers, with one for every time zone.'
Submission + - Bush OKs US-India Nuclear Deal
theodp writes: "President Bush on Monday signed a bill carving out an exemption in U.S. law to allow shipments of civilian nuclear fuel and know-how to India in exchange for to-be-negotiated safeguards and inspections at its 14 civilian nuclear plants. Eight military plants, however, would remain off-limits to prying eyes."
Submission + - Which mp3 player for iPod survivors?
An anonymous reader writes: I recently bought an iPod after reading excellent reviews year after year. It plays music, alright. It also charges via USB and if I plug it in, it automatically launches iTunes and stops playing whatever I was listening to. My 350 dollar iPod creates playlists on the go, without letting me delete unwanted playlists, or move songs to on-the-go-1 instead of on-the-go. Once I add songs, I cannot sort them or change the order in which I want to play them later. It seems that the iPod was designed for a grandma who has never used Winamp. I cannot delete songs, remove albums, and frankly it has become difficult for me to manage my 50GB music collection using this "Designed in California for baby boomers" gadget. The search function is useless, I cannot use it on windows after loading songs through OS-X, and this cute, shiny, beautiful device is giving me the screaming heebie-jeebies, you know what I mean?. At this point I'm looking for something that essentially translates to Winamp on a portable music device. Is there something out there?! No Zune please!
Submission + - Easy Audio for the Masses
An anonymous reader writes: I have a question and I don't believe I'm the only one. What's the plan of attack for putting music in your living room without studying the available options for a month? I'm remodeling a bit, I don't have $5k (or more!) to spend on speakers and I don't have time to read a hundred websites of reviews, etc. What strategy would you pursue to put a clean, solid listening experience in your living room for around $1k or less? Qualifications: I'd like to consolidate to a player with storage so I put the CDs away, though it doesn't need to hold everything and Mozart appears just as often as Metallica in my playlists. What device would you use? What format/rate would you rip the music to? What device(s) would you use to play the tunes? Bonus points for a DRM-Free solution!
Google Patents the Design of Search Results Page 114
prostoalex writes "ZDNet is reporting that USPTO issued a patent to Google, Inc. for 'ornamental design for a graphical user interface'. This is not, as ZDNet points out, a software patent (which is usually issued as a utility patent), but a design patent, which governs the look and feel of the product and prevents others from directly copying it." Ironic, given Google's recent slip-up of copying a Yahoo page. In news on the flipside, Google has launched a patent search service (in beta).
Submission + - World's fastest transistor approaches goal of tera
PadRacerExtreme writes: The News Bureau (the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's online paper) is reporting that scientists have created the worlds fastest transistor. From the article:
With their latest device, Feng and his research group have taken the transistor to a new range of high-speed operation, bringing the "Holy Grail" of a terahertz transistor finally within reach. Faster transistors translate into faster computers, more flexible and secure wireless communications systems, and more effective combat systems.
Submission + - Virtual Addiction Up For Recognition
PreacherTom writes: Spawning from such cases as a recent lawsuit with IBM over employee termination due to online sex chatting at work, recent debate over whether Internet abuse is a legitimate addiction, akin to alcoholism, is heating up. Attorneys say recognition by a court — whether in this or some future litigation — that Internet abuse is an uncontrollable addiction, and not just a bad habit, could redefine the condition as a psychological impairment worthy of protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The condition could even make it into the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association's DSM, making it a full-blown neurosis. It wouldn't be a huge surprise, with a recent Stanford study showing that 14% of people state it would be "hard to stay away" from the net for even a few days in a row.
Submission + - Wikipedia attempts to delete Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes: The wikipedia article about Slashdot has been nominated for deletion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_fo r_deletion/Slashdot
However most of the contributers to the debate want to keep the article. It has been nominated for deletion as part of Wikipedia's attempts to make sure all articles have proper sources.
Submission + - China Issuing New Online Game Regulations
dptalia writes: "China is disturbed about online games containing banned information (such as political or religious subjects). To help control this, they are issuing regulations to tightly control online games. These regulations include getting government aproval of the game and monthly monitoring reports to prove that no forbidden content has crept into gameplay."
Submission + - New Memory Technology Could Replace Flash Chips
oxide7 writes: "Researchers from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda announced joint research results to a new kind computer memory technology on Monday, with the potential to be the successor to flash memory chips.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20061211/ibm-macro nix-qimonda-memory.htm
seems short but interesting never the less."
Submission + - Cool Holiday Gadgets for Your Home
autobotguy123 writes: Check out this page where you can build your own holiday gadgets, very useful for any do-it yourself enthusiasts out there! Build an automatic tree watering system, create an exciting light display, build a Christmas tree light tester and much more! All the gadgets include part lists and instructions on how to build them. http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6397268.html
Submission + - Sony creates fake PSP fansite
Lisandro writes: "Joystiq is reporting that the PSP fansite alliwantforxmasisapsp.com is a fake, created by an advertising company called Zipatoni. The site mimicks a blog made by two kids trying to convince their parents to get them a PSP for Christmas, complete with fake l33t speak and a "homemade" rap video."
