Comment Re:Methodological Problem in Summary? (Score 1) 28
Because Earth's orbit didn't intersect with the comet's orbit until recently when Jupiter's gravity altered it. RTFA
Comment Re:You cancel service? (Score 3, Informative) 242
No-IP is a great free dynamic DNS alternative http://noip.co/1jVi5th
their free service also requires you to sign in every month. I'd suggest a service like http://freedns.afraid.org/ which is completely free and doesn't require monthly logins to keep your account active.
Comment Re:You cancel service? (Score 2) 242
I switched over to http://freedns.afraid.org/ after they started requiring you to log in monthly and haven't looked back since.
Submission + - Long time users of slashdot disgusted with BETA (slashdot.org) 1
schneidafunk writes: Long time users of slashdot disgusted with BETA version being forced on users and are overflowing the comments with anger.
Comment All i saw when i read the title was... (Score 1) 68
Poopmobile!
Comment From the article... (Score 1) 54
"Another purpose of Dawn's orbit around Vesta is to gather information for the eventual visit of astronauts by an asteroid by 2025"...
I had no clue that asteroids were interested in visiting astronauts!
I had no clue that asteroids were interested in visiting astronauts!
Comment Re:Never underestimate (Score 1) 332
I still don't understand why you would even waste one second giving a shit about what they are doing with the data they collect from their users... If you don't have anything to hide then who cares, and if you DO have something to hide, why the fuck are you on a public social site in the first place?
One Night Stands May Be Genetic 240
An anonymous reader writes "So, he or she has cheated on you for the umpteenth time and their only excuse is: 'I just can't help it.' According to researchers at Binghamton University, they may be right. The propensity for infidelity could very well be in their DNA. In a first of its kind study, a team of investigators led by Justin Garcia, a SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow in the laboratory of evolutionary anthropology and health at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has taken a broad look at sexual behavior, matching choices with genes and has come up with a new theory on what makes humans 'tick' when it comes to sexual activity. The biggest culprit seems to be the dopamine receptor D4 polymorphism, or DRD4 gene. Already linked to sensation-seeking behavior such as alcohol use and gambling, DRD4 is known to influence the brain's chemistry and subsequently, an individual's behavior."
Google eBookstore Launched 88
angrytuna writes "The New York Times is running an article this morning about the launch of the Google ebook store. Independent bookstores such as Powell's, based in Portland, OR, have partnered with Google in this, selling the format directly in addition to their other ebook offerings. The ebooks appear to rely on Adobe Digital Editions for DRM; instructions are provided to transfer from the 'cloud' to a handheld device. iOS and Android have a dedicated app for accessing the store, and will download for offline immediately; other clients like the Nook and Sony eReader seem to be relying on the ADE platform to manage the transfer for offline reading."
NPR tried it out on a few different devices and posted their experience.
Comment just embed them (Score 2, Insightful) 209
I gave up a long time ago waiting on browsers to support this font and that font... now i just embed them with flash using sIFR -> http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/sifr
