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Submission + - Trading code for graphics 1

Submitted by

Zack Grossbart

on Thursday July 16, 2009 @01:28PM

Zack Grossbart writes: "Every application I write needs icons, logos, and other graphics. Most of these apps are free so I can't pay a graphic designer. I had the great idea of trading code for graphics. Almost every graphic artist has a website and I figure there are programming tasks they need completed. Is this a good idea? Has anyone else had luck bartering code for graphics? Where did you find the designer to trade with? What is a reasonable rate of exchange?"

Submission + - New element named 'copernicium' (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by SpuriousLogic on Thursday July 16, 2009 @12:42PM

SpuriousLogic writes: Discovered 13 years ago, and officially added to the periodic table just weeks ago, element 112 finally has a name. It will be called "copernicium", with the symbol Cp, in honour of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) will officially endorse the new element's name in six month's time in order to give the scientific community "time to discuss the suggestion". Scientists from the Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Germany, led by Professor Sigurd Hofmann, discovered copernicium in fusion experiments in 1996.

Comment Mod Parent Up (Score 1) 276

by mkarcher on Thursday July 09, 2009 @03:33PM (#28640947) Attached to: Sunspots Return

I wish I had mod points because the parent post succinctly disarms the above many-threaded debate.

Comment Re:Useless if the speed is the same (Score 1) 123

by mkarcher on Wednesday July 01, 2009 @09:35AM (#28541439) Attached to: Graphene Could Make Magnetic Memory 1000x Denser

The storage size grows exponentially with its radius.

At a fixed data density (and a fixed number of platters), storage is proportional to the area of the platter, which is proportional to the square of the radius. Storage size grows quadratically with its radius, not exponentially.

2 is an exponent.

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(I know, I know...)

Comment Re:another way to look at it (Score 1) 232

by mkarcher on Monday June 29, 2009 @02:03PM (#28516879) Attached to: The Internet Helps Iran Silence Activists

If selling rubes the pap they crave is wrong, then I don't want to be right.

Comment Re:Gov representing reality is rare (Score 1) 321

by mkarcher on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @09:47AM (#28194989) Attached to: Obama DoJ Goes Against Film Companies

I really wish The Culture would hurry up and get here.

Comment Re:And when.. (Score 1) 215

by mkarcher on Tuesday May 05, 2009 @02:16PM (#27834527) Attached to: Cameron's <em>Avatar</em> a 3D Drug Trip?

DON'T DATE ROBOTS!

Is that you, Dr. Baltar?

Comment Re:Bandwidth usage (Score 1) 269

by mkarcher on Tuesday April 21, 2009 @10:30AM (#27660189) Attached to: Use apt-p2p To Improve Ubuntu 9.04 Upgrade

The option is called "not using apt-p2p." I don't remember the exact syntax, but I think there's a switch in the file /etc/apt/this/is/the/default.behavior

Well, this certainly gets my nomination for New Meme of the Month.

Comment Re:But does it improve story quality? (Score 1) 294

by mkarcher on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @03:41PM (#27575521) Attached to: Achievements and Optimizations

¥€$, åb$ø¦û±€|ý.

The Nethack player in me just had a heart attack.

Hmm, do I want my possessions identified?

Comment Re:Charm Quarks.. (Score 1) 217

by mkarcher on Friday March 27, 2009 @12:32PM (#27359063) Attached to: Fermilab Discovers Untheorized Particle

Also they should rename the SciFi channel to Psi Phi.

That was the name of the Sci-Fi/Gaming group at my college.

It didn't help that we had a frat named Phi Psi

Comment Re:FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! (Score 1) 230

by mkarcher on Wednesday March 18, 2009 @03:49PM (#27246365) Attached to: Clear Public Satellite Imagery Tantamount to Yelling Fire

So yes, it's ridiculous... but it's ridiculous with precedent.

That's the worst kind of ridiculous.

Submission + - 1 of 3 Dell Inspiron Mini netbooks sold with Linux (laptopmag.com)

Submitted by

christian.einfeldt

on Monday February 23, 2009 @09:21PM

christian.einfeldt writes: "According to an article in Laptop Magazine on-line, one-third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s netbooks are sold with the Ubuntu Linux operating system. Dell senior product manager John New attributed the sales volume to the lower price point of the Ubuntu Linux machines. And the return rate of the Ubuntu Linux machines is approximately equal to that of comparable netbooks sold with Microsoft Windows XP. Dell spokesperson Jay Pinkert attriutes the low return rate to Dell's good communications with its customers, saying 'We have done a very good job explaining to folks what Linux is.'"

Comment Re:Anecdotal? (Score 1) 281

by mkarcher on Thursday January 29, 2009 @05:19PM (#26658667) Attached to: After Monty Python Goes YouTube, Big Jump In DVD Sales

Previously this was more legally grey but now that Hulu seems to offer popular shows a day or so after their original air date it's not that much of an issue. Then again, I don't use their service (It's not the advertisements, but mostly the fact that I need to register and completely resent having to do so)

Umm, what? Did Hulu switch to registration-only in the last 24 hours without telling me? I have to go check now...

Submission + - What's next for DVD? (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

Lucas123

on Wednesday August 22, 2007 @11:11AM

Lucas123 writes: "As Blu-ray and HD DVD formats are at war with no clear victor in sight, DVD burners are getting cheaper and faster. Sony recently began shipping the latest iteration of its stand-alone DVD burner that's independent of a PC as well as a $70 internal and $110 external drive, and Pixela just released a $300 burner for the mobile camcorder user with its slick, slim-line design. So it begs the question, is DVD really headed for the scrap heap?"

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