Comment Re:Wow (Score 1) 417
Also the acceleration shouldn't be too bad, since the car only weights 380kg. The horsepower/weight ratio is much better than for most traditional cars.
Comment Re:who still uses telnet? (Score 1) 238
Thanks for sharing! That really is a viable excuse for using telnet.
Comment Re:Too Low (Score 1) 559
And you have your car IN your home ?
Comment CPU usage (Score 1) 2254
The comments pages use 50% of my CPU-time continuously on my C2D 3GHz. Slashdot is definitely no longer usable on any of my mobile devices...
Submission + - Evidence Of Other Universes May Have Been Found
adeelarshad82 writes: Scientists have no direct way to detect what, if anything, is beyond. However, one guess of what lies beyond is the theory of "eternal inflation." Eternal Inflation hypothesizes that our universe is just one fixture of a larger multiverse. The theory speculates that our universe as being a bubble that exists in a larger void among other self-contained universii. If this theory is true, cosmologists might expect to see "bruises" in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) where our universe bumped into others. According to a recent report from a team at the University College London, they may have discovered just that, and maybe even as many as four colossal brush-ups.
Submission + - Russia moots Nobel Prize for Wikileaks founder (hindustantimes.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Russia on Wednesday suggested to help the jailed whistleblower website WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and nominate him for the coveted Nobel Prize by the NGOs. "Non-governmental and government organisations should think of ways to help him. Perhaps he could be awarded a Nobel Prize," unnamed
Kremlin sources were quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
Kremlin sources were quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
Submission + - Apple's Topless Girl Ban Could Lead to Lawsuit (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet is reportedly threatening to sue Apple for banning the newspaper's iPhone app from the iTunes App Store unless the paper removes photos of topless women. According to HyperOm, Ekstra Bladet features topless women on its page 9, something the paper has done for 35 years. 'I think it's madness. [Photo of the lady] is not pornographic or offensive in any way Page 9-girl is a part of Ekstra Bladet soul,' said Ekstra Bladet editor Poul Madsen.
Submission + - Free SQL Server IDE written in SQL
An anonymous reader writes: RelationalFramework.com is offering a cutting edge IDE for SQL Server; it's written entirely in SQL and it's now available for free on their site. Interesting concept, building applications entirely in SQL instead of Java or c# mixed with SQL. Giving away the IDE is a great way to expose developers to the power of fully relational web development.
Submission + - Giant Plasma Loop Arches Over The Sun's Surface (messagetoeagle.com)
stargazer68 writes: This incredibly huge plasma loop was photographed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
As you can see the Solar prominence (filament) is enormous! The portion visible today stretches more than 700,000 km–a full solar radius. It is an amazing sight!
As you can see the Solar prominence (filament) is enormous! The portion visible today stretches more than 700,000 km–a full solar radius. It is an amazing sight!
Comment Re:Carmack Makes Other Valid Points (Score 2) 163
The touch screen interface problem is what makes me wonder why the hell Carmack is so eager about iPhone development. It just plainly sucks to control a game by moving the device. For a FPS you want to look at the screen from the same angle all the time, no matter how good the screen may be.
Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game 420
Faulkner39 writes "In response to the recently released independently developed platformer Super Meat Boy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has released a Flash-based spoof game titled Super Tofu Boy. The spoof attempts to mirror the original by featuring a protagonist made of tofu and an antagonist made of meat in a statement promoting animal rights. Ironically, however, the original game is about a human boy who is vulnerable because he lacks skin (Meat Boy), raising the question: 'is the spoof in reality really about cannibalism?'"
The Super Meat Boy team posted a response on their Twitter feed.
Comment Re:What is the basis for the suit? (Score 1) 172
I was wondering if Apple might have trademarked a cartoonesque drawing of Steve Jobs, otherwise this kind of caricature/parody should be protected by the freedom of speech.
Combining Two Kinects To Make Better 3D Video 106
suraj.sun sends this quote from Engadget about improving the Kinect 3D video recordings we discussed recently:
"[Oliver Kreylos is] blowing minds and demonstrating that two Kinects can be paired and their output meshed — one basically filling in the gaps of the other. He found that the two do create some interference, the dotted IR pattern of one causing some holes and blotches in the other, but when the two are combined they basically help each other out and the results are quite impressive."
Submission + - North Korea attacks South Korea (bbc.co.uk)
qmaqdk writes: Numerous news agencies report that North Korea has fired artillery at South Koreas Yeonpyeong Island, near the countries western sea border. At least 200 rounds of artillery hit after the North started firing about 2:30 p.m. local time, and several civilian and military personnel have been injured.
Is war avoidable at this point?
Is war avoidable at this point?
Submission + - IBM says software helps predict natural disasters (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: IBM says it has patented a natural disaster warning system, which uses analytic techniques that accurately and precisely conducts post-event analysis of seismic events, such as earthquakes, as well as provide early warnings for tsunamis, which can follow earthquakes. The invention also provides the ability to rapidly measure and analyze the damage zone of an earthquake to help prioritize emergency response needed following an earthquake.
