Comment Re:Shameless sensationalism? (Score 0, Redundant) 155
I meant to check the anonymous box so I could pretend to be a surly neckbearded oldfag. Also, how did I get modded redundant?
Comment Shameless sensationalism? (Score -1, Offtopic) 155
Couldn't be. Not on my /.
Brain Surgery Linked To Sensation of Spirituality 380
the3stars writes "'Removing part of the brain can induce inner peace, according to researchers from Italy. Their study provides the strongest evidence to date that spiritual thinking arises in, or is limited by, specific brain areas. This raises a number of interesting issues about spirituality, among them whether or not people can be born with a strong propensity towards spirituality and also whether it can be acquired through head trauma."
One critic's quoted response: "It's important to recognize that the whole study is based on changes in one self-report measure, which is a coarse measure that includes some strange items."
Why the First Cowboy To Draw Always Gets Shot 398
cremeglace writes "Have you ever noticed that the first cowboy to draw his gun in a Hollywood Western is invariably the one to get shot? Nobel-winning physicist Niels Bohr did, once arranging mock duels to test the validity of this cinematic curiosity. Researchers have now confirmed that people indeed move faster if they are reacting, rather than acting first."
Comment DOOM anyone? (Score 1) 45
for some reason my first thought was that this could be applied to building a cyberdemon.
Comment Re:Obama's massive ego explained (Score -1, Troll) 120
it's sad when a -1 offtopic comment within one of the few good articles on /. nowadays contains one of the few good articles on /. nowadays.
Duke Nukem Forever Not Dead? (Yes, This Again) 195
kaychoro writes "There may be hope for Duke Nukem Forever (again). 'Jon St. John, better known as the voice of Duke Nukem, said some interesting words during a panel discussion at the Music and Games Festival (MAGFest) that took place January 1 – 4 in Alexandria, Virginia, according to Pixel Enemy. Answering a question from the crowd regarding DNF, St. John said: "... let me go ahead and tell you right now that I'm not allowed to talk about Duke Nukem Forever. No, no, don't be disappointed, read between the lines — why am I not allowed to talk about it?"'"
Blizzard Authenticators May Become Mandatory 248
An anonymous reader writes "WoW.com is reporting that a trusted source has informed them that Blizzard is giving serious consideration to making authenticators mandatory on all World of Warcraft accounts. The authenticators function the same as ones provided by most banks — in order to log in, you must generate a number on the external device. Blizzard already provides a free iPhone app that functions as an authenticator. The source stated, 'it is a virtually forgone conclusion that it will happen.' This comes after large spates of compromised accounts left Bizzard game masters severely backlogged by restoration requests."
Comment Re:OpenGL and the rant about marketing (Score 1) 515
I think his problem is the same as mine, that being that this is neither 'news' nor 'stuff that matters'
Comment Re:OpenGL and the rant about marketing (Score 0, Offtopic) 515
>if all these people wrote code instead of rants you'd be a little closer by now.
I wish I had mod points for you.
Comment Re:16x16 pixels? (Score 2, Insightful) 123
You could also try not missing the point. Or the the part of the summary that says "with a success rate comparable to that of an expert. Or the point, that being that sensors are cheaper and generally more easily employable than people.
Comment Re:Do not want (Score 2, Insightful) 579
Let's not go throwing a strawman situation around. We're talking about a strain of influenza.
No, I was talking about an ill-thought-out blanket statement.
Comment Re:Do not want (Score 5, Insightful) 579
...we need to let our immune system do what it does best, figure out problems for itself. One would think that constant vaccine's, medications, antibiotics, etc just make the immune system lazy.
Yeah, humanity got through Bubonic Plague just fine without a vaccine. And that Polio vaccine some wise guy came up with? Useless. Also, you seem to lack an understanding how vaccines work, as they stimulate the immune system into producing specific antibodies, which is essentially the opposite of making it lazy.
Comment Re:Perfectly valid (Score 1) 405
-1 really?
Comment Re:Vista (Score 1) 414
OSX is for pretentious douchebags. Ubuntu was pretty cool when it was called "Windows 98."
