Comment Re:Obviously missing ...Prime (Score 1) 311
you forgot about 2..
and I vote magic squares. what better way to completely confuse readers than offer options involving nxn numbers each?
Submission + - Addiction Treatment Locator (transworldnews.com)
skenealy87 writes: I think its so important to have access to something like this on the internet. I mean things are so fast paced now days and no one takes the time to address the real issues of addiction. Tami has done a wonderful job by putting a resource like this on the internet
Submission + - Pssst....Wanna buy some cool laser technology? (networkworld.com)
coondoggie writes: The US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory wants partners who may want to license and commercialize its powerful fiber laser technology. The technology, known as a Multiple-Core Ribbon Fiber Laser is made up of an array of fiber cores arranged in a single line.
Submission + - Special forces helped EA design "Medal of Honor" (thehill.com)
GovTechGuy writes: Two retired special forces soldiers helped Electronic Arts develop the new "Medal of Honor" video game that originally allowed users to play as the Taliban and shoot American troops. The latest version of Medal of Honor, released on Tuesday, has been praised for its extremely detailed and realistic depiction of U.S. combat forces. According to the report, there are details in the game that involve units so sensitive that a former Pentagon official said the public shouldn't know about them. Additionally, the officials objected to the option to play as the Taliban, which was removed from the game by EA in response to public complaints from veterans groups.
Submission + - U.S. Reigns As Most Bot-Infected Country (threatpost.com)
Trailrunner7 writes: The U.S. has by far the highest number of bot-infected computers of any country in the world, with nearly four times as many infected PCs as the country in second place, Brazil, according to a new report by Microsoft. The quarterly report on malicious software and Internet attacks shows that while some of the major botnets have been curtailed in recent months, the networks of infected PCs still represent a huge threat.
The data on botnets, published in Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report for the first half of 2010, paints a somewhat bleak picture of the botnet landscape. Between January and June of this year, Microsoft cleaned more than 6.5 million machines worldwide of bot infections, which represents a 100 percent increase in bot infections from the same period in 2009. This increase comes at a time when there is more attention than ever focused on the botnet problem, both by security researchers and law-enforcement agencies around the world.
The data on botnets, published in Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report for the first half of 2010, paints a somewhat bleak picture of the botnet landscape. Between January and June of this year, Microsoft cleaned more than 6.5 million machines worldwide of bot infections, which represents a 100 percent increase in bot infections from the same period in 2009. This increase comes at a time when there is more attention than ever focused on the botnet problem, both by security researchers and law-enforcement agencies around the world.
Submission + - Boy of 15 fitted with robotic heart (geek.com)
An anonymous reader writes: What do you do when a 15-year-old boy is close to death and ineligible for a heart transplant? If you’re Dr Antonio Amodeo you turn to an artificial solution and transplant a robotic heart giving the boy another 20-25 years of life.
The Italian boy in question suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy which rapidly degenerates the muscles and eventually leads to death. Having such a disease renders the boy ineligible for a heart transplant meaning almost certain death without an alternative solution.
Dr Amodeo found such an alternative in the form of a 90 gram fully-robotic heart that took 10 hours to fit inside the boy’s left ventricle. It is a permanent solution offering as much as 25 years of life and is powered by a battery worn as a belt and connected to behind his left ear.
The Italian boy in question suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy which rapidly degenerates the muscles and eventually leads to death. Having such a disease renders the boy ineligible for a heart transplant meaning almost certain death without an alternative solution.
Dr Amodeo found such an alternative in the form of a 90 gram fully-robotic heart that took 10 hours to fit inside the boy’s left ventricle. It is a permanent solution offering as much as 25 years of life and is powered by a battery worn as a belt and connected to behind his left ear.
Comment Re:Saltines lasagna (Score 1) 312
Gross.
Comment Re:Seriously? (Score 1) 384
Seriously, what is the big deal and who really cares. What, using icons or not makes me a lesser/bigger man/boy in the computer world? Grow up...
Comment I have an idea... (Score 1) 171
Instead of offering prize money, how about the person with the 'great idea' is given prestige and recognition, while the $1,000,000 is given to help the communities directly affected by this mess...
Comment Inside... (Score 1) 525
I would think most if not all slashdotters are responding to this poll from an office or home location.. therefore to accurately answer, the choices should be varying degrees of coolness, not warmth.
That being said, the thermostat next to me says a pleasant 74.7F, so should I pick "Not so hot, actually" or even "I do not experience 'heat'?"
If I were to step outside, where I wouldn't be typing this or taking this poll, it would be warm in the upper 80s/low 90s with a high level of humidity and I would most likely select "Pretty darn hot"..
Damn you slashdot! Alas, my integrity is forcing me to choose option 5...
Comment Re:None of the above (Score 1) 508
poor money into commercial ventures
Must be a Republican... or did you mean 'pour money'
Comment When meeting a poll on the internet... (Score 3, Funny) 159
...I veer to one side or another to avoid a collision.
Comment What is the usual /. tag.... (Score 1) 510
goodluckwiththat ?
Comment Re:"new" old stuff (Score 2, Insightful) 543
The question was "regularly use" not "just started messing around with for fun"... ?
Comment The Lost McCracken (Score 1) 86
"Didn't I tell you to call me Ernie, or Big Ern?"
