Comment 53% (Score 2) 295
of the the people in this sample were clearly RETARDED. simple.
Comment go go gadget (Score 1) 381
Personally I'd be fine with an inspector gadget style personal helicopter backpack. (http://www.distantcreations.com/blog/2009/03/10/tuesday-tech-real-versions-of-inspector-gadgets-gadgets/)
Would easily suffice for daily commuting to the job and back, leaving the car off the road until needed for weekend trips with the family.
Comment this rock (Score 1) 523
is doing a good job of keeping tigers away. you don't see any tigers around do you?
Submission + - Ask Slashdot: best way to take notes in the modern classroom? 3
Krau Ming writes: After about 8 years spent in research, I've made the decision to go back to school... medical school. When I last spent the bulk of my days sitting in lectures, I took notes with paper, and if the professor wasn't technologically impaired, he/she would have posted powerpoint slides as a pdf online for us to print and make our notes on. Since it has been so long, I am looking for some options other than the ol' pen and paper. Is there an effective way of taking notes with a laptop? What about tablet options? Are there note-taking programs that can handle a variety of file types (eg: electronic textbooks, powerpoint slides, pdfs)? Or should I just sleep in and get the lectures posted online and delay learning the course material until the exam (kidding)? Thanks Slashdot!
Comment Re:Brace yourselves (Score 1) 558
it's got appz?? cool. i luv apps...their so much better than programs. my phone has lots of apps.
Comment Re:Let the bitching begin.... (Score 1) 558
...like evolved bacterial resistance to prescribed antibiotics.
Comment Re:Soooo (Score 1) 222
woooooOOOOOSSSHHHHHHH.
Comment Re:Get ready (Score 1) 1706
The minimum wage kid who takes tickets and periodically sweeps the restrooms couldn't believe his job could get any worse...
Comment Re:Get ready (Score 1) 1706
Yeah you're exactly correct. Every labelled emergency exit door in a building swing out. However, I don't think anything got quoted wrong, rather the image of a gun-wielding psycho kicking in a door appealed to the media more than lazy theater staff that hadn't ensured the doors were shut tight and locked from the outside.
Comment who likes risk? (Score 1) 164
i am so not doing this. at least not until i can have my phone permanently attached at the wrist a la pipboy. too risky. your phone gets stolen, which costs $$$, plus access to banking and credit cards??? not to mention the inevitable "whoops your personal banking info was exposed on the internet, sorry!" that will happen to thousands of people when the banks get hacked, or they goof, or your phone gets some kind of malware that lifts that info... NO THANKS BANKS.
Comment Re:Grammar, (Score 3, Insightful) 878
Unfortunately, only those who have a reasonable grasp on grammar seem to care.
Comment trailer (Score 2) 68
someone make a trailer for half life 3 then. i can't wait any longer.
Comment Production costs (Score 1) 266
Is this why the complete season purchase price is so much???
Submission + - Apple Spy Planes Challenge Google Maps (techweekeurope.co.uk) 1
judgecorp writes: "Apple is using planes to maps cities including London in a bid to improve iOS Maps, to pose a stronger challenge to Google Maps. Apple no longer installs Google Maps on iOS devices, and Google has upgraded its application to include 3D maps and offline maps."
Comment Re:Missing option (Score 2) 191
the Googlement?
