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Comment Re:OpenSimulator (Score 1) 237

by trinity93 (#38522330) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Tools For Teaching High School Kids How To Make Games?

It supports everything sl supports and more you just have to add them from third parties if its not there by default. Its sorta like you have to do with content management systems. there are add ons that people in the community make. and did i mention its all free. Another thing to consider is how many 3d apps are multi user and can be shared in a geographically dispersed way? There is a reason several major collages and universities use this tech right now to do what the OP was looking for.
Biotech

Making Fuel With Newspapers and Bacteria 185

Posted by Soulskill from the finally-a-use-for-newspapers-in-the-internet-age dept.
Debuting on the front page, Lifyre writes "Scientists at Tulane have found a natural bacteria (dubbed TU-103) that produces butanol. While butanol-producing bacteria aren't new, there are a few important points about this particular bacterium. It is the first natural bacteria that converts cellulose directly to butanol without the cellulose needing to be processed into sugar first, and it can do this in the presence of oxygen, which kills other butanol-producing bacteria. The simplification of the process could significantly decrease the production costs of butanol. This bacteria could allow virtually any plant product, such as newspaper or grass clippings, to be used to produce fuel for conventional vehicles."
XBox (Games)

Early Kinect Games Kill Buyers' Access To Xbox Live 111

Posted by Soulskill from the enjoy-those-support-calls dept.
Stoobalou writes "Microsoft's Kinect motion controller isn't due to ship until November 4th, but one retailer has jumped the gun, leaving a number of gamers with a bit of a quandary. The un-named distributor has sent what Microsoft describes as 'a very small number' of Kinect systems to lucky buyers who might not consider themselves quite so lucky if they try to use the device and its bundled games. Installing the games will require a firmware upgrade, which is nothing out of the ordinary, but in this case the upgrade hasn't yet been released. Attempting to install the non-existent update seems to fool the console into thinking you are trying to play a pirated game and locks the user out of Microsoft's Xbox Live on-line service."

Comment Re:Mark of the Beast (Score 1) 166

by Nynaeve (#33529782) Attached to: Biometric IDs For Every Indian Citizen

the "right hand" is the fingerprint, and the "forehead" is the retinal scan. Think of it from John's perspective. What he saw were people scanning their fingers and eyes, and he described it as best he could.

all it would take is a national rationing system like in time of worldwide disaster to make it true.
21 Dec 2012. I wish it were just silly Mayan prophecy, but it isn't. You will see prophecy fulfilled.

Comment Re:Should I quote from the book of Revelations? (Score 1) 166

by Nynaeve (#33529718) Attached to: Biometric IDs For Every Indian Citizen

The number of the beast is meant to be understood using the concepts of the time in which it is relevant. In this case, my guess is ASCII. Maybe it's just coincidence, but:
B + I + L + L + G + A + T + E +S + III
66 + 73 + 76 + 76 + 71 + 65 + 84 + 69 + 83 + 3 = 666

I do not think that trying to use Greek numbering is relevant, though.

Submission + - Dell debuts Ubuntu Moblin Remix on Mini 10 (dell.com)

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dcherryholmes writes: "Today Dell made available The Ubuntu Moblin Remix on the Dell Mini 10. The release of the Ubuntu Moblin Remix is good news for those of us who liked the speed and UI of Moblin, but found the size of the repos and, perhaps, the rpm package management to be less desirable."

Submission + - Shuttleworth: Don't Give Up the Linux Desktop and (internetnews.com)

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darthcamaro
darthcamaro writes: "No surprise but Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth has come out swinging in favor of the Linux desktop. Speaking at Linuxcon yesterday he detailed the things that he thinks Linux requires in order to win the desktop wars. Those include: co-ordinated software releases, better quality and design,some user experience testing and oh yeah, a dose of 'shut the f*uck up' too.During his keynote, he extended an invitation to any open source application to submit their software for testing by user-experience experts. The sessions would be recorded for posterity, and the developer would not be able to interact with the user.

"If the developer is in the room, they have to say nothing. It's the shut the f--- up protocol," Shuttleworth said. "You sit and watch someone struggle with the software that you've so lovingly produced."

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Submission + - Did Cooking Make Us Human? (npr.org) 1

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SpaceGhost
SpaceGhost writes: "Anthropologist Richard Wrangham, author of "Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human" suggests that the discovery of cooked food led to evolutionary changes resulting in a smaller and different digestive system based on a higher quality diet, mainly relying on cooked meat. In an interview on NPR's Science Friday (text and audio) Professor Wrangham explores concepts such as the digestive costs of food, the benefits (or lack thereof) of raw diets, and a distinct preference in Great Apes for cooked food over raw."
Games

Submission + - Exploring Japan and the Tokyo Game Show (crispygamer.com)

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Ssquared22
Ssquared22 writes: "Love games and always wanted to travel to Japan? If so then head over to the Tokyo Game Show and check out all the parties, get-togethers, shows, and conventions. There are so many things going on, something will definitely grab your interest. Whether your into crazy arcade games, fan-made manga, Japanese sports, or Shinjuku city's classic entertainment and nightlife district, you'll most likely find something here to fall in love with. Tired after a long day of exploring the awesome attractions in Japan? Just press a button in your hotel and get a therapeutic message instantly! There are so many things there you may even wake up and find a rotating yellow demon on somebody's rooftop.."

Submission + - Big Bang Shockwave Could Replace Dark Energy (seedmagazine.com) 2

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An anonymous reader writes: From Seed: In 1998 supernovae researchers discovered that, against all reason, the universe is accelerating its expansion. Cosmologists had to add to their models dark energy, a deeply mysterious placeholder that makes up more than 70 percent of universe. Over the last decade, some researchers, like Blake Temple and Joel Smoller, have gone back to see if the equations of general relativity can be interpreted to erase dark energy once and for all. Their solution, involving a long-ago shockwave, could provide a way out of a dark-energy-dominated universe.

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