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Comment I wonder... (Score 1) 1

by Slash.research_Kat on Saturday July 30, 2011 @07:38PM (#36935978) Attached to: Foxconn to Hire 1 Million Robots

if having robot workers will affect the manufacture products' quality or price? if China will continue to stay strong as a manufacturing economy? are the robots also made in china? if these workers will be able to find new jobs. Sucks they have to be booted even though the company is trying to prevent more deaths. Guess there's no easy way out of a sticky situation.

Comment tablets (Score 1) 6

by Slash.research_Kat on Saturday July 30, 2011 @07:31PM (#36935942) Attached to: Where to get a 4:3 laptop

how about getting a tablet style screen, where you can rotate it for full page view? that might give you more options than looking for 4:3...

Submission + - Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test (nytimes.com)

Submitted by diewlasing on Friday July 29, 2011 @10:35PM

diewlasing writes: In a closely watched case, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that genes can be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had shocked the biotechnology industry.

Comment Re:close, but no cigar.. (Score 1) 210

by Slash.research_Kat on Thursday July 21, 2011 @08:21PM (#36841234) Attached to: A Linux Distro From the US Department of Defense

beg pardon - i meant to say that installing linux onto a flash drive is a bit challenging for some people. and then there's the matter of making sure the machine will boot from flash drive. if only it were a 2 step process!

Comment Re:surprisingly accurate (Score 1) 278

by Slash.research_Kat on Thursday July 21, 2011 @08:13PM (#36841172) Attached to: Predictions of the Future...From the 1960s

when looking at the futures, always remember: People like to communicate. People like to share

If those are present in your predictions, you will generally be close. Close enough to be considered 'right' in hindsight.

very true. humans are social creatures.

Comment close, but no cigar.. (Score 1) 210

by Slash.research_Kat on Thursday July 21, 2011 @07:57PM (#36841004) Attached to: A Linux Distro From the US Department of Defense

hm. great idea, but doesn't look easy for the non-technical folk to get it up and running. imo, they're the ones that really need this type of product when they travel to hotels and whatnot.

Submission + - ACM Urges Inclusion of Computer Science in K12 Cor (acm.org)

Submitted by

gferrie

on Thursday July 21, 2011 @07:07PM

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