Comment Oh thats no problem.... (Score 1) 511
We'll just get the dial..GaF*O#*f(Y)H)@*$^*%$^%#%....
What If They Turned Off the Internet? 511
theodp writes "It's the not-too-distant future. They've turned off the Internet. After the riots have settled down and the withdrawal symptoms have faded, how would you cope? Cracked.com asked readers to Photoshop what life would be like in an Internet-addicted society learning to cope without it. Better hope it never happens, or be prepared for dry-erase message boards, carrier pigeon-powered Twitter, block-long lines to get into adult video shops, door-to-door Rickrolling, Lolcats on Broadway, and $199.99 CDs."
NASA Releases Cool, Free iPhone App 47
lenehey writes "A new free iPhone app provided by NASA was released today. The app lists each of NASA's missions, and allows you to see a brief description, the latest news updates, images, videos, etc., corresponding to that mission. A timer is also provided for each mission, logging the days, hours, and seconds until (or since) the mission launch."
Caves of the Moon 172
jeno passes along this excerpt from New Scientist:
"A deep hole on the moon that could open into a vast underground tunnel has been found for the first time. The discovery strengthens evidence for subsurface, lava-carved channels that could shield future human colonists from space radiation and other hazards. ... The hole measures 65 meters across, and based on images taken at a variety of sun angles, the hole is thought to extend down at least 80 meters. It sits in the middle of a rille, suggesting the hole leads into a lava tube as wide as 370 meters across."
Comment Re:Installation? (Score 1) 168
Also consider the full manufacturing impact on environment (chemical, energy, etc..), disposal cost (physical and environmental), maintenance, and other things almost always left out of these "gee whiz bang" energy solutions. I have yet to see a complete cradle to grave analysis on many of these, and some of the solutions being toted out there are self defeating to their own claims and purpose when looked at on the whole.
Comment Ain't we lucky we got em.... Boot Times! (Score 1, Informative) 437
I've had BIOS systems set to start to boot in under 2 seconds, I don't see any reason for the fanfare, especially since I got it to that time by telling it to skip all self tests and quick boot. Yawn.
Comment Just be sure.... (Score 0) 250
"install security software, update it by retrieving the latest definition file on another computer, and transferring that update to the new system, then running a full antivirus scan.""
And be sure not to use an infected thumb drive m'kay?
Comment Re:Deflation at it's best or worst (sadly) (Score 0) 242
Tell us how you really feel..
Comment Buy Apple (Score 0, Troll) 655
Buy an Apple. my wifes iMac lasted ~10 years before we replaced it, and the only reason we replaced it was for a bigger screen for her. A current top end Mac Mini and a 20" Dell LCD will be relevant that long easily.
Comment Re:Can you work in an Object Oriented World (Score 1) 918
Bone up on OOP, learn Objective C etc.. it helps out in other areas of life as well. I'm a 41 YO CpE who learned on Borland C and am now teaching myself Objective C. "The Objective C Programming Language" book from Apple (free) has some good philosophy chapters that explain it rather well.
Comment Consider Industrial Engineering (Score 1) 918
It is far broader than CS and can be applied in so many disciplines. It is where Computers were rooted, in systems, processes and controls.
You won't regret it.
Comment Re:you know (Score 2, Insightful) 532
I think ever since MS ripped the interface from Apple they're a bit leery of being "open" to it again.
Besides $99 will get you to developer status on the iPhone, anyone can do it.
What are they whining about?
