Journal Journal: The HTC Touch DUAL
The HTC Touch DUAL combines an intuitive touch screen and slide-out keypad within a stunning design. A new and more powerful member of the Touch family that integrates 3.5G wireless connectivity with a sleek and innovative sliding keypad design
Submission + - Choose what to pay for Radiohead's new album (pcpro.co.uk)
Matt writes: Radiohead are offering their latest album as a download several weeks before the CD comes out, and you get to choose how much to pay. $1,000 or $0.00, it's entirely up to you. The band are free of a record contract for this, their seventh album, so are free to pursue as many wacky plans as they like.
Submission + - Ducth Gamers fight real Soldiers in VBS2 (armedassault.eu)
jerry hopper writes: "My name is Jerry Hopper,
In my spare-time im a 'Gaming talk-show host' on a online radio station 'Sahrani Radio'.
With this Radio-show im informing and entertaining the community around 'ArmedAssault' a game by Bohemia Interactive Studios.
In the July edition of the Defensiekrant, a weekly publication of the Netherlands ministry of defence, an article surfaced on the use of commercial gaming applications as part of the courses at the Maneuver Instruction and Training Center (OTCMAN).
Just a few days later, a major dutch newspaper 'de Telegraaf' publicized the following news about research the use of games and in specific VBS2.
The army uses war-games to prepare soldiers on a wide range of combat-situations.
In attempt to research the best use of war-simulations within the dutch army,the 'Defense and Security' department of TNO organizes on 13 September a gaming contest.
Five experienced civilian players will take it up against 5 trained military personnel, who play the game following 'army doctrines'. TNO Defense and Security is currently selecting volunteers for this contest on the Internet. The researchers want to see the essential differences of of both teams strategy, to see if they actually make different choices and learn from failures.
With so many similarities of Armed Assault and VBS2, i was determined to report this extraordinary event.
Armed with the event information, and a list of 'hardcore' OFP/ARMA players, i tried to get in contact with these researchers.
The FULL report of that event is available at : http://www.armedassault.eu/Misc.-Articles/Field-report-Gamers-fight-real-Soldiers-in-VBS2.html"
In my spare-time im a 'Gaming talk-show host' on a online radio station 'Sahrani Radio'.
With this Radio-show im informing and entertaining the community around 'ArmedAssault' a game by Bohemia Interactive Studios.
In the July edition of the Defensiekrant, a weekly publication of the Netherlands ministry of defence, an article surfaced on the use of commercial gaming applications as part of the courses at the Maneuver Instruction and Training Center (OTCMAN).
Just a few days later, a major dutch newspaper 'de Telegraaf' publicized the following news about research the use of games and in specific VBS2.
The army uses war-games to prepare soldiers on a wide range of combat-situations.
In attempt to research the best use of war-simulations within the dutch army,the 'Defense and Security' department of TNO organizes on 13 September a gaming contest.
Five experienced civilian players will take it up against 5 trained military personnel, who play the game following 'army doctrines'. TNO Defense and Security is currently selecting volunteers for this contest on the Internet. The researchers want to see the essential differences of of both teams strategy, to see if they actually make different choices and learn from failures.
With so many similarities of Armed Assault and VBS2, i was determined to report this extraordinary event.
Armed with the event information, and a list of 'hardcore' OFP/ARMA players, i tried to get in contact with these researchers.
The FULL report of that event is available at : http://www.armedassault.eu/Misc.-Articles/Field-report-Gamers-fight-real-Soldiers-in-VBS2.html"
Feed The Register: Official: James Blunt is a w*nker (theregister.com)
Comment imagine (Score 3, Funny) 149
a beowulf cluster of these!
Journal Journal: iLies
I have a 30GB iPod but iTunes does not seem to agree.
When my iPod is connected to iTunes it says 2.2GB are free but hell if I can't add anything else to it. Trying to add anything more than a few minutes long just has iTunes yelling at me the iPod is full. It's so very annoying, if my iPod is only 28G big, at least tell me up front.
Journal Journal: Parallel Probability Prediction
It is possible that the futures tree of all possible futures can be predicted by a sufficently sophisticated processor. Events can be accurately guessed, given enough data, the allowance for free will and the fact that people are almost as predictable as any other animal.
There is however, only one true future, on which I aim to find in my predictions. I can usually find the branch on which it lies on the tree. Each event is like a leaf that unfolds on the branch.
What is needed is a b
Comment search apis (Score -1, Offtopic) 149
more like search for gay pies
Comment Re:In your face, uptight toolbag moderator (Score 1) 532
Ah yes, the moderation system.
If you post something at +1 that everyone hates, your post ends up at -1. Net karma: -2
If you post something at +1 that half the moderators think is funny, and half the moderators think is overrated, your post can bounce up and down perpetually, with only the negative votes actually counting toward your karma. If you get 100 mod-ups for being funny and 100 mod-downs for being overrated, net karma: -100.
If you were at the karma cap before, now you're down below most trolls and crapflooders, and can only post twice a day, assuming your IP hasn't been banned.
If you post something at +1 that everyone hates, your post ends up at -1. Net karma: -2
If you post something at +1 that half the moderators think is funny, and half the moderators think is overrated, your post can bounce up and down perpetually, with only the negative votes actually counting toward your karma. If you get 100 mod-ups for being funny and 100 mod-downs for being overrated, net karma: -100.
If you were at the karma cap before, now you're down below most trolls and crapflooders, and can only post twice a day, assuming your IP hasn't been banned.
Comment Re:Democratic intersections? (Score -1) 600
You aren't very smart, now are you?
Journal Journal: An imposter on IRC! 12
zionicman@Toronto-HSE-ppp3685632.sympatico.ca is not the real eggtroll.
That is all.
Comment RoboTroll is in da haus! (Score -1) 433
RoboTroll is in da haus!
Coming soon... the anals of hte troll library, version 2.0!
Journal Journal: Slashdot Server Malfunctioning AGAIN
An old favorite creation of mine (2001 maybe?), saved for posterity:
For the second time tonight, Slashdot's backend is so mangled that I can't log in or view nested comments. Of course, we've come to expect this by now; it's not an infrequent occurance. My real gripe is about the complete lack of professionialism on the part of the Slashdot staff.
Comment Today's Lunch (Score -1) 316
Today for lunch I will be enjoying a spicy chicken combo from Wendy's. It's the number six meal and one of the best meals they have.
