Comment The translations need some work.... (Score 1) 76
But the XinCheJian and CNN Go links are perhaps worth checking.
Comment Re:...stuff they see on the Science Channel. (Score 1) 841
My own experiences in college match exactly to your statement about the teachers lacking teaching skills or credibility. I took Calculus twice in college, the first time was in a class with over 40 students, the teacher was a guy from mainland China who was completely unintelligible due to his very poor English, it was joked that he might as well have taught the class in Chinese as no one would be able to tell the difference. The second time, was in a class with about 25 students, and instead of a teacher, we had a closed circuit TV parked in the front of the class, with some guy giving the lecture from another city. It was a fucking cruel joke to anybody with passion for the sciences.
Comment Re:You could just get a dumbphone (Score 1) 462
"Fun Fact: carry a old dumbphone in your car. When police pull you over turn off and hide your smartphone and hand them the dumbphone. If the dumbphone is dead tell'em the battery died and you don't have a car charger."
Unfortunately, they've already got an app for that.
http://thenextweb.com/us/2011/04/20/us-police-can-copy-your-iphones-contents-in-under-two-minutes/
Comment Re:Yes. (Score 1) 737
As opposed to the speedy efficiency of government we enjoy now.
Comment Re:What other products (Score 1) 1019
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't health care, if it will save your life, fall under the the "Life" part of said unalienable rights?
Comment Re:Great Super Earths. (Score 1) 208
My guess is that by the time we are capable of traveling to another solar system our bodies will have already been discarded.
Submission + - Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic (thenewspaper.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: The Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations. A US Department of Justice test of the CelleBrite UFED used by Michigan police found the device could grab all of the photos and video off of an iPhone within one-and-a-half minutes. The device works with 3000 different phone models and can even defeat password protections.
Comment Re:Decent Computer? (Score 1, Redundant) 394
I've got to say, at this point there's no contest as far as basic functionality goes, and for doing the things that "most people" tm do on their computers most of the time. Linux is clearly superior to Windows. I dare you to take a dual boot challenge.
Comment Re:Or don't live in the damn suburbs. (Score 1) 185
Submission + - Invisibility cloak coming to a store near you? (nanowerk.com)
bLanark writes: Research into nanotechnology has managed to "cloak" or hide objects from non-visible EMR, such as infra-red and microwave. However, now, they are claiming that they can make the effect work with visible EMR, or what we call "light."
From the article: "Now, for the first time, a team of scientists at UC Berkeley have devised an invisibility cloak material that hides objects from detection using light that is visible to humans. They have reported their work in a recent issue of Nano Letters ("A Carpet Cloak for Visible Light"). This work makes actual invisibility for the light seen by the human eye possible."
From the article: "Now, for the first time, a team of scientists at UC Berkeley have devised an invisibility cloak material that hides objects from detection using light that is visible to humans. They have reported their work in a recent issue of Nano Letters ("A Carpet Cloak for Visible Light"). This work makes actual invisibility for the light seen by the human eye possible."
Submission + - Oneiric Ocelot (Ubuntu 11.10) Alpha 3 Review (muktware.com)
sfcrazy writes: No one reviews an alpha, but we do. The aim of this review is not to 'test' the upcoming version of Ubuntu, but to see what's new and what's improved. One of the most notable features are the changes made to the notification bar or the Indicator menu. It now shows available updates and printers connected to the PC along with bluetooth and start-up applications. Ubuntu 11.10 is using the latest verion of Gnome. It is running on current unstable version (3.1.4) and is on its way to GNOME 3.2. So, you get all the goodies of Gnome 3 with familiar and more stable Unity Shell instead of Gnome 3 shell.
Comment Re:Common Sense, anyone? (Score 1) 788
I recommend doing a little more research on the subject of the post Civil War conditions of black people in America. You may wish to amend your opinion. Here's a good start:
http://www.slaverybyanothername.com/the-book/excerpt/
http://www.slaverybyanothername.com/the-book/excerpt/
Comment Re:MMMMMM. BRAINSSSSS! (Score 2) 167
It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it.
Comment Re:How long before civil war breaks out in America (Score 1) 395
Defaulting on our national debt would be a disaster that hurts the poor and middle class the most, and hence will hurt the Tea Party the most. They just don't realize it.
I guess that's why they've been hoarding gold, guns, and disaster food packs from Glen Beck for some time now. Personally I think they were expecting, possibly even planing, for this to happen, and have prepared for it.
Comment Apple takes credit for the omelet, but.... (Score 1) 350
So if Apple is fronting the money to build these factories, and gets exclusive rights to the output for several years, does that make Apple responsible for the treatment of the people who work in these factories, and who commit suicide by jumping off these factories? What about the impact these factories have on the environment?
