Comment Re:Oddities beside the capacity (Score 1) 163
Thank you, thank you. I have spent many hours in two minute increments waiting for those drives to spin up and I never knew why it took so long
Comment Re:The first dissident of English speaking world (Score 1) 372
Julian Assange is the first true dissident, prisoners of conscience of the English civilization.
Really? Thomas Moore? Bishop Cranmer? Alan Turing? Thomas Becket?
Comment Re:Go for it (Score 1) 1065
+1
I'm more of a pedestrian than a driver, but I see people every day yaking on their cell phones while driving cars. I've learned to stay clear of them because they simply don't see me. There is no doubt in my mind that cell phone use should be banned from cars.
Comment Re:Sounds like the standard counter intelligence (Score 1) 335
It didn't take that long. The NYT reported on November 10th that it was most likely an airplane; I heard an expert on NPR say it was a contrail on Tuesday, not long after the event.
Comment Re:Question about roku (Score 1) 53
Yes you can rewind and fast forward. There's a progress bat to show you where you are but the image doesn't change. That makes it harder to find a particular spot. There's also a delay after a ffwd/rewind operation while it buffers the appropriate part of the file. That said, I love the Roku.
Real Reason Why the White iPhone 4 Is Delayed 182
tekgoblin writes "There have been numerous reasons why the White iPhone 4 may be delayed with one reason being the color mismatch between the home button and the body. Well this time there is another reason. A source has told CultofMac that the reason for the delay is a light leakage issue caused by the case being clear. Light from the case leaks into pictures taken by the back and front camera on the white iPhone 4, causing distorted pictures. This problem is non-existent on the black iPhone 4, because of its already black case, so Apple has been looking for a solution to this problem, thus the delay of the White iPhone 4 till spring of next year."
Comment Right tool for the job (Score 1) 366
For passwords: Roboforms
For family history, births, deaths dates of trips: Wiki (the whole extended family can maintain it)
For photographs: Adobe Lightroom (has wonderful database so you can actually find the pictures you are looking for)
For taxes: Turbo Tax
Comment Re:Check Your Fonts (Score 1) 375
I made a set of APL fonts for the Apple II back in 1981, so that I could use the Apple as an APL terminal. Sadly, I no longer have the fonts or the Apple II.
Your Feces Is a Wonderland of Viruses 211
sciencehabit writes "Thanks to an anlaysis of fecal samples from four sets of Missouri-born female identical twins and their mothers, researchers have concluded that human guts harbor viruses as unique as the people they inhabit; the viral lineup differs even between identical twins. Even more surprising? These viruses may be doing good work inside of us."
Comment Re:This assumes... (Score 1) 930
Yes, they do. In the 80's Audi had a very similar problem. They ended up recalling the cars and putting an interlock on the shift so that you couldn't shift into drive unless your foot was on the brake. That was a mechanical linkage and there was no way that the drivers reports could have been correct. The brakes are simply stronger than the engine. In the end the Feds declared it all due to driver error and the furor died down. Crowd-sourced information can be very wrong!
Plagiarism Inc. 236
Here's an interesting article on the life and times of 24-year-old Jordan Kavoosi, who has made a business of plagiarism. His Essay Writing Company employs writers from across the country, and will deliver a paper on any subject for $23 per page. In addition, his company will get it done in 48 hours, and he guarantees at least a B grade or your money back. From the article: "'Sure it's unethical, but it's just a business,' Kavoosi explains. 'I mean, what about strip clubs or porn shops? Those are unethical, and city-approved.'"
Comment Insensitive clods (Score 1) 81
Why do they need to emulate Eudora. I still use my copy every day. It runs fine under 64-bit Windows 7.
Porsche Unveils 911 Hybrid With Flywheel Booster 197
MikeChino writes "Porsche has just unveiled its 911 GT3 R Hybrid, a 480 horsepower track vehicle ready to rock the 24-hour Nurburgring race this May. Porsche's latest supercar will use the same 911 production platform available to consumers today, with a few race-ready features including front-wheel hybrid drive and an innovative flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from braking and then uses it to provide a 160 horsepower burst of speed. The setup is sure to offer an advantage when powering out of turns and passing by other racers."
Why Time Flies By As You Get Older 252
Ant notes a piece up on WBUR Boston addressing theories to explain the universal human experience that time seems to pass faster as you get older. Here's the 9-minute audio (MP3). Several explanations are tried out: that brains lay down more information for novel experiences; that the "clock" for nerve impulses in aging brains runs slower; and that each interval of time represents a diminishing fraction of life as we age.
Dying Man Shares Unseen Challenger Video 266
longacre writes "An amateur video of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion has been made public for the first time. The Florida man who filmed it from his front yard on his new Betamax camcorder turned the tape over to an educational organization a week before he died this past December. The Space Exploration Archive has since published the video into the public domain in time for the 24th anniversary of the catastrophe. Despite being shot from about 70 miles from Cape Canaveral, the shuttle and the explosion can be seen quite clearly. It is unclear why he never shared the footage with NASA or the media. NASA officials say they were not aware of the video, but are interested in examining it now that it has been made available."
