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Comment Re:"Muddy the crispness"? (Score 2, Funny) 288

I bet these folks having problems aren't using the recommended cone points on the bottom of their MacBooks. The cone points reduce vibrations, which in turn, result in more pure electron flow and computations which have more fidelity and life. 1s and 0s take on new oneness and zeroness that was heretofore only available on the largest supercomputers. Oh, and the grey lines go away, too.

Comment Re:No, you won't see it any day soon... (Score 1) 120

From the summary, it says the material had "high gain photoconductivity." I don't know if that means relative to current CMOS and CCD sensors, but there are always "like to haves" with any technology.

Right now, I'd like to have something that shoots at ISO3200 and above with very low noise, something that is currently difficult without software noise reduction algorithms or only on very expensive cameras (e.g., the Nikon D3 shoots at up to ISO 25,600). If this new material were better in the sensitivity/noise realm, and not just cheaper, it would be a gamechanger.
Censorship

Studios' Oz Power-Grab Revealed 217

Xiroth writes "More details are beginning to come out about the lawsuit launched by film studios in Australia. According to law experts familiar with the case, the studios seek to force the ISPs to become 'police, judge, and executioner,' effectively giving the studios the legal clout to switch off ISP customers' internet connection at will. Apparently the ISP iiNet is the unlucky victim for the test case as, unlike other ISPs, they refused to pass on infringement notices to their customers."
Displays

Oblong's g-speak Brings "Minority Report" Interface To Life 221

tracheopterix writes "Oblong Industries, a startup based in LA has unveiled g-speak, an operational version of the notable interface from Minority Report. One of Oblong's founders served as science and technology adviser for the film; the interface was an extension of his doctoral work at the MIT Media Lab. Oblong calls g-speak a 'spatial operating environment' and adds that 'the SOE's combination of gestural i/o, recombinant networking, and real-world pixels brings the first major step in computer interface since 1984.'" The video shown on Oblong's front page is an impressive demo.

Comment From "Rocketship XM": (Score 1) 165

[as best as memory serves]

Scientist 1 [played by Lloyd Bridges, as he's looking out the rocket porthole at the mooon]: You know, the moon can have a powerful effect on people.

Scientist 2 [frigid European hottie]: It can? So are you immune?

Scientist 1 [as inserted by MST3k]: No, I'm Lloyd. That's the myoon.

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