Comment That's so easy... (Score 1) 79
You don't need an algorithm for Sydney's traffic, just this
echo car >
Can I have my $10,000 now please?
Comment Re:first, nuclear waste, now, exhaust gases (Score 1) 152
It's sniffing for methane, after all
Nine Chip Makers Fined $400M In EU For Price Fixing 215
eldavojohn writes "In a disturbing case for average consumers, nine DRAM chip manufacturers have been fined more than $400 million for price fixing. The named companies are Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida, and Nanya. A tenth company, Micron, avoided fines by reporting the other nine to the authorities. Since all companies cooperated with the probe, they received a 10% reduction in fines, so it could have been worse. The US DoJ has had its own history with chip makers and LCD makers in price fixing scandals."
Comment Re:Apple Displays. (Score 1) 952
PPI: Price Per Inch?
Comment Re:Bloody luxury. (Score 1) 952
Hardwired to black! You had it easy.
In my day, we only had half a broken pixel between ten of us. We would all share one pair of broken coke-bottle glasses to magnify it, so we could see, then our parents would beat us about the head with an IBM keyboard because they thought we were looking at porn.
Comment Re:OS X Server will do exactly what you want (Score 1) 618
I've got to agree, especially now that you can get OSX Server in a Mac Mini relatively cheaply. I tried Windows and Linux, but (as a parent) OSX was the easiest to set up and just get on with life. The caveat is that it's only easy if everything in your house is a Mac - you may or may not want to go down that route.
Comment How is this news for nerds? (Score 4, Insightful) 264
This isn't nerdy at all... Have Slashdotters turned into bankers?
Google Brings Chrome Renderer, Speedy Javascript To IE 239
A month after we discussed Google's bringing SVG to IE, several readers let us know that Google is expanding the beachhead by offering Chrome's renderer and speedy Javascript execution in an IE plugin. This effort is in service of allowing IE to participate in Google Wave when that technology's preview is extended in a week's time. The plugin, currently in an early stage of development, is called Google Chrome Frame.
FDA OKs First Human Trial of Neural Stem Cell Therapy 149
An anonymous reader sends word that the FDA has approved a phase 1 trial for Neuralstem, a company with a patented stem cell procedure targeting ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and other spinal conditions. The company's CEO said in a press release, "While this trial aims to primarily establish safety and feasibility data in treating ALS patients, we also hope to be able to measure a slowing down of the ALS degenerative process." Results are expected in 2 years. The trial will involve 12 ALS patients who will receive stem cell injections in the lumbar area of the spinal cord. An information site for the disabled community adds hopefully: "If it makes it through all stages of testing, we will see if doctors are willing to [use] it on subjects that have injuries coming from physical injuries like diving accidents."
Comment The balot screenshot is in a browser window (Score 1) 423
Noticed that the screenshot shows the ballot taking place inside a browser window...
Which browser are they using for the ballot?
Comment Re:Upgrading (Score 1) 858
Better is not a pointless term if you are counting on reliability. Apple qualifies certain RAM modules because it know that they meet the timing requirements of its chipset. You buy the qualified RAMs, you have a better chance of getting something that works flawlessly.
The question we should ask is: "If Apple wants to keep the public perception that its computers are better quality than PCs, why does it make it more attractive for users to buy 3rd party RAM that may make it crash more often?"
Comment Re:But... (Score 1) 221
Technologies like this need to be slapped to the ground until their efficiency dramatically improves.
What little benefit we get from the convenience of wireless power is outweighed by the inconvenience of having to move to higher ground as the waste power of a hundred million gadget chargers becomes heat.
Guitar Hero Maker Sued - Cover Song Too Awesome 190
volpone writes "The band "The Romantics" are suing Activision over their wedding reception favorite, 'What I Like About You,' which appears in Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s. The problem is not copyright infringement; Activision had permission to make a cover version of the song. No, the problem is that the cover sounds too much like the original. 'The band's attorneys have indicated that they are seeking an injunction that would force the game to be withdrawn from sale. Although around half of the songs in the newly released Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock feature recordings by the original artists, in previous Guitar Hero games the majority of songs were cover versions.'" In not totally-unrelated news you can download the Mjolnir mix of the Halo theme for play on GHIII, free, today.
Submission + - The 110 Million Dollar Button
Reservoir Hill writes: "The "I'm Feeling Lucky" button on Google's search page may cost the company up to $110 million in lost ad revenue every year according to a report in American Public Media's Marketplace. Tom Chavez says that since the company makes money selling ads on its search results page, the 1% of users who use the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button never see Google's ads because the button automatically directs them to a non-Google site reducing Google's ad revenue. So why does Google keep the button? Marisa Mayer, Google's vice president responsible for everything on the search page, says that "it's possible just to become too dry, too corporate, too much about making money" and the "I'm Feeling Lucky," button reminds you that "people here have personality." Web usability expert Jacob Nielsen says the whimsy serves another business purpose: "Oh we're just two kind of grad students hanging out and having a beer and having a grand old time," not you know, "We are 16,000 people working on undermining your privacy.""
Submission + - Researchers blast Vista Service Pack 1
Stony Stevenson writes: A group of researchers has described Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as a "performance dud". Researchers from the EXO Performance Network claimed that a series of in-house benchmark tests showed that users hoping to receive a speed boost from the update will be disappointed. "After extensive testing of Release To Manufacture and SP1-patched versions of Vista it seems clear that the hoped-for performance fixes that Microsoft has been hinting at have not materialised," the group said.
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