Comment Re: How is it that THIS is how I learn about this (Score 0) 47
Democracy was dead in the US before all of us were born if it ever existed.
Submission + - Europe's biggest battery powered up in Scotland (zenobe.com)
AmiMoJo writes: Zenob has announced that Europe’s largest battery site, located in Blackhillock, Scotland, has begun commercial operations today. The Blackhillock site is launching in two phases. Phase 1 comprises of 200MW which is going live today and will be followed by a further 100MW in 2026, making a total of 300MW/600MWh. The total capacity of the site is the equivalent of powering >3.1 million homes, substantially more than all the households in Scotland, for two hours.
Submission + - Mice Give First Aid (thetimes.com)
databasecowgirl writes: The Times is reporting an interesting study published in Science in which mice demonstrated doing first aid. In the replicated study, an anaesthetised mouse is exposed to another mouse who recognises the distress and clears airway to revive the unconscious mouse.
The mice had never seen an unconscious animal before, so the behaviour is thought to be instinctive.
The mice had never seen an unconscious animal before, so the behaviour is thought to be instinctive.
Submission + - Elections Over, German Government Launches National Snitch Line (hotair.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The democratically elected German government is, in fact, launching a two-pronged effort — either online or by phone — to afford their citizens avenues for 'advice' on how to deal with conspiracy freaks. Those in their personal lives or even ones of accidental acquaintance who speak such strange and terrifying sentiments not approved by polite society that a good German might be...alarmed by the utterances. Or upsetting emails.
Comment Too Late (Score 3, Insightful) 68
I would say most content on reddit is repost bots already with bots repeating comments from the last time whatever it is was posted. This is already a lot of slop to go around on reddit. Then combine that with astroturfing and coordinated agenda posting. It's hardly useable anymore outside of a few small subreddits.
Comment One Hand (Score 1) 149
I don't think this will work for me as sometimes I go from two hands to operation my computer with just one hand.
Comment GPL (Score 1) 532
gold pressed latinum
Comment Re:Is this really news for nerds? (Score 1) 63
It's not as much a clone as it is similar at this point. GTA has become more realistic, and SR is just over the top craziness.
Comment Re:Wow, I thought we (the US) was the only standou (Score 3, Informative) 444
Not the mention the fact that they teach evolution in Catholic schools.
Comment Last thing I want (Score 4, Insightful) 82
The last thing I want is Microsoft scanning my living room.
Comment "cylonlover writes..." (Score 3, Funny) 20
The submitter makes me suspicious about this news. Get the airlock ready.
Comment Because there is nothing to spend them on. (Score 3, Informative) 438
Because there is nothing to spend them on.
Comment Re:Obama's kind of been a dick about this (Score 1) 203
I'm voting 3rd party. You're telling me that's a vote for Romney and Romney supporters tell me that it's a vote for Obama. So, by everyone's count I've got three votes now. That sounds pretty awesome to me.
Comment TNG (Score 1) 634
TNG, but the first season is pretty slow so show some of the better ones at first like Darmok, Ship in a Bottle, or the ones with Q. If she likes it go back to the beginning and see if she can follow from there.
After that usually DS9, then it's really it's personal preference from there. TOS is good, but it's really dated so a lot of people actually skip it or watch it last.
Comment Shuttles in Science Fiction (Score 3, Insightful) 65
It really hit home how sad this was when I was watching Stargate SG-1 and they had to send up a space shuttle to get Jack O'Neil and company out of a stranded alien space craft in orbit. I then realized in current times, the use of a space shuttle would be part of the science fiction.
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