Comment Plasteel.... (Score 1) 149
I always think of Plasteel whenever I hear about this.
Comment Re: No... (Score 1) 92
I can think of better things to do with one hand.
Can Transistors Be Made To Work When They're Off? 89
An anonymous reader writes "Engineers at the Belgian research institute IMEC are looking at the use of silicon transistors in the sub-threshold region of their operation as a way of pursuing ultra-low power goals. A chip the engineers are designing for biomedical applications could have blocks designed to operate at 0.2 or 0.3 volts, researchers said, according to EE Times. The threshold voltage is the point at which the transistor nominally switches off. Operating a transistor when it is 'off' would make use of the leakage conduction that is normally seen as wasted energy, according to the article."
Comment Re:which is better (Score 1) 326
And that's what happened to the Martians.
Comment Re:conundrum (Score 1) 464
If you think the police don't care that much then you must not know how they can take everything you own over simply having an immature plant in your home. Dealing or not dealing, if you're manufacturing they will probably own you and all of your possessions.
What's worse is they will also take your WoW account, shard all of your purples, and sell all of your gold for money to fund their War on Weedcraft.
Student Killed By Exploding Gum 10
A 25-year-old Ukrainian student, who had a habit of dipping his chewing gum in citric acid, died when the gum he was chewing exploded. An examination of the gum showed that it was covered in an explosive substance. Officers found citric acid packets and a substance which looked similar, believed to be some kind of explosive material, on a table near the young man. It is suspected that the student forgot which packet was which.
Comment Re:Just a thought... (Score 1) 151
Bell Peppers are not Capsicums, I'm pretty sure.
Capsicums include some pretty violently hot (and delicious) peppers, such as the Bhut Jolokia.
I was able to obtain some Bhut Jolokia seeds and will be attempting to grow them next year. :)
As for your claim that the word "pepper" is reserved for peppercorns, I'm pretty sure http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/ might disagree. But that is probably, as you say, a difference in common names and probably a regional thing.
Capsicums include some pretty violently hot (and delicious) peppers, such as the Bhut Jolokia.
I was able to obtain some Bhut Jolokia seeds and will be attempting to grow them next year.
As for your claim that the word "pepper" is reserved for peppercorns, I'm pretty sure http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/ might disagree. But that is probably, as you say, a difference in common names and probably a regional thing.
Journal Journal: The Death of the iTunes Music Store? 2
The Drudge Report is reporting that Universal Music Group (the largest record company) will not be renewing their contract with iTMS. Universal, you may remember, is being paid a license fee for every Zune sold and was widely rumored to be demanding the same concession from Apple.
Submission + - Tangible display makes 3D touchable 2
moon_monkey writes: Researchers in Japan have developed a display that makes 3D objects solid enough to grasp. The system, created by engineers at Japan's NTT, combines a 3D display with a haptic glove, making 3D items that look real but also feel solid to touch. Two cameras are used to image an object, to make the 3D image. A computer also uses this to render a solid representation. It could be used to inspect products remotely, or even to shake hands with someone on the other side of the world, the researchers say
Submission + - Thousands of rubber ducks to finally end journey (dailymail.co.uk)
Bert de Jong writes: "From the I-WANT-one-of-those! dept.
The Daily Mail writes to report that thousands of rubber ducks who have traveled the seas of the world since 1992 are about to end their journey.
After escaping out of a container fallen off a Chinese freight ship in a storm, scientists have followed them which turned out to be an invaluable source of information for studying ocean currents. Now it seems inevitable though that they will finally land on the shores of South-West England.
Expect to see high bids on E-Bay soon, and beware of phoney ones!"
Nintendo Awarded Patent for Instant Messaging 67
Zwzo writes "Nintendo has been awarded a patent for a video game messaging service that utilizes a buddy list and can display information about game activities and user status." From the article: "Initially filed in 2000, a year before the release of Microsoft's Xbox and two years before the official launch of Microsoft's Xbox Live Internet service, Nintendo's patent is relatively broad and could potentially lead to litigation against other major players in the game console market. Although the text of the patent itself refers to the Nintendo64 and Game Boy Color by name, some have speculated that this patent could portend an instant messaging system for the Wii."
Comment Wouldn't want to risk it (Score 2, Informative) 199
Every product that I've ever bought from SonicBlue has been malformed and returned to sender.
The technology sounds cool, but I'll probably wait until it's available from another vendor.
The technology sounds cool, but I'll probably wait until it's available from another vendor.
Journal Journal: The Most Beloved Slashdot Members 22
Rank | Real name | Occupation |
1) Rob Malda - Slashdot founder - "CmdrTaco" - 975
2) Wil Wheaton - Actor/Activist - "CleverNickName" - 784
3) John Carmack - Programmer, id
Comment Re:CVSUPing to 5.0-RC1? (Score 1) 261
That's for -CURRENT. I want -RC1 :(
Journal Journal: Making a song
So I was playing piano two days ago and I made up this cool part and then this morning before I took my Astronomy final I made up another part to it. Last night I wrote down this line and I might use it. It's about swallowing words and them not tasting very good.
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