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Comment Where are the 59%? (Score 1) 64

by DerekBennett on Monday May 04, 2020 @03:43PM (#60021806) Attached to: What Keeps Developers Happy? Contributing to Open Source

During 30 years of programming, I have worked for companies across several industries. I have not yet worked for a company that allows, supports, or even acknowledges OSS contributions or participation. Out of the 100s of developers with whom I am personally acquainted, I know a very small number (10) of developers who work for companies supportive of OSS work. Where are these 59-percenters?

Comment Evidence Does Not Support Title (Score 1) 622

by DerekBennett on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @05:39PM (#50446955) Attached to: Carbon Dating Shows Koran May Predate Muhammad

Koran568 AD and 645 Mohammed 570 AD and 632 AD According to the time windows described in the article, it is entirely possible that the particular Koran analyzed was transcribed during or after the lifetime of Mohammed. So, what is shocking about that? This evidence basically agrees with the mainstream Muslim traditions that the Koran was transcribed late in Muhammed's life.

DIY FireHero Project 27

Posted by samzenpus on Friday January 07, 2011 @12:26PM from the I'm-burning-for-you dept.

If you have a propane tank, an ultrasonic sensor, a copy of Guitar Hero and a touch of pyromania, this is the project for you. From the article: "For version 1 of FireHero, the player simply watches a video of the guitar hero chart and plays on the guitar accordingly. Version 2 of FireHero will have a much better system, with Autoplay functionality. I will be able to take a custom guitar hero chart, convert it into a MIDI file, and use Processing to analyze it and play FireHero to the track."

Microsoft Kinect With World of Warcraft 80

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 28, 2010 @07:26AM from the get-some-exercise-while-you-raid dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies have developed software that enables control of PC video games using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Their toolkit, known as the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST), emulates custom-configured keyboard controls triggered by body posture and specific gestures. This video shows a user playing the online game World of Warcraft using the Kinect. Potential applications of this technology include video games for motor rehabilitation after stroke and reducing childhood obesity through healthy gaming."

The State of Ruby VMs — Ruby Renaissance 89

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday November 22, 2009 @11:59AM from the take-your-pick dept.

igrigorik writes "In the short span of just a couple of years, the Ruby VM space has evolved to more than just a handful of choices: MRI, JRuby, IronRuby, MacRuby, Rubinius, MagLev, REE and BlueRuby. Four of these VMs will hit 1.0 status in the upcoming year and will open up entirely new possibilities for the language — Mac apps via MacRuby, Ruby in the browser via Silverlight, object persistence via Smalltalk VM, and so forth. This article takes a detailed look at the past year, the progress of each project, and where the community is heading. It's an exciting time to be a Rubyist."

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