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Comment Re:Typical Microsoft (Score 1) 160

by Enokcc (#51858793) Attached to: New Windows 10 Preview For PCs With Bash, Cross-Device Cortana Released

Users interested in it can enable the feature by turning on Developer Mode (Settings - Update - Security - For developers)

Let me get this straight: to enable Developer Mode, you need to go into settings (okay), update (wait, what?), security (why?), for developers (could be named a bit better IMHO).

No wonder I always feel lost when I use Microsoft products. They can't even make a proper navigation tree.

Or you press the windows key on start writing "For devel.." and there you are.

Same with Office 2016, no longer need to browse the menus, just type what you want. I really like the direction Microsoft is going with Bash and all.
Education

edX Welcomes 'The University of Microsoft' Into Its Fold 44

Posted by Soulskill from the mascot-is-the-fightin'-chairthrower dept.
theodp writes: "At edX," explains the upscale MOOC founded by MIT and Harvard, "we believe in offering the highest quality courses, created by schools and partners who share our commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, both online and in the classroom." You know, like Building Cloud Apps with Microsoft Azure (course trailer). On Tuesday, edX welcomed Microsoft as its first corporate member to offer MOOCs on edX.org. "Through this program," said edX, "Microsoft will offer the edX global learning community courses to acquire the core development skills needed to be successful in the cloud-first, mobile-first world." The new initiative, explained Microsoft, expands upon an existing Microsoft partnership with edX to create interactive online courses using Office Mix and PowerPoint 2013. Classes start March 31st.

Submission + - Claims that Lorentz system describes human emotions debunked

Submitted by Enokcc
Enokcc writes: In a series of research articles it was claimed that a famous system of nonlinear differential equations originally used to model atmospheric convection can also be used to model changes in human emotions over time. It took an amateur in psychology with computer science background to notice how extraordinary these claims were, and with the help of experts on psychology he has now published a critique. The latest of the questionable research articles with 360 citations is now "partially withdrawn".
Power

Laser Fusion's Brightest Hope 115

Posted by samzenpus from the coming-together dept.
First time accepted submitter szotz writes "The National Ignition Facility has one foot in national defense and another in the future of commercial energy generation. That makes understanding the basic justification for the facility, which boasts the world's most powerful laser system, more than a little tricky. This article in IEEE Spectrum looks at NIF's recent missed deadline, what scientists think it will take for the facility to live up to its middle name, and all of the controversy and uncertainty that comes from a project that aspires to jumpstart commercial fusion energy but that also does a lot of classified work. NIF's national defense work is often glossed over in the press. This article pulls in some more detail and, in some cases, some very serious criticism. Physicist Richard Garwin, one of the designers of the hydrogen bomb, doesn't mince words. When it comes to nuclear weapons, he says in the article, '[NIF] has no relevance at all to primaries. It doesn't do a good job of mimicking secondaries...it validates the codes in regions that are not relevant to nuclear weapons.'"

Comment Re:Weightless cameras? (Score 1) 307

by Enokcc (#41988771) Attached to: Salt Lake City Police To Wear Camera Glasses

You are weightless in free fall. You don't experience the force of gravity, i.e. you cannot use a scale. That's weightlessness, not the absence of gravity, but when the force of gravity vanishes in a coordinate frame fixed to you. Thoughts like this brought Einstein to the theory of general relativity.
IT

Submission + - Why everyone hates the IT department (pcpro.co.uk) 1

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Barence
Barence writes: "Why are IT staff treated with near universal contempt? PC Pro has investigated why everyone hates the IT department. From cultivating a culture of "them and us", to unrealistic demands from end users and senior management, to the inevitable tension created when employees try and bring their own equipment into the office, PC Pro identifies the key reasons for the lack of respect for IT."

Submission + - Could crowd-sourced democracy be made to work? (google.com) 1

Submitted by maccallr
maccallr writes: The Occupy Movement is getting everyone talking about how to fix the world's economic (and social, environmental...) problems. It is even trialling new forms of "open" democracy. Trouble is, it's easy to criticise the physical occupiers for being unrepresentative of the general population — and much of their debating time is spent on practical rather than policy issues. Well-meaning but naive occupiers could be susceptible to exploitation by the political establishment and vested interests. In the UK, virtual occupiers are using Google Moderator to propose and debate policy in the comfort of their homes (where, presumably, it is easier to find out stuff you didn't know). Could something like this be done on a massive scale (national or global) to reach consensus on what needs to be done? How do you maximise participation by "normal folk" on complex issues? What level of participation could be considered quorate? How do you deal with block votes? What can we learn from e-petitions and Iceland's crowd-sourced constitution? Is the "Occupy" branding appropriate? What other pitfalls are there? Or are existing models of democracy and dictatorship fit for purpose?

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