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Comment Closetland (Score 2) 893

Closetland staring Alan Rickman and Madeline Stowe about a children's book author who is suspected of writing subversive material so kids would rise up against the Gov't. It was partially funded by Amnesty International and had a message at the end about how the US is one of only a few countries left in the world that still uses torture to interrogate it's own citizens. Very interesting and dramatic and it takes place with just two people and one room.

Submission + - Largest Star Map Ever Drops Online, Thanks to the ESA (gizmodo.com)

S810 writes: The European Space Agency has released a treasure trove of data from its Gaia Spacecraft; totaling around 1.7 billion stars. This star map is the largest of it's kind to date. In addition to the star map, the data also contains motion and color data of 1.3 billion stars relative to the Sun.

From the article, the data also includes "...radial velocities, amount of dust, and surface temperatures of lots of stars, and a catalogue of over 14,000 Solar System objects, including asteroids."

Comment Excellence in Geekdom (Score 1) 698

First, condolences on your condition. I understand that this is not the optimal outcome but, like you said, you're coming to terms with it. Remember to make the videos about life, her life specifically, not your condition.

Encourage her to embrace those things that that not only make her different to others but also what makes other different to her. Be sure to outline how one decides how to make items or issues priority and what "taking care of number one" means.

I don't envy your project but I endorse with all of the geekry that makes us Geeks and Nerds and good humans.

Best of luck in your venture and just remember that she will have fond memories of you from the time your shared; be honest and concise as possible so there is nothing lost in translation.

Hang in there!

Comment I don't get it (Score 1) 1374

Why would people be opposed to the possibility of buying a gun that limits the user base to a single person who can be identified by either a "watch" or a fingerprint? Personally I think the watch idea is terrible because someone could, feasibly, steal both the gun and the watch. Fingerprint scanners would be a much better solution for security of that firearm.

I wouldn't be opposed to some form of DNA identification either, but I am one of those people who is okay with the NSA snooping my texts, emails and phone calls... Why, you may ask? Because I am not doing or planning on doing anything illegal with my email, texts or phone calls.

Bring it on!

Just my 2 cents.

Submission + - Elon Musk hates 405 Freeway traffic, offers money to speed widening (latimes.com)

S810 writes: Elon Musk, one of the main people behind PayPal, Space Exploration Technologies and Tesla Motors, has paid $50,000 to help Los Angeles speed up construction of the 405 Freeway, making it better and says that he will pay more if needed.

From the article: Musk said he is open to pay the cost of adding workers to the widening project "as a contribution to the city and my own happiness. If it can actually make a difference, I would gladly contribute funds and ideas. I've super had it." — Musk quips that it's easier getting rockets into orbit than navigating his commute between home in Bel-Air and his Space Exploration Technologies factory in Hawthorne.

For those who aren't familiar with this issue, the 405 Freeway runs from the northern end of the San Fernando Valley all the way down to El Torro and runs by LAX. Residents are getting frustrated that this widening project is over budget and well over the anticipated timeframe that it was supposed to completed by.

Google

Submission + - Post "Good Google", Who Will Defend The Open Web?

psykocrime writes: "The crazy kids at Fogbeam Labs have started a discussion about Google and their relationship with the Open Web, and questioning who will step up to defend these principles, even as Google seem to be abdicating their position as such a champion. Some candidates mentioned include Yahoo, IBM, Red Hat, Mozilla, Microsoft and The Wikimedia Foundation, among others. The question is, what organization(s) have BOTH the necessary clout and the required ethical principles, to truly champion the Open Web, in the face of commercial efforts which are clearly inimical to Open Source, Open Standards, Libre Culture and other elements of an Open Web?"

Comment Power Requirements vs. Power Output (Score 1) 318

This may be a stupid question, but...

The power that it takes to generate electricity from a nuclear plant, I assume, is fairly immense. Does the power that a nuclear plant generate put out more pwer than it takes to generate it? I know that, for the most part, it is steam pwer, right? The rods get hot and they boil water that, in turn, generates steam. some of these plants seem pretty massive and must take a lot of power to operate.

Thanks!

The Military

Submission + - Robot Firefighter to Throw Extinguisher Grenades (discovery.com)

S810 writes: "Discovery News is running this article about the US Navy developing a robot capable of "throwing extinguisher grenades."

From the article: "Fire has proven deadly for sailors throughout the centuries of naval warfare. The U.S. Navy wants to counter that ancient foe with a humanoid robot capable of throwing extinguisher grenades as it nimbly moves about the narrow passages and ladderways of modern warships.""

Comment Re:Police of the World... (Score 1) 395

I do agree with you, whatever someone does to your site, while not your fault (usually) is still considered a product of your site and therefore you or your company can be held liable.

The comment about the UN is a sound argument. Since our induction into the UN in October 1945 we have become the UN's World Police. While it is true that in some instances there are other peacekeeping efforts by other countries, it still stands that we, the US, because of our resources or whatever, are usually the ones who mobilize into action.

This can be seen as just another attempt by Big Brother to hold onto control of something they fear because it is mostly unregulated and open... For now.

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