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Comment Instant watch? In which world? (Score 1) 272

The summary: Right now Star Trek TOS is available for Instant Watch, and the movies, but that's all. Uhm, maybe you live in some sort of amazing world where Star Trek TOS (and the other series) wasn't taken off instant play months ago - in which case that is totally awesome. But where I am there aren't any episodes to watch right now. None. I wish that wasn't the case and I'm very, very happy that the various episodes/seasons/series of Star Trek will be available in the near future, but to say there are any available right now is a bit of a lie. Unless you're mixing TPB with Netlifx.
Earth

Gulf Gusher Worst Case Scenario 799

An anonymous reader writes "Here's a listing of several scientific and economic guides for estimating the volume of flow of the leak in the Gulf of Mexico erupting at a rate of somewhere around 1 million barrels per day. A new video released shows the largest hole spewing oil and natural gas from an aperture 5 feet in diameter at a rate of approximately 4 barrels per second. The oil coming up through 5,000 feet of pressurized salt water acts like a fractionating column. What you see on the surface is just around 20% of what is actually underneath the approximate 9,000 square miles of slick on the surface. The natural gas doesn't bubble to the top but gets suspended in the water, depleting the oxygen from the water. BP would not have been celebrating with execs on the rig just prior to the explosion if it had not been capable producing at least 500,000 barrels per day — under control. If the rock gave way due to the out-of-control gushing (or due to a nuke being detonated to contain the leak), it could become a Yellowstone Caldera type event, except from below a mile of sea, with a 1/4-mile opening, with up to 150,000 psi of oil and natural gas behind it, from a reserve nearly as large as the Gulf of Mexico containing trillions of barrels of oil. That would be an Earth extinction event."

Comment Re:Good luck with that! (Score 1) 520

I don't drink, but if I did, I'd insist on a blood test for two good reasons: It is going to be the most accurate thing, and arranging for it takes longer, giving your liver more time to reduce your BAC.

Actually, your BAC increases in that ride over to the hospital. You'll see California Highway Patrol or regular police officers in no rush getting you to that room with the nurse and the needle. After all, most people who get pulled over for a suspected DUI were drinking just prior to the event and their BAC level hasn't peaked yet. You are better off sleeping in your car with your keys in the trunk (easier to say you had no intention of driving) or calling a cab or a friend to take you home.

Media

Journal Journal: Going to Extremes 3

'Engaging with religious liberals will not help to undermine extremists; it will only enable and protect them.'

Terry Sanders has published a thought-provoking article, Going to Extremes, in Guardian's Comment is Free section. He writes:

User Journal

Journal Journal: Allergies: What's Left Won't Kill Me (Not A Guarentee) 3

If I remember way back, I had a bad bout of allergy problems that started all of a sudden. Well I haven't talked about them, but the allergies still are there. In October, after blood testing results, I eliminated all wheat products from my diet. This hurts. I LIKE bread. I LIKE pasta. I LOVE rolls with lots of butter. I LOVE gravy smothering a good stew or mashed potatoes.

Encryption

TrueCrypt 4.3 Released 285

RedBear writes "A new update to the best open source transparent encryption software has been released. TrueCrypt is (the only?) open source encryption software capable of creating and mounting encrypted virtual disk images that can then be worked with transparently like any other storage drive, with data encrypted and decrypted in real-time. These virtual disks can be created as files, or entire partitions or physical drives can be encrypted and mounted transparently. Sadly there is still no Linux GUI or Mac OS X port in sight. If you are one of the thronging hordes who have been patiently awaiting ubiquitous multi-platform encryption, please consider donating time or money to the cause, and add your voice to the forum." From the site:"Among the new features [are] full compatibility with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista, support for devices and file systems that use a sector size other than 512 bytes (such as new hard drives, USB flash drives, DVD-RAM, MP3 players, etc.), auto-dismount when a host device (e.g., a USB flash drive) is inadvertently removed, and many more." Read on for more features of TrueCrypt and cached versions of all the links above.
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Journal Journal: One MacBook Per Child Project launches

Finally, a charity that brings real value to those who need it the most: The OMPC project aims to supply children everywhere with the greatest notebook technology in the world. Also check out their second initiative, One Zune Per Teen!
Space

Submission + - NASA Confirms Solar Storm near 2012

An anonymous reader writes: `This week researchers announced that a storm is coming — the most intense solar maximum in fifty years. The prediction comes from a team led by Mausumi Dikpati of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). "The next sunspot cycle will be 30% to 50% stronger than the previous one," she says. If correct, the years ahead could produce a burst of solar activity second only to the historic Solar Max of 1958.`

`Dikpati's forecast puts Solar Max at 2012. Hathaway believes it will arrive sooner, in 2010 or 2011.`

Anyone familiar with the Mayan Calendar? December 21, 2012 (13.0.0.0.0 in the Mayan Calendar) Coincidence?
The Courts

IBM Asks Court To Declare Linux Non-Infringing 133

A Cyclic Graph writes "We finally have a redacted version of IBM's Reply Memorandum in Support of Summary Judgment on Counterclaim 10 in SCO v. IBM. In short, IBM is asking the Court to declare that Linux doesn't infringe upon any of SCO's purported intellectual property. This document is the last word on that matter until the Court either declares there to be no doubt that Linux is free of infringement, or decides that that issue has to be decided by the jury. In their brief, IBM points out that SCO puts forth a convoluted set of non-answers referencing each other to disguise it's inability to answer IBM. Their set of cross-references is so complex that Groklaw readers graphed the claims to make what little sense of them they could."
Businesses

Journal Journal: Ethanol Fuel: Unlikely Foes 5

I have been studying the ethanol production process for quite a while because it is the subject of my first feature length / made for TV production. So naturally when I ran across a Slashdot Frontpage article about EtOH I was interested. Get the article from the source.

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