Comment Re:Statistics FAIL (Score 1) 348
Keep in mind, enclosing it in a case also causes problems.
see: http://www.lanewsmonitor.com/news/Report--Scratch-causing-iPhone-4-Cases-Pulled-From-Apple-Store-1286831911/
Comment Re:VTEC kicked in (Score 1) 135
Just what I want, to walk like asimo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoCJTYgYB0
Comment Re:Planned Breakage... (Score 1) 75
Not true! This drive was run over by a car and the chip (containing the only copy of someones PHD thesis) was broken off. It was later soldered back on ad the data was successfully removed.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/4566207262_201cbabeaf_b.jpg
Comment Re:I don't blame them. I ditched the industry too. (Score 1) 137
Astronaut isn't a fair comparison, I'm pretty sure that most of the people doing that aren't in it for the money, but that's just my two cents.
Comment Idiots (Score 5, Funny) 243
In my organization, it essentially stands for "Incompetent Technician"
Comment Re:idiots (Score 1) 189
Revenue =/= Profits
Comment Re:Can someone answer a few questions for me? (Score 2, Informative) 425
- So, has anyone here tried using something like VLC or Mplayer to play h.264 and Xvid? Is playback smooth? Does it use Xv?
When I tried it 10 months ago, it wasn't smooth at all. Xvid was good, though.
Does the hypervisor restrict access to usb? Ie, will other devices such as an external hard drive and a tuner card work?
No, it doesn't. External USB drives should work fine, as should your tuner card if you have the driver
Playing Tetris Is Good For You 132
An anonymous reader writes "Some UK researchers found out that playing Tetris is actually good for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, by interfering with memory. I wonder if playing Minesweeper is effective against boss-inflicted stress."
Distributed, Low-Intensity Botnets 167
badger.foo writes "We have seen the future of botnets, and it is distributed and low-key. Are sites running free software finally becoming malware targets? It all started with a higher-than-usual number of failed ssh logins at a low-volume site. I think we are seeing the shape of botnets to come, with malware authors doing their early public beta testing during the last few weeks."
Comment Re:Tag this story (Score 1) 245
This is exactly what I did a month ago, and it ended up saving me 10$ and giving me more services
Comment Re:Where oh where? (Score 1) 507
Clearly it followed that statistic of how many spiders you eat in a lifetime, so a search of the astronauts digestive track would be more effective.
Comment Re:Brain size (Score 1) 1563
And he also isn't funny.
Comment Re:Pffft... (Score 1) 262
and how exactly do you pronounce that?
Verizon To Charge Content Providers $.03 Per SMS 260
An anonymous reader writes "It appears that Verizon is going to start double-dipping by charging both consumers AND content providers for SMS text messages. Verizon has informed content partners that it will levy a $.03 charge for messages sent to customers, effective November 1. From RCRWireless: 'Countless companies could be affected by the new fee, from players in the booming SMS-search space (4INFO, Google Inc. and ChaCha) to media companies (CNN, ESPN and local outlets) to mobile-couponing startups (Cellfire) to banks and other institutions that use mobile as an extension of customer services.'"
Recovering Blurred Text Using Photoshop and JavaScript 157
An anonymous reader writes "There's been a lot of talk about recovering blurred or pixelated text, but here's an actual implementation using nothing but Photoshop and a little JavaScript. Includes a Hollywood-esque video showing the uncovered letters slowly appearing."
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