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Comment Apply security film (Score 1) 514

by DannyKumamoto (#38392382) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Protecting Tech Gear From Smash-and-Grab Theft?

You can get installed (or buy and install yourself) security film, like VehicleGard.

Then, you won't have to worry about smath and grab with such film. (Downside is that you can't easily break out if you're underwater but I think for most people the chance of someone breaking in is a lot higher than going underwater....)

Comment Re:!rodents (Score 1) 278

by brunson (#33897834) Attached to: Denver Airport Overrun by Car-Eating Rabbits

Have you never heard of The Killer Beast of Caerbannog?

Follow! But! follow only if ye be men of valor, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of four fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty big pointy teeth.

Comment Re:Delete it & forget about it (Score -1, Flamebait) 543

by brunson (#26477023) Attached to: Tricked Into Buying OpenOffice.org?

UK Registration:
If you agree to not modifying and redistributing this software after removing our copyrighted branding: Click [here] to download.

German Registration:
If you agree that Germany is the home of der UberMenschk (sic) and that the reunited whole should resume their quest to annihilate the Jewish population from the face of the earth: Click [here] to download.

 

Comment Practical POV, I'm already doing it... (Score 1) 556

by Dave21212 (#25909055) Attached to: Computer For a Child?
My twin boys started using the Leapfrog computer at about 2.5 years old. At 3, they know how to use the mouse and the interface well enough to choose and play the games ! Seriously, 3yo and they can use the mouse (it's a Mac-like 1-click)

They know the alphabet, and love playing the games where you use the keyboard to pick letters. Likewise, they use the arrows to play the puzzle games, and YES, they can do all this at 3 ! They even know how to load carts and turn the thing on (they know how to turn on/off nearly everything though, lol)

http://www.leapfrog.com/gaming/clickstart/
Microsoft

Sweden's Vote on OOXML Invalidated 232

Posted by Zonk from the that's-what-you-get-when-you-cheat dept.
Groklaw Reader writes "Just days after Microsoft's attempt to buy the Swedish vote on OOXML came to light, SIS declared its own vote invalid. The post at Groklaw references a ComputerWorld article with revelations from Microsoft: 'Microsoft Corp. admitted Wednesday that an employee at its Swedish subsidiary offered monetary compensation to partners for voting in favor of the Office Open XML document format's approval as an ISO standard. Microsoft said the offer, when discovered, was quickly retracted and that its Sweden managers voluntarily notified the SIS, the national standards body. "We had a situation where an employee sent a communication via e-mail that was inconsistent with our corporate policy," said Tom Robertson, general manager for interoperability and standards at Microsoft. "That communication had no impact on the final vote." ...'"
The Almighty Buck

Big Box Store Reps Push Unnecessary Recovery Discs 380

Posted by Zonk from the cha-ching dept.
Ed Albro, PC World writes "At PC World, we've got a story today on salespeople at Best Buy and Circuit City pushing consumers to pay the stores' technicians to create recovery discs for their new laptops. Recovery discs are important to have, of course, but the fact is that they're easy to make yourself. Or you can get them from the manufacturer of your PC, often for half of what Best Buy and Circuit City charge you. The salespeople often tell you that you can buy from the manufacturer — but they claim you'll pay twice as much as the stores charge."
Science

Computer Game Predicts Player Moves 89

Posted by Zonk from the get-out-of-my-head dept.
willatnewscientist writes "A couple of Hungarian researchers have developed a computer game that knows when you're going to press the 'jump' button ... 2 seconds before you do it. The researchers use neural networks to analyse several type of biofeedback signal — heart rate, EEG and skin conductance — and discovered that skin conductance alone is enough to predict a jump up to 2 seconds beforehand. They say the technique could ultimately be used to make aircraft controls that respond more quickly to a pilot's actions. But it could also be used to create so-called 'frustration games' that respond to a player's actions before they occur."
Biotech

Artificial Life May Be Possible Within Ten Years 249

Posted by Zonk from the want-me-my-own-ninja-squirrel dept.
CapedOpossum writes "According to an article from a few weeks back on CNN, researchers in the field of genetics and biology think that we may be able to artificially create life within the next decade. From the article: 'Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of 'wet artificial life. "It's going to be a big deal and everybody's going to know about it," said Mark Bedau, chief operating officer of ProtoLife of Venice, Italy, one of those in the race. Bedau said there are legitimate worries about creating life that could run amok, but there are ways of addressing it, and it will be a very long time before that is a problem.'"
Nintendo

Are Game Publishers Late To the (Wii and DS) Game? 211

Posted by Zonk from the better-late-than-never dept.
simoniker writes "A new 'Analyze This' feature on Gamasutra examines analysts' views on the rise of Nintendo's Wii and DS, and how well game publishers have reacted to it, with Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter commenting: 'It's hard to criticize anyone for putting too much faith in the PS3, as most [publishers] haven't created "cutting edge" titles yet for that platform. Most of the PS3 titles so far have been perennial titles, like Madden, Tony Hawk, etc ... I'd say that most failed to capitalize on the DS and Wii opportunity. The exception on the DS side is THQ, which has made every game it can for the platform. On the Wii side, Ubisoft took a big chance by making ten games for the [Wii] launch window, and it has performed very well, so far. I think that the others will catch up no later than early next year.'"
XBox (Games)

Halo 3 Has Gone Gold 75

Posted by Zonk from the done-when-its-done-and-its-done dept.
The official Bungie site has the word that Halo 3 is done. In games industry terms, they've 'gone gold'. "That means we delivered a final version to our internal certification group that passed all the tests and is now being whisked away to top secret manufacturing locations to be turned into retail versions of the game - and eventually packaged and sent to stores in various cases, tins and cat-helmets. We can't wait to share it with you guys on September 25th and 26th, but we have to say thanks."

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