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Comment Re:Idiots! (Score 1) 101

The way I read the summary was that the browser would maintain a "virtual window" inside of the real window. The real window could have any size; it is the size of the virtual window which would be quantised to 100px steps, and the gap between the real window and the virtual window would be the "letterbox".

Submission + - SPAM: States Turn to an Unproven Method of Execution: Nitrogen Gas 1

schwit1 writes: Death from nitrogen is thought to be painless. It should prevent the condition that causes feelings of suffocation: the buildup of carbon dioxide from not being able to exhale. Humans are highly sensitive to carbon dioxide — too much brings on the panicky feeling of not being able to breathe. Somewhat surprisingly, the lack of oxygen doesn’t trigger that same reflex. Someone breathing pure nitrogen can still exhale carbon dioxide and therefore should not have the sensation of smothering.
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