danielwm - Slashdot User

Comment Re:You've got to be kidding me (Score 1) 810

by danielwm on Friday January 07, 2011 @02:24AM (#34788054) Attached to: Running Your Own Ghost Investigation?

Good for you - hope you have fun! It's really not clear to me why so many posters are upset that you'd like to try something. Most likely they're just excited to have an opportunity to be bombastic and feel superior - If they really feel that its such a waste of time, they wouldn't spend more time posting about what a waste of time it is. My only advice would be to keep it simple - you'll probably come up with nothing, but you can at least limit the variety of confounding factors. Develop a simple hypothesis and use simple tests. And have fun.

Traffic-Flow Algorithm Can Reduce Fuel Consumption 328

Posted by timothy on Thursday June 03, 2010 @09:06PM from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.

thecarchik writes "New projects from German automakers Audi and BMW promise to ease congestion simply by looking at traffic signals and driving style, in an effort to smooth the flow of traffic. Through a test course in Munich, vehicles were able to post phenomenal fuel efficiency gains simply by adjusting the timing of traffic lights depending on traffic volume — to whatever speed provides a so-called 'green wave' of four or more synchronized signals."

Snails On Methamphetamine 93

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday June 01, 2010 @02:09PM from the escargot-on-ice dept.

sciencehabit writes "Science answers the question: What happens when you put a snail on speed? From the article: 'The results suggest that meth improves memory, something that has been previously observed in creatures with large, complex brains like rats and humans. But since the snails store their memories in a simple, three-neuron network, the team hopes that studying the meth effect in these gastropods will help pinpoint how the drug's memory magnification powers work.'"

Man Builds His Own Subway 174

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday June 01, 2010 @11:53AM from the everyone-needs-a-hobby dept.

jerryjamesstone writes "Everybody is into rail these days; it is the greenest way to get around next to a bike. Leonid Mulyanchik has been into it for years since before the Berlin Wall fell, since before the first Macintosh, building his own private underground Metro railway system. English-Russia says that he has been doing it with his pension, that it is all legal and approved and that he is still at it. Gizmodo calls it 'Partly the traditional, inspiring, one man against all odds type of persistence, but more the obsessive, borderline insane persistence.'" Update: 06/02 07:33 GMT by T : And if you're the type to visit Burning Man, you can actually ride a home-made monorail this summer, too.

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