Comment Re:Breakthroughs? (Score 1) 484
Best reply, ever.
Journal Journal: Software company sues online forum
An Australian accounting software company has sued one of the maintainers of the whirlpool broadband discussion forum. An article in the Sydney Morning Herald explains that the company, 2Clix, sued forum maintainer Simon Wright, after a number of users complained about the company's software not living up to it's claims. The case is an out-
Bookmark Vint Cerf's recent comments on OLPC progress (laptop.org)
Journal Journal: Book is done 2
My first book of software horror stories, 'ship that pig', is done. Let me know if you want a copy. Digital copies are "free" as long as I know who's getting them, and paper copies are $5 plus shipping.
Submission + - Holocaust Dropped From UK Schools
dteichman2 writes: "It appears that UK schools are ignoring The Holocaust. A government-backed study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, found that some teachers are reluctant to teach history lessons on The Holocaust for fear of offending Muslim students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. As such, many schools are not covering the subject. Additionally, similar problems are being met with lessons on The Crusades because these lessons contradict teachings from local mosques.
Isn't there a law that requires UK schools to cover these topics? Should there be?"
Isn't there a law that requires UK schools to cover these topics? Should there be?"
Submission + - Google talks about future of Google News
Stony Stevenson writes: One of Google's most popular and controversial services, Google News, is the aggregation and search site that media companies love to hate because it has become a major source of Web traffic and frustrations for many of them.
In this interview, Nathan Stoll, a Google product manager involved with Google News, discusses the future of Google News and a possible marriage with YouTube.
Some of the future additions: "In an ideal world, Google News would show you who broke the story and the other articles that built on that. There are places where we're not doing that perfectly today."
In this interview, Nathan Stoll, a Google product manager involved with Google News, discusses the future of Google News and a possible marriage with YouTube.
Some of the future additions: "In an ideal world, Google News would show you who broke the story and the other articles that built on that. There are places where we're not doing that perfectly today."
Journal Journal: Physicists predict the death of cosmology 2
Space.com are running a short interview with Lawrence Krauss, theoretical physicist and co-author of an upcoming paper in The Journal of Relativity and Gravitation in which it is claimed that billions of years in the future our descendents will no longer be able to study cosmology.
Bookmark SPACE.com -- Physicists Predict the Death of Cosmology (space.com)
Comment Re:OS requirments? (Score 1) 303
Im actually curious of another aspect here, 'If' a game is available on all 3 how does it run in comparision if all 3 machines have the same hardware? what one actually produces the best frames per second, offers better effects and whatnot?
Sorry but reading up on all this about the game will be on both just made me wonder, although i do imagine you can only really do a proper comparision between running a game on windows and running it natively on linux, as the mac obviously comes with its own hardware and i admittedly dont have a clue on how it differs to a windows/linux pc.
Sorry but reading up on all this about the game will be on both just made me wonder, although i do imagine you can only really do a proper comparision between running a game on windows and running it natively on linux, as the mac obviously comes with its own hardware and i admittedly dont have a clue on how it differs to a windows/linux pc.
Feed Scientists Are Concerned About Effects Of Global Warming On Infectious Diseases (sciencedaily.com)
As the Earth's temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a significant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good.
Attack-Proof Power Line to be Installed Under NY 283
Podcaster writes "American Superconductor Corporation and Con Edison have announced a joint effort to develop and deploy a new system that utilizes high temperature superconductor power cable technology in Con Edison's grid in New York City. The project, called Project Hydra, will aim to establish 'Secure Super Grids' that can withstand extreme weather and terrorist attacks."
Submission + - Surprising Further Evidence for a Wet Mars
Riding with Robots writes: "When the robotic geologist Spirit found the latest evidence for a wet Mars, "You could hear people gasp in astonishment," said Steve Squyres, the lead scientist for the Mars rovers. "This is a remarkable discovery. And the fact that we found something this new and different after nearly 1,200 days on Mars makes it even more remarkable. It makes you wonder what else is still out there." The latest discovery, announced today, adds compelling new evidence for ancient conditions that might have been favorable for life, according to the rover team."
Submission + - Should Games Be More Boring?
An anonymous reader writes: At Gamasutra, 'serious games' creator Ian Bogost is making the case that video games should be more mundane, particularly discussing of Nintendo' Brain Age: "It's certainly a very different kind of game from Halo or even Miyamoto's own Zelda series, games that allow the player to inhabit complex fantasy worlds. Instead, much of Brain Age's success seems to come precisely from the ordinariness of its demands." Would games become more accessible if they tapped into everyday things a little bit more, as opposed to spiralling off into fictional realities?
Submission + - Attack-proof power line to be installed under NY
Podcaster writes: "American Superconductor Corporation and Con Edison have announced a joint effort to develop and deploy a new system that utilizes high temperature superconductor (HTS) power cable technology in Con Edison's grid in New York City. The project, called Team Hydra, will aim to establish "Secure Super Grids" that can withstand extreme weather and terrorist attacks."
