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Norfolk Town's Schools First To Be Heated By Burning Cattle 83

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday February 10, 2009 @05:56PM from the burn-it-up dept.

A "trailblazing" Norfolk town has begun heating many of its buildings - including the schools - by burning oil made from melted-down cow and pig carcasses. The strategy is described as "equal or lower in carbon footprint than natural gas." Should schools have to offer vegetarian heating?

Comment Re:Watch the video (Score 5, Insightful) 261

by direktorxxx on Friday January 09, 2009 @03:59AM (#26383507) Attached to: The Technology Behind the Magic Yellow Line

Plus, you get to see the ugly UI that appears to have been built as an afterthought - just like the UI of all the other industrial television software I've operated.

It's true, 90% of software that I've used in a television studio has a poorly designed, or worse, broken, user interface. Gets the job done but in the most convoluted way. The only well made interfaces are the ones by major companies who have been around for a while, ie Newtek, Adobe, Pinnacle, Chyron.

Hippies Say WiFi Network Is Harming Their Chakras 432

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 08, 2009 @01:58AM from the what's-with-all-the-negative-waves dept.

Anti-Globalism writes "A group of hippies is complaining that a recently installed WiFi mesh network in the UK village of Glastonbury is causing health problems. To combat the signals from the Wi-Fi hotspots, the hippies have placed orgone generators around the antennae." Although there have been many studies that show no correlation between WiFi and health issues the hippies say, "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

Xbox 360 Laptop Creator Unveils Sleek New Design 46

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday December 04, 2008 @10:42PM from the look-at-the-shiny dept.

A couple years ago we discussed Benjamin Heckendorn's modification which turned the Xbox 360 into a laptop. Now, he's completed a new, revamped design which includes a removable Xbox 360 hard drive, an internal Wi-fi module and a new button layout. It looks a lot nicer, too. He's also posted a description of how he did it.

Comment Re:but.. (Score 1) 960

by direktorxxx on Sunday June 22, 2008 @04:17PM (#23896927) Attached to: Studies Confirm That Bad Boys Get More Girls

Yeah, that's totally what women sit around discussing. "Oh, I like Tim! He's an ideal genetic match, and if I mate with him, our children will have all the advantages they need to edge out those mutants from down the block!"

maybe not in so many words, but yes, that is exactly what they talk about

Apple's OS X Leopard In Depth 624

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 25, 2007 @06:35PM from the leopards-like-to-rest-in-trees dept.

jcatcw writes "Computerworld begins its Week of Leopard with an in-depth review and image gallery covering Apple's newest version of OS X. Is it worth the wait? Well, Yes. It trumps Vista, of course; the Finder, Quick Look and Cover Flow provide better functionality and eye candy; Time Machine is the biggest undelete ever and the restore function is one of the coolest things we've ever seen; it has iChat; and has lots of updates under the hood. The answer might be no if you're lacking in the hardware department - an FAQ on how to get ready for the new version will help."

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