Comment Re:Priorities (Score -1) 794
Jesus, I got trolled again. *roll eyes* Mod me down faggot morons, go ahead. This place is pretty much a laughing stock when it comes to how people rate stuff anyway.
Comment Re:When will they be dimmable?? (Score 1) 923
LED's are dimmable now, if you get the really good ones: http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index .aspx - the only issue is that the array of LED's that fit into a standard light socket still only put out a minimal 60 lumens. A standard, 60 watt incandescent bulb puts out over 900 lumens. Really big difference.
The benefits of course being that the LED's don't "ever" burn out. 10,000 hours of use is a LONG time in the lifespan of bulbs.
So the right answer is to use a mix of LED's for the dimmer switched areas & have a lamp or two with CFL for the times you need really bright, focused light.
I estimated my house's requirements to replace every bulb with this kind of mix - Well over $4,000. Sigh - it's going to be a long slow process. Once LED's really come down in price and visual appeal - we'll see a real difference.
The benefits of course being that the LED's don't "ever" burn out. 10,000 hours of use is a LONG time in the lifespan of bulbs.
So the right answer is to use a mix of LED's for the dimmer switched areas & have a lamp or two with CFL for the times you need really bright, focused light.
I estimated my house's requirements to replace every bulb with this kind of mix - Well over $4,000. Sigh - it's going to be a long slow process. Once LED's really come down in price and visual appeal - we'll see a real difference.
GNOME Reaches Out to Women 672
Dominic Hargreaves writes "This year GNOME received 181
applications to Google's Summer
of Code program, yet none were from women. As a result, they've
decided to address this imbalance by launching an outreach program to
sponsor three female students to work on GNOME-related projects this
summer." Most any science department will tell you that the amount of interest and involvement of women pales next to men of similar age and background. Is this sponsorship a creative way to get women interested in GNOME, or is it merely sexist?
Slow Starters Have Higher IQ? 303
lockefire writes "Science Daily is reporting that children with 'superior' IQ's tend to have a slow start in the development of their cortex. These children have a 'delayed but prolonged' spurt that causes their cortex thickness to peak later than their peers and thin much quicker. This effect is most evident in the pre-frontal cortex. 'People with very agile minds tend to have a very agile cortex,' says Dr. Philip Shaw of the NIMH."
Journal Journal: Epiphany
Note to self: /. must be Latin for "troll magnet".
