Comment No! (Score 4, Funny) 1146
I haven't gotten over being mad about them phasing out buggy whips yet!!
Comment Re:lol asshole (Score 1) 66
No, some islamic extremists hate us because there are haters everywhere and haters gonna hate. It's no different here. Look in the mirror.
Comment Re:Silence is golden (Score 4, Interesting) 375
That doesn't excuse it. If slavery is required to make cell phones at a reasonable price then we'll have to do without.
"I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process." -- Benjamin Harrison 23rd President
Comment Re:Senator Kay Hutchinson, representing Texas (Score 1) 170
We've got a place. We need to stop destroying it for the greed of a few selfish people. If we don't destroy the planet, future generations will look back on us in disgust. We'll be known in the history books as the "Generation of Greed".
Comment Re:Sorry... (Score 0) 388
I'd say something nasty here but I'm not a republican Thank God.
Comment Re:Wow (Score 1) 137
Or maybe our gas giants which are producing more heat then they receive from the sun are Y dwarf stars.
Comment WEP (Score 1) 458
WEP for the DS. I don't live near the street and it looks like my neighbors all have their own secure access points so no one has any need to use mine.
Comment Most recent (Score 1) 715
USB port. Just before that system fan.
Comment Purpose (Score 1) 949
Of course people can draw Mohammed if they want to. But how many
people really have a burning desire to draw him? Just because you
can do something doesn't mean you should. If you're just drawing
Mohammed because you know it will insult a lot of people then you're
an ass.
Comment radio (Score 4, Funny) 360
I want to know how they made the radio blow hot air.
Ocean-Crossing Dragonflies Discovered 95
grrlscientist writes "While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the Globe Skimmer, Pantala flavescens, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world."
Comment Re:Obligatory George Carlin Quote (Score 1) 513
Thanks alot. Now I'm scared to go out to do the laundry.
The Real-World State of Windows Use 374
snydeq writes "Performance and metrics researcher Devil Mountain Software has released an array of real-world Windows use data as compiled by its exo.performance.network, a community-based monitoring tool that receives real-time data from about 10,000 PCs throughout the world. Tracking users' specific configurations, as well as the applications they actually use, the tool provides insights into real-world Windows use, including browser share, multicore adoption, service pack adoption, and which anti-virus, productivity, and media software are most prevalent among Windows users. Of note are the following conclusions: two years after Vista's release, not even 30 percent of PCs actually run it; OpenOffice.org is making inroads into the Microsoft Office user base; and despite the rise of Firefox, Internet Explorer remains the standard option for inside-the-firewall apps."
Comment Re:Title misleading, er, totally wrong (Score 1) 273
I don't know why so many people hate vista. My own experience has been positive. Of course I don't build my own box and struggle to find device drivers for obscure hardware. My laptop came from Wal-Mart and "just worked".
I wonder how many people who hate vista have actually used it much since it came out. I hated XP when it first came out. I cursed it daily. But after the bugs were ironed out it was great. I think Vista is the same way. I don't believe this box has ever BSOD'd. Applications and one driver have failed without bringing down the OS. I don't know how long of an uptime I can get because I used to shutdown daily before installing BOINC but I've ran it for days recently with no signs of slowdown or instability.
Aussie Government Offers $40M To Build a Bionic Eye 89
An anonymous reader writes "The Australian Government is keen to replicate the success of the Cochlear Implant (bionic ear) by throwing AU$50M (US$40M) of funding at the development of a bionic eye. Bionic eyes have been trialed with some success in the UK — with recipients able to detect senses of shape and space, but very little detail."
