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Comment Support to the God theory (Score 1) 536

Maybe the cosmological constant is fine tuned for life not destroying itself. We humans have developed into organisms that are able consume every resources available to us, leaving destruction behind. As I understand the slight positive value is linked to the increasing expansion of the universe. Were it negative, the universe would collapse on itself. As the article also point out, there should be a sufficient time span for life to exist.

In the far future humans may be able to make interstellar travel. The amount of energy required is enormous, in planet or even star sized quantities. So if we are able to harvest this energy, matter will be a non-renewable resource that we can consume and eventually destroy our galaxy. If other galaxies were within reach of our spaceships, we could simply move to another one. (This is basically the same idea that we can move to Mars when we have destroyed Earth.)

Hence, maybe the cosmological constant is exactly the right value for life to exist, but leave galaxies out of reach of each other so life can only destroy one galaxy, containing destruction to very small areas of the universe. Assuming life in a large fraction of galaxies, some of this life would be smart enough or to little advanced to destroy their own galaxy, making sure life exist throughout the lifespan of the universe.
Networking

HDMI Labeling Requirements Promise a Stew of Confusion 396

An anonymous reader writes "In many ways HDMI has revolutionized the way we connect devices. By unifying video and audio into a single cable manufacturers have been able to make their products easier to set up than ever before. Until recently there hasn't actually been much difference in HDMI cables. But things are about to get confusing with the introduction of HDMI 1.4. By the 1st of January 2012 manufacturers of products with HDMI ports won't actually be able to call HDMI 1.4 by its real name. In fact, come November 18 this year those selling cables won't be able to use HDMI 1.4 or HDMI 1.3 to delineate between different products. Instead cables that support version 1.4 of the HDMI standard will have to use one of five different labels. The new labels? Well, as this story explains, they're going to cause a new level of confusion for anyone hooking up a home cinema. Add to this the fact that the HDMI organisation keeps the details of its specifications secret, and translation between version numbering and marketing-speak will be well nigh impossible."

Comment Re:Do not RTFA, the summary is TFA (Score 1) 242

I thought Scandinavia was the center of minimalism. Why not try to make the same article about Scandinavian websites. Is it interesting at all or is this just as dumb as the article?

Here are some examples:
Scandinavian Airlines
Norwegian government's public sector portal
Dansih news
IKEA (Of course) (Choose your language) (Also, doesn't the Japanese version look more crowded, although it is exactly the same?)
The Finnish Nokia
Handhelds

Apple Removes Wi-Fi Finders From App Store 461

jasonbrown writes "Apple on Thursday began removing another category of apps from its iPhone App Store. This time, it's not porn, it's Wi-Fi. Apple removed several Wi-Fi apps commonly referred to as stumblers, or apps that seek out available Wi-Fi networks near your location. According to a story on Cult of Mac, apps removed by Apple include WiFi-Where, WiFiFoFum, and yFy Network Finder."
Censorship

Venezuela Bans Hostile Videogames and Toys 335

An anonymous reader writes "In an effort to 'help improve child education and prevent misconduct,' the Venezuelan government began enforcing a law on March 3rd banning war videogames and toys, imposing a fine and 2.5 years in prison on the production, distribution, sale, hiring and use of video games and toys inciting violent behavior. Alberto Federico Ravell, former director of opposing news network Globovision, has already come on twitter denouncing the authorities for seizing imported Gameboy, Wii and PlayStation 3 consoles, due to considering them violent."

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