Comment Watt per what? (Score 1) 275
If it is a speed, shouldn't there be some unit of time involved?
Comment Re: But why? (Score 4, Insightful) 61
Ah, useful science! If we science would only be measured against what is today deemed useful, and useful would only be measured as what today can be sold for money, mankind would never have had electricity, the wheel, fire, and such.
Comment Re: Resources (Score 1) 163
And if your handle is VeryFluffyBunny, all wisdom comes from Abrahams
Comment Re: We know. (Score 1) 163
Eating forty or more cigarettes daily can kill an adult. [Mayer e.a. 2013] speak of 500 mg of nicotine will kill you while a single cigarette contains 12 mg on average
Comment closely guarded as in: prison? (Score 1) 163
Ok so it seems the US has a great abundance of closely guarded subjects that have a (very) long commitment/obligation to stay in the sand place and eat whatever is served.
Why not ask prisoners to volunteer for a long term nutrition AB test?
Thus, they could contribute to a healthier society and may be even a shortening of their life sentence (only if upf turns out to be truly life shortening). So the knife cuts two ways
Comment Re: Not-smallest-ever Not-yet-made Falling Structu (Score 1) 53
..ight contain some electronics, Scientist Says would be a more appropriate headline
Comment Not-smallest-ever Not-yet-made Falling Structure M (Score 1) 53
..would be a more fitting headline
Comment Re: Hey, I've Seen This One! (Score 1) 53
It's the plot (and title) of Dust by Hugh Howey
Comment Or: camera creates visible shockwave... (Score 1) 1
I know we humans fear tripods since their debut in War of the Worlds, but in this video a tripod would have been nice.
The shockwave created by Atlas (starting 1:53) looks great, though.
Submission + - New Linux-based laptop for computer 'virgins'.
Smivs writes: "The BBC are carrying a report on how people confused and frustrated by computers can now turn to a laptop called Alex built just for them.
Based on Linux, the laptop comes with simplified e-mail, web browsing, image editing and office software.
Those who sign up for Alex pay £39.95 a month for telephone support, software updates and broadband access.
The Broadband Computer Company, who developed Alex and which is based in Newcastle, has been working on this project for three years, and didn't immediately adopt a Linux solution — in fact, the first big trial was based on Windows. But the company's Chief Technology Officer Barney Morrison-Lyons says that was never going to be the right route: "The biggest problem with Microsoft is badly-written software — the operating system allows you to write software badly unlike Mac or Linux." Mr Hudson, one of the company's founders, said the company also intends to launch an application store for Alex for customers who want to add more features and functions to their computer. "People who love Linux will be keen to develop for this," he said."
The Broadband Computer Company, who developed Alex and which is based in Newcastle, has been working on this project for three years, and didn't immediately adopt a Linux solution — in fact, the first big trial was based on Windows. But the company's Chief Technology Officer Barney Morrison-Lyons says that was never going to be the right route: "The biggest problem with Microsoft is badly-written software — the operating system allows you to write software badly unlike Mac or Linux." Mr Hudson, one of the company's founders, said the company also intends to launch an application store for Alex for customers who want to add more features and functions to their computer. "People who love Linux will be keen to develop for this," he said."
Comment Re:O_o (Score 1) 251
I tried that once, but then the installer complained about a missing driver for the "Window" button...
