Comment Re:Potential for Netbooks (Score 1) 244

by grainfed on Thursday February 19, 2009 @07:31PM (#26923481) Attached to: Web-based IDEs Edge Closer To the Mainstream

I've tried it - it's horribly slow. How about VNC or NX - I use NX, love it! Apart from a bit of compression, it's easy to forget I'm NOT on my home system

Spacecraft Buzzes By Mercury 62

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday October 06, 2008 @08:57AM from the it's-time-to-buzz-the-planet dept.

Riding with Robots writes "The robotic spacecraft MESSENGER is making its second fly-by of the first planet today, skimming just 200 kilometers above the surface. The fly-by will reveal portions of the planet that have never been seen before, but the main purpose of the maneuver is to prepare for an orbital insertion in 2011. The mission site offers extensive information, along with the first pictures that are already arriving on Earth, with many more expected in the coming hours and days."

Comment Re:Silly. (Score 1) 1130

by grainfed on Monday April 21, 2008 @07:41PM (#23152658) Attached to: PETA Offers X-Prize for Artificial Meat

It's because they're crypto-carnivores. No more, no less. The need to take soy protein and make it look like a bloody sausage is just ridiculous. That's enculturation for you. I'd be interested to hear from someone who grew up in an environment where meat WASN'T pushed upon them.

MS Giving Exploit Writers Clues To Flaws 63

Posted by kdawson on Monday April 16, 2007 @09:42PM from the first-word-sounds-like dept.

In the IT trench writes "How's this for a new twist on the old responsible disclosure debate? Hackers are using clues from Microsoft's pre-patch security advisories to create and publish proof-of-concept exploits. The latest zero-day flaw in the Windows DNS Server RPC interface implementation is a perfect example of the tug-o-war within the Microsoft Security Response Center about how much information should be included in the pre-patch advisory."

Why Do We Prefer Sequels? 121

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday October 04, 2006 @07:46PM from the the-same-stuff-only-more-of-it dept.

jayintune writes "2old2play has up an editorial about our love affair, as gamers, with sequels." From the article: "Sequels make us feel comfortable. Control schemes and gameplay doesn't need to be totally relearned. If you train to be a sniper in Halo 2, hopefully you will still be a good sniper in Halo 3. I still remember the disappointment I felt when they totally changed the light saber controls when Jedi Outcast came out. For an 'old school' player like me with many hours of practice, a new control scheme was just too much to relearn. A good sequel will retain mechanics to retain the existing user base and hopefully add new players as well."