Comment Re:RIP (Score 1) 62
Yes, I've used VIM on every workstation for well over twenty years.
Kudos to him for leaving such a legacy.
Comment Re:Japan is worst but not the only one. (Score 1) 298
Even Scandinavian countries have fertility rates around 1.6-1.7 when you need 2.1 just to maintain a steady population.
That implies it's not just a financial question, given the extensive social spending in Scandinavian countries.
Comment Re:History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. (Score 0) 61
I believe that many opposing nuclear power know this, they don't want anyone to start building nuclear power plants because then their favored energy sources will look more expensive by comparison over time.
In addition, some of those with favored energy sources are politically opposed to the defense industry which, in the US, has experience with nuclear power already ( US Navy and associated defense contractors ).
Comment Re:Skeptical there's anything left in Alien (Score 1) 37
> I think the franchise may just have nothing left to explore.
Maybe. I was skeptical of Alien Isolation, but really liked the cassette futurism aesthetic. The corporate intrigue was predictable, though.
Comment Re:Transparency (Score 1) 224
from the perspective of the grassy knoll
You have to admit, the view is great from here.
Submission + - VMware unveils Workplace Suite and NVIDIA partnership for Chromebooks (citeworld.com)
Gamoid writes: At VMworld today, VMware introduced the Workplace Suite, a platform for securely delivering applications and content across desktops and mobile devices from the cloud. The really cool part, though, is a partnership with Google and NVIDIA to deliver even graphics-intensive Windows applications on a Chromebook. I was on the scene.
Submission + - California DMV Told Google Cars Still Need Steering Wheels
cartechboy writes: Google showed us what it feels is the car of the future. It drives itself, it doesn't have a gas or brake pedal, and there's no steering wheel. But that last one might be an issue. Back in May California's Department of Motor Vehicles published safety guidelines aimed at manufacturers of self-driving vehicles. After seeing Google's self-driving car vision, the California DMV has told the company it needs to add all those things back to their traditional locations so that occupants can take "immediate physical control" of the vehicle if necessary. Don't for a second think this is a major setback for Google, as the prototypes unveiled weren't even close to production ready. While the DMV may loosen some of these restrictions in the future as well all become more comfortable with the idea of self-driving vehicles, there's no question when it comes down to the safety of those on the road.
Submission + - IBM Gearing up Mega Power 8 Servers for October Launch (serverwatch.com)
darthcamaro writes: Now that IBM has sold off its x86 server business to Lenovo, it's full steam ahead for IBM's Power business. While Intel is ramping up its next generation of server silicon for a September launch, IBM has its next lineup of Power 8 servers set to be announced in October.
There is a larger than 4U, 2 socket system coming out," Doug Balong
,General Manager of Power Systems within IBM's System and Technology Group said.
Can IBM Power 8 actually take on x86? Or has that ship already sailed?
Submission + - Chrome 37 Launches With DirectWrite Support For Better-Looking Fonts On Windows
An anonymous reader writes: Google today released Chrome version 37 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Among the changes are better-looking fonts on Windows and a revamped password manager; you can update to the latest release now using the browser’s built-in silent updater, or download it directly from google.com/chrome.
Submission + - The climate scientist who pioneered geoengineering explains why it might blow up
merbs writes: At the first major climate engineering conference, Stanford climatologist Ken Caldeira explains how and why we might come to live on a geoengineered planet, how the field is rapidly growing (and why that's dangerous), and what the odds are that humans will try to hijack the Earth's thermostat.
Submission + - A horrifying interactive map of global Internet censorship (bgr.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Imagine a world where the book burners had won. A world where information is filtered and must be approved by governments before it can be accessed by their citizens. A world where people are held down and kept in line by oppressive regimes that restrict the free flow of information and bombard citizens with government-approved messages.
Now stop imagining, because this horrifying world already exists...
Now stop imagining, because this horrifying world already exists...
Comment Re:Fourth Amendment (Score 1) 149
Sadly true.
If only the interstate commerce clause applied only to interstate commerce.
Submission + - There Are 26 Nuclear Power Plants in Hurricane Sandy's Path (vice.com)
pigrabbitbear writes: "Hurricane Sandy is about to ruin a bunch of people’s Mondays. In New York City alone, the storm has already shut down public transportation, forced tens of thousands to relocate to higher ground and compelled even more office jockeys to work from home. (Okay, that last part might not be so bad, especially for the folks that don’t actually have to work at all.) But if it knocks out power to any of the 26 nuclear power plants that lie directly in its path, the frankenstorm of the century will ruin Tuesday, too. Heck, a nuclear meltdown would probably screw up the entire week."
Submission + - Google announces $299 Nexus 4 smartphone and $399 Nexus 10 tablet (bgr.com) 1
TheBoat writes: Surprise, surprise. It looks like Hurricane Sandy can’t hold Google down, as the company has just gone ahead and unveiled the Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet even though its press conference was canceled. Nexus 4 specs include a 4.7-inch True HD IPS Plus display with 1,280 x 768-pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM and Android 4.2. The phone starts at a shockingly affordable $299 without any contract or subsidies, and it will launch in the United States on November 3rd.
The Samsung-built Nexus 10 tablet sports a 2,560 x 1,600-pixel display with a pixel density of 300 PPI, a dual-core 1.7GHz Samsung Exynos chipset, 2GB of RAM, NFC and a 5-megapixel camera. Pricing starts at $399 with 16GB of storage and tops out at $499 for the 32GB model, and both will launch on November 3rd alongside the Nexus 4.
Both devices will be available through the Google Play store.
The Samsung-built Nexus 10 tablet sports a 2,560 x 1,600-pixel display with a pixel density of 300 PPI, a dual-core 1.7GHz Samsung Exynos chipset, 2GB of RAM, NFC and a 5-megapixel camera. Pricing starts at $399 with 16GB of storage and tops out at $499 for the 32GB model, and both will launch on November 3rd alongside the Nexus 4.
Both devices will be available through the Google Play store.
Submission + - Adafruit Raspberry Pi Educational Linux Distro (adafruit.com)
ptorrone writes: "Open-source hardware company Adafruit released a Linux Raspberry Pi distro for hardware hackers and teaching electronics. This distro comes with SPI, I2C, & OneWire WiFi. It also has some things to make overall hacking easier such sshd on startup (with key generation on first boot) andBonjour (so you can simply ssh raspberrypi.local from any computer on the local network. It's called Occidentalis v0.1. Rubus occidentalis(the black raspberry) derived fromRaspbian Wheezy and available for download here."
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