Comment Re: You tell Vladmir! No, you tell Vladmir! (Score 0) 183
Where are my mod points? Mod this up.
Comment Re:Exposure has gone through the roof recently (Score 1) 192
This
Comment Re:Most food we eat is genetically modified (Score 1) 427
Your post is emblematic of a certain level of knowledge about evolution. You should read up on Punctuated Equilibrium:
Punctuated Equilibrium
Punctuated Equilibrium
Comment New Pejorative "Dutch Artifact" (Score 2, Funny) 209
This reminded me of the whole Anglo-Dutch Wars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars debacle that spawned so many great pejoratives such as:
- Dutch Oven http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven_(practical_joke)
- Going Dutch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_treat
- Dutch Uncle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_uncle
- Dutch Courage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_courage
Submission + - Cameron's Avatar Trailer Posted
graviplana writes: Avatar, the groundbreaking new 3D science fiction epic trailer is available. This is probably going to change cinema. Take a look here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/
Comment Here is a collection of arguably better Java apps (Score 0) 145
Comment Re:Just what we need (Score 0) 287
Changing the output frequency of a giant high energy chemical laser is extremely tricky. Frequency doubling demands a very pure coherence to get good efficiency, and even then "good" in this context means above 50% power converted to the new frequency. With a weapons laser, you're going to have a hell of a cooling problem in the converting medium. Then again, if reflective anti-laser coatings become common, it shouldn't be too difficult to add on a free electron laser system to burn off the mirror layer before the main beam strikes. A free electron laser can change operating frequencies trivially, just by adjusting its internal magnetic field.
It's a chemical laser but in solid, not gaseous, form. Put simply, in deference to you, Kent, it's like lasing a stick of dynamite. As soon as we apply a field, we couple to a state, it is radiatively coupled to the ground state. I figure we can extract at least ten to the twenty-first photons per cubic centimeter which will give one kilojoule per cubic centimeter at 600 nanometers, or, one megajoule per liter.
Comment Software or Hardware? (Score 0) 564
I'd trust a true hardware RAID controller from a reputable manufacturer. I would never trust a software RAID via Windows, OS X, ATTO, etc. More evidence, less anecdotes from techies that probably don't have real world experience. imo.
Comment The sky is falling! (Score 0) 803
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Submission + - DX10 - How Far Have We Come? Performance and IQ (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: "When DirectX 10 was first introduced to the market by graphics
manufacturers and subsequently supported by Windows Vista, it was generally
understood that adoption by game developers was going to be more of a slow
migration than a quick flip of a switch. That said, nearly a year later, the
question is how far have we come? This
in-depth
HotHardware article showcases many of the most popular DX10-capable game
engines, like
Bioshock,
World In Conflict, Call of Juarez, Lost Planet, and
Company of Heroes, and features current image quality comparisons versus DX9
modes with each. The article
also details
performance levels across many of the more popular graphics
cards, from both the mid-range and high-end. You be the judge. Are we there yet?"
Submission + - Devs admit: WordPress 2.3 Secretly Spying on Users 1
Marilyn Miller writes: Popular open-source blogging engine WordPress has been upgraded to 2.3 — with some unexpected nasties in the mix. As of version 2.3, WordPress now periodically (every 12 hours) sends personally-identifying information (blog name & URI) to the mothership, along with an alarming amount of information including $_SERVER dumps, a list of installed plugins, and your current PHP/MySQL settings. Most unfortunately, it does not provide _any_ way of disabling this functionality, and WordPress does not have any privacy policy protecting this information. In a 100-message thread about the issue, lead developer Matt Mullenweg defends his actions and staunchly refuses to add an opt-in interface, telling users to "fork WordPress" if they aren't willing to put up with this behavior.
