Comment I have no problem at all with my varifocals (Score 1) 44
Certainly no problems that could be fixed by making them more expensive, heavier, laggy, unpredictable and subject to batteries going flat.
Comment Re:Scaled-Back Scientific Collaboration (Score 1) 10
If you scale back collaborations, how are scientists going to get foreign jollies? Just an annual conference, pah!
Comment Lord Patrick Vallance should be in jail (Score 1) 10
The disinformation powerpoints, the lockdown, the midazolam protocols, the masks, the vaccine, the extension to kids.
And that was just a couple of years of his career. God knows what else someone of his morals got up to.
But ever upwards he goes.
Comment Re: the world should reward them (Score 1, Insightful) 179
Where are the right wing populists taking away rights for security?
Perhaps they reduce rights to abortion, but that does not offer any additional security - it worsens it needing immigration to reverse population decline - rather than being a moral argument against ending life.
It is the left that opposes freedom and democracy in the name of nanny known and spends best.
Comment Message from Scotland: (Score 1) 78
Thank you Lord, Oh Thank you Lord
p.s. any chance of 2.5C?
Comment What about the smell? (Score 1) 145
Triple glazing and airtight construction might be great for energy efficiency, but what about fresh air? There's nothing better than to open a window and get rid of cooking smells, pet smells, stale air. Maybe not so great in some cities, but fantastic in the country.
Then going back a couple of years and the covid pantomime, what about getting rid of viruses and other air quality issues from ozone, or other build ups.
Is it healthy?
Comment Call for a return to straight white Christianity.. (Score 1) 414
... with the deportation/erradication of blacks, heathens, gays and transexuals and you would find they were not troubled by context.
Comment At least it's a change from -Worse than we thought (Score 1) 44
Like every climate alarm story that word 'may' is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Several degrees of warming, FFS.
Comment I've been there (Score 1) 91
Ferrying a survey vessel from Nova Scotia to Gabon, we noticed we would be within a couple of kilometers of 0,0 so diverted slightly to pass over it.
It's very overrated,and there's no beer.
Comment Re:Doesn't make sense considering iPod touch price (Score 1) 334
I just bought a $100 unlocked android that has all these plus the rest of the physical stuff, so why it should add $130 is a bit confusing.
since i need to carry 3 phones most of the time, work, personal, and travelling country,iphone would be a preposterous choice.
Why Overheard Cell Phone Chats Are Annoying 344
__roo writes "American researchers think they have found the answer to the question of why overhearing cell phone chats are annoying. According to scientists at Cornell University, when only half of the conversation is overheard, it drains more attention and concentration than when overhearing two people talking. According to one researcher, 'We have less control to move away our attention from half a conversation (or halfalogue) than when listening to a dialogue. Since halfalogues really are more distracting and you can't tune them out, this could explain why people are irritated.' Their study will be published in the journal Psychological Science."
Russian Officials To Investigate Regional President's Alien Abduction Claims 184
wdef writes "The BBC reports that a Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate claims by a regional president that he has met aliens on board a spaceship. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the leader of the southern region of Kalymkia, made his claim in a television interview. Mr Ilyumzhinov said in an interview on primetime television that he had been taken on board an alien spaceship which had come to planet Earth to take samples — and claims to have several witnesses. He has been president of Kalmykia, a small Buddhist region of Russia which lies on the shores of the Caspian Sea, for 17 years. As president of the World Chess Federation, he has spent tens of millions of dollars turning the impoverished republic into a mecca for chess players — building an entire village to host international tournaments. MP Andre Lebedev is not just asking whether Mr Ilyumzhinov is fit to govern. He is also concerned that, if he was abducted, he may have revealed details about his job and state secrets."
George Washington Racks Up 220 Years of Late Fees At Library 146
Everyone knows that George Washington couldn't tell a lie. What you probably didn't know is that he couldn't return a library book on time. From the article: "New York City's oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years' worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned. One of the books was the 'Law of Nations,' which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of debates from Britain's House of Commons. Both books were due on Nov. 2, 1789."
Sony Joins the Offensive Against Pre-Owned Games 461
BanjoTed writes "In a move to counter sales of pre-owned games, EA recently revealed DLC perks for those who buy new copies of Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Now, PlayStation platform holder Sony has jumped on the bandwagon with similar plans for the PSP's SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3. '[Players] will need to register their game online before they are able to access the multiplayer component of the title. UMD copies will use a redeemable code while the digital version will authenticate automatically in the background. Furthermore ... anyone buying a pre-owned copy of the game will be forced to cough up $20 to obtain a code to play online."
How To Make Money With Free Software 81
bmsleight writes "The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition to design not a building, but rather the new 5-Euro commemorative coin. The theme was 'Netherlands and Architecture'. The winning design was made 100% with free software, mainly Python, but also including The Gimp, Inkscape, Phatch, and Ubuntu. The design is amazing — the head of Queen Beatrix is made up of the names of architects based on their popularity in Yahoo searches (rendered in a font of the artist's own devising). In the end the artist, Stani Michiels, had to collaborate closely on location with technicians of the Royal Dutch Mint, so all the last bits were done on his Asus Eee PC. Soon, 350,000 Dutch people will use and enjoy the fruits of free software."
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