Comment Never heard of it (Score 1) 65
Though IMHO http://sugarjs.com/ looks better + have way more github followers.
Comment Worth the money (Score 1) 257
A monthly $7 (translated from the swedish montly of 49 kronor, not sure what they charge in other countries) isn't that much for the kickass musicservice that is Spotify. What didn't the storage cost ppl when they had their mp3 collections? And the time spent searching and downloading?
Spotify is fast, has a silly amount of music, has good song/playlist sharing functions and new songs start instantly. I wish they had increased the commercials instead of limiting the time for the free accounts.. but still, it doesn't cost that much compared to what you get.
Tried some Grooveshark yesterday when I got this news.. it's not close to as polished as Spotify. Missing songs, you wait for them to start etc.
Survey Shows That Fox News Makes You Less Informed 1352
A survey of American voters by World Public Opinion shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. One of the most interesting questions was about President Obama's birthplace. 63 percent of Fox viewers believe Obama was not born in the US (or that it is unclear). In 2003 a similar study about the Iraq war showed that Fox viewers were once again less knowledgeable on the subject than average. Let the flame war begin!
The Perfect Way To Slice a Pizza 282
iamapizza writes "New Scientist reports on the quest of two math boffins for the perfect way to slice a pizza. It's an interesting and in-depth article; 'The problem that bothered them was this. Suppose the harried waiter cuts the pizza off-center, but with all the edge-to-edge cuts crossing at a single point, and with the same angle between adjacent cuts. The off-center cuts mean the slices will not all be the same size, so if two people take turns to take neighboring slices, will they get equal shares by the time they have gone right round the pizza — and if not, who will get more?' This is useful, of course, if you're familiar with the concept of 'sharing' a pizza."
The State of Ruby VMs — Ruby Renaissance 89
igrigorik writes "In the short span of just a couple of years, the Ruby VM space has evolved to more than just a handful of choices: MRI, JRuby, IronRuby, MacRuby, Rubinius, MagLev, REE and BlueRuby. Four of these VMs will hit 1.0 status in the upcoming year and will open up entirely new possibilities for the language — Mac apps via MacRuby, Ruby in the browser via Silverlight, object persistence via Smalltalk VM, and so forth. This article takes a detailed look at the past year, the progress of each project, and where the community is heading. It's an exciting time to be a Rubyist."
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