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Comment Re:RGB (Score 1) 511

That's my point though. How can a apx 515nm wavelength be a fully saturated green if the L cone is also being activated to some degree?

The definition of color is essentially in relation to wavelength. If we agree on a definition of red and blue, then wouldn't green be the point between those two? If not, then how would you define green?

What the physical reaction is to the stimulus of green is irrelevant to the definition of the color. We don't define colors based on our perception, we defined the "green cone" based on the color is activates most on.

I agree with your general premise, that it would make sense to work backwards from our perceptions to define arbitrary items like color. However, the world evolved the other way. We were able to take a swatch of cloth and label it "red" before we were able to determine what wavelength set of what cones (and even before we knew cones existed). So the definitions of color are what we base the cones on, not the other way around. To go back and say "the people who labeled the colors first were wrong, and so I reject your definition of green on personal grounds" is an interesting argument, but not one based in accepted science or use of language.

Comment The future? (Score 2, Interesting) 34

This is why I'm afraid of cars in the future. They'll have all these safety features, people will forget how to drive (even the little bit they know) and rely on the car, and things will go wrong.

FTA:

"had a human been driving, he or she would have noticed the system was not operating correctly"

And they would have ignored it. Like every check engine light in the world that no one cares about.

Comment Re:wow (Score 1) 247

Since our last "grammar" reform, new rules brang both closer; that separation might be unneeded from now on.

It's not a grammatical reform, it's an orthographical reform (spelling). In my opinion, it's rather useless, seeing as both countries will still have important grammatical and especially vocabulary differences.

It may be possible to write valid Portuguese for both countries, but it'll still be necessary to localize for anything but single words.

Comment Re:Questionable claims (Score 1) 182

That's a true statement, but irrelevant to the specific complaint. The fan site does not "sell" anything. Thus, there is no product that could be confused with any Games Workshop product. And if the issue is just confusion of who provides the site, a simple disclaimer (which they do have) should be sufficient to clear that up.

If they have a case, it's not because of any issue you brought up (and looks to me like they don't have a case, but they have lawyers who wanted to pay off their second house).
Education

Submission + - Graduate with bad grades or repeat an year? 16

An anonymous reader writes: I'm a CS Student within one year of graduation.
Because of financial reasons I've been working on a full time basis for the past 2 years + worked on an open source project.
This has brought me from B+ & A in my first two years of college to somewhere in the mists of C and lower.
I now have enough money to sustain myself for two years of schooling.
I've got two choices:
  • a) repeat one year, repair all my bad grades and graduate with better grades but with a mark that I repeated one school year
  • b) graduate with lower grades but with no repeated year.
I'd like to know the opinion of recruiters out there: if you had two candidates which ranked similarly during the interviews but one is of type a) the other of type b), which would you favour?
Businesses

Submission + - High paying jobs in math and science?

An anonymous reader writes: Where are the high paying jobs for those good in math and science at? I've heard about math and science shortages for almost two decades now, and I was wondering what high salary/high demand jobs have resulted from these shortages. Most science majors I know actually make less than teachers (in Texas teachers make $38-40K to start for nine months work). In terms of money, what career would you pursue coming out of college right now with a math or science degree?
Microsoft

Submission + - Why Microsoft Won't List Patent Violations

BlueOni0n writes: "Earlier today, Microsoft announced it will begin actively seeking reparations for patent infringement by Linux and the Open Source Community in general. One opinion on this issues is that it's fear of having these IP-infringement claims debunked or challenged that's keeping Microsoft from publishing these 235 alleged infringements to the public — and instead waiting until the OS community comes to the bargaining table. But a more optimistic thought is that Microsoft is afraid to list these violations not because it's afraid they're false but because it knows they can be worked-around by the open-source community — leaving Microsoft high & dry without any leverage at all."
United States

Submission + - Landlines a new symbol of advancing years?

netbuzz writes: "More than a quarter of the under-30 crowd has decided you only need one telephone ... and it sure as heck does not plug into a wall. The trend toward an all-mobile lifestyle is accelerating, too, according to a new survey. And while businesses may be a bit slower on the cell-only uptake, there appears to be little doubt at this point that the traditional landline will be joining rotary dials and party lines as relics of the telecommunications industry.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1512 7"
User Journal

Journal Journal: Rites of passage are more than just for teenagers 2

Everyone knows about the coming of age things that kids have to do or go through or whatever. But more and more, there are additional events/rites/etc for middle aged people.

Some of these have been around for ages, things like getting married and having kids. These are big changes in life and are definitely a trial of your endurance and patience and how grown up you are.

Operating Systems

Submission + - Seven essential tips for using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn

Ed Albro writes: "Matthew Newton, our Free Agent columnist at PC World, has a great column today on seven things you'll want to change (or at least consider changing) as soon as you start using Feisty Fawn. Some are as simple as making sure the Alt key works right, another gives you step-by-step instructions for turning on the impressive Beryl interface.
Here's an excerpt:
"Before you dive in too deeply, here are seven steps you can take right away to prevent common headaches and help yourself enjoy your new surroundings."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130923-page,1-c, linux/article.html"
Security

Submission + - Typing Patterns for Authentication

Kelson writes: "NPR's Marketplace is reporting on a new authentication scheme. BioPassword tracks the way you type your password: how long each key is depressed, the time between keystrokes, overall speed. When someone tries to log into your account, it compares the pattern to what it has on file. It only allows you in if both the password and patterns match. The technique has been around a while: World War II morse code operators used it to determine whether a message was sent by an ally or an impostor."

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