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Comment Team Umizoomi (Score 1) 165

by domsol (#42082703) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Math and Science iOS Apps For Young Kids?

My daughter worked all the way through this app on my iPhone when she was 4; If we get an iPad this Xmas, we're getting the Hello Kitty apps first.

We also have the pencil-n-paper Umizoomi boxes and some of the Hello Kitty workbooks and flashcards; this seems to make the transition to her PK class easier.
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Multiplayer Mobile AR Gaming With No Dedicated Server 14

Posted by Soulskill from the pocket-server dept.
MIT's Technology Review discusses a new augmented-reality game for Android phones called Photoshoot, which allows multiplayer without the need for an additional server. Quoting: "Multiplayer games on mobile devices like phones usually require remote servers for communication between devices and game hosting, says Roelof Kemp, a computer scientist at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who codeveloped the game. But the game allows phones to communicate without the cost and added complexity of maintaining this additional infrastructure, he says. 'We hope it's going to open the door for new and interesting distributed computing applications,' says Kemp. The game uses a computing middleware system, called Ibis, originally developed for high-performance, distributed computing tasks, such as image processing or astrophysics research, but which Kemp and colleagues have adapted to run on Android phones. 'It allows each phone to run a lightweight communication server,' says Kemp. The devices can communicate directly with the game, which is hosted on both handsets, using a 3G connection or Wi-Fi."

Comment Re:Wait.....Confused by parties.... (Score 0, Troll) 197

by domsol (#13888210) Attached to: Slashback: OpenDocuments, RFID Passports, Firefox Celebration
Hold on....The Democrats are opposed to ODF.....supporting a big business....thought....only.....Republicans....did that....


Trust me, Massachusetts politics are no way that simple.

... and I'll bet that Reilly (2006 [[D] gov front-runner) and Patrick ([D] progressive candidate) will support OpenDocument wholeheartedly. There's a reason that Galvin's moniker is "The Prince of Darkness".
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Journal Journal: Thoughts on the Holy Trinity 50

Journal by Bible_Study_Guys
If you are familiar with Christianity and the Bible, you know that Christians are monodeists who beleive that God is a trinity of the Father (Jehovah, Elohim), Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit. Some people have had trouble understanding how God can be made up of three parts. In Bible study last night, we were talking about how the Bible says, "Let us make man in our image", and how this was referring to the Trinity. As I was driving to work this morning, I was contemplating t
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Journal Journal: Broadband redux

Journal by domsol

Well, I have to admit that RCN is staying up and running, here in W-Town, better than AT&T ever did in Somerville. And better, actually, than Mediaone (before AT&T) was, too.

We've had one burp in the DHCP that the router didn't pick up; I did a hard restart that time, but in six months that's a pretty good record.
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Journal Journal: Reader Questions 3

Journal by Bible_Study_Guys
On Lawn gave me an idea with this post. So, if anyone would like to submit a question or topic for discussion during the break, deobfuscate the email address and send it to us. We will post it as a JE and let the readers discuss it.

Thanks,
TechnoLust
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Journal Journal: Taking a break... 19

Journal by Bible_Study_Guys
Well guys, we turned out 3 pretty good topics I think. Eugene said before the last topic that he though he should take a break. GLH and I have both been very busy also, and I think it is better that we don't try to do any more topics until after the first of the year. Most of you are busy also and really won't have time to read and do the research that many of you do when preparing your comments.

Comment If you find the idea ridiculous... (Score 1) 27

by Bible_Study_Guys (#4268059) Attached to: Introduction / FAQ
...then don't read it. Those of us that know better will "waste" our time on it, and it doesn't harm you in the least. The foes of friends thing only works if you add this account as a friend. If you don't choose to do so, it won't affect you. All of these things we are doing are offered as choices, we are forcing no one to do anything they do not wish to. If someone wishes to read the trolls, all they have to do is change the foe of friend modifier, or not log in. We just know that some trolls have a tendency to use foul language, and offer our readers a way to filter it.

BTW - Unproductivity is not a word (check dictionary.com.) I think the word you were searching for was unproductiveness.

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