Comment It's about time! (Score 1) 274
This Skynet thing has been behind schedule for too long!
It's enough to make me lose faith in cloud-computing.
Comment Re:Welcome big brother (Score 1) 249
> To all the people that voted him in, reap what you sow.
> It all sounds good until the come for the company that you 'like'. Then what are you going to do?
I'm going to point them towards your house! "Do it to Julia!"
Comment Re:Washington is a state! (Score 2, Funny) 1656
>the host kept jumping between "Washington DC" and "Washington"
Washington was also a general. I believe that, on NPR, they were speaking in generalities.
If it's not Consolidated Lint, it's just fuzz!
Comment I, for one... (Score 1) 1656
I, for one, welcome our jug-eared overlord.
If it's not Consolidated Lint, it's just fuzz!
Comment False Advertising (Score 1) 285
>Milky Way Heavier Than Thought, and Spinning Faster
Apparently the fluffy nugat filling isn't as fluffy as previously claimed.
If it's not Consolidated Lint,it's just fuzz!
Comment Don't count on them (Score 1) 270
>Carefully timed jerks could power space elevator
In my experience, jerks don't even listen to instructions - I wouldn't count on them to carefully time anything.
If it's not Consolidated Lint, it's just fuzz!
Comment Re:I gave up with Suse (Score 1) 90
>pi rounds to 3.1416. Nerd card revoked.
Oh, Man! You're using PI version 3.1416? I couldn't get version 3.1416 to build on my box, so I'm stuck using version 2.
If it's not Consolidated Lint, it's just fuzz!
Cell Phones Aren't Killing Bees After All 253
radioweather writes "A couple of weeks ago, there was a nutty idea discussed in The Independent that claimed the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones was causing bees to become disoriented, preventing them from returning to the hive. The flimsy cell phone argument was used to explain Colony Collapse Disorder. Today the LA Times reports that researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered what they believe to be the real culprit: a parasitic fungus. Other researchers said Wednesday that they too had found the fungus, a single-celled parasite called Nosema ceranae, in affected hives from around the country."
Feed Acer acquisition will be bigger than a breadbox, smaller than Gateway (theregister.com)
Oh, you tease ...
Acer still won't say which PC vendor it plans to acquire, but it will give us a few hints.
Feed Plant Protein That May Aid Biofuel Production Discovered (sciencedaily.com)
In a breakthrough that could make the production of cellulosic ethanol less expensive, scientists have discovered a class of plant enzymes that potentially could allow plant materials used to make ethanol to be broken down more efficiently than is possible using current technologies.
Feed Whales Entangled In Fishing Lines: What Can Be Done? (sciencedaily.com)
Since 2002 there have been at least 21 reports of right whales entangled in fishing lines, and scar analyses indicates as many as 45-60 right whales become entangled each year. A sinking line can reduce the risk of entanglement of whales, but they are not mandated in more than a few localities.
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Top Ten Things Overheard At The ANSI C Draft Committee Meetings: (9) Dammit, little-endian systems *are* more consistent!
