Comment Re:Bad idea (Score 1) 343
Actually with laser sintering you can print the metal directly.
Comment Re:No... they are taking it in the ass (Score 1) 190
Even though they may have cured AIDS (car) there are still other STDs to worry about (motorcycle).
Comment Re:Don't force us to use the phone in the first pl (Score 1) 127
I know what you mean, but she always thought I was saying "E I S H E I S H".
Comment Re:Out from behind the curtains? (Score 1) 87
You could always attach explosives for later use. Perhaps undetected.
Comment Re:So basically... (Score 1) 438
No problem. Just have the deaf wear a big D with a circle around it on their shoulder...
Comment Re:Amazing! How...? (Score 1) 95
Computers in the 60's not only had graphics, they had mice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPJZ6M52dI
Comment Re:when are they gonna re-make star wars? (Score 1) 288
Don't hold back on the lens flare either!
Syrians Using Donkeys Instead of DSL After Gov't Shuts Down Internet 207
abhatt writes "Rebelling Syrians are using all possible alternate methods to pass information to the world amidst a total blackout on the internet by the Government. Believe it or not, Donkeys are a part of the revolution now. From the article: 'To get the news out, activists have been smuggling videos to Jordan through the desert and across a nearly 80-kilometer border Jordan shares with Syria. Some risk approaching the border with Jordanian cellphones to report to the outside world and send clips. It's a dangerous task because the Syrian and Jordanian armies traditionally have the area under heavy surveillance to prevent the smuggling of drugs and weapons into the kingdom or further to the Gulf states.'"
Comment What happens when this is required? (Score 3, Interesting) 480
What happens when the insurance companies raise the normal rates to 10x what they are now, and offer a "discounted" rate only to those that have this camera installed? That would effectively force it on everyone without the help of any new laws.
Comment Re:Smart = Unpredictable (Score 1) 140
"With dumb interfaces I can fire off a long string of commands without having to stop and think between each one"
Try that on a Therac-25. ;)
Try that on a Therac-25.
Comment Re:Good ideas. (Score 2, Insightful) 519
>> What's the point?
Because we can. Even if the only result was to inspire the next generation of brilliant engineers, it would all be worth it.
Because we can. Even if the only result was to inspire the next generation of brilliant engineers, it would all be worth it.
Comment Re:Misuse of the word "dimension" (Score 1) 239
>>You can't do that with x, y and z coordinates.
Yes you can. If each coordinate axis has a finite number of members, you can actually reduce the dimension to a single space of dimension 1. Index = x + y*x_members + z*x_members*y_members + ...
Comment Re:If stem cells are so great? (Score 3, Informative) 508
Stem cells are used currently for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma.
Comment Re:Only a couple of days? (Score 1) 603
The average EV-1 size electric vehicle consumes around 400 watt-hours per mile. Somewhere around 140 miles is a good estimate.
This site has a lot of home conversions: http://www.evalbum.com/
FCC Considering Free Internet For USA 502
jbolden writes "According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is considering a plan to provide free wireless internet. The plan would involve some level of filtering, but might allow adults to opt out. CTIA has argued that this business model has traditionally failed (see Slate magazine's analysis as to why)."
