Comment Re:Despicable (Score 1) 554
"Right-wing, scaremongering lies" is exactly what it is.
http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/blog/2012/02/15/a-north-carolina-non-troversy/
Comment Re:Savage is anti-bullying? (Score 1) 775
You, sir, win the internet.
Comment Re:Tickets (Score 1) 310
This. Mod parent up.
Comment Re:servers trying to the translation (Score 2) 138
Once, I accidentally my voice data, but then the Google server so it was OK.
Submission + - Google Will Save Videos After All (blogspot.com)
don9030582 writes: After Google announced it would permanently shutter its Google Videos collection, dozens of volunteers from around the world sprung unto action in a massive attempt to make a copy of the entire site. Originally slated to go dark on April 29th, now they have eliminated any such deadline and furthermore they will be migrating the collection to YouTube. We wish Google would have planned to do that from the beginning, but ultimately this is a victory for the preservation of user-generated content on the Internet.
Submission + - Bionic leg undergoing clinical trials (medicalxpress.com)
fangmcgee writes: A "bionic" leg designed for people who have lost a lower leg is undergoing clinical trials sponsored by the US Army. The researchers hope the leg will be able to learn the patient's nerve signal patterns and be able to move in response to the patient's own muscles and nerves.
Comment This is in poor taste (Score 0) 256
You would never have allowed a joke poll like this only a few days after 9/11.
More Japanese died in the quake and the following tsunami, and the disaster is still unfolding.
Show some respect.
(Yes, I know that this poll is not specifically referring to Japan, but why else refer to radiation right now)
More Japanese died in the quake and the following tsunami, and the disaster is still unfolding.
Show some respect.
(Yes, I know that this poll is not specifically referring to Japan, but why else refer to radiation right now)
Comment Re:isn't this old? (Score 1) 118
Probably the MouseTrapper, first made in 1984(!).
Comment Re:Just be sure to use a fast film (Score 1) 810
You win the Internet, my good sir.
Submission + - Final Fantasy XIV launches to scathing reviews
RogueyWon writes: Now that the massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy XIV has been on the shelves for a couple of weeks, the reviews are starting to arrive; and it appears that the game is the subject of a critical battering unprecedented in the history of the main Final Fantasy series. First it was the Amazon user reviews, then Gamespot weighed in, describing the game as a "step backwards for the genre" and now IGN has described it as "an arduous experience that, in its current state, isn't worth playing". Given the general dissatisfaction that surrounded the release of the (offline) Final Fantasy XIII earlier in the year, many long-time fans of the series must now be wondering whether the magic hasn't departed.
The Bomb Squad Olympiad Starts Today 43
The bomb suit relay and the robot obstacle course are just two of the events you can enjoy at the Bomb Squad Olympiad. Over the next three days squads from across South Carolina will compete and showcase their bomb defusing capabilities for the public. I hear the deep fried dynamite is especially good.
Submission + - New CCTV site in UK pays people to watch
pyrosine writes: Have you ever felt like being paid for watching live CCTV footage?
The BBC are reporting CCTV site, "Internet Eyes" is doing exactly that. Offering up to £1000 to people who report suspicious activity, the scheme seems an easy way to make money.
Not everyone is pleased with the scheme though, the Information Commissioner's Office is worried it will lead to voyeurism or misuse, but what difference does it make when you can find said webcams with a simple google search?
The BBC are reporting CCTV site, "Internet Eyes" is doing exactly that. Offering up to £1000 to people who report suspicious activity, the scheme seems an easy way to make money.
Not everyone is pleased with the scheme though, the Information Commissioner's Office is worried it will lead to voyeurism or misuse, but what difference does it make when you can find said webcams with a simple google search?
Breathing New Life Into Old DirectDraw Games 274
An anonymous reader writes "I bought a bunch of old Wing Commander games for Windows, but they use DirectDraw, which Microsoft has deprecated. They don't work too well under Windows 7, so I ended up reimplementing ddraw.dll using OpenGL to output the games' graphics. I wrote an article describing the process and all the fun workarounds I had to come up with, and released all related source code for others to hack on."
The Best Video Games On Awful Systems 272
Buffalo55 writes "For the most part, classic games manage to reappear on different systems. Just look at Nintendo. The publisher has done an excellent job bringing NES, SNES, Genesis and even old school Neo Geo titles to the Wii's Virtual Console, while Microsoft's Game Room brings the best of Atari's 2600 into the living room. Of course, not every console was a success. The '90s, in particular, saw quite a few flops from companies like Panasonic, Sega and Atari. Just because a system is a failure, though, doesn't mean all of its games suck. On the contrary, most of these machines have a few gems that fell between the cracks once the console croaked."
What overlooked game on a failed platform would you like to see revived?
'u' — the First Authentic Klingon Opera On Earth 165
j0ris writes "The Klingon are passionate opera-lovers, but little is known about their highly evolved form of musical expression. Floris Schonfeld is the initiator and director of 'u', the first authentic Klingon opera on earth. He studied Klingon music theory for over a year, and together with several experts developed various indigenous Klingon instruments. The Terran Klingon Research Ensemble has been set up to further develop a coherent Klingon musical practice amongst human musicians. 'u' premieres on September 9 in The Hague, Netherlands. An invitation by Klingon language expert Marc Okrand has been sent to Kronos, home planet of the Klingons, via radio telescope."
