Comment Re:Heil Sid Meier (Score 0) 152
Within this decade, if we send space priests.
I coincidentally started reading that book today; quite good so far.
Comment Re:Headline is a little misleading (Score 0) 529
Couldn't they just reduce the clock speed for the entire simulation if we did that? We wouldn't notice because everything would be equally slower, and they could use the extra cycles to give us the proper factors.
Whether they'd be willing to do that, though, could be the real test.
Submission + - Curious NASA Pre-Announcement (nasa.gov) 2
CrtxReavr writes: 'NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.'
Submission + - Disguised Asian Male Caught At Canadian Airport (cnn.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A young male of Asian appearance was caught in disguise during a flight from Hong Kong to Canada. The disguise consisted of a molded silicone face and neck mask, hat, glasses and cardigan. An intelligence alert (PDF) from Canada Border Services Agency contains photos of the man with and without the disguise as well as further details of the incident. Suspicions were raised at the start of the flight when the subject was noted as having an elderly appearance that didn't match his hands of youthful appearance. Later in the flight the subject entered an aircraft washroom to remove the disguise and was caught emerging as an early 20's Asian male. This disguise is more elaborate than those used by the suspected perpetrators of the assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai, January 2010. Will the continued introduction of biometric passport security deprecate the use of disguises or will disguises simply become more sophisticated?
Comment Re:0G beer (Score 0) 113
After about 6 minutes into this video is a discussion of fizzing and a view of diamagnetically levitated beer, for an earthbound simulation.
Comment Re:I already bought my copy (Score 1) 258
your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them. stretch out with your feellllings!
Submission + - SPAM: Golden ratio discovered in a quantum world
FiReaNGeL writes: "Scientist have for the first time observed a nanoscale symmetry hidden in solid state matter. By artificially introducing more quantum uncertainty the researchers observed that the chain of atoms of cobalt niobate acts like a nanoscale guitar string. The first two notes show a perfect relationship with each other. Their frequencies (pitch) are in the ratio of 1.618, which is the golden ratio famous from art and architecture. The observed resonant states in cobalt niobate are a dramatic laboratory illustration of the way in which mathematical theories developed for particle physics may find application in nanoscale science and ultimately in future technology."
Link to Original Source
Link to Original Source
Submission + - TSA: Keep Your Hands Where We Can See Them (yahoo.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: Courtesy of Yahoo News: Some airlines were telling passengers on Saturday that new government security regulations prohibit them from leaving their seats beginning an hour before landing The regulations are a response to a suspected terrorism incident on Christmas Day. Air Canada said in a statement that new rules imposed by the Transportation Security Administration limit on-board activities by passengers and crew in U.S. airspace...Flight attendants on some domestic flights are informing passengers of similar rules. Passengers on a flight from New York to Tampa Saturday morning were also told they must remain in their seats and couldn't have items in their laps, including laptops and pillows.
I seriously thought this was an Onion article at first.
I seriously thought this was an Onion article at first.
Submission + - Star Trek Synthehol beta goes into development (telegraph.co.uk)
Ada_Rules writes: Researchers at the Imperial College London have announced development of an alcohol substitute that has many of the same properties as the Sythehol from the series Star Trek in that one will get a buzz from it but will not end up with a hangover. In addition you will have the option of getting immediately sober if you so desire it.
Let's hope this is not the typical vaporware. It is not that I really want a drink of Synthehol but with its release I assume Romulan Ale won't be far behind.
Let's hope this is not the typical vaporware. It is not that I really want a drink of Synthehol but with its release I assume Romulan Ale won't be far behind.
Comment Real Intent (Score 1) 447
I'm sure the Vatican would like to limit negative portrayals of the Pope, regardless of the rationale given in TFA
Submission + - Grigory Perelman and the Poincare Conjecture (failuremag.com) 1
EagleHasLanded writes: Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman doesn't talk to journalists. Actually, he doesn't talk to anyone anymore. So we'll have to settle for insights via his biographer, Masha Gessen, who, strangely enough, has never talked to him either. But she has spoken with just about everyone who has ever had any significant interaction with Perelman, and the result is the book 'Perfect Rigor,' which more than adequately explains why Perelman has gone into self-imposed exile, and why he hasn't collected the million dollars owed him for solving the Poincare Conjecture.
Journal Journal: Doctor Zero has it nailed 10
The bankruptcy of ObamaCare succinctly, fully nailed:
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/12/20/the-illusion-of-design/
Submission + - Boeing 767 simulator in a bedroom (bbc.co.uk) 1
192939495969798999 writes: "A brief story about a man who has built a 767 simulator in his home. This simulator differs from others that I've seen by having a pretty clean, professional console and layout, and what appear to be authentic displays."
Submission + - 'Nexus One' Is First Google's Android Phone (wiseandroid.com)
xchg writes: It's still not called the "Google Phone", but the Nexus One — to be made by HTC — is as close as I think we're going to get. The WSJ cites sources familiar with Google's plans and says that Google has designed this handset and plans to sell it directly to consumers, unlocked.
Comment Re:Bad news (Score 1) 77
I'm also a firm believer in the free market, but unfortunately software (operating systems in particular) does not seem to follow that model. The most versatile, powerful, and reliable operating system has been available free of charge for nearly 20 years - but most users are fairly entrenched in the "mindshare" of the major OS makers.
Mind_share
Mind_share
