Submission + - Physicists Prove Surprising Rule of Threes (simonsfoundation.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 27, 2014 @03:28PM

An anonymous reader writes: More than 40 years after a Soviet nuclear physicist proposed an outlandish theory that trios of particles can arrange themselves in an infinite nesting-doll configuration, experimentalists have reported strong evidence that this bizarre state of matter is real.

Comment Eric's being a little hypocritical (Score 1) 331

by redwood2 on Saturday April 27, 2013 @11:22AM (#43567489) Attached to: Eric Schmidt: Google Glass Critics 'Afraid of Change,' Society Will Adapt

'Criticisms are inevitably from people who are afraid of change, or who have not figured out that there will be an adaptation of society.'

Like people who fear monger over drones saying "How would you feel if your neighbor went over and bought a commercial observation drone that they can launch from their back yard. It just flies over your house all day. How would you feel about it?"
-Eric Schmidt, can't decide if surveillance technology is for everyone or not.

Submission + - U.S. Missile Defense Against Iran makes China/Russia mad, might not even work.. (the-diplomat.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @02:03PM

An anonymous reader writes: The United States since the 1980's has been trying to make missile defense, aka hitting a bullet with a bullet, work. Billions of dollars spent, tons of political capital spent, and not a lot to show. The U.S. does have two viable options, the SM-2 and 3, although both are not 100% perfect.

The U.S. with European allies have been deploying missile defense in Europe to block a possible strike from Iranian nuclear tipped missiles (even though they have not made nukes or the missiles to carry them). One problem: such defenses could, in theory, also block Russian and Chinese missiles. Russia is now planning to make more missiles to counter such defenses and could pull out of the new Start treaty and stop helping U.S. forces from supply themselves in Afghanistan.

Is this all worth it for something that might not even work?

Comment my favorite line: (Score 1) 946

by redwood2 on Sunday February 15, 2004 @02:38AM (#8284254) Attached to: Valentine's Plans?

"Power is a great aphrodesiac" - Notorious Asshole and War Criminal Henry Kissinger

Journal Journal: guess what

Journal by redwood2 on Friday March 21, 2003 @12:48PM

dong work late
again
trying to getshit done
damn school sucks

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Journal Journal: post

Journal by redwood2 on Monday February 17, 2003 @05:59AM

Posted today
tiling textures for a rpg thing
alread+2
uh and mod points yesterday

Journal Journal: sleepdep. xperiment

Journal by redwood2 on Wednesday November 20, 2002 @01:02PM

marc no sleep.
no sleep bad.
marc want sleep.
but no sleep.
yes, no sleep.
marc need type.
type type type.
typing sucks.