Comment Re:Interesting... (Score 1) 147
Followed by "Hey, that was kinda cool, let's do it again!"
Comment Re:I don't care if it is harmless (Score 0) 130
That is assuming you can prove that CarrierIQ is using 100% of your bandwidth. If not, you'll still end up going no where.
Comment Re:The BBC has a bit more ... (Score 0) 48
Nice rant except, it wasn't Anonymous.
Comment Re:My friends don't send me emails (Score 0) 85
My friends and I communicate by email almost every work day - it is far easier than starting a group chat over IM.
Comment Re:The only appropriate response (Score 3, Funny) 356
a t h l e t e ' s f o o t
Comment Anyone else.. (Score 0) 96
Anyone else think of wifi hotspots?
Comment Wonder how long... (Score 1) 242
It'll be till parents can't use "shoes don't grow on trees, you know" when they don't want to get new shoes for their kids.
Comment English translation (Score 1) 2
Submission + - First map of an extrasolar planet
jiawen writes: "Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has been used by researchers to make the first-ever map of an extrasolar planet. It's a weather map, more precisely, showing temperature variations over the surface of a Hot Jupiter, HD 189733 b (more, more). It really is hot: even the coldest regions are about 1200 degrees F."
Scientists Claim Major Leap in Engine Design 775
An anonymous reader writes "Purdue researchers say they have made a major advance in the design of the internal combustion engine, one that could seriously boost fuel efficiency and cut emissions. A key portion involves building intake and exhaust valves that are no longer driven by mechanisms connected to the pistons, a departure from the way car engines have worked since they were commercialized more than a century ago. 'The concept, known as variable valve actuation, would enable significant improvements in conventional gasoline and diesel engines used in cars and trucks and for applications such as generators, he said. The technique also enables the introduction of an advanced method called homogeneous charge compression ignition, or HCCI, which would allow the United States to drastically reduce its dependence on foreign oil and the production of harmful exhaust emissions. The homogeneous charge compression ignition technique would make it possible to improve the efficiency of gasoline engines by 15 percent to 20 percent, making them as efficient as diesel engines while nearly eliminating smog-generating nitrogen oxides, Shaver said.'"
Comment err... (Score 1) 379
did they account for the fact that mozilla sets their site as the default homepage?
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