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Comment OK, lets try this in 1D: (Score 3, Interesting) 303

by s-gen (#31691166) Attached to: Gaming in the 4th Dimension
a line:
______________________

a "ring" called "A":
__A_____A_____________

and another "ring" called "B":
__A_____A___B_____B__

lift "B" into the second dimension:
_____________B_____B__
__A_____A_____________

slide "B" across:
_____B_____B___________
__A_____A_____________

drop "B" back onto the line:
__A__B__A__B_________

"A" and "B" are now "linked" in the 1D universe.
Programming

Simpler "Hello World" Demonstrated In C 582

Posted by kdawson from the non-obfuscated dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Wondering where all that bloat comes from, causing even the classic 'Hello world' to weigh in at 11 KB? An MIT programmer decided to make a Linux C program so simple, she could explain every byte of the assembly. She found that gcc was including libc even when you don't ask for it. The blog shows how to compile a much simpler 'Hello world,' using no libraries at all. This takes me back to the days of programming bare-metal on DOS!"

Feed Engadget: Olympus E-3 DSLR is officially official (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

Yeah, we've been hearing about this one for quite some time, but just as expected Olympus is making its mid-range E-3 DSLR official. Starting at $1,700, you get:
  • 10 megapixel sensor
  • 2.5-inch 230k pixel live view display
  • "World's fastest autofocus" with 11-point biaxial AF system
  • Image stabilization, sonic dust cleaning on sensor, shoots up to ISO 3200
  • 3/4 lens mount, takes CF and xD media
We haven't heard when it'll be available, but you can surely expected it in short order.

[Thanks, Zo]

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Comment Correlation implies failure to falsify a theory (Score 1) 190

by s-gen (#20485649) Attached to: OOXML Vote and the CPI Corruption Index
Someone had a causal theory that corruption was responsible for certain voting patterns. They invented a test that could perhaps falsify the theory. The test did not falsify the theory.

Is it proved? No. But the correlation (failure to falsify) makes it a reasonable thing to believe unless/until it goes down to a better theory or a better test.
The Media

Submission + - Bad Science (badscience.net)

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DocDJ
DocDJ writes: "Ben Goldacre (who writes an excellent article in The Guardian called Bad Science, which regularly demonstrates how poor the mainstream media is at reporting science) points out the flaws in the recent reporting of research which purported to show the evolutionary basis of 'blue for boys, pink for girls'."

Feed Engadget: Olympus launches the E-3 DSLR? (engadget.com)

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

Remember the unnamed Olympus DSLR of with multiple monickers? We've seen it as the E-P1 and P-1, but now, after what seems like countless months brand-free glass-encased trade show appearances it looks like Olympus has officially titled launched it's E-1 DSLR successor, the E-3. We don't yet know much about it, but we understand it will have a live view LCD, work on the 3/4ths mount standard, and be available at least somewhere in November. (That in addition to the other stuff we heard, like it having a 10 megapixel sensor, 11 point autofocus, etc.) We'll update with information as it continues to trickle out.

[Thanks, Adam]

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