Comment Haha "particles" (Score 1) 14
Physics should move on from this outdated concept.
Comment Sure... (Score 1) 29
But does it run Jolla?
Comment Oh, the irony! (Score 1) 144
Amazon started out selling books.
Comment Obligatory Housemartins... (Score 1) 36
And when you see a can I see a crook
And when you see a crowd I see a flock
It's sheep we're up against
And when you see a crowd I see a flock
It's sheep we're up against
Comment Maybe don't break the ice... (Score 2) 68
FTFS:
Scientists from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration used ice-breaking ships (...) Their findings reveal warm ocean water funneling through deep cracks in the ice, causing unexpected melting patterns.
Comment Did they have... (Score 1) 20
...frickin' lasers attached to their heads?
Comment Insensitive clod! (Score 1) 76
Try CU-seeMe on a 56k modem.
Great hours-long transatlantic family conversations!
- "Can you hear me?"
- "Ya, but a little choppy..."
- "Can you see me?"
- "A bit pixellated by ya..."
- "Hold on, I'll restart my modem..."
[5 minutes later]
- "Can you hear me?"
- "Ya, but a little choppy..."
- "Can you see me?"
- "A bit pixellated by ya..."
- "Hold on, I'll restart my modem..."
Rinse and repeat!
Hours of family fun I tell 'ya!
Comment Re:Canada's result - not much change (Score 4, Funny) 261
Canada got rid of the 1-cent coin 2012
What? That's just loonie!
Comment Gemini (Score 3, Funny) 7
Code comment "Don't be evil /s" found in in Gemini!
Comment AI vs NS? (Score 1) 36
I, for one, welcome the cage fight between out Artificial Intelligence and Natural Stupidity overlords!
It's gonna be like the ultimate all-you-can-eat "Chinese" food court deal... you get full but feel hungry after an hour!
Comment Weird analogy for a physicist (Score 1) 31
You can't put 10 pounds of potatoes in a five-pound sack,"
Of course you can. Simple cubic packing is around 50% efficient.
So, let's assume perfectly cubical potatoes in a flexible sack...
Comment Re:"florida man"? (Score 1) 146
slashdot editor did the best possible in choosing an humorous title
The guy is named "Hashem" twice FFS! It means "breaker" in Arabic and "God" in Hebrew. The humorous possibilities are endless!
Comment Re:And? (Score 1) 109
My mom says thanks! However, she was a bit disappointed you didn't include a Zoom link for a "Kumbayayah" singalong!
Comment Re:Junk Science? (Score 1) 118
I'm trying to figure out how they arrived at these conclusions with no one who experienced both of these alleged effects since they only collected data for seven years at most.
Yes. If they think these conclusions are interesting, they should follow up by tracking different cohorts through both hypothesized ages.
Comment Re:Galactic Time Coordinates (Score 1) 66
Exactly.
