Alright guys, I think I'm moving on now. I've been here for 6 years, and let's face it, I often spend more time here than I should; all the while, the rest of the community is becoming less active by the day.
So, I'm off to focus on my career.
If you want to contact me you can send me a...
Hibernating bears teach scientists tricks for human hibernation
"The hibernation of smaller animals such as mice and hedgehogs is well understood, but larger, human-sized animals that hibernate have never been studied before."
until now...
And now for a joke: wake me up when we get to Mars.
Full article: http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-84000-websites-by-mistake-110216/
Wow, total ****ing fail there. Nice going, helping out the small businesses by shutting them down and warning all visitors that they have been trafficking child pornography.
****ing fail, off the...
Invisible Tanks, Planes and Armor Could Hit Battlefields in 5 Years
British military scientists plan to develop an army of "invisible" tanks ready for use on the battlefield within five years.
Scientists at BAE are also looking at a number of revolution battlefield inventions which will...
Following on the heels of a railgun record, the Navy makes a breakthrough with its super laser. Development continues on what will be the latest way to shoot down missiles and sink enemy ships.
"Currently, the free-electron laser project produces the most-powerful beam in the world, able to...
"We've contacted Sony for comment, but have not received a reply at time of publication. "
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/02/report-psn-hacked-showing-stunning-lack-of-credit-card-security.ars
Apparently, the security is so fail, you can get free games just by changing the URLs. :laugh:
'Watson', IBM's Artificial Intelligence, competes against human contestants in a 3 day Jeopardy special.
NOVA science documentary covers Watson in detail
Day 1 (Feb. 14, 2011)
(part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdkJpAtt1I
(part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXH7jn2AHAw...
I'm looking to buy a new video card soon, and with some of them not having HDMI on the back of the card (like some with 2 x DVI instead), will I still be able to play BluRay 1080p (through DVI)? I don't suppose so.
I figure I will eventually want a BluRay drive, but don't want my movies to be...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt_rDTH2Fic
Thracian - "Bastard Coffin" - this is the last track off of the EP.
Day 1 recording Drums for Bastard Coffin (Cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0B4ARrrkK8
Practicing (smartphone recording)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2JNGd8_RPM
Is anyone aware of a mouse that features a mouse wheel which does not rotate completely - instead, when you push the wheel up for example, it increases the 'scroll speed' variably.
The best example I can think of would be that the up and down motion on the wheel would be analog (like triggers...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1gMbY41X58
~ 50 minutes.
[B]How does the brain work?
I really enjoy this show, it's one of my favorites. This was a good episode as usual.
"CPU usage during video has been a particular sore spot with Flash, in particular with Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs lambasting Flash video as battery-sucking software."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20031167-264.html
http://get2.adobe.com/flashplayer/
"The fact that we've found so many planet candidates in such a tiny fraction of the sky suggests there are countless planets orbiting sun-like stars in our galaxy,"...
Human Development Index
Democracy Index
Global Peace Index
Congratulations to Norway, which places #1 in all 3 indexes 2 of the indexes*. Remarkable.
Discuss.
1) What kind of animal do you see yourself as?
2) What cartoon character do you feel best represents you?
Not your favorite, or one you liked the most, but the one that best matches your life, or the one you can most relate with.
1. Hyena
2. I don't know, maybe Soundwave
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Showroom of Compassion, released on January 11, 2011, is the name of the sixth full-length studio album from the band Cake. This is the band's first album since the release of Pressure Chief in 2004, the longest gap to date between two consecutive Cake studio albums. John McCrea stated that...