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Comment Re:Nothing to see here (Score 1) 245

by XenoRyet on Wednesday January 23, 2008 @05:41PM (#22159182) Attached to: SpaceShipTwo Design and Pics Released

If you disagree with this statement, go ahead -- explain why you feel that a vehicle with this low delta-V, horrible ISP, and proportionally high mass that faces bare minimal reentry heating -- advances the state of the art.

Two words: Public Interest

Submission + - 100 years of astronomical data to be digitized.

Submitted by Maximum Prophet on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @02:28PM

Maximum Prophet writes: Anyone with a spare $5,000,000, please contact the people in this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/science/10astro. html
Harvard has over 100 years of glass photographic plates taken from observatories all over the world. They've built a special scanner, but need funds to complete the project. Perhaps they should talk to Google?

Feed Navy Researches Vomit Beam (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @06:12PM

Set phasers to "puke"? The military works on a weapon that makes people so dizzy they fall over and throw up. It can supposedly shoot through walls, too. In Danger Room.

Feed Bots Probe Earth's Missing Crust (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @05:12PM

British scientists are sending robots to dig rock samples from a huge area in the Atlantic seabed where the Earth's crust is missing and its inner mantle lies exposed. By the Associated Press.

Journal Journal: Open Letter to Sir Richard Branson

Journal by rohar on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @04:47PM

Dear Sir Richard Branson,

Upon reading the information on the recently announced Virgin Earth Challenge I feel that although I admire the noble effort, I have difficulty with the terms and conditions of the challenge. I believe that if you and the Virgin group of companies were serious regarding improving our planet that you have the resources to make an immediate change in the world energy si

Submission + - XBOX360 Hypervisor Security Protection hacked

Submitted by

ACTRAiSER

on Wednesday February 28, 2007 @05:03PM

ACTRAiSER writes: "A recent Post on Bugtraq claims the hack of the XBOX360 Security Protection Hypervisor. It includes sample code as well. "We have discovered a vulnerability in the Xbox 360 hypervisor that allows privilege escalation into hypervisor mode. Together with a method to inject data into non-privileged memory areas, this vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to an Xbox 360 to run arbitrary code such as alternative operating systems with full privileges and full hardware access.""

Submission + - Meetings make you dumber

Submitted by Maximum Prophet on Friday February 23, 2007 @11:47AM

Maximum Prophet writes: Robert Heinlein said that the committee was the only life form in the universe with three or more bellies and no brain. Well, here's some proof:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17279961/
So, is slashdot a group subject to this kind of groupthink, or are the participants isolated enough that the effect is minimized? Discuss...

Submission + - January Game Sales Explode, Wii Dominates

Submitted by

njkid1

on Wednesday February 21, 2007 @11:48AM

njkid1 writes: "Yes, there was an extra week for NPD's January data period, but even after subtracting that contribution it was a fantastic period for the gaming industry at a time that's often considered a lull after the holiday. It's even more fantastic for Nintendo, as the Wii outsold both the 360 and PS3, beating Sony's system almost 2-to-1. http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=1529 4&ncid=AOLGAM000500000000021"

Journal Journal: F-22 Navigation Glitch: "It worked fine in the lab" 4

Journal by DingerX on Wednesday February 21, 2007 @09:20AM

IFENs aren't the only computer system you can crash in flight, evidently. The shiny-new F-22 raptor arrived in Okinawa this weekend, the first overseas deployment for the USAF's most advanced and most expensive fighter. The arrival was a week late, due to a

Submission + - Half-Life 2: Episode 2 delayed to end 2007

Submitted by

Wowzer

on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @03:34PM

Wowzer writes: "EA and Valve today announced the naming and product configurations of Half-Life 2's The Black Box and The Orange Box, while at the same time confirming another worldwide release date delay from summer 2007 to winter 2007. From the article: "The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal and Team Fortress 2. The Orange Box will ship for the PC, PS3 & Xbox 360, and includes all the content of The Black Box, plus the original Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One." If you thought the delay was the only bad news, then artwork fans haven't seen the ugly new boxart yet."

Submission + - Global Gaming League- Is gaming a spectator sport?

Submitted by

njkid1

on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @12:03PM

njkid1 writes: "Over the last few weeks there's been a giant fuss over the upcoming DirecTV Championship Gaming Series in the competitive community, and rightfully so. After all, Team 3D, compLexity, and other Counter-Strike squads are flocking to the CGS, and there are rumors of big salaries in wait for the players. No one outside of the contracted parties is sure of the full dollar amount, but the press releases promise huge exposure for competitive gaming on TV — albeit satellite TV http://www.gamedaily.com/canvases/global-gaming-le ague/_a/that-burning-question-is-gaming-really-a/2 0070202202809990001?&ncid=AOLGAM000500000000007"

Journal Journal: Light boards with Mooninites in Boston land two in jail.

Journal by Unstablevelocity on Thursday February 01, 2007 @02:22PM

Two men were arrested in Boston for "creating a panic by placing bomblike electronic light boards." The boards had the Mooninites from Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but because it had four batteries and wires, bombsquads were called to disarm these harmless light boards. The full story here.

Submission + - Maxwell's demon now reality?

Submitted by DMiax on Thursday February 01, 2007 @12:48PM

DMiax writes: Reuter has claimed that a group of scientists from University of Edimburgh realized a nanomachine acting as a Maxwell's Demon. Namely the device selects and traps other molecules based on their direction of motion. The existence of such a device would violate the second law of thermodnamics. It is worth noting that the researcher himself did not make such claim, simply crediting Maxwell for his work on electrodynamics and thermodynamics.

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