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Comment Re:oh noes, google shutting down a project! (Score 1) 43

by adubey on Monday February 01, 2021 @08:42PM (#61017560) Attached to: Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus

Yes, Google shuts everything down.

Except search, ads, Android, Chrome, Chromebooks, Chromecast, Youtube, Maps, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Groups, Translate, Photos, Blogger, Calendar and Gmail.

But yes, Google doesn't stick with anything anymore.

Comment Re:Rate of degrading? (Score 3, Informative) 244

by adubey on Thursday April 21, 2011 @11:37AM (#35894676) Attached to: Graphene Super Paper Is 10x Stronger Than Steel

My understanding is that pure carbon things sublimate into CO2 over time (including diamonds) when exposed to oxygen.

I don't disagree that this might happen, but isn't this usually called oxidation and not sublimation? Sublimation refers to a state change (always C), and oxidation is a chemical reaction (C to CO2). If oxidation happens quickly enough, I heard it is called "burning"...

(ducks)

At any rate, you are partially correct in that diamond oxidation depends on sublimation occurring:

http://acs.omnibooksonline.com/data/papers/2001_6.2.pdf

But you may need to heat it to 350 degrees C for this to happen at a noticeable rate:

http://www.mdu.edu.tw/Chinese/pdf/mdu01c-2-09.pdf

Nintendo 3DS Launching On March 27 For $250 120

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday January 20, 2011 @02:54AM from the coming-soon-to-a-kneebiter-near-you dept.

Sam writes "Nintendo executive Reggie Fil-Aime today revealed US availability and pricing for the Nintendo 3DS at an event in the Nintendo World store in New York City. The 3DS will launch on March 27, 2011 with a retail price of $250 and will be available in two flavors: Aqua Blue and Cosmo Black. There will be roughly 30 games released between the launch day and E3 2011 (June 7 to June 9). These include Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Madden NFL Football, The Sims 3, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, and LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. The device will have the same form-factor as the DSi and will be backwards compatible with both DS and DSi games. Users will also be able to download games via an online store, called the eShop. In Europe, the 3DS will launch on March 25, 2011. While Europeans will get the device two days early, pricing is not good news. Nintendo held a second event in Amsterdam today and said that pricing would be left up to retailers. Retailers in the UK are reportedly planning a £229.99 ($367.64) price tag, while other European retailers are going with €249 ($336.00)."

Prince Says Internet Is Over 450

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @10:18AM from the it-was-fun-while-it-lasted dept.

the_arrow writes "According to the artist currently known as Prince, 'The internet's completely over.' At least that what he says in an interview with the British newspaper Mirror. Quoting Prince: 'The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.'"

Survey Says To UK — Repeal Laws of Thermodynamics 208

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @01:15AM from the einstein-is-next-up-against-the-wall dept.

mostxlnt writes "As we noted, the new Tory UK government has launched a website asking its subjects which laws they'd most like repealed. There are proposals up for repeal of the Laws of Thermodynamics: Second, Third, and all (discussion thread on this one closed by a moderator). One comment on the Third [now apparently deleted] elucidated: 'Without the Third Law of Thermodynamics, it would be possible to build machines that would last forever and provide an endless source of cheap energy. thus solving both potential crises in energy supply as well as solving the greenhouse gas problem in one step... simples... eh?'"

Best Places To Work In IT 2010 205

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @12:58AM from the wish-you-were-here dept.

CWmike writes "These top-rated IT workplaces combine choice benefits with hot technologies and on-target training. Computerworld's 17th annual report highlights the employers firing on all cylinders. The Employer Scorecard ranks IT firms based on best benefits, retention, training, diversity, and career development. Also read what IT staffs have to say about job satisfaction. How's your workplace, IT folk?" Read below for a quick look at the top 10 IT workplaces according to this survey.

Comment This is cool! (Score 3, Informative) 183

by adubey on Tuesday April 24, 2007 @04:50PM (#18861261) Attached to: Next-Gen Processor Unveiled

The link has NO information.

The PDF here: has more information about EDGE.

The basic idea is that CISC/RISC architectures rely on storing intermediate data in registers (or in main memory on old skool CISC). EDGE bypasses registers: the output of one instruction is fed directly to the input of the next. No need to do register allocation while compiling. I'm still reading the PDF, this sounds like a really neat idea, though.

The only question is, will this be so much better than existing ISA's to eventually replace them? -- even if only for specific applications like high-performance computing.

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