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Submission + - .NET Native Compilation Preview Released

Submitted by atrader42 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @03:08PM

atrader42 writes: Microsoft announced a new .NET compiler that compiles .NET code to native code using the C++ compiler backend. It produces performance like C++ while still enabling .NET features like garbage collection, generics, and reflection. Popular apps have been measured to start up to 60% and use 15% less memory. The preview currently only supports Windows Store applications, but is expected to apply to more .NET applications in the long term. A preview of the compiler is available for download now.

Caveat: I both work for MS and read Slashdot.

Submission + - LG aims to beat Apple's Retina display (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by

angry tapir

on Monday May 28, 2012 @09:42PM

angry tapir writes: "LG Display has introduced a 5-inch full HD LCD panel for smartphone displays — the highest resolution mobile panel to date. The widescreen panel is based on AH-IPS (Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching) technology and has a 1920-by-1080 pixel resolution or 440 pixels per inch (ppi), according to LG. That compares to Apple's Retina display, which has 264 ppi on the new iPad and 326 ppi on the iPhone 4S."

Submission + - Miners Send Drones To Work (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by aesoteric on Monday May 28, 2012 @06:38PM

aesoteric writes: Australia's top miners have opened a new front in their march to automation, flying unmanned aerial vehicles in increasing numbers at remote sites across the country. They've been used to inspect a fire-damaged oil rig, perform aerial photography and stockpile surveys. There is also a trend towards non US-built UAVs, due to the lag in receiving export approvals for the aircraft and spare parts.

Submission + - Scientific literacy vs. climate change belief (nature.com)

Submitted by gmfeier on Monday May 28, 2012 @05:47PM

gmfeier writes: An interesting study reported in Nature Climate Change indicated that concern over climate change did not correlate with scientific literacy nearly as much as with cultural polarization.

Submission + - Convoy 2.0: Driverless Volvo Platoon Hits the Road

Submitted by theodp on Monday May 28, 2012 @11:40AM

theodp writes: After seeing a caravan of state highway escort trucks accompanying a road work crew, the idea of follow-the-leader driverless vehicles may have crossed your mind. Covered earlier on Slashdot but pretty much lost in the buzz over the Google driverless car is Project Sartre (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), Europe's experiment with 'vehicle platooning,' which has successfully completed a 125 mile road test on a busy Spain motorway, in which three Volvos drove themselves by automatically following a truck in the presence of other, normal road users. The Register reports that on-board cameras, radar and laser tracking allow each vehicle to monitor the one in front, and wirelessly streamed data from the lead vehicle tells each car when to accelerate, break and turn. Time to start working on that screenplay for Convoy II?

Submission + - Massive Spy Malware Infiltrating Iranian Computers (wired.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 28, 2012 @10:27AM

An anonymous reader writes: Wired is reporting on a massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation. Kaspersky Lab, the company that discovered the malware, has a FAQ with more details.

Comment Re:Where is the Original Cosmos series??? (Score 1) 183

by atrader42 on Monday September 28, 2009 @04:20AM (#29563127) Attached to: Carl Sagan Sings

Just found the whole series streaming on Netflix.

Comment Re:Another obvious answer... (Score 1) 333

by atrader42 on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @07:41PM (#18356031) Attached to: Legislators Ponder BlackBerry Pileups

Fols simply don't believe they're driving carlessly

On the other hand, if more folks were diving carlessly, the roads would be a whole lot less dangerous

Submission + - DIY Laptop literally from scratch!

Submitted by Brietech on Monday March 05, 2007 @04:17AM

Brietech writes: Ever felt like building your own laptop from (almost literally) scratch? This is a microcontroller-based "laptop" built from the ground up from a handful of chips and other hardware found lying around. It runs a self-hosted development environment, allowing the user to write and edit programs in "Chris++" on the machine, and then compile and run them. The carpentry looks like it could use some work, but it's a neat project!

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