Comment It doesn't matter (Score 1) 60
Even if the big names announce that they're holding back, plenty of people will still be working on AI. You can't freeze an idea.
Comment Not a killer fence, sorry. (Score 1) 363
Typical domestic animal control fences carry a non-lethal charge of from 2,000 volts to 10,000 volts. It's not the voltage that kills you, it's the current.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/crops/uwforage/energizer.pdf
Comment Bogus News (Score 1) 421
There is no way that anyone with the 250 hour current minimum for commercial flight is getting a job with any company that an ordinary citizen would identify as an "Airline". 1500 - 3000 hours has been the practical minimum since WW II when veterans with that kind of experience became available. At 250 hours you are still paying for your own flight time. To build time in between you can become a flight instructor, but jobs such as utility survey (pipline/powerline inspector), traffic, and corporate pilot are heavily over-subscribed.
Once again, a bogus "labor shortage" is being sold to us not because there aren't plenty of newly trained people eager to work, but because corporations are requiring extensive experience in the exact same position for "industry standard" wages that aren't any better than people with that experience are already getting.
Submission + - NASA's Kepler mission extended for two years (nasa.gov)
An anonymous reader writes: A report just released from NASA's senior review panel recommends extending the Kepler mission, initially for two years. "Kepler is not only a unique source of exoplanet discoveries, but also an organizing and rallying point for exo-planet research. It has enabled remarkable stellar science." The scaled-down budget for the extended mission was broadly expected to include funding only for continued operations and management, with no funding for science. Astronomers have already started seeking private funding to continue their Kepler-related work, through crowd-funding websites like PetriDish and FundaGeek, as well as through the non-profit Pale Blue Dot project.
Submission + - Petition submitted to Downing Street in Opposition to Internet Monitoring Law (bbc.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: In response to a plans to introduce real time monitoring of all UK internet communications http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745 a petition has been set up in opposition.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400
Submission + - Happy Anniversary Nyan Cat (itworld.com)
itwbennett writes: "One year and 69 million views ago, Nyan Cat was born. Here are 9 of the best Nyan Cat spinoffs (and the original)."
Submission + - After strict laws reduce piracy, French music industry is still in decline (arstechnica.com)
Hentes writes: France has one of the strictest anti-piracy law. After 17 months of operation, Hadopi released a report, claiming that illegal P2P downloads have been reduced significantly in the country: the studies they cite measured 43% and 66% decrease in copyright infringement. But that huge amount of "lost revenue" doesn't seem to show up in the French recording industry, as the overall recorded music market has decreased by 3.9% in 2011. Even more interesting is that digital music sales have skyrocketed in France. Could it be that it's not piracy killing the traditional recording industry but digital distribution?
Comment Or Maybe... (Score 1) 1
Who feels like cooking when they're depressed?
Submission + - The DNA Double Helix was Discovered Just 59 Years Ago Today (vice.com)
pigrabbitbear writes: "Consider every organism that’s ever lived on Earth. From dinosaurs to bacteria, the number is near infinite, and an overwhelming majority have their entire structures and lives dictated according to their DNA. The DNA molecule is life itself, and it’s astonishing that we’ve only known what it looks like for less than a century. But it’s true: In one of the most groundbreaking papers ever published, James D. Watson and Francis Crick described the double-helix structure of DNA in Nature, 59 years ago today."
Submission + - Tegra 4 likely to include Kepler DNA (extremetech.com)
MrSeb writes: "Late last week, Jen-Hsun Huang sent a letter to Nvidia employees, congratulating them on successfully launching the highly acclaimed GeForce GTX 680. After discussing how Nvidia changed its entire approach to GPU design to create the new GK104, Jen-Hsun writes: “Today is just the beginning of Kepler. Because of its super energy-efficient architecture, we will extend GPUs into datacenters, to super thin notebooks, to superphones.” (Nvidia calls Tegra-powered products “super”, as in super phones, super tablets, etc, presumably because it believes you’ll be more inclined to buy one if you associate it with a red-booted man in blue spandex.) This has touched off quite a bit of speculation concerning Nvidia’s Tegra 4, codenamed Wayne, including assertions that Nvidia’s next-gen SoC will use a Kepler-derived graphics core. That’s probably true, but the implications are considerably wider than a simple boost to the chip’s graphics performance."
Submission + - Futuristic Biplane Design Eliminates Sonic Boom (gizmag.com)
Zothecula writes: A throwback to early 20th Century aviation may hold the key to eliminating the sonic boom — at least according to researchers at MIT and Stanford University. Strongly reminiscent of biplanes still in use today, the researcher's concept supersonic aircraft introduces a second wing which it is claimed cancels the shockwaves generated by objects near or beyond the sound barrier.
Submission + - Companies More Likely To Outsource Than Train IT Employees (infoworld.com)
snydeq writes: "IT pros feeling the pressure to boost tech skills should expect little support from their current employers, according to a recent report on IT skills. '9 in 10 business managers see gaps in workers' skill sets, yet organizations are more likely to outsource a task or hire someone new than invest in training an existing staff. Perhaps worse, a significant amount of training received by IT doesn't translate to skills they actually use on the job.'"
Submission + - 14 Ways to Contribute to Open Source without Being a Programming Genius
Esther Schindler writes: "Plenty of people want to get involved in open source, but don’t know where to start. In 14 Ways to Contribute to Open Source without Being a Programming Genius or a Rock Star Andy Lester lists several ways to help out even if you lack confidence in your technical chops."
Comment It's not that simple (Score 1) 483
Just capturing speed is going to do very little to alleviate bad or aggressive driving. Speed can reduce reaction time and increase impact. It's often cited as a contributing factor in accident analysis, but often simply as a "check all the usual boxes" habit. ( http://www.tarcanfel.org/~hutchins/speed/speed.htm)
Blizzard Boss Says Restrictive DRM Is a Waste of Time 563
Stoobalou writes "Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce reckons that fighting piracy with DRM is a losing battle. His company — which is responsible for one of the biggest video games of all time, the addictive online fantasy role player World of Warcraft — is to release StarCraft 2 on July 27, and Pearce has told Videogamer that the title won't be hobbled with the kind of crazy copy protection schemes that have made Ubisoft very unpopular in gaming circles of late. StarCraft 2 will require a single online activation using the company's Battle.net servers, after which players will be allowed to play the single-player game to their hearts' content, without being forced to have a persistent Internet connection."
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Long computations which yield zero are probably all for naught.
