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Stories · 5

  1. Another English/Metric "Spacecraft" Problem

    Science · Toy · · posted by Hemos · from the oh-the-joys-of-system-management dept. · 748 comments
    SuperDry writes "There's been another spacecraft failure that's been attributed to an English/Metric units problem, this time at Tokyo Disneyland's Space Mountain. An axle broke on a "spacecraft" (a.k.a. roller coaster train) mid-ride, causing it to derail (nobody was hurt). The final investigation report has been released, and the root cause has been determined to be a part being the wrong size due to a conversion of the master plans in 1995 from English units to Metric units. In 2002, new axles were mistakenly ordered using the pre-1995 English specifications instead of the current Metric specifications. Apparently size does matter, even if it's only a 0.86mm difference."

  2. Microsoft Sued for Defective Software

    Yro · Court · · posted by michael · from the consumer-safety dept. · 606 comments
    Door-opening Fascist writes "eWeek is reporting that a South Korean citizen action group, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, is suing Microsoft for putting the SQL Slammer vulnerability into Windows. They are doing so on behalf of the South Korean people and businesses affected by SQL Slammer."

  3. Turbolinux Not Dead Yet

    Linux · Turbolinux · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the something-seems-odd dept. · 210 comments
    Abdul Nabi writes "I found this article on Linux Today which is a response from Turbolinux to the recent rumors of a shutdown. The responds contends that they are restructuring rather than shutting down." Ya know, I can't think of a single person that I know that runs Turbolinux. Maybe that has something to do with their problems.

  4. Questions to Ask University CS Departments?

    Ask · Education · · posted by Cliff · from the enquiring-minds-want-to-know dept. · 114 comments
    egarrido16 asks: "I will be visiting numerous undergraduate colleges over the next several months and meeting with the chairpeople of the computer science departments. I need to come up with some questions to ask them so that I can evaluate their methods of teaching CS (i.e. 'Does this college believe programming is a fundamental or is it more of a tool?'). Reflecting upon your experience, what questions do you think would be necessary to ask to decide what the educators feel is important in a CS curriculum?"

  5. Small Form LCD Projectors?

    Ask · Hardware · · posted by Cliff · from the windshield-dashboards-in-the-near-future dept. · 9 comments
    HRieke asks: "Does anyone know as to where to buy low power LCD projectors or parts? I have two needs on this matter: I am computerizing my car in conjunction with my Master's thesis (if approved), the second as a wall video display. Ideally, I would use the device with a PC in the trunk, or LART . My idea is to have the a display projected on the windshield, from over the left shoulder, displaying realtime IR images, possible hazards, and GPS location, at a low lumens level, and for the unit to have small power requirements / low heat waste. Resolution is not that important, 800x600x16bbp is ideal, but I'd settle for even for 640x480x8bbp. After searching a bit, I found the DLP units from Texas Instruments. Be sure to look at the DLP image library too. Are there any other projectors like these?"