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Right!? This could be their marketing poster.

Fuck New Slashdot. The good old /. would have used Natalie Portman!

Right!? This could be their marketing poster.

I already told you what was wrong with it and how to fix it.
You didn't listen.

Here it is again: http://i.imgur.com/rNPke5p.jpg

Allow the turning OFF of the pics??

You can do this by switching from Standard mode to Classic using the button in this screenshot: http://imgur.com/6wnb138

Unicode support is just a matter of finding time to do it. We've got a small engineering team and lots of work to do.

Better comment loading/filtering is in the works.

I can't speak to the indenting, but I'll bring it up with the designers.

Does the beta site on your browser look anything like it does on mine? I think the readability of comments suffers greatly from the beta design.

Well I am using Chrome (32.0.1700.107 - latest stable release) on Fedora 20 and don't have any issues. On the off chance I ran this on firefox (27.0) and still don't have any issues. Ok I will try Konqueror under KDE 4.11.5 ... Nope still don't have any problems. I even tried the Beta without logging in and I still did not have problems.

I won't deny that the Beta display is not the same as the original /. display but IMHO it is not that bad.

Of course if I hold my control button down and scroll I can get can get something approximating your picture but why would I want to do that.

Does the beta site on your browser look anything like it does on mine?
I think the readability of comments suffers greatly from the beta design.

It's a job for the Ananthropomorphic Infiltration Suit: http://i.imgur.com/ilwyj.jpg

I can't remember where I saw the comic, but it was -10 C Fall vs. Spring. I found a similar one for farenheit, but it's not the one I was thinking of. http://i.imgur.com/qzIm7y1.png

So, it's the software that you download that verifies itself?

Yes.

It's not particularly different than relying on a repository signature. There's nothing stopping you from adding untrustworthy repositories in Linux, and if a repository is compromised signatures can be modified as well. There's a reason people are cautious about PPAs. Package managers are not immune to security issues, either.

Or, does Windows have a list of checked software along with their signatures?

The mechanism is just a digital certificate. The same as those used for SSL/TLS but with a different flag for use (code signing instead of just identity verification). It's not particularly more or less robust than an external metadata signature.

Windows checks all software, but it doesn't block unsigned software. It simply issues a warning. I'm not certain what it does for a revoked certificate or for a certificate for a program that no longer passes the signature check; I've never seen one. On recent editions of Windows Server, the enhanced IE security prevents executing programs from sites that are not trusted until you manually unblock the file on the properties window.

Addendum: compare the screenshot of the unsigned program mentioned above with that of a signed program. That check takes place in Windows Explorer when one opens an executable, before the UAC prompt for admin rights to install it.

That functionality has been in Windows since Windows XP.

So, it's the software that you download that verifies itself? Or, does Windows have a list of checked software along with their signatures?

The author(s) of individual software programs acquire a code-signing certificate from a certificate authority that Microsoft trusts for that purpose. The author(s) then sign their software using that certificate. Windows verifies the signature and ensures it's from a cert issued by a trusted CA.

I had a quick look in your link to the UAC and couldn't see much relevance as it all seemed to be about elevating privileges rather than authenticating 3rd party software. I've never seen Windows do any checking except for drivers.

Most software requires admin rights to install, so it's sensible that the results of the signature checks show up in the escalation prompt. (If the software is unsigned, it gets a scary yellow warning. If it's signed, it shows up in an ordinary looking prompt that lists the program name and the publisher details, as found in the certificate.)

Additionally, if you try opening unsigned executables Windows will prompt you with a moderately-scary warning. Here's a screenshot of such a warning that I took a few minutes ago.

In short: yes, Windows does check signatures on software but it (for better or worse) gives users the option of easily running or installing software even if the program is unsigned.

MAP

LA and TX... Correlation isn't causation, but damn!

According to the description on figure 4, the battery provides 0.5 volts:

EFCs are powered by 500âmM methanol, 7.2% wt/v glucose or 15% wt/v maltodextrin or dehydrated fuels at a voltage of 0.5âV.

Additionally, supplementary table S3 (PDF, page 11 of 14 or PNG) also lists the voltage at 0.5 volts.

Their flyer also asks for people to disengage from capitalism and for babysitters to steal from their employers.
http://i.imgur.com/5ACrabf.png

Pffft... 100Mbps? My PHONE gets 150Mbps in both directions. Home broadband is 1000Mbps over fibre.

My ex had 100Mbps fibre back in 2003, for about 23 quid a month. It was more common back then than it is in the UK now. We are over a decade behind thanks to BT.

http://i.imgur.com/9dZfFQk.jpg

I am reminded of this comic. Of course, that's just a joke. The trouble with people attempting sociology is that they have no idea what the rest of the world go through, but only focus on stories they want to see. For my part I never knew about people respecting what nerds learn before, "math sucks" and all that. But I didn't care. And now I care less for people who tell I need to change, or that math and CS should be taught to everyone. Because I'm certain they are not for everyone, but only for those who will learn even if you don't tell them to. Even the worst racist will find it hard to deny your merits in these fields, so any sufficiently smart kid would just disregard the politics.

Your example doesn't seem to be a good example for me.
http://i.imgur.com/zOa7Hwm.png

Chrome + SafeScript

You may be on to something there. The creator as incompetent and sadistic cretin sounds pretty consistent with observable facts.

Have you noticed that life is cruel and insensible?

That's because the creator is angry and insane -- Sithrak the Blind Gibberer!

So why not convert to Sithrak -- the god who hates you unconditionally.

http://imgur.com/gallery/YmOBmx1, sourced from:
http://oglaf.com/sithrak/ (use caution: other pages on this site are definitely NSFW)

Cheers,

Win 9,
Please ditch the "E-mail Picture" option from the submenu, or at least move it down a few pegs.

Thank you, -the world.
http://imgur.com/auBxomf

Here's a picture of the drone. I really did happen. Teh drones is shocking!

Image taken from this video.

I'm correcting myself here. You actually have to use open.mapquest.com to view the map with OSM data. It's still in beta, but it seemingly does not suck.

No it does not. OSM is a cartography portal, where you can map shit that's in the real world. You can't really do many useful things in openstreetmap.org but look at the map and edit it. If you want to use it like google maps, you'll have to either download the data and some software to interpret it for you, or use a third party service like mapquest. However, it sucks.

The gif is pretty amazing, credit.

It seems kind of strange that a site which is collecting donations to fund secure software projects would require the use of JavaScript to donate. http://imgur.com/Ri5PB7r

Perhaps a bit more funding would have made fusion something more than a "crackpot promies". I haven't verified the the source for this chart but it does seem plausible when listening to talks by scientist working in the field of fusion: http://i.imgur.com/sjH5r.jpg

..this was its reaction: http://i.imgur.com/M6SDzGZ.gif

http://i.imgur.com/7J3WTk5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xmBV4n0.jpg

I'm from Portugal, this type of "green-article" never tells the whole story .
We have a serious problem with subsidized renewable energy , as has Spain , or Germany ( but these are rich and in Portugal we live in a severe crisis).

When there is too much wind and hydro generation, prices in the energy market fall, BUT producers of renewable energy ( exluindo large hydro ) receive the same guaranteed rate ( feed-in tariff). As these producers have priority in the system all energy produced by them have to be bought, even if there is much cheaper energy in the market (gas, nuclear, oil, etc), even if it's free as has happened several times in the past (in Germany last year energy price at one day was negative) we have to buy the subsidized energy !

So actually what happens when there is too much wind and rain ,this is terribly expensive for us, because the more subsidized energy is produced , naturally we paid more and more. Portugal already has one of the most expensive energy prices in Europe, but as the price of energy sold to public is regulated, dont reflect the real and crazy cost, consumers have accumulated a huge tariff debt to the system . In Portugal this tariff debt already exceeds 4000 million € in Spain now exceeds € 25000 million €.

To get an idea of prices paid to subsidized energy, here I leave these two pictures:
Annual change in average cost per type of energy: http://i.imgur.com/MFaPFRZ.png
Annual changes in the average cost of energy subsidized vs. average market cost: http://i.imgur.com/OFn71pI.png

I'm from Portugal, this type of "green-article" never tells the whole story .
We have a serious problem with subsidized renewable energy , as has Spain , or Germany ( but these are rich and in Portugal we live in a severe crisis).

When there is too much wind and hydro generation, prices in the energy market fall, BUT producers of renewable energy ( exluindo large hydro ) receive the same guaranteed rate ( feed-in tariff). As these producers have priority in the system all energy produced by them have to be bought, even if there is much cheaper energy in the market (gas, nuclear, oil, etc), even if it's free as has happened several times in the past (in Germany last year energy price at one day was negative) we have to buy the subsidized energy !

So actually what happens when there is too much wind and rain ,this is terribly expensive for us, because the more subsidized energy is produced , naturally we paid more and more. Portugal already has one of the most expensive energy prices in Europe, but as the price of energy sold to public is regulated, dont reflect the real and crazy cost, consumers have accumulated a huge tariff debt to the system . In Portugal this tariff debt already exceeds 4000 million € in Spain now exceeds € 25000 million €.

To get an idea of prices paid to subsidized energy, here I leave these two pictures:
Annual change in average cost per type of energy: http://i.imgur.com/MFaPFRZ.png
Annual changes in the average cost of energy subsidized vs. average market cost: http://i.imgur.com/OFn71pI.png

Here, pretty block diagrams:
486DX2
Pentium
Quark
Spot the similarities and differences.

I have the suspicion we're basically agreeing on how "fast" Quark is. As in "a RPi runs circles around it".

Here, pretty block diagrams:
486DX2
Pentium
Quark
Spot the similarities and differences.

I have the suspicion we're basically agreeing on how "fast" Quark is. As in "a RPi runs circles around it".

Here, pretty block diagrams:
486DX2
Pentium
Quark
Spot the similarities and differences.

I have the suspicion we're basically agreeing on how "fast" Quark is. As in "a RPi runs circles around it".

Creeping?

but the out-of-control costs for the care itself (ridiculously expensive hospital bills, compared to what it costs to get the same procedure done in western European private hospitals, for instance).

Here is how such a bill looks like. http://imgur.com/a/WIfeN
For those too lazy to click: A person with appendicitis received a bill of 55.029,31USD

It is better to put facts to the 'the costs are too high'. Many people have no idea just how bad it is.

At first I was like "This could be my next router upgrade!"

Then I was like...

The U.S. government is EXTREMELY corrupt.

Here is more of the corruption: Medical bills: Hospitals steal from patients.

one http://i.imgur.com/fZRHal3.png
two http://i.imgur.com/riiIbvX.png

one http://i.imgur.com/fZRHal3.png
two http://i.imgur.com/riiIbvX.png

"it's not innovative for apple to break with the rectangular form of every other desktop computer & design the MP around the heatsink and fan."

No, because tons of other companies were doing it WELL BEFORE Apple ever dreamed it possible.

"Heavily involved in semiconductor based industries with thermal issues? Suure you are"

http://i.imgur.com/YDWt3We.png - 1,000w in 30mm x 30mm package. THE most powerful grow light ever designed (and also can be retrofitted with regular white LED dies for architectural/industrial lighting.)

That's not easy to keep cool. I had to design a graphite-core heat sink solution for that.

http://i.imgur.com/jT6x5H1.jpg - Oh look, here I am testing not only thermal outputs from these different thermal designs, but also running visual cellular scans on test crops - see I also do biology as well. It's kinda part of the job of RESEARCH DIRECTOR FOR A GLOBAL COMPANY.

Go back to wallowing in your ignorance, sir.

"it's not innovative for apple to break with the rectangular form of every other desktop computer & design the MP around the heatsink and fan."

No, because tons of other companies were doing it WELL BEFORE Apple ever dreamed it possible.

"Heavily involved in semiconductor based industries with thermal issues? Suure you are"

http://i.imgur.com/YDWt3We.png - 1,000w in 30mm x 30mm package. THE most powerful grow light ever designed (and also can be retrofitted with regular white LED dies for architectural/industrial lighting.)

That's not easy to keep cool. I had to design a graphite-core heat sink solution for that.

http://i.imgur.com/jT6x5H1.jpg - Oh look, here I am testing not only thermal outputs from these different thermal designs, but also running visual cellular scans on test crops - see I also do biology as well. It's kinda part of the job of RESEARCH DIRECTOR FOR A GLOBAL COMPANY.

Go back to wallowing in your ignorance, sir.

The laws of physics are a lot more friendly to flying machines than contained and controlled fusion.

That's easy to say on this side of it. The path to controlled fusion was a lot more clear in 1980 than the path to controlled flight in 1880. See this graph and this story for an understanding of why fusion is taking so long.

" I have yet to see any of these magical simple devices that you have produced."

http://i.imgur.com/yvANT7n.png

You're just blind. I've posted this same picture dozens of times and you get such heavy psychological trauma as your world collapses that your brain wipes it out and we repeat this cycle again every few months.

Original.

What won't provide the same quality of lighting?

"4) Colour profile of almost all of them is not as nice as incandescent;"

Cheapest fucking 4000K LED I have in the house is the same one used in this comparison chart.

What bullshit are you on about?

REMEMBER ME!

To be fair, most people care quite a bit about aesthetics; look at any geek who's drooled over some sick case mod like this one.

On the other hand we usually dont drop an extra grand on just looks, and then try to justify it by virtue of the OS it comes with (or by how restrictive its EULA is).

War Games featured an IMSAI 8080 with 8" floppies. Why they chose that computer is unknown, since no one really was using those machines by the time of filming.

They mentioned the Commodore PET in the article, but neglected its greatest cameo appearance in Captain Kirk's quarters in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Most movies do an awful job of portraying computers realistically. Take, for example, the attempt to force a C:> prompt on an Apple Macintosh in the movie Office Space. The one movie that really tried hard to get it right, ironically enough, was the Jobs movie last summer. They even went so far as to order a bunch of Mimeo 1 Apple 1 clone kits for realism. It's a shame that they got everything else in the movie wrong, when they did such an excellent job of getting the technical stuff right.

Easy to verify: Display this at 1:1.
If you can see a step in the line, you don't have high enough resolution yet.

That's interesting. With a little bit of testing different distances and some extrapolation it looks like 360 PPI would be good enough for me.