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  1. 2015 paper seems very similar on Neuroscientists Say They've Found An Entirely New Form of Neural Communication (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 2

    http://www.jneurosci.org/content/35/48/15800
    "Thus, the hypothesis that the propagation of neural activity can be carried out solely by electric fields is consistent with experimental data as well as computer simulations. The fact that the speed of the propagation remains constant under different experimental conditions can be explained by the presence of an electric field effect associated with neural firing generated by the network configuration and not by the properties of individual cells. This electrical field effect is revealed when synaptic transmission is blocked and both pathologic and normal propagation can exist simultaneously with field effect governing short range or local propagation, where synaptic transmission may govern long-range propagation and communication."

  2. Gil Levin's experiment had best evidence for life on NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976 (space.com) · · Score: 2

    Dr. Gilbert V. Levin's "Labeled Release (LR)" experiment on the Viking had positive results. He has published in peer reviewed journals analysis on why the results indicate life. He was interviewed on The Space Show last year

  3. Your Poetry on Interviews: Ask Ray Kurzweil a question · · Score: 1

    One of my favorite poems is "Chocolate Pudding" published in the Feburary 1985 issue of Omni magazine (page 42 http://issuu.com/jerrickventures/docs/omni_1985_02)
    Do you have any plans to publish more poems?

  4. Re:Watson is a scientist on James Watson's Nobel Prize Medal Will Be Returned To Him · · Score: 2

    Yeh, a friend who was a scientist there gave me a good 10 minute rant about him. That salary would fund 8 or so post docs.

  5. Re:Public access on Boeing To Take Space Tourists On Its CST-100 Spacecraft To the ISS · · Score: 2

    nope, they were proof of concept, incapable of letting anyone enter.

  6. Re:What would I *not* do? on Ask Slashdot: Can Tech Help Monitor or Mitigate a Mine-Flooded Ecosystem? · · Score: 2

    Based on seeing the angst of my Indian friend when he was shopping for gold gifts for his family, there's a lot more cultural meaning than mere stored value.

  7. Re:What nightmares are made of on NYC's 19th-Century Horse Carriages Spawn Weird, Truck-Size Electric Car · · Score: 1

    Jurassic Westworld?

  8. Use Dinosaurs on NYC's 19th-Century Horse Carriages Spawn Weird, Truck-Size Electric Car · · Score: 2

    I'd like to see a few animatronic dinosaurs instead of cars. http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Lucky_the_Dinosaur

  9. This could be a boon for biologists and other researchers, in that it could capture the ultrasonic sounds animals make. The currently available equipment is very expensive.

  10. Re:combine it with falcon 9 on Elon Musk's 'Hyperloop': More Details Revealed · · Score: 1

    He talks about this in the Bloomberg interview. He says it's a stupid idea, just make your 1st stage booster 20% bigger to get the same effect.

  11. @mollycrabapple on Google Fixes Glass Vulnerability To Malicious QR Codes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Trolls walk past #GoogleGlass wearers, whisper Image Search Goatse into the glass's mike
      --- @mollycrabapple, after trying on google glass

  12. Issues with being an Activist on Ask Richard Stallman Anything · · Score: 1

    Being an activist creates lifestyle and emotional issues that are different from just having a job and a hobby. Can you recommend any helpful books or websites that give advice on dealing with those issues?

  13. Needs Higher Tech like 3D on Ask Slashdot: How To Make a DVD-Rental Store More Relevant? · · Score: 1

    Back in the early 80's video stores also rented VCRs. Now there's 3D films on blueray, but many people don't have a 3D TV. So rent out a PASSIVE 3D tv (LG makes a good one) with a half dozen glasses. Kids parties would be a natural (or 3D porno for adult parties).
    Also if he is not doing S-8 to DVD transfers and picture scanning he's missing out on a big advantage, as his customers would not have to risk mailing their orginals.
    Another idea would be to get a WIDE assortment of gizmos from DX.com. Most of the items could be kept in a stockroom, if he had a few kiosks for customers to browse. Use the display for new items and kids toys.

  14. It's not cheating... on Ask Slashdot: How To Catch Photoshop Plagiarism? · · Score: 1

    ... it's appropriation

  15. soda ban science misinterpreted on Lawsuit Challenges New York Sugary Drink Ban · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bloomberg has cited a study as evidence that the ban is needed. Too bad that the scientists who did the study say that he totally missed the point.

  16. John E. Stith on Ask Slashdot: Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Writer? · · Score: 1

    Stith is best known for the novel "MANHATTAN TRANSFER" which starts with Manhattan being cut out, domed, and lifted into an alien spaceship.
    http://www.neverend.com/bibliography

  17. Good Grammar is a Checksum on Does Grammar Matter Anymore? · · Score: 2

    Good grammar (and spelling) is the protocol for human communication.
    Since there is redundancy and words like "is & are" when a mistake is made the rest of the sentence can be used to reconstruct the true meaning.
    If we don't follow the standard, then there is increased processing needed to interpret the communication, which is unfair to the recipient.

  18. Re:Photographic prints! on Ask Slashdot: Best Option For Printing Digital Photos? · · Score: 1

    I agree with doing it at Costco. If you poke around their website you will see that you can download ICC profiles. Yes, Costco does color calibration.
    Recently my local one had a machine problem, and they actually gave me a phone call to tell me it would be delayed.
    That said, print 2 copies, one to view and one to keep in an archival, lightproof, packed with silica gel box, kept below 75 degrees, that is not to be opened for at least 30 years.
    check out THE book on the subject http://www.wilhelm-research.com/book_toc.html

  19. Re:I think musk lost his marbles on Elon Musk: Future Round-Trip To Mars Could Cost Under $500,000 · · Score: 1

    He DID make a human rated capsule, the wheel of cheese survived its Dragon flight just fine. A good argument could be made that the Shuttle was NOT human rated.

  20. Re:What else did he expect? on Man Barred From Being Alone With Daughter After Informing Police of Porn On PC · · Score: 1

    except.. in far too many sorta similar cases, ONLY massive publicity has prevented people's lives from being totally ruined. Have we forgotten the sad lessons of Julie Amero?
    The man is being told he may not be allowed to be alone with his daughter for a YEAR because there is a queue? Just how many OTHER people are in a similar circumstance?
    IMHO the guy should go on the offensive and sue the authorities for COLLABORATING with the pedophiles. They have evidence of crimes that they are just letting sit on a shelf.

  21. Re:In perspective on Robert Boisjoly Dies At 73, the Engineer Who Tried To Stop the Challenger Launch · · Score: 1

    yeh, but the quality sucked until NASA poured enough money and QA into getting them reliable enough for a manned mission. Then the IC manufacturer's marketing department was able to use the "its good enough to get us to the moon so it's good enough for your application" to sell them.
    So NASA gets the credit, much like Steve Jobs gets the credit for the iPod and not Kane Kramer

  22. Re:Viewmaster on Ask Slashdot: Techie Wedding Invitation Ideas? · · Score: 1

    The you can get the reel WITH the viewmaster viewer for $25, cost goes down with quantity http://www.image3d.com/stereo/pricelist.html

  23. Viewmaster on Ask Slashdot: Techie Wedding Invitation Ideas? · · Score: 1

    1 - buy a Fuji W3 which is a 3D camera
    2 - download the free Stereo Photo Maker http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/stphmkr/ to edit the pictures
    3 - Make a 3D Viewmaster at http://www.image3d.com/stereo/

    note there are ways of using an existing camera, or even a Nintendo 3DS to take 3D pictures, but the W3 is the simplest, and it could be used at the actual wedding.

  24. Re:Of course they're dying on Kodak Failing, But Camera Phones Not To Blame · · Score: 1

    >>>Or closer to home, given their association with the movies, maybe create a special effects studio? Or maybe create software to edit images like Photoshop? Is there any reason to think that they would have succeeded at any of those ventures?

    They basically did, and did not succeed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cineon

  25. Re:Changing business on Kodak Failing, But Camera Phones Not To Blame · · Score: 1

    Biomedical. They used emulsion coating experience to make blood analyzing machines. division was sold. Polaroid did not do a similar deal with Technicon (once the market leader) and now both companies are barely there.