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  1. Freakanomics Radio on Ex-Microsoft CTO Writes $625 Cookbook · · Score: 1

    There was just recently a very interesting podcast about Nathan Myhrvold , his company, and his approach to cooking compared to the slow foods movement.

    http://freakonomicsradio.com/food-and-the-new-physics.html

  2. Re:If you are at work on WI Capitol Blocks Pro-Union Web Site · · Score: 2

    Isn't 'politicall stuff' the type of work that should be happening in a capitol building?

  3. cool story bro on Scientists Invent World's First Anti-Laser · · Score: 1

    "According to Stone and other physicists, the creation of the anti-laser -- the eggheads refer to it as a coherent perfect absorber (CPA) -- has been one of the defining technological innovations of the past century. So could this anti-laser have just as much impact on society’s future?"

    Considering the source, that eggheads comment comes off as pejorative. Cool editorializing bro.

  4. Awful Headline on Open Source More Expensive Says MS Report · · Score: 1

    From the article : "Yet the finding that open-source advocates will like least is that free programs are not always cheaper. To be sure, the upfront cost of proprietary software is higher (although open-source programs are not always free). But companies that use such programs spend more on such things as learning to use them and making them work with other software.."

    It may be Microsoft inspired, but this statement is hardly as inflammatory as the headline makes it out to be. In fact the entire article seemed to be as middle of the road as you can get.

  5. Apple multi touch based on keyboards on Will Touch Screens Kill the Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    Apple's multi touch patents were acquired when they bought FingerWorks, a company who primarily made keyless keyboards. I knew someone who swore it was the best thing since sliced bread.

    The keyboards go for a lot of money now on ebay since the company stopped production after they were bought.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Fingerworks-Touchstream-LP-multitouch-keyboard-/120667269918?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item1c18546b1e

  6. Re:90% of the game is half mental. on When Smart People Make Bad Employees · · Score: 1

    I don't consider Yogi Berra's experience to relevant to IT management either :)

  7. 90% of the game is half mental. on When Smart People Make Bad Employees · · Score: 1

    I don't consider John Madden's experience relevant to IT management.

  8. Re:GC vs. temp objects on The Care and Feeding of the Android GPU · · Score: 1

    did you try tuning the survivor space/eden ratios?

  9. Re:Slashdot Crowd, Rebel! on Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats · · Score: 1

    Isn't posting to and reading a message board a form of social interaction?

  10. This is probably why ... on Oxford Scientists Say Dogs Are Smarter Than Cats · · Score: 1

    You never see a seeing eye cat.

  11. Re:Alternatives? on The Coming War Over the Future of Java · · Score: 1

    I think you've hit it right on the head. The Java platform is strong because of the high quality third party frameworks and libraries, almost all of which rely on apache/jakarta libraries.

  12. Re:Will, please read. on Will Wright To Make Fan-Participation TV Show · · Score: 1

    How about a sim city without the awful EA-THE SIMS UI treatment?

  13. iPod touch on iPhone Alarm Bug Leads To Mass European Sleep-in · · Score: 1

    My iPod touch went off an hour early today. Then my wife kicked me in the leg until I got out of bed, thinking I was being lazy. So I went out to the couch and ended up falling back asleep and being late for work.

  14. context on Apple's Developer Tools Turnaround 'Great News' For Adobe · · Score: 5, Funny

    GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! Flash can now port applications to the iphone!

  15. check out BPGlobalPR on BP Buys "Oil Spill" Search Term · · Score: 1, Redundant

    People should check out BPGlobalPR on twitter. It is some guy in his underwear parodying BP spin control. He posted this last night - "By the way, we made it so if you google image search "oil spill" or "bp" you'll see some great celeb sideboob pics. #bpcares"

  16. Wow, so many cynics on Lost Ends · · Score: 1

    I've watched the series in it's entirety and I enjoyed the finale. I don't understand the vitriol here though. I feel like the writers did have a plan and the last couple of episodes felt like they were cramming too much stuff in because they paced it wrong. It was a little bottom heavy, but not BAD or AWFUL. They followed the Abrams formula of hyping the mystery and trying to give answers without being super concrete while implying the truth. This approach is an alternative to midichlorians, and is most definitely on purpose. Lost, just like any other good show, was character driven. The sci-fi aspects were just the setting. The finale gave some closure to the characters and some good implications on what created the electromagnet forces (hint: a volcano). If you enjoyed the mystery and characters of the show and are SO ANGRY that the ending wasn't up to your expectations. You may have have a hard time being happy in life. Enjoy the fucking journey babies.

  17. Give Up on More Evidence For Steam Games On Linux · · Score: 1

    How many times have we seen prototype code left for dead? I give this story a half-life of 1 or 2 days before Gabe counter strikes. The portal for a Linux gaming solution has passed, we might as well call this our day of deafeat. :( Team Fortress 2.