Just think, here are all of these sports figures getting millions of dollars to catch and throw a ball around, and here is this guy who just gets his name in some book for reciting 80,000+ numbers in a row. If only reciting pi were a spectator sport or a national pastime....
If only the fans of sci-fi would learn about special relativity, they would quickly learn that their dreams of intergalactic travel would quickly shrivel up.
Consider the so-called "twin paradox" that would have a space traveler age quite differently than the people left behind. Here is a link http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node141.html with a brief explanation. Better ones can probably be found.
I echo other sentiments on not really seeing the point in an OS for the deaf. My brother is (near) deaf and is a computer engineer. He gets around just fine. Additionally, he and many others would take offense at a OS for deaf people as he would want to be in an environment as normal as possible.
One thing missed in so many search engines now is finding information on a particular company quickly and efficiently. Often when I type a particular company into google or another search, I get a bunch of other hits before the actual company itself. Now, bigger companies come as the first hit often (i.e., apple, dell, canon, etc.) Try finding for that lesser-known company though and you'll encounter a lot of crap first. The company listing should always come first.
All day at/. I'm seeing headlines that were posted hours ago at Wired News. This one was listed at 12:30pm. It is worth waiting, however, for the nerdy commentary.
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Just think, here are all of these sports figures getting millions of dollars to catch and throw a ball around, and here is this guy who just gets his name in some book for reciting 80,000+ numbers in a row. If only reciting pi were a spectator sport or a national pastime....
Funny this came today, when I noticed in the "Daily Buzz" over at CNET that AMD's ad against intel that came out and reads: "Intel's illegal actions hurt consumers--everyday." Looks like even the big corporation ad execs could use a little grammar lesson. http://news.com.com/AMD+takes+antitrust+case+to+th e+masses/2100-7341_3-5768046.html?tag=cnetfd.buzz
If only the fans of sci-fi would learn about special relativity, they would quickly learn that their dreams of intergalactic travel would quickly shrivel up. Consider the so-called "twin paradox" that would have a space traveler age quite differently than the people left behind. Here is a link http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node141.html with a brief explanation. Better ones can probably be found.
I echo other sentiments on not really seeing the point in an OS for the deaf. My brother is (near) deaf and is a computer engineer. He gets around just fine. Additionally, he and many others would take offense at a OS for deaf people as he would want to be in an environment as normal as possible.
One thing missed in so many search engines now is finding information on a particular company quickly and efficiently. Often when I type a particular company into google or another search, I get a bunch of other hits before the actual company itself. Now, bigger companies come as the first hit often (i.e., apple, dell, canon, etc.) Try finding for that lesser-known company though and you'll encounter a lot of crap first. The company listing should always come first.
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All day at /. I'm seeing headlines that were posted hours ago at Wired News. This one was listed at 12:30pm. It is worth waiting, however, for the nerdy commentary.