User: sliz3

Re:Makerspace....

On: Ask Slashdot: How Should I Build a Maker Space For a Liberal Arts College?

http://www.urbandictionary.com...

Re:Call anything 3D printing

On: World's First 3D Printed Estate Coming To New York

I don't see why bricklaying couldn't be automated.

http://construction-robotics.c...

Re:Not a high point in science journalism

On: British Scientists Reverse Casimir Effect

That sounds a lot like "Clemon's Dumbbells".

Re:Does it run on batteries?

On: Purdue Makes Trash To Electricity Generator

shouldn't that be

"For each 2.9 units of energy that the fuel provide, 1 is consumed and 1.9 comes out as electricity"?

Oldnews.......

On: Coal — The Other Alt Fuel

Sasol has been doing this for years.

I don't see how this could be new

Re:Power?

On: Microsoft OS Smart Phone for Developing Nations

As a /.er who happens to be African (and live in Africa), posts like this really annoy me. What's with the stereotyping? I agree that there are areas that are in dire need of such ameneties, but that does not necessarily mean that there is no need for IT, and access to Information. Systems such as these would enable a large majority of children to grow up with access to IT and information. I feel that is far more important than power at home, for example, especially if u've lived ur whole life without it.

I seem to recall some pilot project carried out somewhere in East Africa, where children were issued with iPAQs as part of their curriculum, and it worked very well http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/01/ 0051206&from=rss

I think the $100 computer idea is a good idea. I'm not sure about this MS stunt though, not beacuse there's something better to be "done"/"given" to the third world but because AFAIK, smartphones cost in excess of $100 everywhere (especially Windows-based).