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nicely done :D
Hi!
It is high time we started planning for our trip to Mars :)
http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-2Ta ta,
-- elias a.k.a. diluted
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Old Games FTW! \m/
Hi!
elias a.k.a. diluted
Check out the awesomest site for old games that rule! The games do not need any specialized emulators and stuff. They are a single executable file.
Props to my good friend ToPaZ for sharing the knowledge!
Ta ta,
-- elias a.k.a. diluted
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Texas man foretells dire outcome: messages 'I need to quit texting,'
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via Engadget by Zachary Lutz on 8/4/12
Despite our love of gadgets, we're not willing to give any slack to people that text while driving, and for one good reason: it's freaking dangerous. You've heard the grim stories before, but few incidents resonate to the heart of the matter like that of Chance Bothe from Texas. Despite his better judgment, the young man was texting a childhood friend while trying to bring the conversation to a close by saying, "I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident." That message was followed by one more, an unfortunate, "b right there." Regrettably, that final text caused him to miss a slight curve in the road and careen into a ravine. Chance is alive today -- thanks in large part to the fact that the accident was witnessed -- but the recovery hasn't been easy. In addition to a broken neck, a number of fractures and severe head trauma, he's already undergone two facial reconstructions. In the wake of the accident, Chance's friends and family have founded UnSend, an organization that dedicates itself to raising awareness about the dangers of texting and driving. Chance, too, is using his experience to educate others: "They just need to understand, don't do it. Don't do it. It's not worth losing your life."
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20120803
Robot stock traders lose $440,000,000 in 45 minutes
Robots disobeying their masters is one of the early signs of self awareness and, thus, of the impending (and, might I add, inevitable) apocalypse. \m/
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via Engadget by Sharif Sakr on 8/3/12
Humans never learn and apparently neither do robots. Autonomous trading AIs went on a spending spree at Knight Capital Group in New Jersey this week, buying up shares in everything from RadioShack to Ford and American Airlines (ouch) in a 45-minute frenzy of disobedience. The company tried to offload the unwanted stock, but discovered it was already nearly half a billion dollars in the red -- enough to wipe out its entire profit from 2011 and "severely impact" its ability to conduct business. If only it had protected itself with one of these.
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Robot stock traders lose $440,000,000 in 45 minutes, need someone to spell it out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Valve: L4D2 runs faster on Linux than on Windows
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via OSNews by donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda) on 8/2/12
From Valve's Linux blog: "That the Linux version runs faster than the Windows version (270.6) seems a little counter-intuitive, given the greater amount of time we have spent on the Windows version. However, it does speak to the underlying efficiency of the kernel and OpenGL." If it wasn't obvious before, it should be now: Valve has started its marketing campaign for Linux. With the Windows platform in the process of closing itself off, Valve has to look to greener pastures. This is all to motive third parties to get their stuff ready for a possible Linux-powered 'Steambox' - not a console, but a set of generic PC specifications. Remember: the Xbox is the only machine tied to DirectX - OpenGL runs everywhere else, including Windows (the PS3 is an oddball, and has a sort-of Sony-specific FrankenOpenGL). OpenGL simply makes more sense for developers, and now Valve is working very closely with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel to optimise their Linux drivers. Do the math, people.Things you can do from here:
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