Swivekth18
Re:A new cycle-stepped 6502 CPU emulator
on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:39AM (#21802154)
I like how it's pretty much standard to expect emulators to have a WASM port running in the browser at full performance at this point. Atwood's law is 12 years old but still going strong.
Re:Best Illusion of the Year Contest - 2019 Finalists
on Monday December 16, 2019 @05:37AM (#21802145)
The second one was slightly disappointing in that I didn't really see the yellow dots, but rather a flashing red/green. I'm assuming each color was on the screen just a bit too long to blend into yellow for me.
Still, the changing direction motion was great.
Re:Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?
on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @03:03AM (#21134000)
"This demonstration plant can produce a thousand litres a day based on renewable energy. That's about five minutes of flying in a Boeing 747"
Re:Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be considered personal ...
on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @03:03AM (#21133995)
This is something that absolutely has to happen in today's ever increasing digital world. Companies are making billions from our data and digital footprints, it's time we got a slice of that and a say in how it's used.
Re:Become a nurse or physicians assistant instead of a doctor (2012)
on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:37AM (#20634102)
Except that nursing is very different from being a doctor.
Re:A Commercial Path to Fusion
on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @08:36AM (#20634093)
SPARC is an HTS experiment, showing the viability of compact Q>1 using the technology, showing you don't have to be ITER -size to have successful fusion. It doesn't claim to be and won't be much more than that.
An important step, nonetheless.
Re:Can We Catch the Next ‘Oumuamua?
on Friday June 21, 2019 @06:59AM (#20241403)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say No.
Will we ever catch one? Maybe. The only way we'll "catch" the next one is if it slams into the Earth.
Re:Corsica's 'fox cat': On the trail of what may be a new species
on Friday June 21, 2019 @06:54AM (#20241380)
Interesting that it might be related to the African wild cat, and thus to the Sardinian one ("su gatu areste") as well.
Re:Learning to Listen, in a Los Angeles Cafe Built for Vinyl
on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:42AM (#20112152)
Calling “a Garrard, an audiophile turntable” is the most laughable thing I’ve ever read in the Times. Yes, it’s a belt drive table (although there may have been some with idler wheels) but, audiophile, no. A starter table like a Thorens, or a Rega, might count, but a Linn or any of the true audiophile tables might start to qualify. The difference between an analog record on a great system and a. Digital mp3 on anything would make most people who love music cry at what’s missing in the digital version.
Re:My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames
on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:51AM (#20049203)
Could someone identify which year model this was? I think that it'll be useful for some users that are worried about their macs.
Re:Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist (2012)
on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:46AM (#20049180)
It is possible to grow economically within a constrained energy budget, as the lever metaphor suggests. With efficiency, it is even possible to double the population…
But I find it very hard to believe in a continued economic growth simultaneously with a declining energy budget, especially when the economic aspect is facing a cliff of massive debt.
The only way out is good ole industrialism on a massive scale in such a scientific way to keep cooking dinner and not spoil the garden.
Re:Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterpri...
on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:39AM (#20049145)
Edge is looking more appealing now. Although PiHole is still the bomb because it also blocks in app adds.
Re:WestJet pilot’s eyes struck by laser on flight from Newfoundland to...
on Thursday May 23, 2019 @02:48AM (#19989161)
Authorities in all countries need to start dishing out serious penalties including jail time to those playing these games with laser beams. Otherwise, there's going to be a serious crash that could kill 150 or more besides doing major damage if the plane comes down onto a populous area as is likely since these incidents seemed to usually occur near airports.