"I invented electricity, the wheel, and E equals MC squared, brother. Then I went back to sleep, woke up, and won both world wars by myself. Before that, I bodyslammed all the dinosaurs into extinction." - Hulk Hogan
Feeling left behind in the escalating war of pretty? This article has some screenshots and recommendations to help Windows XP keep up with the joneses.
We're going to focus on Vista's small and large features that are missing from XP, separated into three categories: applications, functional, and aesthetic (e.g., transparency is aesthetic, the new start menu search is functional). This list is not exhaustive, but it does cover the features readers feel make Vista worth it.
Most of us take for granted our ability to use our upper body to play our favorite games. But what if we can't? There may be products that aid those with disabilities, but the slow response time can be quite obvious to other players.
Enter the EyeTracker--which allows you to move and interact simply by moving your eyes....
It appears that the end of the HD format war, which was supposed to save the studios lots of money by not having to support two different HD standards, killed consumer interest:
In fact, sales of Blu-ray standalone players remain so low that NPD has not yet released actual numbers, for fear that it would be easy to identify individual retailers. The research group will start to give actual figures later this year, said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis at NPD.
In other news, I still have my $100 HD-DVD player and the 7 free movies that came with it.
Although I don't smoke I do admire the fact that they deal with the subject in a reasonable mature manner instead of trying to scare kids by telling them they're contributing to Al Qaeda if they smoke weed.
Mr. Peng, a financial software programmer, spent nearly a month last fall reprogramming the popular video game Bejeweled for Ms. Li's Nintendo DS - a handheld system for which no commercial version of the game exists. And buried inside all those lines of code, at a relatively easy-to-reach level, Mr. Peng inserted a marriage proposal and a digital image of a pink engagement ring.
Director of the Future Robotics Technology Center Takayuki Furuta plans on building a 13 foot gundam replica to get kids psyched about robotics. Cool now all we need is a bunch of whiny overly dramatic teenagers bouncing around in space and you got yourself a hit one trick pony. Memo to Japan build Mazinger first then work your way down to Gundam.
On a side note, I had a friend in high school who was really into the military, but he would never consider joining unless they had Gundams go fig.
Now I've been known to regret making the mistake of not knowing when a girl is hitting on me--but it looks like most men make the opposite mistake--seeing any gesture by a woman meaning they want to ravage you right then and there--at least according to one study
"Young men just find it difficult to tell the difference between women who are being friendly and women who are interested in something more," said lead researcher Coreen Farris of Indiana University's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
But it does explain my dilemma too:
Some might think the results come down to "boys being boys," and so even the slightest female interest sparks sexual fantasy. But the study, to be detailed in the April issue of the journal Psychological Science, also found that it goes both ways for guys — they mistake females' sexual signals as friendly ones. The researchers suggest guys have trouble noticing and interpreting the subtleties of non-verbal cues, in either direction.
What says "Jesus Loves You" more than nailing some 15 year old Philipino kid to a cross?
Don't worry though, the health ministry is right on top of things to prevent people whipping themselves and driving nails into their hands and feet for Jesus...oh wait--they aren't! But they do warn you about getting that Tetanus shot first, and of course--using clean whips.
And what religio-masochistic event isn't complete without corporate sponsorship? This year's festivities brought to you by a telephone company, you know, so someone can, umm, dial 911? And, they may not be able to turn water into wine, but they can turn water into something that can remove rust. From the corroded nails going into you. Why, it's Coca-Cola!
