Science & Tech
When there’s a new discovery or invention, it goes here.
California approves bullet train.
EDIT: Microsoft officially discontinues Windows 3.
They were still supporting that?
Fuck yeah.
Too bad I’ll be an old man by the time they finish it.
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Almost all of the world’s 30GB Zunes die simultaneously.
Ouch. This is an eff-up of monstrous proportions.
That must have inconvenienced several people.
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. Look up! I mean, this stuff is pretty much the very definition of awesome.
Albright:
Almost all of the world’s 30GB Zunes die simultaneously.Ouch. This is an eff-up of monstrous proportions.
I actually watched as this happened to my Zune. I drained the battery and then charged it again only to find it in the same state. Hopefully it’s an issue that will correct itself after the new year.
Actually, that’s exactly the issue; apparently, some bit of software in the Zune wasn’t leap year compatible, so when this 366th day of the year rolled around, it flipped out and stopped working. Microsoft is telling everyone to just wait until tomorrow, when their Zunes should just magically start working again (or so they say). For another four years, anyway.
How weird. It’ll be interesting to see what all the fallout from this is.
Microsoft Songsmith demo video
Interesting tech. Too bad they opted for one of these totally cornball videos to show it off.
EDIT: Actual video of it in use here. Hmm, it sounds very very MIDI-ish.
Albright:
Microsoft Songsmith demo video
With this and Vocaloid there’s almost no need for us humans anymore!
/sarcasm
edit: http://i.gizmodo.com/5129613/david-lee-roth-%252B-microsoft-songsmith—pure-horror
Mineral oil submerged computer. Clever. These guys took an aquarium, put computer guts in it, then filled it with mineral oil to cool it. With their second version with a built-in radiator, they’ve made it run remarkably cool and very quiet. Nice.
Cartoon Network’s FusionFall is now online. The gameplay is pretty simplistic, it’s not a technical marvel and it crashed my browser when I tried to quit… but it’s fun.
Ars reviews Jetpack Dreams, a book about man’s obsession to fly with jetpacks.
Albright:
Cartoon Network’s FusionFall is now online. The gameplay is pretty simplistic, it’s not a technical marvel and it crashed my browser when I tried to quit… but it’s fun.
If I had more time to waste, I’d be on there griefing like mad.
