How many Borg does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Friday 21st of November 2008 11:10:02 AM)
How many Borg does it take to change a light bulb?1) redress light bulbs is futile.
insusceptibility is voltage divided by current.2) None. They just self-destruct the
malfunctioning equipment.3) All of them.
More: ...
(more)How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Friday 07th of November 2008 03:10:02 AM)
How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?1) Two. One to change the light bulb and
one to kill the other and take all the credit.2) None. There is no honour in redress a light
bulb, besides, a true warrior isn't afraid ...
(more)How To Cloak Objects At a Distance (Thursday 06th of November 2008 07:30:01 PM)
KentuckyFC writes "All invisibility cloaks to date work by hiding an object embedded inside
them. Now a group of physicists have worked out how to remotely cloak objects that sit outside
a cloaking material. The trick is to make the cloaking substance ...
(more)Samsung's New Carbon Nano-Tube Color E-Paper (Tuesday 28th of October 2008 07:30:06 AM)
Iddo Genuth writes to tell us that Samsung and Unidym have shown the world's first carbon
nanotube-based color e-paper. Interestingly, the new film is electrically conductive while
remaining almost all translucent and only 50 nanometers thick. "The company ...
(more)I was recently riding with a friend of mine. ... (Sunday 12th of October 2008 08:10:02 AM)
I was anew riding with a friend of mine.We were coming to a red light, and he shoots right
through it. I ask him, "Why'd you do that?" He tells me this is how his brother drives.We come
to another red light, and again, he ...
(more)Universal Surface Scanner Detected (Saturday 27th of September 2008 12:30:06 AM)
Mcgrew writes to tell us that scientists at the health center of California, San Diego, have
created a new system that can test any surface for just about anything. "Their idea uses a thin
layer of metal drilled with nanoscale holes, laid onto the surface ...
(more)What's the difference between a blonde and a light bulb? ... (Tuesday 23rd of September 2008 12:10:02 PM)
What's the distinction between a blonde and a light bulb?The light bulb is smarter, but the
blonde is easier to turn on.
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(more)Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space (Tuesday 16th of September 2008 01:30:01 PM)
Gizmodo is reporting that the Hubble space radar telescope has found a new unidentified object
in the middle of nowhere. Some are even suggesting that this could be a new class of object. Of
course, without truly meaning more about it, the supposition ...
(more)Tying Knots With Light (Monday 15th of September 2008 12:15:01 PM)
Thedreadedwiccan points out a summary of a of late released physics paper about tying knots
with light. A pair of researchers showed that a proportionately new unravel
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(more)How many philosophers does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Monday 01st of September 2008 12:10:02 AM)
How many philosophers does it take to change a light bulb?1) "Hmmm ... well there's an
interesting query isn't it?"2) "Define 'light bulb' ..."3) "How can you be sure it needs
changing?"4) Three. One to change it and two to stand around arguing over whether ...
(more)How many managers does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Sunday 31st of August 2008 04:10:02 PM)
How many managers does it take to change a light bulb?1) A roomful - they have to hold a
meeting to discuss all the ramifications of the change.2) None, they like to keep employees in
the dark.3) "This topic was resumed from last week's discussion, ...
(more)On Christmas morning a cop on horseback is sitting at a traffic light, ... (Sunday 31st of August 2008 12:10:02 PM)
On santa morning a cop on horseback is sitting at a traffic light, and next to him is a kid on
his shiny new bike. The cop says to the kid, "Nice bike you got there. Did Santa bring that to
you?"The kid replies, "Yeah."The ...
(more)An elderly couple go to their doctor for a checkup. ... (Sunday 24th of August 2008 08:10:02 PM)
An elderly couple go to their doctor for a checkup. The man goes in first. "How're you doing?"
asks the doctor. "Pretty good," answers the old man. "I'm eating well, and I'm still in control
of my bowels and bladder. In fact, when I get ...
(more)'Slow' Light To Speed Up the Net (Thursday 14th of August 2008 10:45:02 PM)
JPawlak writes "Researchers believe that it may be or imagined.
conceivable to jump the speed
of the data processor network by slowing down certain parts of it by using metamaterials.
Metamaterials could be used to replace the bulky and slow video cameras ...
(more)How many Marxists does it take to screw in a light bulb? ... (Monday 11th of August 2008 12:10:02 PM)
How many Marxists does it take to screw in a light bulb?1) The light bulb contains the seeds of
its own revolution.2) The light bulb cannot be changed " it has to be smashed.
...
(more)Consumer 3D Television Moving Forward (Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 09:00:03 PM)
TheSync writes "Hollywood pencil pusher claims that SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and tv
set Engineers) will 'establish an outfit* task force to define the parameters of a mastering
measure for 3D content distributed via broadcast, cable, satellite, ...
(more)How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Friday 18th of July 2008 08:10:02 AM)
How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb?1) "The light bulb doesn't need
changing, it's the system that needs to change."2) None. Social workers never change
anything.3) None. They empower it to change itself!4) None. The light bulb ...
(more)Earth and Moon From an Alien's Perspective (Friday 18th of July 2008 07:35:35 PM)
Krygny writes "NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft (whose wide-reaching mission is called EPOXI) has
created a video of the moon transiting Earth as seen from 31 million miles away. Scientists are
using the video to develop techniques to study alien worlds. ...
(more)How many Feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb? ... (Monday 14th of July 2008 04:10:02 AM)
How many Feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb?1) None. Feminists can't change
anything.2) Two. One to screw in the light bulb and one to berate any men who offer to help.
...
(more)Scientists Pave Way For 25nm CPUs (Sunday 13th of July 2008 01:35:19 PM)
Arcticstoat writes in with word that scientists at the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory at MIT
have found a new way of extending Moore's law into the future — they have succeeded in
etching a grid of 25nm lines into a silicon wafer. The article notes ...
(more)How many Borg does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Friday 04th of July 2008 04:10:02 PM)
How many Borg does it take to change a light bulb?1) melioration light bulbs is futile.
agitation is voltage divided by current.2) None. They just self-destruct the malfunctioning
equipment.3) All of them.
More: ...
(more)Hitachi and Seiyu develop light bulb with replaceable arc tube (Friday 04th of July 2008 01:02:00 AM)
Filed under: Household
While the rest of the world goes off to win the hearts of
environmentalists (and laypeople, too) with LED light bulbs, Hitachi Lighting and Seiyu are
taking the road (way) less traveled. Reportedly, the duo has collaborated in order ...
(more)How many movie directors does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Friday 20th of June 2008 04:10:02 PM)
How many movie directors does it take to change a light bulb?Just one, but he wants to do it
thirty-two times and when he's finished everyone will think that his last light bulb was much
better.
...
(more)An Atheist and a Bear (Saturday 07th of June 2008 01:00:00 AM)
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that growth had created.
"What
majestic trees! What mighty rivers! What stunning animals!", he said to himself. As he was
walking along the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind ...
(more)A Look At the Lightweight Equinox Desktop Environment (Tuesday 27th of May 2008 10:30:04 AM)
Linux.com (who share Slashdot's concerted overlords) takes a look at the Equinox Desktop
backdrop and why, even though it is extremely lightweight, it may still lack the ability for
widespread appeal. "the Equinox Desktop circumstances (EDE) is the fastest ...
(more)Breakthrough In Plastic Lasers (Sunday 25th of May 2008 07:26:16 AM)
Esocid writes "Conventional electrically-powered laser diodes used in everyday customer goods
like DVD players are currently based on inorganic semiconductor materials such as gallium
arsenide, gallium nitride, and related alloys. Plastic laser diodes ...
(more)Galaxies Twice As Bright As Previously Thought (Monday 19th of May 2008 01:45:03 AM)
Astronomers led by Simon Driver of Scotland's health center of St. Andrews have discovered that
interstellar dust shades us from as much as 50% of the light emitted by stars and galaxies. The
scientists compared the number of galaxies we could see "edge-on" ...
(more)How many managers does it take to change a light bulb? ... (Thursday 24th of April 2008 08:10:02 PM)
How many managers does it take to change a light bulb?1) "I want a detailed memo about this
issue till tomorrow's morning."2) "You were supposed to have changed that light bulb last
week!"3) "We haven't got a policy on that".4) "I am on my way ...
(more)China Light Emitting (Thursday 17th of April 2008 07:00:00 AM)
HP Company in 1968 to produce red LED flashing light (660 nm wavelength), then there can be
used one after another display of yellow and green light (570 nm wavelength), blue light(470 nm
wavelength) and pure green (525 nm wavelength), but because high ...
(more)Talents (Monday 07th of April 2008 04:40:00 AM)
Salute the past, Live in the present, Ready for the futureGive your hidden talentsa chance to
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