*related=http://videosift.com/video/Minutephysics-The-Origin-of-Quantum-Mechanics

I'm surprised he didn't manage to fit in the light bulb research, although I guess that has been done.

*promote to update the story

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8468864/

http://gizmodo.com/ashtonlundeby/

*edit

Oh, and to showcase my rant at the bottom of the thread, for all who were complicit in choggie's downfall besides choggie....who did it to himself by feeding the rabble....

actually that loud click is part of the selling point.

if you watch the CES demonstration one of the new marketing terms is "listen for the click"

the optional touchpad was manufactured to have a very loud click, which according to research they said supposedly gave this satisfying feel when clicked and the loud click was to let you know it's connected and to "show off" to others when they hear your "click"

the click thing is a bit silly though imo.

here is more talk about the patented "click" sound
http://gizmodo.com/5952078/inside-surface-microsofts-insane-quest-for-gadget-perfection


The extent to which this click was obsessed over during the design process seems like marketing hot air, then insanity, and then after you keep hearing them talk about it, you realize it's just a company truly giving a damn about making something beautiful and nearly perfect.

Surface has an extra, custom-designed hinge devoted solely to create this particular click sound.

4" - So they're supposed to not bother because you've already seen it before? It IS cutting edge, it's still the best screen/OS on the market in terms of colour, ppi and font rendering, you're only using one factor to determine what's the "best". It's also completely a user preference, some of us don't want 5" screens in our pockets, I don't even want the iPhone5 screen, I prefer the old size but market pressure is forcing us all in to these stupid sizes.

resolution - ppi is more important at these sizes, cramming higher resolutions in to screens this small achieves little. If a phone has the ppi to use retina (or xtra-high density for Android) resources for its size, that is all that is required.

nfc - I feel like people want Apple to include this so it actually gets any traction in the real world because right now, the only people who give a shit or even know of it, are Android tech enthusiasts. That's not a problem, I'm glad you like tech but reality is that this is not in anyway an important feature. It'll be in the 5S probably and it'll get popular and then you'll probably hate Apple for copying or something. Or scoff that you've had it for X years except that your phone had no influence to change the retail sector.

LTE - Yes finally and with some good international support.

video calls over network - Yes, never was a lack of capability, it was network enforced to disallow it. It is nice to finally have it natively supported.

Panorama - Yeah I got nothing on this one, I couldn't give a flying fuck but hey, not like I couldn't give you an equally stupid list of features from any manufacture about all their "awesome exclusive" features. It's called marketing, no need to cry over it.

iOS is hardly stale, it is just not what YOU want out of it, it has been faithful to me for many long years and iOS 6 while boring in new features, is the smoothest it has ever run. I don't think it is a crime to like stability in your OS. Also people always like to call the general public stupid but they're really not, my mum doesn't like her iPhone/iPad for no reason, she likes them because they're the first product EVER to understand her needs. It is a common story, you'll hear it time and time again, Apple understands the needs of regular people, not necessarily tech junkies. The regular people market is MUCH bigger, hence Apple dominance, it ain't rocket science.

On a side note, this parody was pretty funny

>> ^spoco2:

Pretty much my thoughts on the iPhone5... a big ol' pile of 'meh'.
Oooh, a 4" display, that's... um... smaller than my hardly cutting edge Galaxy Nexus
Aaah, a lower resolution screen too.
Eeeeeh, no NFC (Not that I particularly care being that I've used it all but once)
Eeerrrr, LTE... finally
Iiieeeee, video calling over the mobile network. Hello there 9 years ago!
Ughghghuhuhuh, Panarama photos... oh, gee... wizzo, sure can't do that on my current phone.
I'm sure it's well built, I'm sure it works well but:
iOS looks REALLY dated and old now, it seriously needs a new look, it feels antiquated.
You're forced to use iTunes, which is a loathsome piece of software
It doesn't stop people climbing over the top of each other to get them, doesn't stop people who have no idea about tech at all thinking that there is none better than the iPhone5. Doesn't stop Apple's continued market dominance.
But still... Such a huge pile of 'meh'.

Pretty much my thoughts on the iPhone5... a big ol' pile of 'meh'.

Oooh, a 4" display, that's... um... smaller than my hardly cutting edge Galaxy Nexus
Aaah, a lower resolution screen too.
Eeeeeh, no NFC (Not that I particularly care being that I've used it all but once)
Eeerrrr, LTE... finally
Iiieeeee, video calling over the mobile network. Hello there 9 years ago!
Ughghghuhuhuh, Panarama photos... oh, gee... wizzo, sure can't do that on my current phone.

I'm sure it's well built, I'm sure it works well but:
* iOS looks REALLY dated and old now, it seriously needs a new look, it feels antiquated.
* You're forced to use iTunes, which is a loathsome piece of software

It doesn't stop people climbing over the top of each other to get them, doesn't stop people who have no idea about tech at all thinking that there is none better than the iPhone5. Doesn't stop Apple's continued market dominance.

But still... Such a huge pile of 'meh'.

I simply don't have the words to express how stupid people are that say we never landed on the moon I mean seriously WTF is wrong with you people. I mean the evidence is still freakin' up there just look for yourself.
http://gizmodo.com/5837658/new-detailed-images-show-lunar-landing-sites-at-higher-resolution/gallery/1
>> ^spoco2:

>> ^poolcleaner:
Pre-information age.

And unfortunately post information age

The headline is the best part:

Gizmodo: Malfunctioning Cake Ruins Party and Spews Liquor All Over Oil Tycoons.

RIP Eduard Khil. http://gizmodo.com/5915654/rip-mr-trolololol

*promote

hexa pot

Sounds great, but their timeline seems way too optimistic to me. Still, the opportunity for profit just might be what is needed to push us into becoming adept in space as a truly space-faring species. This announcement, as well as a Japanese company's intention to build a space elevator by 2050... I just wish I could be around to see it. Maybe science will have invented an anti-aging pill before then.

It's done now.

http://gizmodo.com/5905551/cispa-passes-house/#comments

It's only a concern for those who are concerned. They can find my info anyway because of stuff like this:

http://gizmodo.com/5905551/cispa-passes-house/#comments

>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^notarobot:
I actually keep facebook in an isolated browser to keep the "Facebook Connect" cookie/bots at bay. I like FB all well and fine, but I don't need them tracking every website I ever visit in their data-mines.

Thats cute, you think you can hide from it.
The Facebook has you.

Honestly I don't know the first thing about celebrity gossip but I imagine it's actually quite the opposite; the dedicated tabloids would probably be much more interested in some truly trashy piece of gossip to report, and like it or not, a piece about celebrity yeast infections would probably sell way better than one covering hairstyles.

Remember the whole Gizmodo iPhone debacle? Same thing. Sure Gizmodo were to blame for being completely unprofessional, but they were simply the manifestation of the Apple fanboy hoards. We can't expect the media to practice professionalism and work ethic when we don't demand it as consumers but simply frown when they go 'over the line' (and even when they do, and we frown, we still manage to make it worth their while).

>> ^dannym3141:

>> ^NinjaInHeat:
I must say I sympathize with the so called "journalist". He is doing a very poor job of defending himself and I in no way support the point he's trying to make, but he does touch on something I agree with; this whole voyeurism industry is filth by definition, what's incredible here isn't the lengths that these reporters would go to to push out more trash news, it's that there's such an overwhelming demand for this garbage.
I would much rather hear actors directing heat on these issues straight at the audiences (which of course they won't). It's much easier blaming the celebrity media, but they are simply a manifestation of the mindless consumer horde.

In a way, sure, but i don't think the public would be happy with them hacking people's private shit to get that gossip. Well, they're clearly not because i haven't heard a single person standing up for them yet, though i'm sure there's reprehensible people who would somewhere in britain.
I don't think i've ever heard someone say "i get the paper for the celebrity gossip". And whilst i know there are celebrity gossip magazines out there that sell, i'd venture a guess that it's "cheryl cole's got a new hairstyle" that they're interested in rather than "cheryl cole's booked in for a yeast infection at local clinic, phone transcript inside".

Most cops I've met in the US have been very good people (as far as I could tell), but laws prohibiting the filming of police in public allow bad behavior to flourish out of sight. I value the police force, but only when it involves transparency and accountability.

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

It's now clear to me that we need to build vaginal airport over and around the Denver airport, and perhaps create small runways and landing strips nearby..

but we should probably take off the tent roof.

Also, more interesting "proof" of DEN's diaboolism.