glacialthinker
glacialthinker t1_ja3oq5p wrote
Reply to New tech could bring affordable, hyper realistic screens with 1000+ Hz refresh rates by Sorin61
So, relying on a lit backplane, can this particular metasurface fully block the light, or will there be light-bleed or some minimal transmission? This is one of the limitations of LCD (controlling transmission of filtered light) versus various LED options (emitting light).
glacialthinker t1_j9x7gpr wrote
Spokesperson for the Home Office, defending the bill: "It is not a choice between privacy or child safety—we can and we must have both."
If you must have both, then the work to be done is for child safety, not compromising encryption or privacy.
glacialthinker t1_j1iu5u6 wrote
Reply to comment by grapesinajar in Chinese scientists say they have successfully tested a method of inducing hibernation states in primates that may be useful for humans on long journeys in space by upyoars
Then it turns out several generations of genetic and sociological shifts in tandem were required... and the obsolete "tainted" humans in hibernation had to be "peacefully euthanized".
glacialthinker t1_izb456c wrote
Reply to comment by redditdoggnight in DNA that was frozen for 2 million years has been sequenced by Sorin61
Glass-half-full people... might be oblivious of the warnings!
glacialthinker t1_is7lc0w wrote
Reply to comment by S0M3D1CK in Even Google's Own Staff Thinks 'Incognito Mode' Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be | Internal communications show employees joking about Incognito's abilities with one comparing it to "Guy Incognito" from The Simpsons by Hrmbee
Sounds more like "husband mode" or "browser mancave".
glacialthinker t1_jcn07vj wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Rolls-Royce secures funds to develop nuclear reactor for moon base by Vailhem
> Fallout's culture was...not the most safety orientated as well.
The presence of Vaults -- and excellent safety videos -- begs to differ.