I wonder if this could somehow be combined with NASA's research on lattice containment of hydrogen, instead of hitting a deuterium capsule
Posts by Smudged
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First Light says it's hit nuclear fusion breakthrough with no fancy lasers, magnets
Apple seeks patent for 'innovation' resembling the ZX Spectrum, C64 and rPi 400
Beige pencil stockists on high alert as 'Colouring Book of Retro Computers' hits the crowdfunding circuit
Pre-orders open for the Mini PET 40/80, the closest thing to Commodore's classic around
FYI: Today's computer chips are so advanced, they are more 'mercurial' than precise – and here's the proof
How bad is Catalina? It's almost Apple Maps bad: MacOS 10.15 pushes Cupertino's low bar for code quality lower still
MPs slam mandarins over failed GP IT system
Are you the keymaster? Alternatives in a LogMeIn/LastPass universe
Smartphones are ludicrously under-used, so steal their brains
Lenovo CTO: Hey, look around – we're not the only ones with a crapware infection
Better still
"Another option is to simply ship computers without demos, trial software, pointless utilities and other bloatware"
Why not ship computers without an operating system at all. Let people choose what they install without having Microsoft Windows forced on them to begin with. If people want Windows, fair enough, go buy it, then it is up to Microsoft whether they sell an advertising subsidised version.
Gaming supremo creates maps that turn real world into Sim City
Nokia Lumia 530: A Windows Phone... for under £50
Android busted for carrying Fake ID: OS doesn't check who really made that 'Adobe' plugin
Roku flashes $50 HDMI TV web dongle at anyone sick of Google's stick
AMD's 'Revolution' will be televised ... if its CPU-GPU frankenchip Kaveri is a hit
Amazon, Hollywood, Samsung: PLEASE get excited about 4K telly
Ten classic electronic calculators from the 1970s and 1980s
HP-41CV
I still have a HP-41CV at home somewhere (probably in a drawer with my Newton). I remember putting all the mnemonics and formulas I needed for my A levels into it, since no teacher at the time (1981) realised a calculator could do anything but a few sums.
Now this has reminded me, I might stick it on ebay if I can find some batteries for it.
Got a one-of-a-kind N9? Get ready to adopt Meego's baby Sailfish

Christmas Pressie
My son needs a new phone, but doesn't want to go for anything that's too conventional. An N9 running Sailfish might just fit the bill. To anyone who has one currently, are they still a viable phone, or would I be better off trying to convince him to join the Android crowd and get a Moto G or Razr i?
Vote now for the ultimate bacon sandwich
Samsung chucks 'free' Galaxy S III at dragon sketcher
Story gone
I am a UK resident, but our corporate network appears behind a German proxy.
I always get the answers to these competitions correct, often spending litterally seconds in researching the answers, but amazingly I've never won.
Is some automated process likely to be throwing away my entries because of assuming I'm German?
UK Gov not using six million of its software licences
So, what IS the worst film ever made?

Stalker
Rated 8.1 on IMDb, supposedly a classic, and a whole 2 hours 43 minutes I can't get back.
<quote>One of STALKER's many treats is that it invites you to get carried away into your own thoughts, flowing with the images as it provides new questions to ponder...</quote>
thoughts and questions like, why am I watching this god awful film, how could so many people be so wrong.