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  1. Re:Is it just me... by sodul · · Score: 1 · on Best Sitting Posture Is Not Straight Up

    I'm actually replying from my bed.

    While I do have a desk with a leather chair, I find it very uncomfortable especially since I tend to lean forward. As my primary machine is a laptop, I can actually use the machine by putting it on my laps and belly, with my back and neck resting on a stack of pillows. After a long day at the office it's extremely comfortable.

    While I miss my split keyboard, the keyboard on the MacBook Pro is good enough for most tasks, so is the screen resolution.

    I remember a thread a while back here on slashdot where the idea of using the bed for anything else but sleeping (or more with the wife) was wrong. But I guess I know have Scottish researchers to 'back me up' instead of just my pillows.

  2. Re:It is a sad day... by sodul · · Score: 1 · on NYT Reviews Digital Picture Frames

    mine does
    But I agree with some other poeple. I have mine hanging on a wall and I actually turn it on only when I have guests.
    The nice thing on mine is that I have a 802.11b card and it's getting it's pictures on my webserver, kind of an automatic update. It's also caching pictures localy in case the file server is unavailaable.

  3. Hey, this is funny stuff by lheal · · Score: 1 · on FTC Defines Spam
    "FTC serves up fully baked spam recipe"

    Stop, yer killin' me! I can't breathe!

    "Spam" as in the Hormel product and "spam" as in email sent to multiple recipients who didn't ask for it.

    I'll never get tired of that one. If only it could be put to music...

  4. Only a fly by sodul · · Score: 1 · on A Strange Streak Imaged in Australia

    I've done some photoshop on the picture an the "flash" and "smoke" is actually a bug, the head body and wings are clearly visible:

  5. Re:for those of you wondering... by sodul · · Score: 1 · on Golden Spam Cans to Promote Python Musical

    I also have it here with an audio recording of the sketch.
    Enjoy.

  6. Not surprising by sodul · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Optical Mouse Used As Cheap Motion Sensor

    I'm not surprised that regular or optical mouses are used for something else than moving a cursor on the screen. I had a Path Finder Robot project back in 1998.
    It was a very dumb small robot but it had to be able to move forward, backward and rotate, which needed some way to estimate distaances. And the cheapest way of doing it was to put a mouse underneath.
    Basicaly a mouse is a tool to measure delta's (differences in distances), the optical ones are doing it very accuratly and without actual contact. That's why it's a good tool in that case.