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  1. Re:I-PASS watch? on Exxon And Timex Release The Speedpass watch · · Score: 1

    You have to slow down to 20mph for I-PASS? We use ExpressToll in Colorado, and I can drive through at over 70mph and have my toll deducted properly.

  2. Knock out Rivera's camera too? on E-Bombs: Technology Update · · Score: 1

    Will this knock out Rivera's camera as well? Maybe we should increase funding. :)

  3. Re:Processor usage should raise/lower wings on "Y2k Bug", and Others Proves PCs Can Be Art · · Score: 1

    Then again, maybe it should be tied to slashdott access. Get slashdotted, and the computer flies off....

  4. Processor usage should raise/lower wings on "Y2k Bug", and Others Proves PCs Can Be Art · · Score: 4, Funny

    For idle times, the wings should be low; at full capacity, the wings should be highest. Maybe if you over clock it, the wings flap. :)

  5. Where did Velcro come from? on NASA Engineers Question ISS Safety · · Score: 5, Informative

    Although the space industry has developed countless technologies used in everyday (and not so everyday) life, Velcro and Tang are not among them.

    Velcro history

    To see real space based technologies hop over to a this NASA site.

  6. Re:Hand Contact? on Cell Phones May Spread Infections · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Maybe for skinny people. I always had to adjust the pager to read the little screen. This was a few years ago when I had a pager with a small screen for some months. Of course, then I had to touch a phone that everyone else touches to return the page.

    What is it about mobile phones in a hospital that they get infected, when all the other wall phones in the hospital that doctors will use to return pages won't get infected? Too me, as long as the bacteria is on the health care worker's hands, it will be everywhere else.

  7. Re:In Similar News... on British Court Issues Bizarre Copyright Ruling · · Score: 1

    Karl Benz (of Mercedes-Benz, I mean Daimler-Chrysler) invented the automobile. Send your checks there.

  8. VIN numbers on Cringely on Identity Theft · · Score: 4, Informative

    Read more on VIN numbers and stoen cars at snopes.com:

    http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/vin.asp

    As stated in the link, I highly doubt anyone can just steal a car of the shopping mall lot. It takes too long to get a key made. You will be home by then. Also, I think covering the VIN number may be illegal in some states/countries.

  9. Re:amen on Exposing Personal Information in the Whois Database · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, why can't the WHOIS owner provide a method of writing a non-HTML message, limited to say 400 characters, and e-mailing the message to the non-public e-mail address on record for the desired domain name owner? Forums software do this.... Do I really need to be contacted by phone or snail mail by the general population regarding my domain name? I've only been contacted by the registrar to renew.

  10. Re:One word: Hindenberg on A Fully Distributed Power Grid? · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...that just happened to be made out of the same or similar compounds that the current Space Shuttle solid rockets use as fuel. It wasn't intential. I forgot the properties they were looking for in the paint (stiffness, lightweight?), but it was difficult for them to replace that paint with something else when the designers discovered the "problem".

    Some quick links to a description of the real cause of Hindenburg:

    ucla.edu
    clean-air.org
    hydrogenus.com

    Enjoy.

  11. Re:Hubble Rocks on Experts Recommend Keeping Hubble Operational · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Hubble was designed (and originally planned) to be returned with a Shuttle. But due to the latest happenings, that's been canned. It's too bad, since there would be plenty of science and engineering learned from reviewing the affects the environement had on the materials of Hubble.

  12. No Linux Trademark recognition? on SCO Wants $699 for Linux Systems · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I notice how they list the trademarks at the bottom of the press release, except for Linux.

  13. Oops, sued in the wrong venue... on Telemarketers Sue Over "Do Not Call" List · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "The American Teleservices Association, an industry group that sued the FTC in January to stop the list, asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver to reject new regulations set by the Federal Communications Commission."

    Hey, I'm sure the judges have had positive experience with Colorado's No Call list. It's amazing, I went from an average of 3 phones calls plus 6 hangups a day to ZERO! It was a night and day difference.

    Perhaps they should have filed somewhere else?

  14. Re:old myth: N illegal copies == N lost licence fe on Questions for DoJ IP Attorneys Asked and Answered · · Score: 1

    I've never understood this argument. Of course they lost out on business, because why else would someone copy the software? It had to be useful enough to copy! Now, if they didn't buy it because it was too expensive, well that's the copiers problem. The copyright holder dictates what they want to do with the software.

    I don't buy some software because I don't like the price. Does that mean I should copy it, because I wouldn't have purchased? That circular logic makes no sense to me.

  15. Re:What sort of BS is this on Digging Holes in Google · · Score: 1

    Better than for the author which now officially is not as smart as a grade schooler.

    I'll start feeling old when schools stop teaching BASIC and LOGO.

  16. Can be Frontier soon.... on Risk Management For Electronics on Aircraft · · Score: 2, Informative

    Some articles on a new system being introduced:

    RMN

    Denver Post

  17. Re:What I'd like to see... on Risk Management For Electronics on Aircraft · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can use laptops anytime during the flight, except if you're siting on the left side of the plan flying east, or on the right side flying west. Mobile phones can only be used during five minute intervals the first five minutes of the hour if you in an odd numbered seat row, and at the middle of the hour if you're in an even numbered seat row. If you are sitting in a prime number seat row, don't even think about electronics, unless of course your seat letter is vowel then you can use any electronic devise if you're not using the overhead bin. The use of a Gameboy is only allowed if you're wearing shoes and flying north. Flying in any other direction requires emergency exit seats. Radios are only allowed if you leave them in your bag, stowed under the seat in front of you and you paid our cheap fee for those comfortable headsets and don't sing too loud. If you violate any of these regulations, we'll flush 'em down the blue toilet drain. Yes, even those laptops.

  18. Saw Consumer Reports report this morning... on Mom Meets Linux - A Lindows 4.0 Review · · Score: 4, Informative

    This morning, a local TV news reported on Consumers Report's new research on cheap computers. The story centered on Walmarts cheap computer which (shockingly) did not have "Windows". They said it looked like "Windows", but isn't. The CR demonstrator showed the print manager window. He said there were too many icons, none of which were "Add Printer". He was confused with the "spooling" term.

    Also, he plugged in a digital camera and an error message popped up. He did the same with a Windows system and it immediately started an install process. The short story: stay away from Walmart Lindows computers and buy Dell 2350.

    Oh well. There are those who've used Linux and there are those who haven't learned it yet (like Windows used to be).

  19. Re:Obligatory rant on University of Wisconsin Wins FutureTruck Competition · · Score: 1

    It's only good to downtown Denver where most people work. I would either a) have to walk a mile to catch a bus, change buses 3 times and take 2.5 hours to get to work or b) drive to a park and ride a bus for about 40 minutes with one transfer when the park and ride is probably the same drive time as to work.

    As far as living near work, I would love to. But that only works for general jobs like a grocery clerk or perhaps a teacher. My technical work would force me into a small apartment for the cost of my house.

  20. Re:Jet fighters and Missle Defense on Where Should Space Exploration Go From Here? · · Score: 1

    NASA did not invent Tang. General Foods marketed it to NASA which they used for the astronauts. Add water, and you have a nice drink.

    However, there are plenty of other space technology "spinoffs". I believe WD-40 was.

    To learn more check out NASA Spinoffs. There is also a link to examples of spinoffs from Space Shuttle technology. The first link has many back issues.

  21. I heard Millennial Generation on Generation Wrecked · · Score: 1

    At my work, we reviewed generational differences to prepare for mentoring new interns. We had a chart that listed "life influencing history" and similar items. The generations listed were Silent Generation (1920-1943), Baby Boom Generation (1940-1965), Generation X (1960-1980), and Millennial Generation (1980-?).

    One of the interesting questions that came up was which generation the Millennial Generation related to the most. After everyone suggested Generation X, since they're closer in age, the true answer was the Silent Generation, supposedly becuase they would the grandparents. The Millennial Generation supposedly labeled Baby Boom Generation as "greedy" and the Generation X as "whinners".

    Oh well, they'll grow up soon enough. :)

  22. Sounds similar to Orbital Express on Space Tugboat to Refuel Satellites · · Score: 3, Informative

    Check out the DARPA project for more info. Do a Google search on "orbital express" for other links and news.

  23. Re:Ambiance, baby, ambiance. on Tattered Cover v. Thornton Reversed · · Score: 2

    Don't forget about their $20/plate gourmet restaurant. It's called "Fourth Story" BTW.

  24. Re:In this case on Tattered Cover v. Thornton Reversed · · Score: 2

    I read that the CO Consitution provisions for free speech is more broad than the U.S. Constitution.

    Read more at the local papers:
    The Denver Post
    Rocky Mountain News

    I think you can read more from their front pages.

    Personally, I'm confused about this whole issue (I'm local). On one hand, I don't think the police can find out what you read and prosecute you on your beliefs. But the press has been reporting that the City of Thornton wants to place a suspect at the lab by proving the receipt belongs to the suspect. But some of the quotes here from the decision makes it look like Thornton went about it the wrong way.

  25. I picture the enconomy recovering... on It's Not About Lines of Code · · Score: 1

    from programers napping under a tree and sipping a decaf mochaccino. Be careful, the parks are going to be full....

    I'm not a programmer, but if I was caught "thinking" about a problem like that, I wouldn't last very long. At least in my line of work, engineering, you can't just think of an elegant solution, you have to tackle the problem and make results.

    The example scenario could have just as easily been Ingrid remains under the tree thinking, and Fred and Danny finish the job for the customer to start on another project.