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  1. Finally a practical use for orgonne technology, on Hippies Say WiFi Network Is Harming Their Chakras · · Score: 1

    making hippies think they are protected from "harmful" radio waves, so other people can enjoy the internet.

  2. So how do they make sure I actually pay? on Microsoft Invents $1.15/Hour Homework Fee For Kids · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What's to prevent me from hacking the software/hardware to liberate it? Of course that is if I even buy one in the first place.

  3. does it have buttons on it? on Interesting Uses For a USB LED Screen? · · Score: 1

    Hack the firmware and make it play pong. Or a very simple version of doom.

  4. It works for me on Linux Compatibility With VR Goggles? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've been running Nvidia's stereoscopic mode on my display with anaglyph glasses(red-green glasses) and it works fine with games, if you exclude the whole see the game in a nasty brown color. I am also disappointed there aren't any stereodrivers for more productive uses like 3d modelling programs.

  5. Filters do not work on What Restrictions Should Student Laptops Have? · · Score: 1

    Filters simply do not work, there are sites called proxies that allow one to visit filtered sites. Blocking proxy sites is like cutting heads off a hydra, cut one off and another pops up.

  6. Bimimetics anyone? on Oil Exploration Leads To Video of a Mysterious Elbowed Squid · · Score: 1, Funny

    So this squid drifts just above the bottom of the seabed dragging its tentacles along the bottom to pickup yummy tidbits. Why not put a similar system on that Titan balloon probe for sampling the ground/lakes.

  7. My university is pro/antibittorrent on Many Universities Spending $100K/Year Enforcing P2P Rules · · Score: 5, Funny

    My university both supports and is against bittorrent. There are posters that say we shouldn't use it, while at the same time there are instructions on how to securely use bittorrent on a university website. Guess it's because we have one of the co-creators of bittorrent on campus.

  8. This is just great on New Nintendo DS to Include Camera, Music · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now I have to buy yet another Nintendo DS!

  9. Spare magnets on LHC Offline Until April 2009 (Or Longer) · · Score: 1

    It sure is a good thing that they have 30-40 spare magnets.

  10. Now this is interesting on "Shimmer Vision" Scopes See Better Using Heat · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Usually heat shimmering is a problem for seeing further with binoculars and telescopes.

  11. Re:The Hydrogen economy crowd will love this on Atom-Thick Balloon Inflated · · Score: 2, Informative

    Heck, you could make the tank out of graphene. Graphene can stand incredible pressures, as graphene has a Young's modulus of 0.5 TPa. That's 0.5 TERAPASCALS.

  12. Re:now- make me a balloon that is a single molecul on Atom-Thick Balloon Inflated · · Score: 1

    Regardless of whether you really could fill a balloon with vacuum, a balloon made of graphene would still have some pretty awesome lifting power, because graphene weighs a lot less. BTW, a balloon made of single graphene sheet might be considered a buckyball.

  13. Nitrates are useful on Dutch Town Lays Air-Purifying Concrete · · Score: 1

    Wonder if there is a way to harvest them from the street.

  14. Re:And the Republicans are hacking the system... on House Dems Turn Out the Lights On the GOP · · Score: 2, Funny

    This brings a whole new meaning to "political hack."

  15. How much you wanna bet... on Bootleg Tron 2 Trailer Is Out In the Wild · · Score: 3, Funny

    that the bad guys are some sort of file sharing program.

  16. Re:Notice from NOAA to Lunar X Prize Participants on NOAA Requires License For Photos of the Earth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well then, looks like the winner of the Lunar X Prize won't launch in the US, and probably won't start a business here either.

  17. Re:Huh? Dilbert speak from a "scientist" on Scientists Find Trigger For Northern Lights · · Score: 3, Funny

    It means Dr. Angelopoulos has much more important things to do than press releases.

  18. This means one thing... on Scientists Find Trigger For Northern Lights · · Score: 3, Funny

    AURORAL ADVERTISING! Soon the sky will be filled with huge flickering corporate logos and slogans.

  19. Security by oldness on B-2 Stealth Bomber Gets Upgrade, Joins the '90s · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is an interesting approach to security, use machines so old that no one can crack. Maybe that's why the Russians still use vacuum tubes in MiGs.

  20. Missile hobbyists will love this! on Nintendo Unveils Wii MotionPlus · · Score: 1

    With more accurate motion sensing capabilities, my wiimote based shoulder fired missiles should be capable of hitting within 5 feet of the target! A major improvement of the 30 feet of the target I get now.

  21. Re:NY thinking about Global Warming on Superconducting Power Grid Launches In New York · · Score: 1

    You do know about thermodynamics don't you?

  22. Cool! on Superconducting Power Grid Launches In New York · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am going to go find a place where these lines aren't underground and see if I can get my neodymium magnets to levitate on it. Maybe even play some superconducting variant of hockey...

  23. Re:CnC on Aegis Radar Cruisers on The Very Worst Uses of Windows · · Score: 1

    You just scared the **** out of me. No wonder MiGs still use vacuum tubes.

  24. Uncanny valley on Google Launches Lively, an Avatar Based 3D World · · Score: 1

    Well one thing for sure, those cartoony avatars are really creeping me out. Definitely deep in the uncanny valley. Oh yeah it also has furries making it a prime target for virtual world trolling.

  25. Re:So what if I... on DHS Official Considered Shock Collars For Air Travelers · · Score: 1

    Then I would just put something on it that imitates the skin's resistance and moisture levels. Say a paper towel soaked in salt water covered with a piece of tape so I don't get shocked. Anyway what would happen then if I had to use the bathroom and got water on it? Also what if someone builds a device to trigger these things? They could cause crowds of passengers to fall down all over the airport or airplane.