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  1. Re:A Solution to this and the eBay 'sniping' probl on Market Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Trading · · Score: 1

    It doesn't even need to be random. Enforce all trades to exist for more than 2 ticks (say 1 second) then no trader will have the 'high frequency' advantage.
    Doesn't help with ebay tho

  2. Re:Easier for denialists on New Photos Show 'Devastating' Ice Loss On Everest · · Score: 1

    Or if you ignore the sea
    http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=land+area+%2F+earth+population
    =0.0219 km^2
    Or three football pitches

  3. Re:large amount energy storage, 70-85% efficient on Europe To Import Sahara Solar Power Within 5 Years · · Score: 1

    Although if you have a lot of rain then the damns are full. The electricity is wasted.

  4. Re:Wishlist on Hands-On Demo Shows Asus E-Reader Tablet In Action · · Score: 1

    Seconded. Think of it as a backup in case of fire. [Had to reword that so it didn't sound like a threat:-)]

  5. Re:About studying losses... on Study Claims $41.5 Billion In Portable Game Piracy Losses Over Five Years · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would have charged them $50bn, so by not employing me they have made a saving already!
    But now I'm going to have to write off $50bn of losses :-(

  6. Track Changes on Mpeg 7 To Include Per-Frame Content Identification · · Score: 1

    Without going all conspiracy theory, what if this is used by film editors? This would allow them to automatically track changes to any frame in the video being edited. Allowing multiple people to work on the same filmstrip. It may have nothing to do with what gets released to the public.

  7. Re:SELL! on Stock Market Sell-Off Might Stem From Trader's Fat Finger · · Score: 1

    The current price of a 30 year bond is as volatile as shares.
    What is less volatile is that you will get fixed coupon payments for the next 30 years.

  8. Don't Blink on EyeDriver Lets Drivers Steer Car With Their Eyes · · Score: 1

    Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't Blink. Good Luck.

  9. Just add Time crisis on How To Build a Winscape · · Score: 1

    Add a light gun and you have a excellent duck-and-cover-shootem-up.

  10. Re:Am I Missing Something Here? on Blu-ray Proposes Incompatible BD-XL and IH-BD Formats · · Score: 2, Informative

    Stored as audio CDs or data CD's?
    CD error correction chips and your ears smooth out any data losses in audio CDs.

  11. Re:Introduction to Dr. Who (Off-topic) on First Impressions of the 11th Doctor Who · · Score: 4, Informative

    Blink
    That's the one that got the current writer promoted so is a good prelude to the current series.
    Unfortunately they aren't all as good as that.

  12. Re:The Real Issue on Amazon Caves To Publishers On eBook Pricing · · Score: 1
  13. Re:Bad idea on Could UK Tax Breaks Pave the Way For GTA London? · · Score: 2, Funny

    Imagine if it got to the stage where people tested their knowledge of The Knowledge by taking taxi missions in GTA-London

  14. Re:Absolutely on Math Skills For Programmers — Necessary Or Not? · · Score: 1

    Nah. The math nerd needs to learn to integrate first. Then multiply.

  15. Divide by Zero on Math Skills For Programmers — Necessary Or Not? · · Score: 1, Insightful
    What do you do to avoid divide by zero errors?
    • Don't spot them
    • Spot them, but ignore them
    • Return 0
    • Return error
    • Replace 0 with 0.00000000001
    • Go back to the original equation and solve the singularity

    Mathematics is essential so that you can spot when things will break, and how to fix them. You can't program solid algorithms without it.

  16. Good for cryptography, bad for statistics on New Method for Random Number Generation Developed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    TFA gives an example "Such simulations can test theories of hurricane formation, climate change, and the spread of disease epidemics, for instance." Which required repeatable random numbers.
    For cryptography its fine though.

  17. Re:Hardcore repair methods on The Worst Apple Products of All Time · · Score: 1

    I remember having to do this sort of drop-fix with my Amiga 500+

  18. I went for a Pocketbook 301 on It's 2010; What's the Best E-Reader? · · Score: 1

    http://www.pocketbookreader.com/PocketBook_301.html
    Does lots of formats (inc Djvu)
    Takes 32gb SD cards
    16 gray scale
    Runs linux

  19. Skyhook on A Space Cannon That Might Actually Work · · Score: 1

    Can't you use the skyhook principle to launch humans into space with this?
    Just attach a long cable to the payload with the human (surrounded by spaceship) at the end of the cable. The longer the cable, the more gradual the acceleration.

  20. So the rule is on EA Shutting Down Video Game Servers Prematurely · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Never by anything from EA that has a date in the title

    Or called Facebreaker

  21. 2 player lemmings - 2 mice on The Amiga, Circa 2010 — Dead and Loving It · · Score: 1

    You could plug two mice into the Amiga and play 2 player split screen lemmings.
    I haven't seen this emulated anywhere yet. Anyone know how to get two mice running on an Amiga emulator?

    Cheers

  22. 3D PS3 Games on 3D Blu-ray Spec Finalized, PS3 Supported · · Score: 1

    Will this make it easy for developers to piggy back off the 3D glasses method and produce stereoscopic games?

  23. But how will this stop them downloading?? on Air Cannon Ties Pirates In Knots · · Score: 1

    ah...

  24. Re:Clarity? on KDE Rebrands, Introduces KDE Plasma Desktop · · Score: 1

    Pubuntu

    I read that as Pub-un-too
    Now if I can just fit in a free-as-in-beer joke

  25. neuromorphic computing on US Air Force Buying Another 2,200 PS3s · · Score: 1

    "Neuromorphic engineering is a new interdisciplinary discipline that takes inspiration from biology, physics, mathematics, computer science and engineering to design artificial neural systems, such as vision systems, head-eye systems, auditory processors, and autonomous robots, whose physical architecture and design principles are based on those of biological nervous systems." from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromorphic

    Anyone got any more links?