User: Elky Elk

Re:Not entirely new, but interesting.

On: Desktop Synchrotron to Capture Molecular Action

Most synchrotron radiation sources aren't 'synchrotrons' they are electron storage rings, but its widely accepted in the user community that they're known as synchrotrons.

Re:fare thee well

On: CompUSA To Close All Stores

The UK has several large entrenched supermarkets (I think Walmart now owns one of them, ASDA) but the Germans (Aldi and Liddel) have been making quite large inroads into the UK market.

Re:Unfortunately...

On: Ron Paul Spam Traced to Reactor Botnet

the war in 1776 was a civil war, not everyone was on the side of independence

Re:I'm still a little skeptical

On: MP3 Format Still Gathering Momentum

I always thought that there was a lower limit imposed on photon wavelength (and hence an upper limit on frequency) due to a sufficiently high energy photon being able to have enough mass to create its own black hole and fall in (at the plank length?). Although that could all be just rubbish.... (IAAP)

Re:Never mind the merits of perl or ruby

On: BBC Creates 'Perl on Rails'

Our elected representatives aren't supposed to have any sway over the BBC (I'm not for one moment saying that's true, see Yes Minister, but that's the principle).

Re:Don't get your hopes up

On: BBC Creates 'Perl on Rails'

And they would send everyone threatening letters insisting they had a licence....

Re:Stoopid scientists get sailors killed.

On: New Software Could Warn Sailors of Rogue Waves

I think it's fair to say UFO's do exist, but to suggest the causes of these unidentified things are aliens is the crazy bit...

Re:warnings

On: Illegal Downloaders to be Blocked By French Government?

you're not by any chance, everyone over 30?

Re:On the Contrary ...

On: $200 Linux PCs On Sale At Wal-Mart

it's true

I recently managed to get Linux running on my ds!

www.dslinux.org