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  1. Re:Why wait 4 years? on High School Sophomores Discover Asteroid · · Score: 1

    Because all of the existing names are stored on 3x5 inch cards in a recipe box?

  2. IIRC... on Hubble Finds Double Einstein Ring · · Score: 1

    Light travels a straight path through space-time. Gravity distorts space-time. Light travels the now-distorted path. Now if we can figure out the exact nature of electron 'spin'. ...Lorenzo

  3. My father used to drive... on Molten Salt-Based Solar Power Plant · · Score: 1

    ...a milk delivery truck back in the early 70s that utilized two saline solution tanks for (cold) thermal storage. It would maintain approx 38F for over two days in hot weather w/o being plugged into the grid.

  4. Correction... on The UK's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    ...to the caption of the photo of the billowing cables (or are they delay lines?) Cray is in Chippewa Falls WN, not MN. Just one letter. Tuttle becomes Buttle. Sic transit gloria mundi.

  5. Hector... on The UK's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    verb [ trans. ] talk to (someone) in a bullying way. Not cute. Curt, maybe.

  6. Postdiction... on 8 Can't Miss Predictions... for 1998 · · Score: 1

    ...the first neologism for 2008. (or is it a PORTMANteau?)

  7. I thought that the program... on Army Buys Macs to Beef Up Security · · Score: 1

    ...was to control sunbathing farters. Don't bask. don't smell.

  8. THIS is a transformer turning into trash... on Tiny, Morphing, Electricity-Stealing Spy Planes Developed · · Score: 1
  9. Sounds like a sting operation... on Bees Can Optimize Internet Bottlenecks · · Score: 1

    ...to me.

  10. Examine his name! on What is Bill Gates Learning From Open Source? · · Score: 1

    Bill, as in revenue stream. Gates, as in barriers. It seems pretty clear to me. My develpment firm is headed by Gill Bates. Breathe underwater, intimidate the competition.

  11. Re:MATH on Light-based Quantum Circuit Does Basic Maths · · Score: 1

    Heck, I always liked Johnny Maths.

  12. Re:Thetans on Ice Age Beasts Blasted from Space · · Score: 1

    TheTans...TheRested...TheReady...In hot rods of the gods! ...Lorenzo...(studying Dietetics at Seancetology)

  13. In LA... on Group Hopes to Rename Street After Douglas Adams · · Score: 1

    The Griffith Observatory has The Cafe at the End of the Universe www.griffithobservatory.org/vcafe.html ...from Thousand Oaks, midway between the observatory and Mr. Adams' last home in Santa Barbara. ...Lorenzo

  14. Illegal Canadians... on All US Border Crossings Now Require A 'Terrorist Risk Profile' · · Score: 1

    ...look like the average honky. Sound a lot like 'em, too. I've known a couple. ...Lorenzo

  15. We'll win the war on terror... on All US Border Crossings Now Require A 'Terrorist Risk Profile' · · Score: 1

    Just like we won the war on drugs. And a big (economic) constituency will be built up around the conflict. Come, my darlings, and feed at the trough. ...Lorenzo . ...Back when I was a kid, the ATMs had telephone handsets!

  16. Is a code on a display readable? on QR Codes - Internet to Cell Phone via Camera · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking that unique transaction or decryption info might be displayed on a POS (or other) screen, and be captured by the consumer for who-knows-what purpose. Solution looking for a undefined problem. The fact that it isn't human-readable might be an advantage, like the system that my local blood bank once used for donors' anonymous responses. ...Lorenzo

  17. Do they have windows? on A Look at Microsoft's Security War Room · · Score: 1

    Or are the screens the only vista? ...Lorenzo

  18. Re:Xerox on Spam Lawsuit's Last Laugh is at Hormel's Expense · · Score: 1

    Don't forget 'aspirin'. The next goofy-sounding food name for reapplication? Velveeta! (Sounds more like a prawn star) ...Lorenzo

  19. Not in stores near you on Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing · · Score: 1

    Two months ago my local Office Despot (So Cal) was closing out all Zune accessories at 75% off. Heading for the exit? If OD doesn't know the trend, who does? Hello from Seattle, Goodbye Kitty in So Cal. . .Lorenzo

  20. Hello from Seattle on Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing · · Score: 1

    Hello from Seattle. My name is Fax Headroom, and I'm being held captive on this hard drive. . .Written in California, awaiting the Big Juan, when everything east of the Colorado River slides into the Atlantic Ocean...Lorenzo

  21. Re:Failure? on Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing · · Score: 1

    Penetration Anxiety? ...Lorenzo

  22. Re:Interesting timing on that on Verizon Wireless To Open Network · · Score: 1

    As a (reluctant) long-time VZW customer, I sincerely hope that their bots scan /. I talk with many people in the business world, and the majority of VZW clients would bail as soon as a carrier with similar coverage arrived on the scene. ...Lorenzo

  23. Re:No on Verizon Wireless To Open Network · · Score: 1

    VZW = Phone Nazi! . ...Lorenzo

  24. FBR on Radiation Not As Hazardous As Once Believed · · Score: 1

    What I found unsettling about the FBR was using sodium for cooling. They required argon inerting systems, among other features. The Russkies had FBR in subs (IIRC) that were cooled with lead. Shutdown and startup was, uh, somewhat problematic. ...Lorenzo

  25. Re:pfft...the 'predictions' are a joke, right? on Technology Innovation Areas For 2025 · · Score: 1

    In the mid-1960s fluidics was heavily touted as promising for process control et cetera. A coupla of 'em will come true, many will be supplanted (blindsided) by new developments. ...Lorenzo Nanutechnology? Mork Calling Orson