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  1. stop whining on Arecibo Observatory Loses Funding · · Score: 1

    Barrack wants to cut NASA's budget even more than it already is and Barrack is the youtube generation's candidate. Just eat the budget cuts and tow the party line.

  2. We hate book readers, we love book readers on Kindle Versus The iPhone · · Score: 1

    Remember when Sony was pushing this thing everyone wondered what the purpose was. Now Nick Bezos puts a carefully worded letter on amazon.com and it's the must have product. Remarkable that after Apple finally showed the PDA wannabes what customers wanted all along, and that they should have sold what they knew customers wanted all along, someone still came out with this plastic monstrosity.

  3. Consumer level on The Fastest Processor You Can't Run · · Score: 1

    Wonder where the professional level processors are.

  4. More information on The Last DC Power Grid Shut Down in NYC · · Score: 1

    Wish there was some useful information on these Web 2.0 pages, like what the last DC current building looks like, what appliances it uses, what the DC converter looks like, how much it costs to run it on DC. A few years ago they were writing pages on the resurgance of DC for server rooms. What happened to that?

  5. Lots of major breakthroughs on Major Breakthrough in Direct Neural Interface · · Score: 1

    Remember a few years ago when we could control wheelchairs with 90% accuracy from electromagnetic transducers outside the skull. Now the external sensors are gone and we have a breakthrough with 80% accurate speech synthesis from internal sensors. Wonder when the wheelchair one is going to become a product.

  6. If only it was in HD on From the Moon to Earth in HD · · Score: 1

    If only JAXA released the HD prints instead of releasing Web 2.0 thumbnails and saying it's HD.

  7. Where's the HD? on Japanese Probe Returns First HD Video of the Moon · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is not HD. It's a tiny 480x272 Web 2.0 flash movie.

  8. How much labor compared to 2002? on Recreating Cities Using Online Photos · · Score: 1

    Photogrametry still seems extremely labor intensive. U can't just throw a bunch of photos at the computer and get 3D worlds out. The difference seems to be much cheaper labor than 2002. U can throw a bunch of photos at a legion of Indian artists and get 3D worlds for free.

  9. No more celebrity engineers on The Man Behind the Google Phone · · Score: 1

    We've come a long way from the days when programmers like Rasterman & Mandrake laboring away in their cubes were elevated to celebrity status. Now the middle manager is the driver of technology revolutions.

  10. How long can Vimeo last on The New School of Videographers · · Score: 1

    Vimeo seems to offer the best value for HD seekers but they don't have the funding that Goo Tube has and they're just not gaining enough popularity to boost advertizing revenue. Web 3.0 may be the breakout cycle for HD, but for now the crowds are dictating what services survive and that means Goo Tube.

  11. Weapons of Helium 3 destruction on The Economic Development of the Moon · · Score: 1

    This quest for Helium 3 and water on the moon sounds like a quest for WMD. They're not going to find anything. The real value of the moon is space for humans to live on. We're out of space on Earth.

  12. Budget for replacement parts on More Solar Panel Problems For ISS · · Score: 1

    At the rate things normally break and the lack of a budget for replacement parts, exactly what do they expect to work in 2010 when construction ends?

  13. Space propulsion yet? on Super-Magnet Sheds Light on Semiconductors · · Score: 1

    So can split helix magnets get us into space yet?

  14. Google Apple Vinylpod on Vinyl To Signal the End for CDs? · · Score: 1

    It won't mean anything until the Google Apple Vinylpod comes out. Hopefully with AJAX somewhere.

  15. Manufacturing in Arizona? on Intel's 45nm Patch Machinery Exposed · · Score: 1

    Didn't know there was an Arizona in China.

  16. 10 years of X-Prizes later on Lunar Lander Challenge Ends in Fire, Disappoinment · · Score: 1

    It's harder than NASA makes it look.

  17. Outsourcing killed the heartland on Techie Pay Approaches All-time High · · Score: 1

    Maybe it's because the jobs R flocking to Silicon Valley.

  18. 5th element for real on Very High Tech - Elevator Garages in an NYC Hi-Rise · · Score: 1

    The old geazers who remember 5th element can finally live it. Now if only the $4.7 million bought walk in closets. $4.7 million won't even buy a house in Calif*.

  19. Where are the disco sofa's and pinball machines? on Inside Nvidia's Testing Facilities · · Score: 4, Insightful

    All this renewed interest in corporations has us wanting our dot com parties back. They didn't mention the on-site oil changes. Interesting that the most valuable part of these companies is the lowest paying part: the QA lab. And the QA lab is still powered by 100Mbit ethernet.

    Then of course many of U thought runaway housing inflation would force these companies to think about moving elsewhere like, say, Pleasanton. Wrongo. Even with 4x more expensive rents than 2000, Silicon valley is still the king of corporate headquarters.

  20. Financial shows 2.0 on Ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina Hired By Fox News · · Score: 1

    Everyone is rolling out new business shows again, now that the stock market is on fire. Hopefully they'll last longer than the 2000 round.

  21. 640x360 - 320x240 - 160x120 on Google To Monetize Content From Consenting YouTubers · · Score: 1

    Once we marvelled at 320x240 MPEG downloads. Then Lucasfilm revolutionized the web with its groundbreaking 640x360 trailers. Then Goo Tube shrunk it back down to 320x240. Now with crawlers, we're down to 320x200. Soon 160x120 will be the new breakthrough. At least the Goo videos will have something readable on top of all those shaky, blurry, camera angles.

  22. Seeding or originating on Verdict Reached In RIAA Trial · · Score: 1

    So was she seeding or did she originate the tracking file?

  23. Not a race if only 1 player on The New Moon Race · · Score: 1

    It's only a race if there's more than 1 player, but China seems 2 B the only player in this race. For US, all the 2008 candidates are pledging to shift money back to aeronautics & Earth science after being wrongfully diverted to a moon program. Europe & Japan don't have any human moon mission plans.

  24. BD-J issue on Copy Protection Backfires on Blu-ray · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is a BD-J issue, not an encryption issue. They usually fix BD-J issues quickly. Notice no problem with the Pioneer/Sony player.

  25. Big fishes in small seas on A Brief History of Slashdot Part 1, Chips & Dips · · Score: 1

    Back then anyone could B a big fish in a small sea by working on Linux programs. Not so anymore.