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  1. Re:Nasa has one also on Google Releases Earth to Beta · · Score: 1

    If you pronounce it EN-AH-ES-AH, like engineers who were around before it's formation, you'll always remember that it's an acronym. That's what works for me, anyway.

  2. Ask, and the shack shall provide on Using a Cellphone in a Basement? · · Score: 2, Informative
  3. Re:What Romney Said. on MIT Certifies Biological Engineering Major · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The President of the Senate is actually Vice President Dick Chaney. Robert Travaglini is currently the President of the Mass State Senate.

  4. Correct Link on Odds-on Science · · Score: 5, Informative
  5. Juiced on Mutation Creates SuperKid · · Score: 1

    They already sell sports supplements that claim to supress myosatin.

    The claim to use a marine vegetable extract called Cystoseira canariensis that "has been shown to help safely and effectively scavenge myostatin in the body". I imagine a Ms. Pacman game at the cellular level but I'm sure it's not that interesting and I hear that it doesn't work so well.

  6. The New Dup! on NatSci 802.11x WiFi Tracker Zeroes In On Users · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    reminiscent of an earlier Slashdot

    It's the new way to describe dupes for the new year. Let's live it up folks.

  7. Re:Link Broken on Winamp 2 + Winamp 3 = Winamp 5! · · Score: 1

    I do the same thing with my site, the results are often hilarious.

  8. monthly != unlimited on Have You Fought Your ISP Over Bandwidth Limits? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I would think that selling "Monthly" access instead of "Unlimited" access would solve the ISP's problems.

    Monthly doesn't imply an unlimited amount of bandwidth but it does suggest a months worth of access. Seeing as how most people consider utilities to be charged in monthly chunks, I would imagine that most users would be put off at all. Then the ISP could throw in fine print about bandwidth and burst speeds and all the other hoohaa.

    Oh no, I've just give them the answer. Must not hit submit, must save the word...

  9. New Record Holder on Money Problems May Derail First U.S. MagLev Train · · Score: 2, Informative

    Japanese train sets world record at 581 kph

    That was set on December 2nd with passangers on board.
  10. northern exposure on E-Voting: a Flawed Solution in Search of a Problem · · Score: 1
    elections can be run quicker, cheaper and fairer using the paper-based Canadian model.
    And I thought Canadian officals were determined by a zambonis-chicken tournament. Heh, you learn something new every day.
  11. three-two-one---contact on Dusty Disc May Mean Other Earths · · Score: 5, Funny

    If it does have an Earth-type planet, it'll probably be inhabited by a bunch of beings that look like my late father... that's barely worth the trip out there, or an hour and half.

  12. Re:and now I'm an internet ninja on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 1

    It's pretty hot. Not a direct link though, you'll need a working knowledge of irc to finish her off.

  13. and now I'm an internet ninja on Rules for Teenage Internet Access? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've had a computer in my room since I was eight. Fifteen years later, I'm an out of work web developer who can type really fast and find you a copy of the Paris Hilton video in less than two minutes. Well adjusted? Perhaps not, but my tendonitis/carpal tunnel keeps me company at night and that's all that matters.

  14. Not that far off? on Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence · · Score: 3, Informative

    But I can't help thinking a translated version is some time off from the 2004 Japanese release...

    The original GitS had a simultaneous theatrical release in Japan, the US and the UK. So, you might not have to wait that long after all. Oh, and I'm sure the fansubbers will be all over it as fast as possible. I saw a TeleSync of the Cowboy Bebop movie two weeks after its Japanese premier.

  15. The simpliest answer is usually the best... on DARPA's Autonomous Vehicle Challenge Too Popular? · · Score: 1, Redundant

    A preliminary event with the best twenty moving on to the final race. This model works pretty well for most sports, I don't see why it wouldn't fit an autonomous robot race.

  16. Wireless transfer? on First Napster 2.0 Review · · Score: 1

    I might be crazy, err I am crazy, but isn't that an antenna on the cobranded player? They really should have made it internal, but it's still really really cool. I've always hated having to plug in my mp3 plays to transfer music. Too bad it'll add $x to the cost of each player.

  17. Re:Skill? on Birth of a Motorized Surfboard · · Score: 1

    I'm glad you realize that you didn't RTFA. The product is intended for bodies of water that don't have waves... Like lakes or rivers... possibly near Kansas...

  18. Best Remote Control... on Expensive Geek Toys Roundup · · Score: 1

    ...ever. You'll have to endure some flash, but it's well worth it. The Phillips iPronto is more than just a remote control, it's a giant penis extension too. Think tablet PC dedicated to controlling everything and anything that is half willing. I have one of the original Pronto's and it reduced fifteen remote controls to one; easily one of the best purchases I've ever made. Here's a techtv review. And if you lick it, you can taste your own laziness reflected back at you.

  19. file not found. on Co-founder Joy to leave Sun · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd think after two decades of working at Sun, they could've found a better picture!

    Geez, The man is a scientist, give him a break. Asking for a good picture of a scientist is like asking for a serious shot of Alf.

  20. Re:race vs challenge on Desert Robot Race Update, With Video · · Score: 1

    The CMU video claims that it's a challenge because the course won't be revealed until two hours before the actual event. Sounds pretty challenging to me.

  21. Re:Passive laptop coolers? on Pentium-M In Mini-ITX Format · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's a fine idea, I think I'll patent it. Ha, you're too late.

  22. Re:Content == King on Yahoo Experimenting with Blogs? · · Score: 1

    Not all good writers are actively trying to be published (in print). You should try reading the writers you enjoy, not just the ones publishing companies have decided may be profitable. Litmus is a lie.

  23. Re:Options... on Phone or Tracking Device? · · Score: 1

    I have a samsung n400 and it has the option to disable locator services. I'm sure it's not the only phone out there to offer it.

  24. Re:Japanese fluency on SCO Taking Linux Discussion To Japan · · Score: 1

    japanese business men don't laugh during business meetings. only when they are drunk and pissing themselves on the way home from the bar.

  25. Re:anyone else think... on Matrix Reloads to $42.5 Million Opening · · Score: 1

    I'm still amazed that everyone is bitching about hot dancer in see-through tops grinding all over each other. Not to mention that I was spliced with poor little Trinity getting treatment from "The One" and his "One". They were cover in plugs I tell you, PLUGS. I was quite disappointed that they didn't try to lick or penetrate any of the plugs; that would have been hot.