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  1. Re:WTFGA on LG Introduces Monitor With 21:9 Aspect Ratio · · Score: 2

    Which is strangely more expensive then their new 24' 1920x1200 models. for example

    Note the 24' models also use IPS panels instead of the cheaper TFT panels the 20' monitor you linked to use.

  2. Re:Hell no....I repeat, HELL NO!!! on Should Medical Apps Be Regulated? · · Score: 1

    You'd be luck to tell what anything was in an MRI scan from 20 years ago. And if you could it's because the scan took an hour.

    As someone who works in MRI research, the current technology is quite new and cutting edge. Building and maintaining the machines is quick expensive.

    All that said, the cost for a scan here in the states is way overly inflated. MRI scanners are generally profit leading centers in most hospitals, this is despite their large operating cost. If that doesn't tell you where your money is really going.

  3. Re:Flawed, or useable? on Transforming Any Flat Surface Into a Control Panel With Sound · · Score: 2

    The speed of sound happens to be much higher in solids. The more rigid the material, the faster sound will travel through it.

  4. Re:subtle issues on Researcher Claims Magnets Can Affect Blood Viscosity · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's because you are moving. Per Maxwell's laws changing magnetic fields induce a current. If you move your head too quickly through them those tiny currents can be induced in your inner ear resulting in the nausea.

    I work in the MRI field on the engineering research side of things. Those sounds a lot like MRI scanners. The 7T scanners are notoriousness for inducing nausea when moving in and out of them because the field drops off and grows so quickly around the scanner. I've never heard of nausea being induced from a 3T before though. Maybe I just haven't been moving around fast enough inside it.

  5. Re:Descent! on Which Game Series Would You Reboot? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The first thing I thought of when I saw the headline was Descent: Freespace 2. Few games have ever drawn me into the story like Freespace and made me feel like I was really out there in space were anything could happen and there was little to protect me. I loved almost every minute of it.

  6. Who needs an amusment park? on NASA Successfully Tests Orion's New Crew Escape System · · Score: 1

    Although I agree with many of the posts about the process being a tad complicated, if you watch the video, that looks like one hell of a ride.

  7. Re:And they said OSX is virus free.... on Google Earth 5.0 Silently Changes Update Policy · · Score: 1

    Isn't this what Apple does on windows. I don't see any problem here. You bought a computer from Apple, Google is just mimicking the actions of your beloved Steve Jobs.

  8. Re:Accessories? on NVIDIA Offers 3D Glasses For the Masses · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I sat through a 20min demo of this exact tech, hosted by nVidia and TI with the DLP screens, at CES last year. The things really were impressive. They weren't as eye-popping 3D as you might hope, but they really weren't much of a strain on the eyes either.

  9. Re:"Mostly" monitors? on How Nvidia Wants To Bring 3D Glasses Back · · Score: 1

    I tried on a pair of these on at CES in January. The booth was a joint with NVidia to show off their 3D tech, and TI to show off the refresh rates of DLP. We sat and watch a long clip of a movie and an extended scene from madden 08. I don't remember any of us in the group feeling sick or disoriented after. And over all I was really impressed with the quality of the illusion, as well as the ease of the implementation