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  1. Re:Why I wish I knew more science on There's a Sucker Converted Every Minute · · Score: 1

    Actually, that's not true. You can cool well beyond 100% efficiency. You do it because you're not "cooling" anything -- you're moving energy from one place to another. That's why heat pumps can be used to save money over plain electric heat!

  2. Re:Harmonics on Wood Density May Explain Stradivarius Secret · · Score: 1

    I'd also expect the wood variations to function similar to electrical impedance variations in a transmission line -- cause undesired reflections and standing waves.

  3. Re:Screen works welll on Persistent Terminals For a Dedicated Computing Box? · · Score: 1

    I like that mnemonic!

  4. Re:Screen works welll on Persistent Terminals For a Dedicated Computing Box? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I prefer screen -R -D to detach any other screen connections which I might have forgotten about.

  5. Re:Sheesh. on EFF Wins Promo CD Resale Case · · Score: 1

    Yah, busting these cases is all fine and dandy, but I won't get excited until blatantly unenforceable, lying, and otherwise defective warning notices were also actionable.

  6. Re:Interesting pictures, but... on Supercomputer Simulates Human Visual System · · Score: 1

    Those colored-light "high tech" photos need to go away. They were cool for about 5 years. The sooner the photographers realize they're passe, the better.

  7. Re:Politicians! on Senators OK $1 Billion for Online Child Porn Fight · · Score: 1

    Actually no, fucking politicians should be illegal...

  8. Re:Hmmmm on Oregon's New Censorship Law Challenged In Court · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sounds like you should be running chains, not studs...

  9. Re:Don't bother on Post-Suicide Account Cracking? · · Score: 1

    Also, when you fire up the computer, disconnect it from the network (to stop NTP from "fixing" the clock) and set the clock back to the last-known login date and time. This will prevent the browser from clearing the cache and expiring the history.

  10. Re:Seriously, get a dog on Is Cheap Video Surveillance Possible? · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately the TCO of a dog is worse than the cameras. There are adoption fees, vet bills, immunizations, food, waste cleanup, toys, leashes, etc. Then, at EOL, you have a number of vet trips bunched together and, to top it off, cremation fees. I love my pets, but I'd never consider them a cost-effective security system. I'd go for cameras before a dog for this purpose.