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  1. Re:Sedna has a moon... on Sedna May Have A Moon · · Score: 2, Informative

    Most of the Edgeworth-Kuiper objects are hypothesised to be binaries.

    This argument raged on in 1998 (I think) when the intnl body of astronomers wanted to classify Pluto as a Trans Neputinian Object with a special number of 1000.

    Some other TNO having a moon was used as conclusive argument to relegate Pluto to being a TNO (the most significant TNO, if you will).

    I had links to the above ... but I will have leave you only with these
    http://www.solstation.com/stars/kuiper.htm
    http://www.solstation.com/stars/ekos-01.jpg

  2. OT (Re:Life in a mirror) on Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users · · Score: 1

    Bollywood -- it is not Hollywood. Please call it by its name "Mumbai film industry". Please do not have to use the white-man's crutch to typify yourself. Hollywood is not a good thing to aspire for.

    That said, the Mumbai industry is a different bag of trash.

  3. Re:Windows OpenSource??? on Microsoft's Platform Strategist Speaks On Linux · · Score: 1

    Was gonna mod you up, but I realised that a year or two ago, MS made more money in giving stock options to employees than with anything. Cannot find the link at the moment-- it must be around somewhere.

    Hence the need for staff and aversion to open it up. (Kidding )

  4. Re:All good things ... on Search Beyond Google · · Score: 1

    It is their feedback page :

    http://www.google.com/quality_form?q=metamoderat e& num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&safe=o ff

  5. Re:Stomp out IP on Microsoft Warning Leaked Code Traders · · Score: 1

    You have to have built a DIY monopoly first. Have your products running on a majority of the government's computers, and suddenly you have a powerful and protective Godfather.

  6. Problems for Moz users on Mozilla Firebird gets .8 Release, and New Name · · Score: 1

    (running under XP)

    1) Shuts down your Moz (even though it asks to kill Firefox instances only -- thunderbird instance was spared)
    2) Has the "additional browsing enhancements" choice (under custom install) greyed out
    3) usurped my default profile and would not let go even after uninstall (Moz would complain that the profile is under use)
    4) set itself up as the default browser even though I clicked "No". At least Moz asked me to confirm it as the default when I was able to start it up again.

    That said, I have had good experiences with Firebird/Phoenix before and will certainly use it on a non-Moz machine.

  7. Questions on Ask Indian Techies About 'Onshore Insourcing' · · Score: 3, Interesting

    1) Do you (developer) find any communication problems with your customers? How much is the variance between your understanding and what the customer wants? What is the amount of face time/interaction do you have during the project?

    2) What is the typical lifecycle of a project? Do you have some feedback system to improve quality and processes?

    3) What are the hoops you have to jump through (SEI certifications and the lot) to prove your competence? Is it any use at the end of the day?

    (more than one question posted since this isn't a traditional interview. And outsourcers should work 3 times harder, dammit!! :-) )

  8. Re:I for one... on Jobs to India -- A Broad Look · · Score: 1

    Yes ... the river starts in the Himalayas and flows into what is now Pakistan.

  9. Re:I for one... on Jobs to India -- A Broad Look · · Score: 1

    It is "Hindu", you insensitive clod :-)

    Kidding apart: "Hindu" is the name given to it by people looking in from outside. Quick intro here

  10. Re:Sorry it took me so long to reply to this... on Microsoft Advises to Type in URLs Rather than Click · · Score: 1

    This page works -- And the link to 833786 from this page works too!

    Thanks.

  11. Re:Sorry it took me so long to reply to this... on Microsoft Advises to Type in URLs Rather than Click · · Score: 1

    That page is no longer available!?!?

    Trying multiple browsers , multiple jump-off points do not seem to help!!

  12. Re:You do not understand on A Thoughtful Look at Indian Outsourcing · · Score: 1

    You have some linkage on this "American's are NOT allowed to travel to India to get a job." -- where does the stumbling block lie?

    Probably it is because there is nobody willing to move from US to India -- or the wages are not right. But if there is a rising number of people that want/need to work there, believe me, there will be doors that open.

  13. Re:Confidential files on Electronic Burglary in the Senate · · Score: 1

    They were leaked from the inside by whistle blowers. Weren't they.

    I remember the uproar when Oracle went through MS' garbage.

  14. Mice: Beware of their transdimensional existence on Mice In Space · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear a Vogon constructor ship trundling in from the Oort cloud with hyperspatial bypasses on its mind.

  15. Hosting charges! on Exchange Rates Play With Online Music Prices · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably the companies spend more/less money in hosting website in those countries ... and are passing on the cost/savings to the customer.

    Oh wait ... we are talking about the music industry

  16. Re:As a lowly engineer... on Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water? · · Score: 1

    Says the only sample of life in the universe that we have met.

    NASA's website(s) have presentations on why "follow the water" is a good idea on Mars.

    The main page is not loading .. however you can look up the caches

  17. Re:Gotta remember on Mars Rover Sniffs First Hint of Water? · · Score: 1

    That and "Thus spake Zarathshutra" are pre-requisites of *intelligent* life.

  18. War mongering?? on India Plans Hypersonic Space Plane by 2007 · · Score: 1

    Where in the history of independent India, has she been the aggressor. Do you have facts or are you just paraphrasing what your neighbour heard from his colleague about a talk on the radio one night?

    Recent news: after a year long stand off at the border (how that border came about is a longer story of compliance to cease fires) after the attack on her Parliament, India has been the one making *peace* overtures (slightly misguided, IMO).

    Check out (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=in&q=pe ace+pakistan&btnG=Search+News)

    Damn my conscience -- I coulda just modded you down as a troll; but I had to go and reply.

  19. Re:visa on Cube House · · Score: 1

    having mastercard let loose hell on you for copyright infringement: worth the while

  20. Re:Driving a Truck Through This One on Global Dimming · · Score: 1

    Are you ignorant or insensitive or you just don't care??

    :-)

  21. Re:Driving a Truck Through This One on Global Dimming · · Score: 1

    2) I don't know but I saw a guy at a star party with a "Bush-Cheney" sticker on his truck.

    Joking aside,

    3) The atmosphere could be _reflecting_ the light instead of just soaking it up.

  22. Re:Visit every star in the Galaxy? on Milky Way Gets Bigger · · Score: 2, Funny

    You age very less when travelling close to light speeds.

    Factor that in ... and the poster might return to Earth in time for the bug free version of Windows :-)

  23. Re:Mozilla is still bad with standards on Mozilla 1.6 Beta Released · · Score: 1

    Ahem -- the only thing stopping most of the people I want to wean away from Outlook complain is the lack of a reliable/integrated calendar. All the effort that is put in calendar is worth it.

    That said, I could not care less about ChatZilla.

  24. Re:Paranoid? Maybe not.. on Microsoft Introduces Competition For Google News · · Score: 1

    Sorry ... how about this

  25. Re:Paranoid? Maybe not.. on Microsoft Introduces Competition For Google News · · Score: 1

    How about this http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?b103013988