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  1. Theremin Hero would be very cool on Music Game Genre On the Decline · · Score: 1

    Alesis had a cool theremin-like synth years ago. I bet you could get a Wii controller to behave like one.

  2. Re:Will this make be an iPhone killer? on Palm's webOS Root Image Leaks Out · · Score: 1

    More likely a Pre killer.

  3. Amunition for Apple? on Palm's webOS Root Image Leaks Out · · Score: 1

    I wonder if this will help Apple launch a legal assault regarding the Pre's ability to masquerade as an iPod?

  4. No real photo on Chair Made Entirely From Computer Keyboards · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Both here and on the referenced site, the 'photo' is just a 3-D CAD image. But check out the chair made out of tennis balls in the link below the story on the source site! It's real and looks very cool.

  5. Which vegetable did the metal parts come from? on Race Car Made With Veggies And Powered By Chocolate · · Score: 1

    Spinach? Broccoli? Beets? You'd certainly need a lot of whatever to get that much iron...that doesn't sound very environmentally friendly.

  6. You can't fight city hall... on Time Warner Cable Won't Compete, Seeks Legislation · · Score: 1

    Wait a minute...

  7. Follow the money on Consortium To Share Ad Revenue From Stolen Stories · · Score: 1

    After reading about so many IP and content protection schemes for so many years, we may be witnessing a trend which makes sense commercially. Someone needs to pay for all this 'free' stuff, somehow, somewhere. Why not have the money flow overhead? Content owner to 'borrowers': just hand over some money and no-one gets hurt.

  8. Absolutely... on Obama Proposes High-Speed Rail System For the US · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If it is priced less than air travel and it provides service to places I need to go.

  9. Re:ha ha ha on Work Progresses On 10,000 Year Clock · · Score: 1

    I don't know -- a '22 lb. sphere of tungsten' might be handy to someone re-inventing the lightbulb in 5K years.

  10. Re:It's harmless. on MIT Building Batteries Using Viruses · · Score: 1

    Would it help if one kept these batteries in the refrigerator? Or would that make things worse?

  11. A little editorial work might be good on MIT Building Batteries Using Viruses · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The body of this one could use some serious work. Cool tech, though.

  12. It's just shy on Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shrinking · · Score: 2, Interesting

    With all the photos we've been taking of it over the past 30 or so years, it's just being coy.

  13. Could we generate power... on Yeast-Powered Fuel Cell Feeds On Human Blood · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...using this technology and the artificial blood from yesterday's story?

  14. How many GB can I fit on a rock? on Data Preservation and How Ancient Egypt Got It Right · · Score: 1

    The finer the print, the more susceptible to wear, I would expect.

  15. Good drivers, maybe...no GPS on Chimps Have a Built-In GPS · · Score: 1

    Maybe their brains could form a good basis for organic computer autopilots. But last I heard, they had no satellite antennas built in.

  16. That was my pet bat! on Did Bat Hitch a Ride To Space On Discovery? · · Score: 1

    I was at the Space Center last Tuesday and didn't realize he'd gotten away until we got home. Sorry about this! (OK...I admit this is a fabrication. But I really was there last Tuesday.)

  17. So... on Internet-Caused Mistrials Are On the Rise · · Score: 1

    ...an educated jury is a havoc-wreaking one? How is this any different than going to a library and looking up info after court? (Other than 'instant' is easier and that the Interweb is full of lies and damned lies.)

  18. Re:Not Steve on Without Jobs, Will Open Source Suffer? · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nope, not the only one. He really should change his name during these times of high unemployment. Maybe 'Jobbes'? Or he can try to get the English word changed...he might just be able to pull that off.

  19. Re:Ah, the era of homepages on Jurassic Web · · Score: 1

    Bring back blinking text! And while you're at it, bring back the cowbell to rock music! Can't have too much cowbell...

    Funny how porn was one of the first major uses of the 'net. I think that was one of the major motivators of early-adopters. I can remember one of my buds signing up for that express purpose.

    And yeah, I spent many a night frittering away my time on IRC in 1996. Route66 was the place to be! Now I fritter on Slashdot.

  20. Not ready for prime time on Netflix To Offer Streaming-Only Service Plans · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've used the Netflix service and I'd have to say the quality is OK but not nearly good enough to replace DVDs. It's especially poor at the beginning of films. And while they have a lot of titles, there are still notable absences.

    In my experience, Fox TV's service is far better w/r/t quality. It frequently looks as good as DVDs.

  21. Poor timing on Microsoft To Open Retail Stores · · Score: 3, Insightful

    With the economic downturn and stockholders angry for MS spending 'too much' on R&D, this is the *perfect* time to acquire a bunch of retail space and hire new employees!

  22. Re:Why is this in idle? on Oldest Human Hair Discovered In Fossilized Poop · · Score: 1

    It needed to follow the other dung story so we'll see where Idle is headed: they'll always try to give us the straight poop.

  23. Sounds like a job for Windows NT 3.51 on Shifting Apps To ARM Chips Could Save Laptop Batteries · · Score: 1

    This sort of problem takes me back to those carefree days when Windows supported processors dramatically different from those made by Intel. It used to support applications written for other operating systems, too (well, OS/2.) Gone are those halcyon days of HAL openness.

  24. Re:Who carries their US passport in the US? on Hackers Clone Passports In Driveby RFID Heist · · Score: 1

    -- assumes table 'world'

    begin

    declare @usculture varchar(max), @usactzn varchar(30)

    select @usculture = culture
    from   world
    where  interesting not in (
    'video game',
    'shopping',
    'ebay',
    'television',
    'porn')

    if @usculture is not null

      set @usactzn = 'ok'

    else

      set @usactzn = 'typical'

    select @usactzn

    end

    -- btw, did I mention I'm a DBA?

  25. Security on Klan Wheel · · Score: 1

    Ah, a good historical shot. A bunch of morons presumably protecting something from a perceived threat.

    Yet another bit of graphic evidence proving why some of us born below the Mason-Dixon line would prefer not to admit it.

    Odd photo nonetheless. (Although I can't grok why here and why now.)