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  1. Re:a new definition of instant messaging.... on Build Your Own Robot For About $89 · · Score: 1

    I have no idea what you are talking about here. Please clarify.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  2. Re:The Laws of Robotics on Build Your Own Robot For About $89 · · Score: 1

    What would it take to run a robot on Windows CE?


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  3. Re:the biggest ACS communities are about 600,000 u on Philip Greenspun Answers · · Score: 1

    I bought your book but I can't say I agree with your conjectures. Your photography is great though. By the way what is your Karma?.. Just had to ask.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  4. Re:I slashdotted my own site! on Philip Greenspun Answers · · Score: 1

    Ok, if you are so famous and you have this great web site, why in the heck are you running it on an old 180MHz machine. Come on get with it. Spend a little money and buy yourself an RS6000.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  5. Re:A suggestion... on Ranking The Domain Name Registrars · · Score: 1

    Good suggestion, the question is will they take it and actually implement it in their site.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  6. Excellent Site... but... on Ranking The Domain Name Registrars · · Score: 1

    Ok, I give these guys two thumbs up but I am disapointed that they fail to list the Tucows and Core Registrars since these companies are offering the best deal on domain name registrations. If you want to pay a reasonable price for a domain name I suggest purchasing it through a Tucows or Core reseller. Hopefully they will add these other domain registration companies soon thereby providing a truly beneficial service to their visitors.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  7. Satellite Killer on Mysterious Cold War Spacecraft Designs! · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know what has been happening with the laser based satellite gun which is supposed to be able to shoot satellites down from a surface based site. Any links would be much appreciated. I was reading about this a couple of years back and some of the Air Force's research at Los Alamos but I haven't heard anything new or seen any press on it.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  8. The Camel Book on What's New in Perl 5.6.0 · · Score: 1

    Ok, I just bought the second edition a couple of weeks back. Does this mean I'm going to have to buy edition 3? I'm a newbie at Perl or at least compared to a lot of guys on Slashdot but its definetly worth learning... I guess my question is whether or not the new perl is radically different from version 5.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  9. Re:Don't worry... on TrustedBSD Announced · · Score: 1

    I've used OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I highly recommend both. What the heck do you think our servers are running... Windows??


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  10. Way Cool! on The World's Largest Game Of Tetris · · Score: 1

    Now this is one cool implementation of technology. Finally something of true note worthiness from Slashdot after a couple of months.

    Too bad the darn web site is being /.ed right now and I can't get in... Any mirror sites?


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  11. Lego Mania on Lego Buys Paul Allen's Zowie Intertainment · · Score: 1

    Check out the latest incarnation in Lego. Right Here


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  12. Encryption on Apple's Airport Upgraded To 128-bit Encryption · · Score: 1

    I have a question... If the encryption is 128bit but the key is only 56bit does that affect the level of security? Can someone fill me in a little on this one.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  13. WinCE vs. Linux on Wyse Ditches Linux For WinCE · · Score: 1

    I have to admit WinCE is a good attempt by Microsoft to actually create some code that is concise and efficient (because they were forced to by the constraints of the hardware). However, I'm sure Linux is more robust and "crash proof". They will be back, just as soon as someone ports over the drivers they need to run whatever it might be that they are trying to run. The momentum of Linux is unstoppable now. I hate to see a reversal in evolution...


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  14. Re:MPEG2 Tachioscopy? YES! on Manipulative DVD's: Another Reason Against CSS · · Score: 1

    Actually it is possible to encode extra frames in but it would require the insertion before the post-processing where the data is compressed into the MPEG2 format. My question is how exactly they would extract the hidden message back out of the data once it is compressed. It would be virtually impossible. I guess someone could figure out an algorithm for this but I doubt that it has been done yet.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  15. Hmmm.... on Manipulative DVD's: Another Reason Against CSS · · Score: 1

    Actually there could be some truth to this. I mean just take at Walt Disney's the little Mermaid , there are all kinds of hidden and subliminal messages. In fact, there is even a phallus on the front cover of the video! Take a good look at the left side of the cover in the castle part and you'll find it.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  16. Can some one fill me in here... on Protesting DMCA · · Score: 1

    What do these laws do?

    Who do they pertain to?


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  17. Nano-Bots on Training Workshop on Bionanotechnology · · Score: 1

    Most people don't realize it but this technology is much farther along than most of us realize.

    While at Stanford University I was able to observe some experiments underway with "Nanobots". These particular devices were being designed for medical applications. Some of the potential jobs they might perform in the future is heart surgery such as a bypass without ever cutting open the patient and exposing them to infection. (ie. cutting, repairing, stitching up incinsions etc...). The technology has a ways to go yet but is advancing rapidly and I wouldn't be surprised to see full implimentation within the next five years...

    Just my two cents...


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  18. The sad truth is... on Anti-Dot-Com Slogans Pepper SF · · Score: 2

    I have to agree with this group of individuals after living first in Palo Alto and then in San Jose. The point is that all these high paying dot coms in the area have driven prices sky high. I was appalled to find out that at $50,000 per year I was considered poverty level... and it was tough, it never seemed like my wife and I could make ends meet. Finally I told IBM and the whole silicon valley area good-bye and moved back to Utah. So you can imagine what it is like for the "regular" people like gas station attendants, school teachers, etc... Both parents work and yet they still struggle to even pay their rent or mortgage. The whole silicon valley area is divided into two distinct groups, the rich dot- commers and the poor regular folk.

    It is no wonder there is such a backlash against them. In fact, when I was there this whole thing was already gaining steam with some groups in San Francisco openly vandalizing rich dot-commers cars and property, in hopes to drive them out. I don't condone such actions but it goes to show just how desparate the situation is for many people.

    I think the solution to this problem is already taking form as many dotcoms are actually locating in other places that have a lower cost of living and thereby alleviating the already exploding situation in Silicon Valley.

    Just my two cents.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  19. No shortage here... on The IT Labor Shortage · · Score: 1

    I'm living here in Utah and I have tried to find a good job in the technical industry for months... Finally I just decided to start my own business. Shortage? what shortage? There is an excess of IT people here, please take them somewhere else.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  20. OOG SMOOG on Net Firms Running Out Of Cash? · · Score: 1

    You can't shuffle something like the e-commerce craze away as some passing fad, no its here to stay whether we like it or not. True some things lend themselves to this trend better but its like trying to say that the telephone will go away since it just a silly craze. Computers are another avenue for communication as well as interaction. I think we've only seen the tip of the iceberg...


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  21. Too many Risks on NASA Will Have To Wait For Mars · · Score: 1

    After watching "Mission to Mars" it makes you wonder if its all worth it. I mean there are so many things that can go wrong. I hate to be pessimistic but it will take a few tragedies I'm sure before we get it right. I mean look how many airplane tragedies there are a year and yet we all still fly. I guess we will have to accept some losses when it comes to space travel and exploration otherwise it will probably never get off of the ground.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  22. Lego Mania on Legos Meets Myth II · · Score: 3

    For all you lego maniacs check out this page: Lego Bridge


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  23. 80 vs. 160 on Adaptec Supporting Ultra160 On IA-64 Linux · · Score: 1

    There is no doubt that the limiting factor is the bandwidth limitations not the limitations of our hard drives. I mean we operate off of a T1 and 80Mbits/sec is more than fast enough for us. However, for someone who needs a high performance workstation I could see the advantages.


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  24. I've got an Idea... on Iridium Hardware May Burn · · Score: 1

    Can't these satellites be connected somehow to the GPS system that is already in place? I mean it could mean a better navigational system for everyone, more accurate.

    I'm sure there are lots of technical problems with this, but lots of companies and the government could easily swing the bill...


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com

  25. Fat Chance... on German Censorware Targets Music · · Score: 1

    This will never work, you'll see. Someone is going to come along with a little patch or something and make all this effort to censor worthless.

    Besides what if the mp3 files are zipped up and distributed that way? That would fool the censor software easily...


    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson
    NPS Internet Solutions, LLC
    www.npsis.com