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  1. Re:Question... on Bricklin on Tablet PCs · · Score: 2

    Can't help but think that you're trolling, per your sig. But I was curious enough to look at google.

  2. Re:One flaw... on eDimensional Wired 3D Glasses Review · · Score: 2

    what, like the Virtual Retinal Display(VRD)? I was following this for a long time, back in 92. Looks like they partnered with Microvision to make the actual product.

  3. Re:Cheaper Media System ($200) on XBOX Media Player 2.0 · · Score: 1

    And the surround sound card...

    and the HDTV video out card...

  4. Re:I have a brilliantly original idea on Throttling Computer Viruses · · Score: 2

    Oh, except non-GUI email programs have problems too.

  5. Re:Simple comparison on Japan Takes A Look At Open Source Software · · Score: 1

    >Gods are fragile things;
    >they may be killed by a whiff of science
    >or a dose of common sense. -- Chapman Cohen

    With a sig like that' I'd be cautious putting Linux up in such a high position. :)

  6. Re:Wrong audience on Meet The Leonids · · Score: 2

    I actually thought to myself... "Well, I should be getting off work around then. Might have to work an extra hour or two."

    I didn't mind 100 hour weeks. When they were spaced out. And I was paid. Overtime.

  7. Re:Overclock it on Intel Releases "Fastest Chip Ever" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Don't you get it? They've already overclocked it. That's the only way they could get these out... and the only reason why they are so hard to find (it's so overclocked only a very tiny percent of the chips can even handle it).

  8. Re:What is a halodeck? on Holograms - The Future Without The Funny Glasses · · Score: 2

    I got the same manual. Very cool stuff. And no, the tractor beams don't move the people. Turns out that theres a tri-directional treadmill-like surface on the floor.

    One of the coolest things, I thought, was that the holograms are projected between people when they are split up... so you are still 20' away (or whatever), but the hologram shows your partner as being 50' (or not even there if they are out of sight).

  9. Their own policies don't cover this. on Uncap Your Modem, Get Visit From the FBI · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Halfway down this page is a list of their agreements.

    From the terms of service:

    The Subscriber must not attach any device that permits access to services in violation of the Subscription Agreement. In addition, federal and state laws prohibit the possession, use, or attempted use of any equipment to receive any Buckeye services except as expressly provided by the Subscription Agreement.

    The subscription agreement

    17. Buckeye has no responsibility for, and is not liable for, the speed, content, or accuracy of any transmissions on the system.

    And neither this, nor the Acceptible Use Policy state anything about what download speeds you're allowed.

  10. Re:One of Todays Big Blunders on When Things Start to Think · · Score: 1

    Back in '94 or so I read an article in Science News that details an AI that rediscovered several mathematical concepts. The closest that I can find is this text "A computer program designed to reason in a general way solved a problem that had stumped mathematicians for more than 60 years (March 22, vol. 151, p. 176). "

  11. My microwave drilled through it's own door! on Using Microwaves to Drill Through Glass · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't have anything in it, and accidentally hit the cook button instead of the minute timer button. 20 Minutes later, POOF! The whole thing caught on fire. Turns out that the mixing belt failed, so it was all focused on the door. The engineer said, "Lucky you didn't loose the whole house! I've seen them burn straight through glass light bulbs...."

    Pictures and story here.

  12. Re:why is this for pros? on 13.8MP Kodak Tops Previously Leaked Canon · · Score: 1

    Hmm, not really. The neat thing is that, as the sensor increases in area, so do it's pixels, and hence accuracy. Kodak's 16MP medium-format back very nearly aproaches film. You'll find that this camera from Kodak will similarly very nearly aproach film.

  13. Re:MP not everything on 13.8MP Kodak Tops Previously Leaked Canon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You're absolutely right about CMOS vs CCD. What's insane is that this is CMOS! Now we'll get to see what another manufacturer can do with the way-cool technology let Canon blow past it's competitors. (Info from http://www.dpreview.com/news/0209/02092304kodakdcs 14n.asp)

    And for those interested, read this review on the D30 about why MP quality at luminous-landscape.

  14. Re:One step closer... on Self-Cleaning Glass · · Score: 1

    Already been done, my man.

  15. Try google on Safely Cleaning LCD Displays? · · Score: 2, Informative

    A quick search on google groups turned up many hits, including a link to this pdf. Read your manual. Also: "Probably more important is the cloth you use. I like to use a soft cotton cloth, even an old t-shirt. With the right cloth, you can even use spit for a small spot. With the wrong cloth you'll screw up the screen no matter what you use." here

  16. Re:What's with the pictures? on On EBay: Shuttle Flight Deck Simulator · · Score: 2, Informative

    Reading the front page of the site, would see the link titled, "List of components included in this auction"

  17. Re:Coal to produce? on Ethanol Not A Total Loss · · Score: 1

    Doesn't this violate the 2nd law somehow? It gives more energy than it takes to create, so once you "prime the pump" you have limitless energy...

  18. Re:geek unfriendly story on The Golden Age of Cup Manufacturing · · Score: 1

    FYI: You will get diabetes. It's the insulin response, not the calories, that does it. And running doesn't help with the insulin response (well, it does, but not at the levels you're talking about).

    IANAD

  19. Re:Bullshit. I saw one. on Big Black Delta Mystery Solved? · · Score: 1

    I worked with someone at Best Western HQ for a year, and he finally mentioned that he had seen one of these. It was late at night, and the thing was HUGE. But totally silent. In fact, many, many people in the Phoenix area saw it, including air traffic reporters and pilots. The government finally said that it was several planes at high altitudes in formation, but that solution didn't take into account that the stars were blacked out between the points of the triangle.

    Maybe if the planes were trailing weather balloons....

    For more info on this event, do a google search.

  20. Re:Argh! on Tech-Interview Riddles · · Score: 1

    You are right (first link). Just use Google. :)

  21. Re:Riddle on Tech-Interview Riddles · · Score: 1

    Google knows! Neat riddle, btw.

  22. Re:New Low ? on Slashback: Legislation, Samplification, Knaves · · Score: 1
    Used to be the case in Texas, but doesn't look like it anymore ...
    In the past, when a customer dialed 0 (for operator) to make a long distance call, the customer was asked which long distance company should carry the call. If the caller said, "It Doesn't Matter," he might be billed by that company, a client company of KTNT, on his next telephone bill. Or if the caller actually has "no preference," his call might be carried by an unknown long distance carrier because the operator used a random list to assign the carrier. Such calls can occur on any phone, but are most frequent with pay phone long distance calls.

    ...also intervened on behalf of its 46 companies which include the client companies named "I Don't Know;" "I Don't Care;" "It Doesn't Matter;" "Any One is Okay." and "Whatever."
  23. One word... on One Terabyte On a 12-inch^H^H^H^Hcm Disk · · Score: 1

    Backups.

    Tape is just not cutting it. Seems like it's cheaper buying a newer drive as a backup than the whole tape subsystem.

  24. Re:Johnny Mnemonic could only hold 160 GB on One Terabyte On a 12-inch^H^H^H^Hcm Disk · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind, though, that he had a neural implant. So the technology was interfacing with the neural grey matter which stored the data. The brain, as far as I know, hasn't been following moore's law. :)

  25. Re:Microwave to heat � best container material on A Foundry in Every Kitchen · · Score: 1

    Yeah, well. They said that it was a part failure (the mixing fan belt failed). But it wasn't their fault since it was so old.

    Say, check out how close our UIDs are together... pretty odd to think we got them within a month of each other, nearly 3-4 years ago.