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  1. Re:8 click-through pages?! on A Flu Pandemic? · · Score: 1

    But then we'd miss out on all the pretty (and, err, not so pretty) pictures!

  2. Johnn Four too on A Weblog for Game Masters · · Score: 5, Informative

    See also Roleplaying Tips, a weekly e-zine that has been going strong since 1999. Every week he dispenses useful advice, and the write-in tips are invaluable. I've been getting it years, and it's been great.

  3. Re:It won't fly... on Spyware Maker Sues Detection Firm · · Score: 1

    Let me know how testing your theories work out.

  4. Re:Does it work against FBI agents too? on Spyware Maker Sues Detection Firm · · Score: 1

    Fascinating. This compelled me to search for the fake statute by number... after ignoring the debunking sites, you get a lot of fringe pages that are trying to get away with something.

  5. Re:The proof of the pudding is in the tasting on Details on XBox TrueSkill Ranking System · · Score: 1

    I saw a presentation on this. I can only say that we [excluding griefers] are all going to be much happier when this ranking system is commonplace. In the paper, notice that Alice increased her level by 50% in one game... she won't be staying low level for long.

  6. Re:Lifting content from wikipedia? on Pirates Thwarted by Sonic Weapon · · Score: 1

    I seriously doubt they would wait until the pirate dingy was 1 metre away before turning it on. At full volume.

  7. Re:maybe they should just call it: on How Bad Will The 360 Shortage Be? · · Score: 1

    Well, I'd say that Microsoft is working to address that problem (the one of annoying player matching).

  8. Re:Slashdot Needs a Science Editor on Alternative to Tokamak Fusion Reactor · · Score: 1

    I would love to disprove dark matter...
    Whoop, looks like someone beat you to it. ;)

  9. Re:remember the way of the fry... on Defend Yourself in the Imminent Robot Rebellion · · Score: 1

    Or, try feeding it Pi. (though it may not work)

  10. Star Wars Galaxies on Halloween In Massive Space · · Score: 1

    I kept waiting to read what would be happening in the only space MMO I'm aware of. Are they doing anything?

  11. Re:Taco? on Blizzard Made Me Change My Name · · Score: 1

    See my sig (taken from an IRC chat). Funny thing, Karma...

  12. Re:It's built right in! on Ballmer - Trusting Vista and Battling Google · · Score: 1

    You want IE on Unix? The man page for that has been around... :)

  13. Re:Hollywood basement ? Insufficient resolution on Hubble Zooms In On Moon Minerals · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Great on Honda Fuel Cell Concept with Home H2 Refueling · · Score: 3, Funny

    you'll get more bang for your buck
    I hope that was unintentional. :)

  15. Re:Well, toss out that pillow and go... on Pillows Dangerous for Your Health · · Score: 1

    A great pillow... before, or after the end? :)

  16. Re:Common Console Game Mistakes on 360 Launch Lineup And New Games · · Score: 3, Informative
    For that reason, I hope Microsoft has done their homework, and provide a transparent means of configuring the controller. Maybe a simple utility from the dashboard that lets the user reassign the "default" keys, possibly even storing person configurations, so that I can switch when I want. Or, maybe require that all games provide controller configuration in order to sport the XBOX360 logo?


    It appears they have done their homework:
    "The System blade offers greater control over your individual settings. You can specify, for example, that you prefer to invert the right analogue stick camera control and this will then be picked up on in any game you play."
  17. Re:And Spielburg to Direct... on Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo Movie · · Score: 1

    I think it would be a bit more violent. (direct flash link)

  18. Re:Not to undermine the hard work done here... on Skyhook Robot Passes 1000 Foot Mark · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure you'd want them to stretch from Earth to orbit, per say. :)

  19. Re:2018?! on NASA Plan to Return to the Moon · · Score: 1

    And here I always thought we got to pick two. :(

  20. Re:So... how long till we see other planets? on SALT Telescope First Light · · Score: 1

    cool number 9 is correct, NASA is working on these types of projects.

    The idea is to build smaller telescopes, or hypertelescopes, and link them together using interferometry (defined).

  21. Re:Another AI test on How I Failed the Turing Test · · Score: 1
    Well, scientists have developed the software for it...
    This model reveals that there are several other "reasonable" ways of lacing shoes. Of these, the bow-tie method is the most efficient in terms of requiring the shortest lace yet using all the eyelets. However, the two traditional "dense" styles win when you're looking for the strongest lacing--that is, the one that gives the maximum tension on both sides of the shoe. Which of the two is stronger depends on the distance between the two rows of eyelets: zigzag when the eyelets are close together and straight when they are farther apart.
    Hundreds of years of trial and error have led to the strongest--if not the most efficient--way of lacing our shoes, Polster concluded. That's in the face of a staggering 51,840 possible lacings for a shoe with just five eyelets on each side."
  22. Re:Mastercard on Automated Pool System Saves Swimmer · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Photos on PAX05 Writeup · · Score: 1

    Thank you, I think. :) I probably threw out half the concert/macro photos I took due to blur. The rest are pick-and-choose to get the right pose/lighting combo. I was thinking about taking concert photos professionally for a while, and had some opportunity to practice with a coworker's band a couple years ago, the experience of which definitely improved the keeper ratio.

    Equipment:
    Canon 10D
    50mm f1.4 (200-400 speed) for when I was in the front
    30-80mm f4 (800 speed) for medium range/"wide" angle
    100-300mm f3.5 IS (800+ speed) for farther back. This was hard, as most shots were 1/20 or 1/30... getting a bobbing rapper to stand still that long, and hand-hold an effective 480mm lens while being jostled is a challenge.

    (all numbers are approximate, off the top of my head)

  24. Re:Omegathon? on PAX05 Writeup · · Score: 1
  25. Re:Listless crowd? on PAX05 Writeup · · Score: 2, Informative

    perfect example
    (taken during Friday night's performances)