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  1. Re:E-Gold... Why didn't I think of that? on E-gold Owners Plead Guilty To Money Laundering · · Score: 1

    [Citation Needed]

  2. Re:Irony! on Scientists Solve Riddle of Toxic Algae Blooms · · Score: 2, Informative
    Cow Dung contains a large amount of phosphorus in the form of Ca3(PO4)2 (which promote algae bloom) and nitrogen in the form of KNO3.

    I can't quite remember from school (16 yrs ago) what the negative impact of the nitrogen was but I think it was to do with oxygen and fish.

    Detergents were loved by my lawn. As a kid, I would pull out the slip 'n slide in summer. For some extra fun (read 'danger' for the current generation of children), I used copious amounts of dishwashing detergent for some extra slip and a lot more slide.

    The next day was always an interesting sight when the grass for a few inches longer.

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    If you believe everything you read, better not read.

  3. Re:Yea, on Making Strides Toward Low-Cost LED Lighting · · Score: 1
    I purchased a few different types.

    Ranging in price from $6.99 each to $24.99 ea.

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    All prices quoted in Australian Dollars.

  4. Re:Yea, on Making Strides Toward Low-Cost LED Lighting · · Score: 4, Insightful
    >2003 called, it wants it's CFL stereotypes back.

    >CFLs don't flicker...

    CFLs cause me migraines and other visual problems. I recently changed all my home lighting, where possible, to CFLs.

    After a week, I began suffering from an extreme migraine. As the CFL's made it difficult for me to read or focus on small objects - I instantly held them suspect. To test my theory, I changed all the lighting back, and by the next day my life had certainly improved.

    I gave it a month and tried the CFL's again, and again after a week a migraine set in. I intend to remove them tomorrow. My girlfriend (as in a living 3D female human-being) who doesn't normally suffer from migraines has been complaining of symptoms while I had the CFLs in.

    I think CFLs definitely have a use but not as a be all and end all of general home lighting. The most pleasant affordable technology for me is halogen lighting. I am looking forward to what LED and OLED technology has to offer in the near future.

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    Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.

  5. Re:A "lot" every few years on The Microsoft Office Rental Program · · Score: 1

    In this part of the world (Australia), Microsoft Office costs substantially more than the PC itself.

    Dell offers the Full version of the Office suite for $998.80 AUD while at the same time advertising a system that is more than powerful enough to run said software for $799.

    There are, of course, stripped-down versions of the Office suite for considerably less. For a primary school student, the Home & Student version should suffice at $220. High school students can expect to pay $749.10 for a version with MS Access and Publisher needed for coursework.

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    Disclaimer: The information contained within this post is for educational and entertainment purposes. The poster does not promote the use of Dell products or other crippleware.

  6. Re:Really? on Brendan Eich Discusses the Future of JavaScript · · Score: 1

    I typed about:config but couldn't set dom.javascript2.enabled to true.

  7. MBC on What To Do With Old Laptops? · · Score: 1

    Mobile Beowulf Cluster