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  1. I can see it already: on Google To Digitize Millions of Old Newspaper Pages · · Score: 2

    Google news, brought to you by the department of truth! :)

    Let's hope they'll not be too selective in which articles they publish.

  2. Re:so on Adam Savage Revises Claim of Lawyer-Bullying On RFID Show · · Score: 1

    I watched the whole talk on yt, it's 12 parts though, dunno if the talk is viewable in 1 piece somewhere.

    here's part 1: Adam Savage @ hope

  3. Negative plugin in compiz-fusion. on Slashdot's Disagree Mail · · Score: 1

    You can make the article a bit more readable using the negative plugin of compiz-fusion (linux).
    When you press superkey+n it changes to black on pink :).

  4. Re:Newbie question part deux on First Definitive Higgs Result In 7 Years · · Score: 1

    <soapbox> The US is at a significant disadvantage when it comes to "big science". Every year, every project must come back to congress and beg for funding, justify their existence, rather than spend that time doing science. As a consequence, funding in the US is extremely volatile. Look at the budget crisis of DOE in December, the zeroing of the ITER budget, and the canceling of the SSC in 1993 for a few examples. Big science is worthwhile. We should figure out how to give scientists some measure of job security, so they can concentrate on science. This is a miniscule portion of the budget. </soapbox>

    I fear that as long as the creationists are in power in the US science will always have low priority. The last thing they want is that scientists discover how the universe was created as this would be a huge blow to the credibility of their god. Very sad indeed.

  5. Presentation by Carolyn Porco (Cassini) @ TED. on Liquid Lakes On Saturn's Moon Confirmed · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Excellent presentation on the moons of Saturn by Carolyn Porco, leader of the Cassini mission imaging team at the 2007 TED conference. (video)
    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/carolyn_porco_flies_us_to_saturn.html

  6. Video of Neil Degrasse Tyson on the subject on Nukes Not the Best Way To Stop Asteroids, Says Apollo Astronaut · · Score: 1

    In this video astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson describes an alternative solution:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=1-ReuLZ2quc
    Worth watching, i swear :).

  7. Re:Elf Loader on Wii Gets Custom Firmware, Purported PSP Emulator · · Score: 1

    You can download the firmware directly from the maker's site, which is: wii.waninkoko.info
    I don't really understand what you're complaining about, once you installed the homebrew channel, it's really easy to play with the snes emulator and it works with the classic controller too.

  8. Wrong date? on Poker Program Battles Humans In Vegas · · Score: 1

    Polaris will be pitted against several professionals at the Rio Hotel between June 3rd and 6th

    Uhm is this date correct?
    If it is give me the results already if it isn't the article was wrong and the submitter copied the error.

  9. What the hell is this AOL thingamajig anyway? on AOL Users Will Need to Pay $2 a Month For Phone Support · · Score: 1

    As a european i've heard lots of bad things about aol and the service they provide (mainly through /. ) but i never really understood what it is.
    I presume it's a piece of software with a dumbed down interface to connect to the net, is this correct or is there more to it?
    And if it is, why is it so popular?!
    Anyone care to explain?

  10. Linda Lovelace? on Do Women Write Better Code? · · Score: 1

    I guess she knows her inputs and outputs.

  11. Holy crap! on Supercomputer Simulates Human Visual System · · Score: 1

    The singularity cometh as has been foreseen by the profets! Prepare for mass evacuation to mars as our petaflop toting a.i. robotic overlords will soon take over the planet. Hold on to your towel and don't panic!