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  1. Re:What does that even mean? on Universe 250+ Times Bigger Than What Is Observable · · Score: 1

    I believe the theory would hold that beyond the outer edge of this universe is an absence of matter/energy that interacts in any observable way with that which we consider to be in our universe.

  2. Re:Several? on Scientist Says NASA Must Study Space Sex · · Score: 1

    ...Smaller populations drift genetically much faster than large...

    But the population needs to be large enough to provide sufficient choice in copulating. Assuming everyone has roughly the same chance of reaching maturity, it is the choice in selecting a mate that drives genetic drift.

    (Slashdotters may not be a good group for discussing choice of mate. Sorry guys.)

  3. Re:Computer that happens to be a phone on Police Can Search Cell Phones Without Warrants · · Score: 1

    Glad I use an iPhone. My first call will be to my wife to remotely wipe the phone and then call a lawyer.

    And you think you'll get your "call" before they search your phone?

  4. Re:"your phone is sending 50Mb..." on Does Windows Phone 7 Have a Data Transmission Bug? · · Score: 1

    ...and 98% of the comments here are about wireless data plans? Microsoft's PR machine is proving highly effective. The data isn't sent via wifi where we might monitor what is being sent more easily. Suggesting this is a bug is letting MS off easy.

  5. Re:That's one heck of a "long goodbye" on Goodbye, VGA · · Score: 1

    Most keyboards and mice for some time now are USB, but come with a PS2 adapter. I find the adapters to be a common fail point due to thier weight. If a PS2 device is not plugged in when BIOS boots it will not work. USB is hot pluggable. Early on when USB input deviced were new, there were some issues. The kyboards could not be used for BIOS setup, and they could not be used for OS installs. But I have not seen that for several years now.

  6. Re:The government IS causing the loss of value on Explosive-Laden California Home To Be Destroyed · · Score: 2

    I was skeptical when I heard "they have no choice but to burn the home to the ground ". Then I read:
    Neal Langerman, the top scientist at the safety consulting firm...[said] burning of the house would provide "an amazing textbook study" for bomb technicians in the future.

  7. Re:Not Temporary, Microeconomics is stubborn on GM Loses Money On Every Volt Built · · Score: 2

    As they increase sales volume they will negotiate a lower price for the batteries and other specialized components, which can be made more cheaply because those manufacturers are seeing higher volumes.

  8. Re:How long does it last? on Electric Car Goes 375 Miles On One 6-Minute Charge · · Score: 1

    1100 simultaneous users. For six minutes at a time, thats 264,000 users per day. With a week between charges thats 1,848,000 users.

  9. Re:need to bring back sugar on School Children Are Now Too Fat to Fit In Class Chairs · · Score: 1

    Actually I have seen a trend of going back to cane sugar. I think there were some subsities in US agriculture that were making the HFCS cost less, but those may be going away.

  10. Re:iPhone 4 on 4G vs. 3G vs. WiFi Throughput For Samsung's Epic 4G · · Score: 1

    Yea, just as there are only a few device on the market that use the soon-to-be-prevalent IMT-2000 4G, apple releases their fourth generation iPhone and quietly pushes the term 4G along with it.

  11. No the point is this on Against Apple, Ballmer Floats Microsoft Merger With Adobe · · Score: 1

    "Nothing intrinsically wrong"
    It is a business trust and it's illegal.

  12. Re:Shouldn't Software Houses Be Held Accountable? on Gang Arrested For Stealing Millions Using ZeuS · · Score: 1

    Not if Microsoft is doing their honest best to make their software secure, but someone finds a way to break in. However, what if it is discovered that Microsoft intentionally leaves vulnerabilities in their software - and perhaps even surreptitiously leaks the vulnerabilities over time? This would force users into applying updates that close the vulns, but may have ulterior purpose to Microsoft, such as degrading performance incrementally. Eventually this would force an upgrade (sooner that than otherwise necessary). Then there should be accountability.

  13. Re:Are they giving up the money they make? on Google Sues Dodgy Advertisers · · Score: 1

    Spam filters are getting pretty good at identifying ads for pharmaceuticals, without human review of every single ad.

  14. something called "Windows XP Mode" on Microsoft Says IE9 Beta Demand Overwhelming · · Score: 1

    XP mode is not trivial to get set up. It is not always clear to average users how to use it, and rarely easy for them to deal with problems (other than to reboot). Some applications that ran fine in XP are problematic for users trying to use them with XP mode. I am telling my customers to view it as a bridge that should help to get through to when we can upgrade the apps.

  15. Re:Hmm! on Top Secret America · · Score: 1

    Don't forget about the DOD intelligence effort codenamed Abel Danger who identified key members of the 11 September attackers a year in advance (but were not allowed to pass info on to the FBI).

  16. Re:# of viewiers? on Microsoft's Glasses-Free 3D Display · · Score: 1

    I agree: the post was not particularly insightful. (Its now rated funny which was obviously the main intent.) I read the article and knew it meant 'different images', but felt it wasn't clear. I like Ars and their writing is usually better than mediocre. This sentence was lifted straight from the MIT Technology Review article (linked by Ars under "Further Reading"). Those geeks may be smart, but perhaps not so eloquent.

  17. Re:# of viewiers? on Microsoft's Glasses-Free 3D Display · · Score: 2, Funny

    It can also show ordinary 2D video for up to four people simultaneously Stop the presses! Bob, Joe, Sally: gather 'round my ordinary computer monitor with me and read what Ars Technica is reporting about a display that can show TWO DIMENSIONAL content to up to FOUR PEOPLE!

  18. Re:Huh? on Intel Turbo Boost vs. AMD Turbo Core Explained · · Score: 1
  19. Re:What do they do up there? on Discovery To Bring "Plug and Play" Micro-Lab To ISS · · Score: 1

    Space junk. Hurl it all into the sun.

  20. It's not a form-entry language... on New Method Could Hide Malware In PDFs, No Further Exploits Needed · · Score: 1

    But it is a likely choice for those who have the pdf creation software, are familiar with using it, and want the flexibility of a single form that can be: printed blank and filled out on paper; filled out on screen then printed; or filled out and submitted online.

  21. 9 is a lot of monitors on Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 — Gaming On Six Panels · · Score: 1

    But it would be useful for tripling the height and width of your display.

  22. Re:Cool on Balloon and Duct Tape Deliver Great Space Photos · · Score: 1

    I question the cell phone story. Cell tower antennas are directional and don't work from high altitudes. Try turning your phone on while in flight: it only works when you are fairly close to the ground.

  23. Quiet Street on Auto-Scanning the Names People Choose For Their Wireless APs · · Score: 5, Funny

    I leave an AP open using my street number as SSID. Its outside my firewall and bandwidth is throttled to 15% of my 15/25 Fios. I check the logs sometimes. Its usually someone who came out on a service call, probably logging the job and gettting directions to the next gig. I saw repeated connections once so I blocked the mac address. Shortly after, my close freinds next door noted to me that thier wireless stopped working. I went over and set up their Fios router for wireless.

  24. Re:Yes, but on Hollywood Treats Hackers Pretty Well · · Score: 5, Interesting

    check out the "ease-of-use of the Zeus crimeware toolkit":
    http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zeus-king-underground-crimeware-toolkits
    In the YouTube video at 1:48 you can see the ZuesBuilder gui

  25. Re:One step toward active botnet fighting? on Microsoft Secretly Beheads Notorious Waledac Botnet · · Score: 1

    ...some sort of message that warns the user to seek help

    Who says there is a "user" out there who wanted help? The hosting provider was probably getting a lot of money to ignore all the requests to stop it.