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  1. Re:Use Handbrake on Decent DVD-Ripping Solution For Linux? · · Score: 1

    Two problems with Handbrake:
    - It doesn't recognize titles with no audio.
    - The autocrop feature doesn't allow you to choose a different frame (like dvd::rip does), so that if the frame is mostly black the crop will be too aggressive.

    These issues render it useless.

  2. Re:While we're at nitpicking on Leap Second To Be Added Dec 31, 2008 · · Score: 1

    UTC has no concept of timezones. But the GMT timezone is UTC+0 so midnight in UTC means midnight in the GMT timezone.

  3. !(Invented in the US) on US Corps Want $1B From Gov't For Battery Factory · · Score: 1

    The first researchers on battery technology were Volta, Galvani, and Daniell. The lead-acid battery (as used in cars) was developed by Planté, and the dry cell (as used everywhere else) was developed by Leclanché, Hellesen and Gassner. All of them are European.

    Further developments include the nickel-iron battery (Sweden), the alkaline and lithium batteries (Canada) and the NiMH battery (Europe and Japan).

    The nickel-iron battery was commercialized by Edison, but not invented by him. No battery technology whatsoever originates from the US.

  4. Re:My Mother, NASA oven test engineer . . . on Mars Phoenix Lander's Ovens Were Destined To Fail · · Score: 1

    The university of Arizona defined the scientific objectives. The spacecraft was designed and built by Lockheed.