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  1. Make it Fly on Autonomous Robots' Desert Race · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Build a RC plane (they have these)
    Hook up a GPS (they have these)
    Hook up the gyro controlled auto pilot (they have these, yes, for RC planes)
    Punch in the Co-Ords, and launch it.

    I guess maybe solar powered electric might be best so you don't have to carry around a lot of feul.

    M@

  2. Re:cppToMp3 on Hacker Survey · · Score: 2

    Ah ha! Some one fell into my trap and has replaced me as the true faggot.

    M@

  3. Re:cppToMp3 on Hacker Survey · · Score: 2

    You = Faggot
    Not excatly music to my ears.

    You assign me to a faggot? Perhaps you meant to say.
    (You == Faggot) = True

    M@

  4. cppToMp3 on Hacker Survey · · Score: 2

    Your search - cppToMp3 - did not match any documents.
    No pages were found containing "cpptomp3".
    ---
    Doesn't Exist... starting a sourceforge project for it?

    M@

  5. The Collector on SciFi Motherlode Donated to Canadian University · · Score: 2

    % Suddenly, the Comic Book Guy crashes through the skylight on the
    % type of electromagnet you might see suspended from a crane. He is
    % dressed as ... the Collector.

    Collector: Behold, I am the Collector, and I have come to add
    you to my collection.
    [turns on a magnet, which attracts Lucy's
    breastplate. She sails up to the magnet, where she
    is trapped]
    Lawless: Must ... remove ... my ... breastplate!
    [unties the straps holding it on. Below, everyone
    in the audience produces a camera]
    Maybe later. [reties straps]
    -- "Treehouse of Horror X"

    From BABF01

    M@

  6. Laptop on Computers That Thrive in Salty, Humid Environments? · · Score: 5, Informative

    My friend lived on his boat for 2 years and used a Dell Laptop with no salt-water related problems. He treated it like he stole it too, not being very careful or anything.

    M@

  7. Re:Helicopter vs. Airplane on Micro Air Vehicles · · Score: 2

    I stand corrected, that is, in fact, the correct response to that joke.

    "It's better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here"

    M@

  8. How often - Perception on Asteroid Fly-By on August 18 · · Score: 2

    Strange how the articles "every 50 years or so," seems a lot mroe frequent then the "twice a century" the summary stated.

    M@

  9. Helicopter vs. Airplane on Micro Air Vehicles · · Score: 2

    Airplanes use aerodynamics to gently finesse lift out of the air.

    Helicopters are so ugly the ground repels them.

    M@

  10. Re:Gyroscopes on NYC Subways Testing Flywheels · · Score: 2

    Mount them horionztally, or implment two with conteracting spins.

    M@

  11. Religon to leave the planet on What, Me Worry? · · Score: 2

    I am still of the opinion that we need to direct all the energy currently directed towards religous worship, into a program which gets a colony off the planet. If we were hit by a sun-side rock tommorow, it could destroy what could be the only intillegent life-form the universe has ever seen. I believe this is a responsiblity.

    M@

  12. Re:Playing by the rules? on Borrowing ROMs · · Score: 2

    I agree, how long until someone cracks the protection and just copies the rom to be played forever? This is why Microsoft want's to develop palladium, so they can disable any software that would provide this "cracking" service. It boils down to, "If you can expierence (view/listen/play) a digital content, you can copy that digital content"

    M@

  13. Re:Why do we need wearable computers anyways? on Heads-Up Wearable Display · · Score: 3, Funny

    To the question "Why do we need wearable computers anyways," I would answer with the question, "Why do we need computers anyways?"

    And to the "well deserved ass kicking" comment I would note that the subway might not be where someone would use it. I can imagine it could be used anywhere a laptop is currently used, with less threat of theft. On a train, on a plane, on a boat, with a goat. I have a compuater, Sam I am, and I recieve spam where ever I am.

    M@

  14. Threaten Layoffs on Motivating Your Co-Developers? · · Score: 2

    Let them know someone will get laid-off, and it's basically up to them to decide who. There's people outside lined up for their jobs, I hope they know.

    M@

  15. Re:While I would have loved this... on Build Your Own Battlemech · · Score: 2

    I love how the links on the bottom of this post say "Reply to This | Parent"

    M@

  16. Today's Pioneer 10 info on Pioneer 10 Still Running After 30 years · · Score: 3, Informative

    [2002-07-23]
    Pioneer 10
    Distance from Sun (AU) 80.858
    Speed relative to Sun (km/s) 12.255
    Speed relative to Sun (AU/year) 2.585
    Ecliptic Latitude 3.0
    Declination (J2000) 25.78
    Right Ascension (J2000) 5.012 hrs
    One-way light time (hours) 11.31

    M@

  17. Blackpaper? on 802.1X Security Overview · · Score: 2

    Blackpaper? That's a kewl term I haven't heard before. I suppose it's a paper in response to a white paper showing the dark side of a technology?

    M@

  18. Atkins = No Carbs (period) on Scientific Battlegrounds in Diets · · Score: 2

    Atkins Diet= No Carbs.

    Why people spend years of their lives discussing this simple fact amazes me. Tons of books, many websites, supplements and many other products all boiled down to two words: No carbs.

    Let me make it a little more explicit, no carbohydrates. What's the freaking problem here? Can I drink this? Can I eat this? Can I use this? Answer: Does it have carbs?

    I've done this diet several times. It works. You don't eat carbs, you loose weight. Everyone I know who does it also reports great results. People who eat no carbs for breakfast, no carbs for lunch, but then a big pile of potatoes for dinner, well, it does NOT work for them.

    M@

  19. how does Cindy look in tight sweaters on Craig Silverstein answers your Google questions · · Score: 3, Informative

    thought I'd use my favorite image search engine to find this picture... then I realized my favorite image search engine is GOOGLE.

  20. Re:Identifying those unlabeled photos on To Digitize or Not Digitize the Family Photo Album? · · Score: 2

    I'm working on LAMP (linux/apache/mysql/php) solution myself to manage my photos.

    Some features I couldn't find easily in other software was the database stuff, marking a photo with who is in it, and being able to provide someone all the images they are in, easily, web application style. The other big feature is the creating quick easy webpages for posting the good ones. Lots of software does that, but I need to learn PHP better anyway.

    Being able to easily be sure what is backed-up and what isn't is something else I want it to do.

    Eventually, I'd like to pop the smart-media card in almost any machine I own, and click link which will download the pictures and store them some one intelligently (directory with todays date prob.) and identify they need to be cataloged... then while I'm at work, instead of READING SLASHDOT, I'll catalog my photos.

    I also like doing PHOTOMONTAGE with my digi-photos. (www.arcsoft.com)

    M@

  21. Re:Kurt Vonnegut got this right... on First Virtual Piano Competition · · Score: 2

    If they could only modify the Disclavier to acuratly reproduce a hummer [Gould], head [Wonder] and a fuck [Amos], they would sell like crazy.

    M@

  22. Re:Kurt Vonnegut got this right... on First Virtual Piano Competition · · Score: 3, Funny

    You argument about Mrs. Amos' activities while she is playing (which I've witnessed 3 rows back) might be the reason they SHOULD judge piano compititions via a digital link.

    Imagine Mr. Gould vs. Mrs. Amos playing the same piece, and playing it excatly the same, but Mr. Gould hums and Mrs. Amos does her thing. An all male judge panel might award Mrs. Amos where as the same panel, having witnessed the contest on a remote piano would realize perhaps the actual PIANO PLAYING was better in Mr. Gould's performance.

    M@

  23. Wireless Microphone on Subversive Gifts for New College Students? · · Score: 2

    I had one fo those ancient little black wireless microphones (i.e. BUG) from radio shack, and we had plenty of fun with that. Broadcasts through about 2 dorm rooms worth of concrete.

    Hint: Attack it to a metal bedspring and the range is better... of course that might be a little TOO close to what you are evesdropping on.

    M@

  24. The common Joke on What is Well-Commented Code? · · Score: 2

    /* This was hard to write, it should be hard to understand */

    M@

  25. Get off the Planet on Bill In U.S. House Plans Manned Mars Mission · · Score: 2

    I wonder how fast we could get a colony on Mars if we could cinvince people that our entire specieis is in danger of being destroyed. If we spent half as much effort as we currently spend on religon or anything else, how long would it take? Perhaps it could become it's own religon, saving the species by getting some of eggs out of the same basket.