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  1. Re:given that the name coke... on Is "coke.ch" A Violation of Coca-Cola's (tm)? · · Score: 1
    given that the name coke... refers to the fact that Coca-Cola actually contained cocaine...

    Actually, I always thought that Coca-Cola was named because of the plant it was derived from, the Coca plant. (Also where cocaine comes from)

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  2. Re:Where are the portable MP3 CD players?? on 5GB portable MP3 Player · · Score: 1
    It's called Mambo-X P300. Runs of AA batteries and will last for about 12 hours. Weighs 9.3oz and comes with a remote control.

    I like this one because as much as I am a mp3 freak, I still have an existing collection of over 300 cds. This gives you the option of playing mp3's or regular cds.

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  3. cell life on Mating Human Cells With Circuitry · · Score: 1
    "By controlling the chip with a computer, scientists say they can control the activity of the cell."

    Does this mean this could be used as a way to slow down the aging process of a cell? Perhaps if just to slow down the progression of cancer?

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  4. Re:Meaning of the name! on Competition for AIBO: Robo Cat · · Score: 1
    Actually, "tama" just means sphere. "Tamago", is egg.

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  5. Re:Tama-Neko Creativity Lacking on Competition for AIBO: Robo Cat · · Score: 1
    Tama, in Japanese means ball or sphere directly translated. Neko is the actual word for cat in Japanese. However, pet cats are often affectionately called "Tama" sort of the way people in English people will refer to any dog as "Rover".

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  6. more info on On Preservation of Digital Information · · Score: 3
    If interested, there is a report from '96 which offers some more information on the subject. From the Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information, here

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  7. sprs on 'Echelon Study' Released by European Parliament · · Score: 2
    interesting. anyone have anymore information on the speech pattern recognition software thought to be used on phone lines?

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  8. Get out the magnets on The Ultimate Geek Food · · Score: 1
    I am all for packaged functional food, but one thing you have to be careful about is these functional foods which supply the body with 100% of the recommended daily intake of one vitamin or mineral.

    Take Total cereal for instance. They say it is the breakfast of champions. It supplies us with 100% of our daily requirement of iron. However the way they get it in the cereal sort of scares me. They grind up the iron and add it into the mixture. You can actually extract the metal flakes from it. Crush up the cereal into a fine powder, add water to it and drop in a strong magnet. Stir it for a bit. When you pull out the magnet there will be iron shavings attached to it. You can't eat steel, so the flakes have to be small enough so that the stomach is able to dissolve the particles.

    But is this healthy? Yes and no. Iron in small amounts causes no harm. Unfortunately, studies are finding that too much iron can cause kidney damage. Since Total cereal gives you 100% of your daily need for iron, then any other iron that you digest is too much. This is probably not a problem, unless you take iron supplements, in which case you could be in trouble.

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