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  1. Koolio eh? on Koolio, the Beer Delivery Robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice, but does it play Gangsta's Paradise while roaming around the hood of your range vent?

  2. Re:gmail? on Google's Gmail To Offer 1GB E-mail Storage? · · Score: 1

    The press release just appeared on their press site. They must have read my post.

  3. Re:gmail? on Google's Gmail To Offer 1GB E-mail Storage? · · Score: 2, Informative

    click friendly: google's press release

  4. Re:gmail? on Google's Gmail To Offer 1GB E-mail Storage? · · Score: 1

    Why are the nameservers for gmail.com different from those of google.com?

  5. gmail? on Google's Gmail To Offer 1GB E-mail Storage? · · Score: 1

    as in the GNOME mail client? Where is Google's press release? Where is this story coming from, besides http://gmail.google.com/? This smells a lot like some April Fools.

    On the other hand, they didn't put some comment in the source of gmail.google.com saying it was a farce. So confused!

  6. brotherly love? on Political Pop-ups, and Follow the Money · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Governor John Bush only gave his brother $1000?
    Zing!

  7. Re:play by play on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 1

    it had to be supersonic first... this was right after ignition when the booster was firing

  8. Re:Mach Freakin' 5 on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 2, Funny

    They said "passing through mach 5"... so who knows how fast this thing went. At least mach 5, maybe warp 9.

  9. Post Flight Press Briefing on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 1

    Is Scheduled for 4:00 pm PST

  10. Re:play by play on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...passing through mach 5"
    *Slashdotted* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  11. play by play on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 4, Informative

    "All stations we are a go for launch at this time..."
    "10 seconds launch on my mark"
    "5 4 3 2 1 launch"
    "Ignition!"
    "Guidance on"
    "we are supersonic"
    (bunch of everything is nominal)
    past mach 3
    separation of booster
    fuel is off
    recovery complete
    "Good job"
    "Really pretty"

  12. awesome picts on NASA Tests X-43A · · Score: 4, Informative

    Nasa has a lot of interesting pictures of the X-43A posted.

  13. Getting Slashdotted?? on Wooden Computer Accessories · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You'd think a company would make sure they have the bandwidth ready before they advertised err submitted the story.

    Wouldn't sweat wreak havok on a wooden mouse, anyways? My lowly plastic one gets stained and dirty enough.

  14. Apple SoHo Store on Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar · · Score: 1

    Directions here to the retail store. I can highly recommend the 12" iBook or PowerBook.

  15. I took this course on Comic Book Physics · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is what is called a "Freshman Seminar" which is a 2-3 credit class (this one was 2) just to get you comfortable with talking to professors and crap. It's not supposed to be all that serious. I also took "Science of Space Travel", and got an easy A but learned quite a bit. Both were fine classes, U of M is a good school.

  16. Microsoft's initial response: on Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code Leaks · · Score: 5, Informative
    according to this...
    When asked to comment, Microsoft responded by e-mail that "the rumor regarding the availability of Windows source code is based on the speculation of an individual who saw a small section of un-identified code and thought it looked like Windows code. Microsoft is looking into this as a matter of due diligence."
  17. I don't know about this on Preempting Hailstone Formation To Protect Cars · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Historically, planes used dry ice and flares to seed clouds and therefore prevent hail. This approach seems too loud for people around these machines. Aren't huge shockwaves like this thing produces the reason why jets are forbidden to fly over most land at supersonic speeds? Why is this ok?

  18. needs more linkage on Preempting Hailstone Formation To Protect Cars · · Score: 5, Informative
  19. uhh? on Microsoft Advises to Type in URLs Rather than Click · · Score: 4, Funny
    Is it just me or does the title of the article read:

    Eight-hundred-thirty-three-thousand-seven-hundred- eighty-six Steps that you can take to help identify and to help protect yourself from deceptive (spoofed) Web sites and malicious hyperlinks

  20. Re:Well... on Switching from Another Industry to Engineering/CS? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Watch what you say. What he is proposing is a very powerful combination. Maybe after learning what he wants about engineering, he builds the machine that saves your life. Do what you think you'd like best, because you'll be the best at it. Seriously.

  21. Re:My 400w power supply is silent, too on Review of Silent 400w Power Supply · · Score: 1

    It ain't no power supply then... it's not a power no-supply now is it?

  22. Mac information on Apple History At folklore.org · · Score: 3, Interesting

    http://everymac.com/ has some good Macintosh information, specs, and history.

  23. not the first on Yamaha Releases Singing Synthesis Software · · Score: 1

    This is incorrect, VocalWriter has been around for a long time. There are probably others too.

  24. Scrap them for parts! on Proper Disposal Of Old PCs? · · Score: 1

    Or give them to a robot enthusaist like me who will. The floppy drives, optical drives, and hard drives are a great source for very nice stepper and gear motors.

  25. natural light on Global Dimming · · Score: 1

    Who on /. actually spends more than absolutely necessary outside anyways.....