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  1. Re:Hmmm... ZnO band gap is 3.37 eV on Nanowire Forests Use Sunlight To Split Water · · Score: 1

    What if they used co2 and h2o, or with some adjustment just h2o. Could this be used to build hydrocarbons? My physics and chemistry failed math.

    You have all the bits to make them and there seems to be a "simple" way of collecting energy.
    There are two ideas here. Hydrocarbons from nano-tubes and water or co2 and h2o processed via a nano tube catalyst.
    My guess is the required pressure and or reaction time will be to high to be practical.
    Joke: Gas from soda-water and a straw.

  2. More reasearch on Next Step For US Body Scanners Could Be Trains, Metro Systems · · Score: 1

    says Napolitano. 'I think having a better understanding of what causes someone to become a terrorist will be helpful.'"

    You mean other then having nothing else to loose. They don't hate us or our freedom but they do hate when they have nothing to care about. Fastest way to create a terrorist is to take away rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The three letter acronyms will fail as they squeeze tighter. Fastest way to defeat a terrorist is to give him a real job or business to support loved ones with out interference from corruption.

  3. Eh, why a mouse mem. on The Mouse Vanishes · · Score: 1

    I should be able to move the pointer by pointing my finger with have to move from the keyboard.
    Just need a pointer and some way to "click"

  4. Dup! on One Step Closer to Star Wars Holograms · · Score: 3, Informative

    Possibly of a dup from a couple of years ago. I would verify can't be bothered searching or getting to the site.

  5. Yes, its called the internet on Modern Day Equivalent of Byte/Compute! Magazine? · · Score: 1

    That said check Make or google micro-controller projects.

  6. Re:Where do you get "savage punishment"??? on America Versus the UFO Hacker · · Score: 1

    > Aspergers doesn't change your ability to understand legal vs illegal acts.

    This is not entirely true. Aspergers/Autistic spectrum disorder can affect the way you perceive and react to the world. On of Aspergers hallmarks is poor understanding and perception of what is right and wrong both socially and as a sub set the law(as a social contract). I don't now the particulars of this persons diagnosis but it is certainly within the realm of possibilities.

  7. Follow the correct path for the career on Too Many College Graduates? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not everything needs a 4 year degree.

    If you are going into a science based field you will need a degree.
    Entrepreneur business school might help but it is not necessary.
    Blue Collar, tech school can give you a head start.
    CS/IT I have see excellent folks with nothing and really crappy folks with a PHD.

    Ultimately it is what you make of your life experience.

  8. Re:You're Doing It Wrong on Home-Built Turing Machine · · Score: 1, Troll

    That was my thought as well, shouldn't the program and data be on the tape.

  9. Well, Yes on The Movie Studios' Big 3D Scam · · Score: 4, Insightful

    3D does not make a bad script/actor/director/... better.
    Frankly, 3D has nothing to do with story telling.

  10. Re:The Reliably obtuse ACLU on ACLU Sues Over Legality of "Targeted Killing" By Drones · · Score: 1

    Actually it even worse the that, there is no mention of citizenry as part of a right to trial. A person is has to right to a trial by peers.

    "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."

  11. Changing Sex on Half-Male, Half-Female Fowl Explain Birds' Sex Determination · · Score: 1

    So I wonder if the applies to spices that can change sex at "will". I seem to recall that there are some fish, frogs and lizards that can do this.

  12. Down and Out on Life Imagined As One Big RPG · · Score: 1

    "Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom" has something like this although is was closer to PageRank then points.

  13. When can we have google pluto on Pluto — a Complex and Changing World · · Score: 1

    Nuf said

  14. 4 Screens on 2 Displays and 2 Workspaces With Linux and X? · · Score: 5, Informative

    I have 4 screen using 2 nvida 9500 cards and KDE.
    I have one X session. By not using Xinerama my maximize button is limited to the size of the two screens on one card. I can stretch the window to full size using all 4 screens.
    I also use multiple desktops to manage windows.

    Right now each screen gets its own window. When I need to look and wide things(log files) I maximize to two screens. For really big things I can stretch the window to all four screens.

  15. Re:with all due respect on How Do You Volunteer Professional Services? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually they do need counselors during disaster for both the rescuers and the rescued.
    I have a friend to volunteers with the Red-Cross to counsel folks that have returned.
    Would you believe even the counselors need counseling.

  16. It gonna go great... on Google Attackers Identified as Chinese Government · · Score: 1

    Until the "independent" hackers turn into criminal gangs and/or rebels and turn on them.

  17. War of the Worlds, the series, Alien Nation on What SciFi Should Get the Reboot Treatment Next? · · Score: 1

    The first not so good but with potential.
    The second excellent with potential.

  18. Uh No on Bruce Schneier On Airport Security · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Terrorists are like fools, they will always build a better one.
    How about we treat the problem instead of the symptom. Give them something to loose or care about. When you have nothing you have nothing to loose.

  19. Lots of things on Science Gifts For Kids? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Try

    Think Geek
    American Science and surplus.
    HobbyTron(Ramsey)

    Some gifts
    Lego
          Mind Storms.
        Any thing with gears and wheels.
    Lincoln logs
    Erector Sets

  20. Apples and Oranges on Is Cloud Computing the Hotel California of Tech? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Facebook and MySpace are not computing clouds they are applications

    The google and amazon clouds are not applications(sort of). You can always move your data from one cloud to an other just back it up and restore it.

    I would not expect to move cloud configuration from one cloud to another. That would be like moving from Windows to Linux, or Solaris to HP, they may be similar but work using different mechanisms.

    Steve

  21. Re:Huh? Its unix on Locking Down Linux Desktops In an Enterprise? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I would take a look again.

    One of the features of ldap is you can restrict who has access to what part of the directory.

    Though I will grant if mix environment you mean all the flavours on Unix that is quite the challenge.

  22. Re:Huh? Its unix on Locking Down Linux Desktops In an Enterprise? · · Score: 1

    I am actually a little confused by this post what is the person really trying to do.

    To add to this posts parent has you looked at ldap with automount/nfs.

    One of the above posters event mentioned sudo with supports ldap config.

  23. Re:Why still depend on observation? on Convergent Evolution Upends Honeyeaters' Taxonomy · · Score: 1

    Never mind that you have to actually get a sample of the creature to test. While it is possible to extract DNA from feces it is difficult to say whos it is, the DNA and feces. Usually, you need to catch the thing, this is of course hard for rare creatures and it may also incure the rath of the endagered speices act.

  24. Application Books on Which Computer Books For Prisoners? · · Score: 1

    How about something that they can use?

    Linux for Dummies
    OpenOffice for dummies

    Baring that
    Windows for Dummies
    Office For Dummies

  25. Re:Mini Review on Is Anyone Buying T-Mobile's Googlephone? · · Score: 1

    Yup, Don't usually do that, I had a problem to solve and this did it, and is seemed better then the IPHone. So far I think I made the correct choice.