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  1. Re:Quiet on Wriggling Heat Sinks · · Score: 1
    Well, the article clearly states:

    The innovative fans will not replace conventional fans. Instead, they will be used to enhance the cooling now provided by conventional fans and passive design features, such as heat-dissipating fins.


    So, unfortunately... not much quieter.
  2. Been Done on The Successor To Popunder Ads? · · Score: 1

    Starwars.com has been doing this for a little while now.. it's not nearly as annoying as when it happens while researching SW trivia..

  3. Re:Spelling police! on Wanted: Turn-Key 10-Node Beowulf Cluster · · Score: 1

    One entry found for inaccurate.

    Main Entry: inaccurate
    Pronunciation: -'a-ky&-r&t, -k(&-)r&t
    Function: adjective
    Date: 1738
    : not accurate : FAULTY
    - inaccurately /-ky&-r&t-lE, -k(&-)r&t-, -ky&rt-/ adverb

    www.m-w.com is your friend. :)

  4. Re:GC versus live actors on The Tech behind Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · · Score: 1

    One important thing you have to consider is that living actors often contribute to the film in ways that a CG model cannot. For instance the greatest comedies often have many adlib lines within the movies. CG movies will almost always be exact scripts.

    I would assume that most of the live action movies out there have many scenes in them that either weren't part of the original script, or have been modified greatly while filming by the actors and directors in concert. Heck, even a lighting tech may contribute something.

    When dealing with animators and a script, I believe the animators are probably always going to be too involved in making the scene graphically perfect to suggest, "Hey, this might be funnier if the character were to do this instead".

    Until CGI films can add the same spontenaety (sp?) I doubt very much that actors will be out of a job. However, there will be the added threat of, "Do the scene as it's scripted or we will replace you with a very small shell script". :)

    - Sic transit Gloria Mundi

  5. Re:Music Stores! on Rackmounting at Home? · · Score: 1

    Actually I used to work for MCIWorldcom, and most of the racks in colo's are made of aluminum too.. Just a fact, 4 OC-48's are very heavy.