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  1. Re:worst linking job ever on Paper-Thin Batteries Provide Bendable Power · · Score: 1

    By the way it appears that if you directly access the full paper, you may get a message that "Your current credentials do not allow retrieval of the full text."

    To solve this problem try using this redirect link (which is the one found in TFA).

  2. a better direction for battery development on Paper-Thin Batteries Provide Bendable Power · · Score: 1

    I want a battery that I can recharge by holding either end and shuffling my socks on the carpet.

  3. worst linking job ever on Paper-Thin Batteries Provide Bendable Power · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can also read the actual paper.

    What kind of a protocol is hhttp and what kind of a URL is pubsacsorgdoifull101021nn1018158?

    Actual link

  4. Re:Nip THAT one in the bud on LHC Spies Hints of Infant Universe · · Score: 1

    You may want to use the RSS feed then.

  5. Re:Dupe on Google Publishes Censorship Map · · Score: 1

    Another interesting feature is the traffic graphs by country and service.

    For instance, check out the usage of 'Google Groups' in China here (set the zoom to "Max"). I'm guessing the usage spike was due to the 10th anniversary of the banning of the Falun Gong belief system.

  6. Re:Dupe on Google Publishes Censorship Map · · Score: 0, Redundant
    What's new is that there is now more detailed information available through the tool (see the BBC article for a better run-down).
    For instance clicking on the USA results in:

    United States
    4287 data requests
    128 removal requests, for a total of 678 items
    82.8% of removal requests fully or partially complied with

    * AdWords

    o 1 court orders to remove content
    o 1 items requested to be removed

    * Blogger

    o 8 court orders to remove content
    o 45 items requested to be removed

    * Geo (except Street View)

    o 2 court orders to remove content
    o 2 items requested to be removed

    * Video

    o 1 court orders to remove content
    o 1 items requested to be removed

    * Groups

    o 7 court orders to remove content
    o 394 items requested to be removed

    * Web Search

    o 30 court orders to remove content
    o 2 non-court order requests to remove content
    o 66 items requested to be removed

    * YouTube

    o 31 court orders to remove content
    o 46 non-court order requests to remove content
    o 169 items requested to be removed

  7. source on LHC Spies Hints of Infant Universe · · Score: 5, Informative
  8. Re:Alligators on Opossums Overrun Brooklyn, Fail To Eliminate Rats · · Score: 1

    The Tempe Town Lake had a dam break, resulting in the lake being drained and a new problem with dead fish. Some people proposed bringing in alligators to eat the fish... of course the question comes up, what do you do with the new alligator problem?

    Eventually they did end up using the alligator idea, although they brought the fish to the gator rather than vice versa.

  9. where's the tag? on Designing Wireless Sensors To Be Dropped Into Volcanoes · · Score: 1

    What could possibly go wrong?

  10. no permit yet on Stewart and Colbert Plan Competing D.C. Rallies · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The article doesn't mention the fact that the organizers have yet to be granted a permit for the joint rally. Also it should be noted that if granted (which is likely), the "million moderate march" will be limited to no more than 25,000 people, per the permit application.

  11. Re:I'm waiting for transaction-specific codes on Credit Cards That Think They Are Gadgets · · Score: 1

    Some providers offer "virtual" credit card numbers (scroll down halfway) for online transactions - pretty useful when dealing with merchants you don't trust 100%.

  12. Re:interesting move on VMware Looks To Acquire Novell's SUSE Unit · · Score: 1

    Right, obviously I knew that ESX itself wasn't red-hat as my own post referenced the concept of the privileged guest. I misspoke, but the point stands.

    Actually as I type this I am in the middle of deploying a new vCenter server since with 4.1 it now requires a 64-bit OS.

  13. Re:Biometrics? on Credit Cards That Think They Are Gadgets · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Three kinds of security:
    • something you are (biometrics)
    • something you have (card)
    • something you know (pin)

    As parent indicated, biometrics is the weakest of these, as if someone is able to 'break the code' you have no way of changing your fingerprints, etc. The best approach is a combination of having and knowing, such as an ATM card which a thief can't use without knowing the PIN, or a building access card that requires you to punch in a code. If you lose your card, no big deal, just issue a new one and assign it a new code just in case.

  14. interesting move on VMware Looks To Acquire Novell's SUSE Unit · · Score: 2, Informative

    An interesting move since VMware's flagship virtualization product (ESX) is based on Red Hat, yet the current release of that product is the last that will support using the full-blown ESX with the privileged (red-hat-like) guest. They are moving to only support the bare hypervisor product (ESXi).