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  1. Oh nice.. on New Look at ADSL2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Will Telco's be rolling out more and more central offices or remote dslams? Not a lot of people live within 8000 feet. Just more broadband solutions that aren't going to be available everywhere.

  2. Re:Why bother? on RC5-72 Clients Available on distributed.net · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Golomb rulers refer to a spacing technique that is used in a variety of areas such as astronomy (placement of antennas), xray sensing devices (placement of sensors), and myriad other fields such as data encryption.
    Found at : Golomb Rulers - The Search for 20 and 21!
  3. Re:Why bother? on RC5-72 Clients Available on distributed.net · · Score: 1

    Not sure why people would want to, I just answered the man's question. =p

  4. Re:Why bother? on RC5-72 Clients Available on distributed.net · · Score: 5, Informative
    Grr, damn HTML

    A Golomb ruler is a set of integers (marks) a(1) < ... < a(n) such that all the differences a(i)-a(j) (i > j) are distinct. Clearly we may assume a(1)=0. Then a(n) is the length of the Golomb ruler. For a given number of marks, n, we are interested in finding the shortest Golomb rulers. Such rulers are called optimal.

  5. Re:Why bother? on RC5-72 Clients Available on distributed.net · · Score: 0, Redundant
    A Golomb ruler is a set of integers (marks) a(1) j) are distinct. Clearly we may assume a(1)=0. Then a(n) is the length of the Golomb ruler. For a given number of marks, n, we are interested in finding the shortest Golomb rulers. Such rulers are called optimal.

    Found at research.ibm.com

  6. Oh my god on Legodeath - Twisted Lego Constructs · · Score: 2, Funny

    One of the funniest sites I've ever been to. Must begin project to "mirror" this site on my bookshelf.

  7. Re:That's the proper solution on EverQuest/Sony Fights Code Wars With Latest Expansion · · Score: 1

    Sony has banned people from EverQuest for similar things. GM command hacking (allowing people to use commands normally reserved for "Guides" and Game Masters), spell hacks (giving certain spells better effects than they should have), etc.

  8. Re:I guess on EverQuest/Sony Fights Code Wars With Latest Expansion · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There's already a server emulator out, it doesn't do everything that the current SOE/UbiSoft (Euro) servers do yet, but it's close. Easy to install/configure, etc.

    Of course, no one I know has the bandwidth to host more than a six person group or so, but.. eh.

  9. Probably redundant.. on Fact and Fiction Behind Bond's Gadgets · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But who really cares how unrealistic the gadgets are? It's a movie for $DEITY's sake. I like watching movies with wierd little technogadgets, Bond & XXX had both, even if XXX was a major disappointment.

  10. Xandros doesn't look too bad.. on Which Desktop Distro Will Die First? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    At least according to the 2nd review. Sure, they may have irritated some GNOME heads, but there are those of us that prefer KDE. And if I can run Windows apps seamlessly (I'll wait for more info on this) I'd gladly spend $99 for Xandros and replace WinXP.

  11. This memo might have them running scared... on Microsoft Responds to Leaked Memo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If it's real, at least. If it's fake, it's a very well done fake. I doubt we'll see a confession from MS that this was real.

  12. Re:turbographic on Nintendo Embedding Classic Games on Trading Cards · · Score: 1

    The turbografx 16's games were on credit card sized rom cards, with a row of contacts on the end that plugged into the system. You might be thinking about the neo geo.

  13. Re:This sounds like a bad idea... on De Niro Seeks Science-Oriented Film Scripts · · Score: 1

    Hello, Sneakers. That's basically what Sneakers was about, but it was from the "White Hat" side, so to speak.

  14. Re:I know... on Verizon Lawyer Explains Telecoms' DMCA Position · · Score: 1

    Older Women make better lovers anyway.

  15. Can I get Prior Art if they try to patent it? on Solar Surgery · · Score: 1

    After all, cutting things in pieces with maginifying glasses is an age old rite of passage.

  16. Re:The big question is ... on Ballooning into Space · · Score: 1

    the 25 mile high club of course! ;)

  17. Re:Wondering on Dorm Storm? · · Score: 1
    As for the porn pipe, you don't have to worry about the "fat pipe going down the tubes" once the coeds are back on campus. w00t!

    Well, depending on your perspective, "fat pipes going down the tubes" could be bad as well. :P

  18. Re:Sad... on Korean Brothers Arrested For File-Sharing Site · · Score: 1
    Eventually, yes.

    Tobacco companies have been held liable for those who die as a result of smoking, because they sell a "dangerous" product. Wouldn't surprise me if some government sues a gun manufacturer because their product was used in a crime. =P

  19. Found on tuxracer.com... on Tux Racer 1.0 To Be Closed Source, Windows Only · · Score: 1
    Tux Racer is NOT Windows-only Thursday, August 2, 2001

    Despite what some (very misleading) news articles have recently reported, the retail version of Tux Racer will be released for both Linux and Windows (and most likely the Macintosh); the binaries for all versions will be in the same box. Don't believe the hype!

    These news articles are referring to an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) deal which is in the works, which (although the details have not been finalized) is for Windows only. Getting a Linux version added onto the OEM CD is something that we have considered and will try to do. The only obstacle to this is the fact that our OEM agent only supports Windows products. We will keep you posted.

    Further, to clarify: while we will not initially release the source code to version 1.0 under the GPL (this is simply not an option for us in the commercial game market), we do intend to do so some time after the initial release.

  20. Re:Colorless GameCubes? on Nintendo Announces Gamecube Launch Numbers · · Score: 1

    Only in the CMYK (Additive color) model, is black the saturation of all colors. In the RGB color scheme (subtractive color), white is the saturation of all colors.

  21. Re:Payments on Pop Up Advertising Continues to Suck · · Score: 1
    Several EverQuest related websites have done so.

    EQMaps.com and EQPrices.com are the only two I can think of off the top of my head, but they both partnered with FlashLink.

  22. Re:So? on MSDN Subscriber Forced to use Passport · · Score: 1

    Giving someone a fake name and address and paying via a money order (presumably signed under the fake name) is called fraud, and using post office money orders makes it a federal offense.

  23. Re:Not gonna get it on Star Wars Episode I DVD - October 16, 2001 · · Score: 1

    The first two? I always thought there were three movies before TPM :)

  24. Re:sarcasm on NVidia Vs. Intel: Fight To Come? · · Score: 1
    Then how come the driver listed at the Nvidia Driver Page is version 6.50?

    Anything higher than 6.50 is a "leaked" driver, usually released by an Nvidia employee to certain news sites, not a "released" driver, available from Nvidia.

  25. It's called a MiniRAM, bellsouth uses them.... on Verizon - No DSL Over Hybrid Copper/Fiber Lines? · · Score: 2
    For people with fiber lines, or those that are relatively far out.

    The fiber line goes to the miniram, and copper goes from the miniram to your house. It's basically a small DSLAM wired directly to the ATM network.

    Rather simplified, but tell them about minirams and see what they say.