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  1. Re:Guess what on When Does Usability Become a Liability? · · Score: 1

    (oh yay a useless darwin kernel, the userland stuff is closed)

    there's a whole bsd userland that's free.

  2. Re:Compatability Issues on First Look At S-ATA Optical Storage Drive · · Score: 1

    Does the PowerMac G5 use a SATA optical drive?

  3. Re:Are there really that many? on The Blues for LEDs · · Score: 1

    I have two devices with two blue leds-- a sonica and a pair of "EV" speakers. The LED on the speakers is so obnoxiously bright that it's usually covered with something-- a paperback novel, for instance.

  4. Re:I thought you needed a gyroscope for these thin on Build Your Own Steadicam · · Score: 1

    Great idea-- perhaps, after building a prototype, you can post to slashdot about it.

  5. Re:I thought you needed a gyroscope for these thin on Build Your Own Steadicam · · Score: 1

    Well, not if the mass is in the wrong place. And two much mass simply makes the whole rig difficult to maneuver.

  6. Re:I thought you needed a gyroscope for these thin on Build Your Own Steadicam · · Score: 1

    The expensive units have gyroscopes to keep them steady under extreme conditions.

    Maybe the most elaborate, custom built steadicams have gyroscopes, but according to this faq, most, including the $44,000 model, do not, as gyroscopes increase mass.

  7. Re:California - Turn on Red on Stoplights to Mete Out Punishment? · · Score: 1

    while I was in Folsom, I had several residents tell me that it was legal in California to turn right on red without stopping first, so long as you checked for incoming traffic.

    I'm not so sure that the residents of Folsom are a reliable source of legal information.

  8. Re:April fools was last week :-( on U.S. Justice Department Prepares Assault on Pr0n · · Score: 1

    Please, the word is "fascists." You're going to be using it a lot more often-- might as well learn to spell it.

  9. Quite slow. on Making A Better Browser History · · Score: 1

    Almost every action I take is preceded by one of those spinning wheels.

  10. Re:TIMOTHY , You ID 10 T!!! on Nuclear 'Asteroids' Due In A Few Hundred Years · · Score: 1

    Calm down. He's probably confusing nuclear reactors (which were used on RORSAT spacecraft) with radio-isotope thermoelectric generators.

    Then again, my batteries don't contain appreciable amounts of radioisotopes. And they don't mass 1.4 kg, either. (37 elements, total mass 53 kg.)

  11. Re:Lets keep this a secret on Nuclear 'Asteroids' Due In A Few Hundred Years · · Score: 1

    Oh my, your source really does need to dig out amstex. The ascii formatting does nothing to improve clarity.

  12. That's because the internet on The Web Won't Topple Tyranny · · Score: 5, Funny

    no longer can recognize censorship as damage and route around it. Blame the router manufacturers.

  13. Re:Correction on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 1

    Exposure of 1 roentgen of radiation results in an absorbed dose to tissue of 0.97 rad. For purposes of radiation protection and dosimetry, it is usually assumed that the roentgen, rad, and rem are numerically equivalent for gamma rays and x-rays.

    source

  14. Re:Soaking up the gamma on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 1

    If it's not suitable for human habitation, it's not really suitable for conservation efforts. Most of the buildings are crumbling away, and by the time it will be safe enough to resettle, much of the historical significance will have been eroded away.

  15. Re:Question for physics people on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 4, Informative

    Roentgen: radiation intensity required to produce and ionization charge of 0.000258 coulombs per kilogram of air.

    Rem: absorbed dose of 0.01 joules of energy per kilogram of tissue

    One roentgen of gamma radiation exposure results in about one rad of absorbed dose.

  16. Re:Soaking up the gamma on Latest Chernobyl Motorcycle Photos · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At least she's documenting her journeys. IMHO, the most interesting thing about her picture is not the radiation, but that the whole place is preserved from the Soviet era. Sort of like a depopulated Pompeii, without all the digging.

  17. Re:Not about online casino on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    There was that World Series game back in 1919...

  18. Re:make us pay for relgious value! thanks! on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    Ah, but they don't tolerate competition. Running a rival numbers game is likely to earn you a visit from a bunch of heavyset guys packing heat.

  19. Re:Moron. on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    And now it won't be.

  20. Re:make us pay for relgious value! thanks! on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The objective standard shouldn't be whether a religion finds these activities immoral. It should be whether such activities can be rationally considered to be detrimental to society. A rational thinker may come to the same conclusion as someone who idolizes a pair of stone tablets, but in the case of a conflict, the religiously derived morality must fall by the wayside.

  21. Re:Moron. on WTO Wants USA to Gamble Online · · Score: 1

    There's a "morals exception" to some WTO regulations. But it's not a very credible argument, given that most US state governments already have a hand in the till. Moreover, the WTO can and does impose sanctions for popular but unfair trade barriers.

  22. Re:What about the Norwegians? on Always Look on the Bright Side of Life · · Score: 1
    The imdb lists these ratings.

    Certification: Argentina:16 / Australia:M / Canada:R / Chile:(Banned) (1979-2002) / Finland:K-16 / Ireland:(Banned) (1979-1987) / Ireland:15 (re-rating) / Norway:(Banned) (1980) / Norway:15 (re-rating) (1989) / Norway:18 / South Africa:(Banned) / Sweden:15 / UK:15 (video rating) / UK:AA (original rating) / USA:R / West Germany:12 (re-rating) (2003) / West Germany:16 (1979-2003)

    Banned in Chile, Ireland, Norway and South Africa. I'm surprised it wasn't also banned in Boston.
  23. Re:what? on A History of Every GUI Ever · · Score: 1

    The Macintosh had a 512x384, 1 bit display.

  24. Re:Wrong on Is {pluto|sedna} A Planet? · · Score: 3, Informative
    The words of the US Supreme Court:

    Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas. But in the common language of the people, whether sellers or consumers of provisions, all these are vegetables which are grown in kitchen gardens, and which, whether eaten cooked or raw, are, like potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, and lettuce, usually served at dinner in, with, or after the soup, fish, or meats which constitute the principal part of the repast, and not, like fruits generally, as dessert.


    Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893)
  25. Re:ROFL, you people are certainly not economists on Getting A Laptop With The Low U.S. Dollar · · Score: 1

    Oh bugger off with your "Economic laws do work and are proven" bullshit. The real world is full of inelasticities, imperfections, and human frailty.

    Eventually, yes, the prices on computers in the UK will come crashing down to earth, but in the meantime, you can save a bundle by smuggling.