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  1. WOW! on Beagle II Successfully Separates · · Score: 1

    These movies are stunning. I'd love to see more similar material. This is just what might be needed to get public attention back on Nasa & Space Exploration.

    Love it!

  2. Re:Intel... on Intel To Produce Cheap LCoS Chips · · Score: 1

    Welcome!

    You must be new to computing ;-)

  3. Intel... on Intel To Produce Cheap LCoS Chips · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Intel Corporation is planning to do to digital television what it has already done to computing

    Get 3.999998456 digital television sets for the price of 2.00000000 + 2.000000000? ;-)

  4. Dear Fellow White Hat Hacker... on 25,000-Ton Amphibious Spam Relay · · Score: 1

    ...you might want to think twice before you try to hack this to "help" them.

    Specially if you live near a coast.

  5. Bicycle Guys... on (At Least) 100 Years Of Powered Human Flight · · Score: 1

    Take a time out to remember the accomplishments of two bicycle shop owners who changed the world immeasurably, 100 years ago today.

    I wonder what's wrong with these bicycle guys (Scroll to the Armadillo Team description, last paragraph of it).

  6. Virus on Motion Controlled Smartphone Previewed · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So, when will we see the first Virus for that device, which will shake it for you? ;)

  7. Re:Copyright on the Data on SETI Project Scientist Discusses Prospects · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, it's like asking if Jesus comes back will he prefer Linux or BSD. The significance of the event so far outweighs the debate that the debate is rendered meaningless.

    Well, as long as he does not prefer Windows - I tend to agree. ;)

  8. Re:Business Opportunity on We're Jammin', Hope You Like Jammin' Too · · Score: 1

    Damn...see, that's why I'm not rich yet ;)

  9. Business Opportunity on We're Jammin', Hope You Like Jammin' Too · · Score: 2, Funny

    1) Build a device which detects the jamming signal.
    2) Sell it to "those anti-social types" (quote from article) who would like to use their phone
    3) Watch them kick each others butt

  10. Bad Jokes Ahead! on ViewSonic AirPanel v150 Review at Ars Technica · · Score: 2, Funny

    Compliments to the author for including that "15 inch" reference!

  11. Well... on Interviewing with the NSA · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...seeing his tendency to reveal confidential material, I can understand why they rejected him ;-P

    Seriously, a great read. I had to laugh out loud many times :)

  12. German Translation... on Bootstrapping Start-ups · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...I think the "local translator" for germany was called babelfish ;-) (or at least a close relative of it ;-)).

    Ok ok, it's not _that_ bad, but I guess it's been translated by either a non-native or a native with quite small technical understanding (translation of specific IT terms sound a bit funny...).

  13. 100/mo on servers on Bootstrapping Start-ups · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey...saving bucks on the servers / connection surely "pays off" now ;P

  14. Re:Not quite on Embedded Device Manufacturers Ignoring GPL · · Score: 1

    True, they do not have to deliver the source with the product, only upon request, _but_ do they deliver the GPL license with their product?

  15. Re:How long before they start calling premium-rate on Viruses Find A New Host: Cell Phones · · Score: 1

    Dialers are already a big problem for conventional computers (in Germany for example). Users connecting through any sort of dial up connection get infected and the computer secretly dials a premium number. Once the phone bills arrives the user is in for a big surprise.

  16. Re:Useful Links / Karma Whoring: on Swedish Student Partly Solves 16th Hilbert Problem · · Score: 1

    Ohhhh...I know the look of that picture of her on the page...it looks like a far too big picture downscaled.

    Looking at it's size proved it, almost a half megabyte!

    Here is the big version:
    without height/width tags

    Almost 500 KB per visit should give that server some cute traffic.

  17. Re:Soooo... on Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets · · Score: 1

    I checked using google ("breed different species") and it offers several results of people succesfully breeding different species of birds (for example). Altough they do not recommend it as it sometimes produces birds which cannot reproduce or have other defects. But it seems to be possible.

  18. Re:Soooo... on Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets · · Score: 1

    I'm no biology nerd at all. But I strongly believe that I heard of animals from different species breeding with each other succesfully (even if not always). But I'm just a computer geek so I might really be wrong.

    Anyways, while your comment is probably correct, it would still be quite fascinating to see these glowing fish replace their ordinary brothers in the wild, _if_ the glowing aspect gives them any higher probability to survive.

  19. Re:Bummer on Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets · · Score: 1

    Well, it's quite easy. You just have to get your cat to breed with the glowing fish. Voila - glowing fish-kitties...

  20. Soooo... on Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ..if the genetical information of these fish are altered to produce this glowing behaviour, what happens when they breed with "normal" fish or even fish from a different species (as it happens sometimes). Would these have this glowing behaviour as well? What if this new behavious helps these fish to get eaten less by predators (glowing / strong colors often means "dangerous, I'm poisonous" in the animal world if I recall correctly), could it then be that these fish quickly replace their "unenhanced" counterparts?

  21. Illiad saw it coming! on Glowing Fish are First Genetically Engineered Pets · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Look here (and following cartoons :))

  22. Finally a funny application for on iPod-Jacked · · Score: 1

    ... THE BROWN NOISE ;P

  23. Hmmm... on Japanese Mars Probe Failing · · Score: 1

    Mars Express is due to enter Martian orbit on Christmas Day and send a British-built Beagle 2 lander to the surface, while the NASA rovers should arrive on Jan. 3 and Jan. 24.

    I can see it now. Robot Wars on Mars! :)

  24. Re:So what? on RIAA Threatens 15-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    Weeeeeeee :-))) What do I win? :)

  25. Re:So what? on RIAA Threatens 15-Year-Old · · Score: 1

    You know, I wouldn't be surprised if Sherman Networks had some sneaky deal with the RIAA. I would even think that they might make the user data or the modified client available to them.

    After all they are not working together with any other P2P File Sharing Company in the lobbying process in Washington. Moreover they stated their plans to want to become the new way of music distribution.

    Given this, is it really that far fetched that they persue their goals by making good friends with the RIAA?