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  1. Re:There is an american flag on the moon. on Apollo 11 Photographs Unfrozen · · Score: 1

    Here's the problem: the flag was planted on the side of the moon that faces the Earth, NOT the "light side of the moon". Your textbook is misleading. One side of the moon being lit by the sun is not a consequence of complex gravitational effects between the Earth and the Moon.
    Read this, especially the last two paragraphs.

  2. Re:Anyone know a good electronics book? And Dvorak on From Your PC to Reality in 3 Easy Steps · · Score: 1

    > 1. Does anyone know a good book to start with for learning electronics with hands on projects? I had a class in college but it seems like eons ago,

    If you don't mind reading online literature, check out epanorama's links for the basics. It's no book, but it's a place to get started. Google around for beginner's electronic projects. Check out discovercircuits also.

  3. Re:Personally, I would go one step further. on Game with God · · Score: 1

    Was Einstein really a christian? Google gives mixed results.

  4. Religion on Game with God · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as the gods in nethack are pleased, I'm fine with it.

  5. Re:Great, Slashdot.... on BitTorrent Beats Kazaa In Traffic Numbers · · Score: 1

    > (no pun intended).

    None taken.

  6. Re:Bored of these games. on Microsoft Employee Allegedly Hacked AltaVista · · Score: 1

    Correction: Board of these games.

  7. Re:From the no-shit-sherlock dept. on Use an iPod Mini to Broadcast Pirate Radio · · Score: 3, Funny

    > What could possibly go worng?

    Er, possibly... go wrong. Heh, that's the first thing that's ever gone wrong.

  8. Re:450 watts? on Cassini-Huygens Saturn Orbit Insertion Imminent · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Something seems fundamentally wrong with that.

    Like watt?

  9. Re:No Shit on Retro Gaming Gets Hot · · Score: 2, Funny

    (Score:-1, Mentioning go in a non-chess-related article)

  10. Re:Wow! on Update on Aborted ISS Spacewalk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Awesome-o!

    (The o stands for Original!)

  11. Sad News - Abraham Lincoln dead at 61 on 19th Century News Coming Online · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just heard some sad news on wireless - Abraham Lincoln was found dead in a Washington theatre this morning. There weren't any more details yet. I'm sure we'll all miss him, even if you weren't a fan of his work there's no denying his contribution to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  12. Re:Hmmm, Nice Article. on McCaw's Wireless ISP Begins Trial Run This Summer · · Score: 1

    A shame, really, because no one will read it, this being Slashdot and all.

  13. Re:Yes on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 1

    It is kind of funny, isn't it? Of course, the real reason I use control in the place of capslock is because that's where I prefer it, not so I can just get rid of capslock.

  14. Re:Yes on Is Caps Lock Dead? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's how I made capslock an extra control in Windows 2000/XP.

    Go to this path in the registry editor:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Keyboard Layout

    In that registry path, add a new binary value, like so:
    Name: Scancode Map
    Type: REG_BINARY
    Data:
    00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    02 00 00 00 1D 00 3A 00
    00 00 00 00


    This required a reboot to take effect (for me, anyway).

  15. Re:Mods vs MIDI on Cellular Automata and Music Using Java · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't know about the state of mods (and friends) these days, but at least earlier on midi had much better polyphony and finer time control compared to mods. And lots of music hardware speaks midi.

  16. Re:Inconsistent Color Lifetimes on Samsung Announces Largest-Ever OLED Display · · Score: 1

    You could, perhaps... automate the recalibration process! Nah, such ideas are in the realm of fantasy. ;)

  17. Re:But wait... on Samsung Announces Largest-Ever OLED Display · · Score: 4, Funny

    I told you a million times not to use hyperbole to get your point across!

  18. Re:It has revolutionized landscaping on Refresh your Memory: Advanced Graphics Algorithms · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I would have guessed he meant one of the platonic solids: teapotahedron

  19. Cool! on Zaurus SL-6000 Review · · Score: 2, Funny

    But does it run Windows CE?

  20. Re:They needed an MIT study to determine this? on MIT Studies Software Development Processes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being creative isn't in the requirements.

  21. Re:I need more info! on On the Trail to Atlantis · · Score: 1

    Well, whatever you do, don't piss off any shoggoths.

  22. Haha, Linux... on What Lies Ahead For Linux · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lies indeed.

  23. Re:Can someone explain? on Stretch Announces Chip That Rewires Itself On The Fly · · Score: 3, Informative

    FPGA in this context means Field Programmable Gate Array.

  24. Re:Train them poorly on Train Your Own Replacement · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep. Get them started on reading Slashdot their first day.

  25. Re:Support is easier on a mainframe. on IBM's Mainframe Dinosaur Turns 40 · · Score: 1

    There's something blinking red in the palm of your hand...