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  1. Re:Off the cuff statistics make me sick. on Soaring, Cryptography, and Nuclear Weapons · · Score: 1

    http://nuclearrisk.org/paper.pdf

    It's in the appendix, near the bottom. It definitely is preliminary and not in depth, but that's probably due to a lack of accessible/accurate data.

  2. Open source? on Researchers Test BitTorrent Live Streaming · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this open source?
    There's already a closed source p2p video system that was used, among other things, for the streaming of the Blizzard WWI event (Diablo III announcement). It's called Octoshape. How does this compare?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octoshape
    http://www.octoshape.com/

  3. Encryption?? on ZyXel P-2000W VoIP WLAN Phone Reviewed · · Score: 1

    Neither the article nor any comments I saw so far have mentioned any encryption. WPA-PSK? WEP? Cisco? Is VoIP by nature encrypted? Are there any privacy issues?

  4. National Instruments on Summer Internships - The Good, and the Bad? · · Score: 1

    I worked for National Instruments this summer. They are a pretty awesome company and have a *wide* variety of positions ranging from SW engineering to HW engineering, marketing & communications and leadership tracks. They pay very well and pay relocation costs which is a huge plus. Many interns get offered full time jobs at the end of the summer and go on to move up in the company. They have been listed in Fortune 500's top 100 companies to work for for 6 years in a row.

    I worked in both SW and HW positions and learned more than I did in 4 years of college and had a pretty awesome time here.

  5. Re:I think they just don't care. on Windows Vista May Degrade OpenGL · · Score: 1

    One word.

    Consoles.

  6. Re:Go back to painted external tanks on Shuttles Grounded Once Again · · Score: 1

    the wikipedia article says the paint weighed about 1000lbs, and they use just primer now instead of also coating with paint

  7. Re:Why? on 107 Cameras to Scan Discovery for Damage · · Score: 4, Informative

    Then they could ditch aboard the ISS (which is where they're going) then take a Soyuz capsule back to earth.

  8. the thrawn trilogy of course on Might Episodes VII - IX Still Be Made? · · Score: 2, Informative

    peter zahn is the author of these heir to the empire dark force rising the last command

  9. Re:Links.... on Security Fears Over Google Accelerator · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't Google's toolbar with PageRank have done basically the same thing?

  10. Re:Applications? on 64-Bit Windows Releases Now Available · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you like, you could use cracks to remove the protection so you can play your legally bought game.

    However, there are some cases where this will not work:
    One obvious example is Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. Nobody has been able to crack it and ubisoft has not patched it to the latest version of Starforce3 which supports xp64.

  11. Re:Subtitles? on the dvd version - free download on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 1

    Great! Thanks -- downloading now: torrent

  12. Re:hindsight on Saving Lives with Design · · Score: 5, Insightful

    so let's use this hindsight to improve our foresight

  13. Re:Subtitles? on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 1

    No, it's more like [ lightsaber hum ] or [ saber humming ] if anything.

  14. Re:Subtitles? on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, they're standalone files. Windows Media Player supports the SAMI format natively -- subtitle workshop can convert among the various formats easily.

  15. Re:Subtitles? on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 4, Informative

    If anyone were to make subtitles for this, it'd be best to make them in .srt format -- supported by many media players such as BSPlayer. It's also easily convertible to subtitle tracks for inclusion on a DVD.

  16. Subtitles? on Star Wars: Revelations Available Online · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Are there any subtitles for this, or is anyone willing to make them for a deaf person like me? Subtitle Workshop

  17. Virtualization layer for checkpointing and steppin on Hindsight: Reversible Computing · · Score: 4, Informative

    This seems to create a virtualization layer where checkpoints are saved periodically, then instructions are single stepped through. So to step back, it goes to the first checkpoint before the instruction you want to step back to, then it single steps up to that point. This would aid in kernel-level debugging where data structures might be overwritten from almost anywhere in the computer that can access the kernel space -- no need to set a watchpoint then reboot and wait for the next error to occur.

  18. Re:More an negative than a plus on Battlestar Galactica Available for Download · · Score: 1

    Not the same thing

    Battlestar Galactica Miniseries (2003)
    Battlestar Galatica TV Series (2004+)

    This is from the TV Series, not the mini.

  19. Re:This week's action item on Where Have All The Cycles Gone? · · Score: 1

    Can you advance me 10% of that so I can build a time machine to accomplish the task?

  20. Re:it dosen't hold a candle... on SF Writers Sting Supposedly Traditional Publisher · · Score: 1

    The MST3K treatment is awesome

  21. Re:Hmm what next... on DOOM: The Boardgame · · Score: 1

    You forgot Gordon.

  22. Re:goodbye bank account on iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini, iLife '05, iWork · · Score: 1

    Lack of software options -- though for many non-gamers, iMovie, iPhoto, etc will work for those people.

  23. Re:Taxes? Huh! on Tax Time Again: Any Linux Solutions? · · Score: 1

    If it were a flat tax, it'd be simple to take out the correct amount -- but that doesn't happen. If you overpay your taxes, you get a refund -- usually happens. But if you miscalculate your exemptions or amount that'll you earn that year and your employer doesn't take out the proper amount, causing you to underpay your taxes - you'll get hit with interest and possibily penalties.

  24. Re:Rotation on Quake Changes Earth's Rotation, Moves Islands · · Score: 1

    Rock mechanics preclude earthquakes of larger than about 9.5 and smaller than -1.0

  25. Re:If they have skills, they'll find jobs in NoVA on Massive Layoffs At AOL · · Score: 1

    Actually, wouldn't that make it harder to find a job there?