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  1. Uh-oh The elderly in POWERED SUITS? on Robot Fish Powered By Artificial Muscle · · Score: 1

    "Eamex and Daiichi Kogei hope the artificial muscle can be used for various robots and are even considering using it for a "power suit" that elderly people could wear to aid their ailing muscles."

    Anyone else seen ROJIN-Z?

  2. Re:for the conspiracy theorists on Dell Handhelds Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    Read: The h1910 is built on an Intel xScale 200MHz CPU...

    $299

    Intel® X-ScaleTM Processor at 400MHz

    @ $299

    Winner = Dell.

  3. Britain patents, The first Bra... on England Salutes 150 Years of Eccentric Patents · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and 100 years later, geeks are still having trouble figuring out just exactly how to remove the damn things.

    Correction: I should say, Just exactly how to get near the damn things.

  4. Re:double standard on Microsoft Vandalizes NYC · · Score: 1

    That's wrong... G[r]eeks invented graffito.

    Is that what you meant to say?

    I just saw twelve dead 4 color butterflies on the grill of a mack truck whizz by. I think they were

    Microsoftus annoyingus

  5. Www.cheops.org on Egyptian Pyramid Rover Finds... Another Door · · Score: 2, Informative

    go here for an in-depth look at the work preformed by the man who really discovered the door.

  6. Life imitates art? on Lasers for Fun and Profit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it just me or does this laser laser resemble something out of Real Genius? Now all we need is a giant Jiffy-Pop package and a mean ol' professor...

  7. Re:I love mechs on Build Your Own Battlemech · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You mean "There is hope for my sex life" don't you?

  8. Definitely cool on Light-Emitting Polymer Displays · · Score: 1

    This LEP screen are definitely cool to look at, but how does this affect the desktop display market? If we are talking about fast-moving tv quality images, Then a desktop monitor made from a LEP can't be far behind.

  9. Re:Picture -- FAKE on Dual GPU graphics solution from ATi? · · Score: 1

    MOD THIS UP...

    After looking at the image and checking it out in photoshop, I too see the obvious photoshoppery. The connectors and slot cover are from another photo but there are glaringly obvious similarities between this one and this (fake) one

  10. BRINNNG OUT YA DEAD! on Is Linux Dead? · · Score: 1

    Wait...MSnbc is reporting this?

    Well we all know what MSNBC is fair and just
    about reporting the news? That every cloud has a silver lining. That means whatever happens with this whole Linux thing, it's for the best. I mean, don't sit there with your hands in your pockets. It will get better! I still beleive in Linux. Steve Jobs does too!

  11. Re:The thymus shuts down after puberty? on Scientists Grow Human Thymus From Stem Cells · · Score: 1

    Ah...Forgot about the bone marrow. he article fails to mention that the thymus is still somewhat active later in life.

  12. The thymus shuts down after puberty? on Scientists Grow Human Thymus From Stem Cells · · Score: 1

    Can anyone explain why this is? In my basic understanding of the immune system, I thought the body needed T-cells to hunt down and bind themselves to unwanted invaders so that macrophages could gobble them up. Does our body contain a set amount of T-cells for a lifetime? Or is there some other process that creates them?

  13. Re:OK people, slow down! on Nanotech Products Hitting the Market · · Score: 1

    I thought artcile already mentioned hair dye as a possible application of nanotech?

  14. Re:Shuttles website not browser friendly on Shuttle SS40G Mini-PC · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You are a fucking idiot.

  15. Re:Movie Mumbo Jumbo on Monitoring Your Monitor · · Score: 1

    Hey Moronicus!

    Guess what? Had you read the paper, you would understand that not only is it feasible, but it's already been tested. Why? Because the data is there. The flicker is trasmitting the signal that appears on your screen to the rear wall or whatever other reflective surface there is. Using a photomultiplier, He is able to collect that transmitted light and use an algorithm to "enhance" the data. This is more akin to "tuning out" the noise appearing in the image.

  16. Re:Wow, wonder what mag power you need for the sco on Smart Cards Vulnerable to Photo-Flash Attacks? · · Score: 1

    You still need access to a "manual probing station" I hear some online DSS reatailers have them...Not sure about the duct tape tho ;)

  17. Skywalker brothers ? on Spider-Man, Star Wars and the Power of Myth · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The skywalker brothers? Is that a typo?

  18. But what about the gaming market? on 3DLabs Launching New GPU · · Score: 1

    I purchased a dual-pIII600 system with a 3dlabs Oxygen GLX card in june 2000. Ok, so it's been awhile but I still know some individuals running Geforce II-based cards and playing games like Tribes II. My machine balks at TII and wont even load MOH or even certain Direct-X games. I just want to know if 3dlabs will incorporate some of this technology into a good workstation/gaming card so I can trade up my aging system for something better. Plus, I wouldn't be getting stuck with a crappy card in a few years time. Im not gonna pony up another $1k just to get stuck playing CS only again.

  19. Dont forget the Internet Appliances too... on How Much Are You Paying For A Nameplate? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Quanta also built the Netpliance I-Opener and the Gateway Connected touchpad. Both of which run QNX. Theres a hacking group that stays up to date on various projects on the message boards here. Im not sure what else Quanta has built, but the I-Opener is really built like a tank.

  20. Hmmm, This and the PS3 on Science Grid Genesis · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well it seems as though we may now know what Sony Engineers mean by "Distributed Computing"

    Seriously though, What type of security system is the DOE building into this, which is essentially a large mainframe? Its understandable to be worried when the DOE handles things such as nuclear secrets that sometimes slip into the hands of certain researchers, much like they were picking them up at a drive-through.

    Im curious to see how the data will be encrypted/decrypted along such a vast system.

  21. Did they leave out the STB nitro series? on 7 Years of 3D Graphics · · Score: 1

    Is it just me?

  22. Re:IRS shipping obsolete computers to Afghanastan on Unintended Results From U.S. Hardware Dumps In Asia · · Score: 1

    If you actually "read" the article you will see that Afghanistan has barely any computing power at all. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul has 1980's-era Wangs for godsakes. I think giving these people 2-year old laptops is like giving them a new lease on life. At least the machines wont lie rotting in some field in china.

  23. Re:Yeah right on Fighting Spam With A 17th Century Law · · Score: 1

    I think you are reffering to the practice of keelhauling where a person is totured by being dragged under a moving ships keel. Name a spammer that you WOULD'NT want to do that to?

  24. Re:How do we know? on Hacker Tinkering With Yahoo Stories · · Score: 1

    And how exactly do we know that your post was not altered? Its a CONSPIRACY I tell you!!!

  25. Re:Yep, we're seeing them here too. on New (More) Annoying Microsoft Worm Hits Net · · Score: 1
    Wait, An MS-bug that auto-executes a file??.

    Where have we seen this before? Oh yeah! In pratically every MS product. When is microsoft going to learn to isolate .exe commands from joe Q. Public?