User: Bob Blick

SETI@home was getting boring anyway

On: The Impact on Open Source of Stolen Microsoft Code

So we can all burn our excess CPU cycles searching for GPL'ed code in Windows now?

VHS = Better design than Beta

On: The PS2 - A Betamax In the Making?

It's hilarious that everyone talks about the technical superiority of Betamax. The only thing it had over VHS was drum diameter. Other than that, it was a mechanical nightmare, and way more expensive to build and adjust. Sony learned from the Betamax mistake, and designed the 8mm video format with a transport in the VHS style.

Beowulf Cluster

On: Illusionary LED clock

It allows all timezones to be displayed :-)