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  1. Re:Crack the code? on Search for Terrestrial Intelligence · · Score: 1
    How many planets do you think have more water than land?


    Well, we've found one so far....
  2. Re:near miss is a relative term on Another Asteroid Close Call · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A better approximation would be to use the areas of the circles, not the volumes. An asteroid doesn't just appear in a random point and then disappear.

    Doing that gives a probability of something more along the lines of 17300...

    Neither of these are good approximations though...

    -alan

  3. Re:Fujitsu's P-2040 should be available RSN on Where Would You Buy A Crusoe Laptop? · · Score: 1

    Has anyone tried running Linux on the Fujitsu P-Series?

  4. Still the Marantz RC-2000-MkII on In Search of the Best Programmable Universal Remote? · · Score: 1
    The best universal remote is still the Marantz RC2000MkII. I haven't used any of the 7 other remotes that came with my various AV equipment after programming my Marantz with their functions.
    • Loads of real physical buttons that you can navigate by feel.
    • 32, custom named buttons for each of 10 components.
    • Optional RF adapter so you can use it through walls.
    • "Clone" feature if you happen to own two of them.

    It has a few disadvantages, all minor, IMO:

    1. It only has 4 Macro keys available, luckily I only need one for my use
    2. It's a "learning only" remote so it takes a while to program (you can't just enter in codes)
    3. It's a little bit unbalanced with the batteries at the front end.

    It has been well worth the money to me. It comes with several of the Marantz receivers, but you can get it independently as well. It would be absolutely perfect if it had a jog/shuttle as well, but it's still the best there is right now. It is different from the MkI, which had some serious shortcomings, not the least of which was that you had to reprogram it after you changed batteries!


    -alanh

  5. Look in the skies.... on First-Person Account Of Today's Attacks · · Score: 1

    I am a few hundred miles away from where anything happened, but I wanted to add my two cents.... Yesterday evening, as the sun went down I looked up at the skies. The skies were free of clouds, but I really noticed how starkly empty they were. There was not a con-trail in the air. Nothing was moving up there. For the first time in my life I had a glimpse of what the skies were like before aviation.... The atmosphere is literally different than it was two days ago... Even if you hadn't heard anything else, all you'd have to do is look up to see that there is something wrong in the world.

  6. Re:Nice, but... on Palm Teases With Slim, Pretty New Models · · Score: 2

    There needs to be a "WRONG" moderation category.
    While he's correct that it does have a new connector (and this will at least temporarily prevent me from using all of the Palm accessories I have that work for my Palm V and the ones that I had for my PalmPilot before), there really isn't a way to get around this and add support for newer things like USB. There were adapters to let you use your old PalmPilot/PalmIII style accessories (e.g. PalmDock and The Bridge). Palm claims that the new connector supports both USB and serial connections. Perhaps a similar solution will be forthcoming?

    Regarding the card slot, Secure Digital is an open standard for memory cards, it's not particularly popular yet. Check out the SD Card Association for more details.

  7. Re:FCC and Copy Protection on Ask FCC Chief Technologist David J. Farber · · Score: 1

    Also, given that copyrights will eventually expire, is the agency incorporating that knowledge into their standards decisions?

  8. Re:Covering monuments with diamond film... on Dawn Of The Diamond Age? · · Score: 1

    It was at the end of 2063: Odyssey Three.

  9. www.PCABX.com on What Audio System Powers Your Home Theater? · · Score: 1

    While it's only tangentially related, www.pcabx.com provides tools and audio training material

  10. Re:Speakers are Key on What Audio System Powers Your Home Theater? · · Score: 2

    May I point out The Bose FAQ.

  11. Re:dial-a-song costs on TMBG Needs a New Dial-A-Song Machine · · Score: 1

    I saw a TMBG T-Shirt:

    Dial-A-Song:
    (718) 387-6962

    Always free. Always busy.

  12. New NEC-Mitsubishi does 1600x1200 natively on Super Large, Super Hi-Res LCD Screens? · · Score: 1

    The only one that I've been able to find with native 1600x1200 resolution is
    the NEC-Mitsubishi LCD2110, a 21.3" monitor that is claimed will begin shipping in October.
    NEC estimates the street price to be around $7999.
    The only site I've found that advertises it listed it for $8273.92, but
    as "call for availability." ZDNet estimates the price to be $9999.

  13. Re:Old Woz stories on Wozniak's Comments on "Pirates" · · Score: 1

    One of my favorite memories from my Nintendo Power days was from looking at the high score list for GameBoy Tetris. One month, the highest score was from a Steve Wozniak....