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  1. Re:Inner planets on First Direct Photo of Exoplanet Confirmed · · Score: 1

    We'll the problem becomes that that planet which could possibly be just a brown dwarf which I've seen estimates have to be 8-10 the mass of Jupiter. It's 300 AU from it's parent star which means that star must be massive or we have a picture of a brown dwarf. What I'd like to see is it's orbit, and if it's orbiting based on their masses would it be possible for planet formations in the middle or is there a debris field between them because their gravity wells prevent what's left to condense into planets.

    While I applaud them finding these planets, I would be more interested in anything within 60ly of Earth, these are the systems that would possibly be hearing our transmissions, and projects like SETI which watch the entire sky, should also have some sort of focus on the closer systems within our radiation envelope that might be responding. Find a system, and listen to it.

  2. Not happening yet on Verizon iPhone Rumored For Early Next Year · · Score: 1

    LTE Voice will not be around until late 2011 or early 2012, why do you think AT&T is waiting till 2012-13 to start LTE deployments.

    I also had this thought, my current iPhone plan is unlimited data, you think that will happen with Verizon?

  3. Sorry Intel Nvidia Wins on Intel, NVIDIA Take Shots At CPU vs. GPU Performance · · Score: 1

    Using Badaboom a CUDA app, you can rip down DVD copies to your Ipod's in minutes, not hours.

    Unfortunately Badaboom are idiots and are taking their sweet time porting to the 465/470/480 cards.

    I'd love to see a processor fast enough to beat a GPU at tasks such as these, and cd to mp3 conversions on CUDA, it's like moving from a hard drive to a fast SSD.

  4. Re:Voluntary eh? on White House Unveils Plans For "Trusted Identities In Cyberspace" · · Score: 1

    What on earth do you call your Social Security # then? It's used for virtually any transaction now days. Credit, Health, Government. The only thing that does not require it is buying groceries.

  5. Re:This is a load of crap on Verizon Hints At Scrapping Unlimited Data Plans · · Score: 2, Informative

    Verizon Corporate has consistently lost money over the last decade, the only reason they're profitable is because of the money they bleed off Verizon Wireless. If Verizon Wireless had been a separate company it would of been a gem on the NASDAQ. Same goes for AT&T wireless, AT&T bleeds the wireless division to maintain it's failing business models.

  6. Fixing it for the broadcasters on Digitally Filtering Out the Drone of the World Cup · · Score: 1

    They have not looked at the problem in a good way, the commentary can be done isolated from the noise, and they take the original voice of the news guy and splice it in after the notch filters are applied it's a easy fix they could rig up in software.

  7. Sue Me! on Uwe Boll, Other Filmmakers Sue Thousands of Movie Pirates · · Score: 2, Informative

    You'd have to sue me to download this guys stuff.

    Now we have "You pirated my movie!" trolls.

    Can we get back to dealing with real criminals?

  8. This guy is a danger to himself on Pentagon Seeking Out Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange · · Score: 1

    I would not put it past our Government or any other to have this guy killed. It's one thing to leak ACTA documents it's quite another to leak embassy communications. He's taken it a bit too far.

  9. We are researching in the wrong way on ITER Fusion Reactor Enters Existential Crisis · · Score: 1

    We are still researching better methods to BOIL FUCKING WATER. Seriously folks, atomic batteries are more advanced than the NIF and ITER.

    It's entirely possible that we have gone the wrong way in development. Antimatter reactors that could tap the energy release directly still would need energy containment and release technology, even if we talk about mundane fission reactions tapping the energy we still have the problem of containing and distributing the energy.

    Also while NIF is funded by DOD modeling a fusion reaction has nothing to do with our atomics they're entirely different reactions.

  10. Re:Virtualise! on Volume Shadow Copy For Linux? · · Score: 1

    Uptime egotism is no excuse not to patch or upgrade a system. We've had 2.6 how many years now, and we still have people holding onto their 2.4 kernels like they were prized pets or something.

  11. Custom Solution on Best Telephone For Datacenters? · · Score: 1

    I would go with wifi headsest that can accept a plug in headphone jack and just get a custom cable to hook into pilot cans.

    That way if you have wifi in the datacenter you're not hampered by signal issues. Other wireless solutions tied to your desk will not work with large datacenters I've seen them ineffective in ones of 6000sqft that are full of fun metal cabinets. Wifi though works great because you can deal with dead zones or align the antennas with the walkspaces.

  12. When on Judge Rejects SCO's Motion For a New Trial · · Score: 1

    Seriously there's a hole in the ground where the horse was and you keep hearing thuds every now and then.

  13. Two Words on Masten and Armadillo Perform First VTVL Restarts · · Score: 0

    Fracking No Way

    I could see half the people puking as it stabilized and the other half thinking they were about to crash..

  14. Probably signals to spies and whatnot on Mysterious Radio Station UVB-76 Goes Offline · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Russia and Iran ended a day of talks on Iran's nuclear program without any apparent breakthrough.

    That was Feb 21 2006

    Search Results

          1.
                CNN.com - President Bush's address to the United Nations ...
                Sep 12, 2002 ... Iraq's government openly praised the attacks of September 11.

    The transmission on Sept 12, 2002

    Dec 24 1997
    hmm

    American Charged With Spying Allowed to Leave Russia

    or

    Iran Holds Russian Aid Shipment Bound for Iraq

    My guess is that it relays messages to spies, and hopefully that's the end of it, and not as suggested a signal to that dead man system.

    Otherwise the countdown has begun.

  15. Re:Best thing they can do: on Malfunction Costs Couple $11 Million Slot Machine Jackpot · · Score: 1

    There is not room on cripple creek's sidewalks for a large sign, better off wearing a tshirt.

    Vegas pays up when there is a mistake, these little places seem to do the opposite look up indian casinos as well, I've seen plenty of that going on.

  16. Suing the wrong party on CSIRO Sues US Carriers Over Wi-Fi Patent · · Score: 1

    Verizon AT&T and other carriers do not build their phones, they sell other's phones. If they have a beef with a wifi patent they need to go after the device makers ALA Apple, Nokia, Motorola, Google.

    All this will serve to do is raise our already high wireless bills to pay off these lawsuits.

    Did these guys participate in the wifi standards body? Did they push their patented tech if they were part of the spec, and then backstabbed these companies who thought the standard was licensed correctly? I think people deserve to know.

    If they pushed their tech and now sue, they are by definition a Patent Troll just as much any company who buys patents with the sole intent of suing for money.

  17. Re:Turnabout IS Fair, Depending On Your Definition on Texas Schools Board Rewriting US History · · Score: 1

    The liberals went 1984 on us? Where have you been while bush has been in office, he's pushed the limit with big brother government, or do you think Obama authorized AT&T and Verizon to send our phone calls to the CIA?

    OP seems like he wants to rewrite history a bit as well.

  18. What's strange is that phone has no FCC approval on Judge Orders Gizmodo Search Warrant Unsealed · · Score: 1

    Apple is conducting tests of an unlicensed cellular radio and other radios in this prototype, it is not supposed to be out in the open only in a test lab as submitted to the FCC.

    I'd like to hear them explain that.

  19. Conventional Explosives Can Be Used on Oil Leak Could Be Stopped With a Nuke · · Score: 1

    We have better explosives than back then, I'm sure a side well drilled and a sufficient shaped charge could shove the well shut.

    The problem is that BP is in recovery mode, not stop the leak mode.

  20. Re:So this operates on a demo machine... on Intel Shows Off First Light Peak Laptop · · Score: 1

    You will not see consumer 10G Nic's, they're worthless in datacenters, thus no real way to push costs down. You can only get 10G copper about 100 feet with any reliability and it's spotty at that. Best to stick with fiber lines, best investment with 50 micron cables that will last well into 100G.

  21. Re:This doesn't mean we should stop drilling. on How Bad Is the Gulf Coast Oil Spill? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah we can liquify coal, we have a 250 year supply at current consumption rates, even so, we should making fossil fuels more expensive and get in on the alternative fuel industry because China is blowing us by. Hell companies are now buying Chinese windmills because our government wont help out American companies produce this stuff.

    Lead or get out of the way that's how it works.

  22. When will we quit generating steam for power? on Can World's Largest Laser Zap Earth's Energy Woes? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The most technical power plants in the world still use steam powered turbines. When and who is going to get us a way to convert directly to power?

  23. Re:Parlimentary Rules makes this easy... on At Issue In a Massachusetts Town, the Value of Two-Thirds · · Score: 1

    Now only if Texas would finally adopt a law if you dont get 50% of the vote there has to be a runoff. More people voted for someone else 66% last election, than for him..

  24. Re:Hacking laws? so what if a forced update kill l on Sony Can Update PS3 Firmware Without Permission · · Score: 1

    Those Laws do not apply to corporations, just Citizens. Get with the program.

  25. De-Peer on SIP Attacks From Amazon EC2 Going Unaddressed · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm sure they'd take notice if Tier 1 ISP's threatened to De-Peer them.