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  1. Re:Hick Beer Cooler on Tempratech Self-Cooling Can · · Score: 1

    True, but there is plenty of liquid nitrogen and it makes a great martini.

  2. Re:heroism in the face of bad design and decisions on Interview With Chernobyl Engineer · · Score: 1

    I can's say whether this really happened, but as an A&P mechanic I can tell you squat switches are known to fail.I would never pull the gear on the ground without having the aircraft supported.

  3. Seeing as they have pretty much eliminated profit on Sun Working to Eliminate Circuit Boards · · Score: 0, Troll

    I would expect the elimination of connectors and circuit boards to follow.

  4. Adaptec VideOh USB 2.0 on USB TV Tuner Recommendations and Experiences? · · Score: 1

    I've used the Adaptec VideOh USB 2.0 on a 1.3GHz Duron system for about a year and it works very well. I then use a Gateway Connected DVD to play recorded video The only caveat here is that although the VideOh outputs MPEG-2 video, the audio stream is raw PCM (LPCM) which the Gateway doesn't handle. Therefore I have to either re-encode the audio or transcode to something else like Divx.

  5. Re:Old news - since the fifties! on How Much Are You Paying For Electronics Labels? · · Score: 1

    Sear's most popular model in the sixties, the amp-in-case model, was made by Danelectro. And today the Silvertone label is owned not by a Japanese company but the Korean musical instrument giant, Samick.

  6. ultrasonic remote "hacks" on Turn your iPod into a Universal Remote · · Score: 1

    Jingling a ring of keys or pouring a handful of change from one hand to the other would operate the TV.

  7. How about?? on Turn your iPod into a Universal Remote · · Score: 1

    Replacing the iPod with a bowl of grits? Or ham and cheese sandwich bought at the gas station?

  8. Re:homebuilt/certified aircraft differences on FAA Approves Sport Pilot License · · Score: 1

    Yes, they are certified as in having a airworthiness certificate but not certificated. In FAA vocabulary a certificated aircraft or component (airframe, engine, propeller) is one that has a Type Certificate (TC) which most homebuilts and the componenents used in them do not.

  9. Re:homebuilt/certified aircraft differences on FAA Approves Sport Pilot License · · Score: 1

    "Homebuilt", or more correctly non-certificated, rules are much less restrictive than certificated. Certificated aircraft must use certificated components (engines, accessories, etc.) while non-certificated aircraft can use non-certificated components such as automotive engines and accessories.

  10. Re:MY experience with the Gateway/AMOI NetDVD play on Gateway Wireless Connected DVD Player Reviewed · · Score: 1

    It does NOT let you add files that are located on a remotely shared partition (such as SAMBA shares on a Linux box), and mapping the shares as drive letters won't help.

    Actually it tries to not let you but if you add the shared drives in netplay.cfg they will be scanned for media and it will be imported. My stuff is stored on various FreeBSD and Windows boxes and it works fine. You won't see the shared drives on the imports tab but they will be scanned.

  11. DivX is supported on Gateway Wireless Connected DVD Player Reviewed · · Score: 1

    I've owned one of these for about a year and it does import DivX. I use a Adaptec VideOh USB to record MPEG-2 and then use VirtualDub-MPEG2 to compress this into DivX. At showtime the Windows server software transcodes this back into MPEG-2 and sends it to the player. The Windows server software is based on the GPL'd FFMPEG.

  12. Re: Not IOS though on What Would You Do With a 92 TBps Router? · · Score: 1

    Service providers (ATT, etc) don't look for IOS CLI comptibility. They have existing craft interfaces that they are comfortable with and expect in every product. If it doesn't behave the way they expect it to they will demand that it be changed. It's important to them to have everything behave the same regardless of the vendor.

  13. Re: Not IOS though on What Would You Do With a 92 TBps Router? · · Score: 2, Informative

    IOS isn't suitable for service-provider products. A few years ago when I worked for Cisco they were just starting this project and were also starting to architect a new OS. Believe it or not they intended to call it CHAOS; Cisco High-Availabilty Operating System. Shoe phones not included.

  14. Moon cake on China Scrubs Moon Mission Plans · · Score: 1

    They found out it doesn't come from the moon.

  15. Re:Begging the question on Two Congressmen Push for DMCA Amendments · · Score: 1

    Nevermind....

  16. Re:Begging the question on Two Congressmen Push for DMCA Amendments · · Score: 1

    You're confusing the term "begs the question" with label given to the form of reasoning you cited. They're two different animals.

  17. Not true on Technology Makes New Cars Too Expensive to Fix · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The Hummer emits way more CO2.

  18. if you have to ask on Making Use Of Old LCDs? · · Score: 1

    then the answer is no, you can't use it. If you could you would know where to look to get the information you need to use it.

  19. IR emitter caps on Projectionists Using Night Vision Goggles in Theaters · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From now on everyone should wear caps with a IR emitters on the button.

  20. Brings a new meaning on Implant a Chip in Your Head · · Score: 2, Funny

    to the phrase "Having a chip on your shoulder".

  21. Re:Tux would NOT wear a suit! on Linux in Canada · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ya'll should say "Did I git mah 'merican accent right?.

  22. Re:Tux would NOT wear a suit! on Linux in Canada · · Score: 2, Funny

    'e should be wearin' a toque, eh? With a little slab o' back bacon sittin' there beside 'em, 'eh?

    What say to that, eh?

  23. To hell with GUIs on A History of Every GUI Ever · · Score: 1

    I've gone back to my General Automation SPC-16/45 with its incandescent lamps for output and toggle switches for input. No pop-ups ever.

  24. Develops and distributes enabling technology? on Amiga Sells AmigaOS · · Score: 1

    WTF is "enabling" technology? Is that SV-speak for a company with no direction, no products and thus, no sales? So this is where all the "facilitators" went, to start "enabling technology" companies? No wonder jobs are being sent overseas....

  25. Lord have mercy!!!! on Junkie Loves His Spam · · Score: 0

    This guy's penis must be HUGE!!!!!!