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  1. Re:Mirror of video on Make A Hole - And Sustain It Indefinitely · · Score: 1

    WHOA! That is NUTS! What is up with the "fingers" section? Creepy.

  2. Re:English link on Phatbot Author Arrested In Germany · · Score: 1

    CRAP! When I post the link to slashdot, a space is inserted in the URL. Remove the space and the link is fine.

  3. Re:English link on Phatbot Author Arrested In Germany · · Score: 1

    Yoikes. Sorry about that.

    http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/ar ch ive/2004/05/08/international1226EDT0513.DTL

    Just tested this one.

  4. English link on Phatbot Author Arrested In Germany · · Score: 2

    http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/arch ive/2004/05/08/international1226EDT0513.DTL

  5. Re:A different kind of RAID problem on What Makes a Good CD/DVD Duplicator? · · Score: 1

    FYI, It's the mist that falls down onto the CDs that discolors the plastic.

  6. Video... on Build Your Own Jet Engine · · Score: 0

    Anyone have Non Real versions of the videos? Some MPEG 4 files maybe?

    Thanks

  7. Forget CDrot -Flea bombs are CD killers on What Makes a Good CD/DVD Duplicator? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I had a former roommate who brought a nice but flea infested leather couch into my house.

    My legs are crack for fleas.

    Before calling an exterminator, I flea bombed the house with those flea/insect foggers. Several CDs that I left out were covered in a haze that made them unusable. The purchased audio CDs did not have the printed surface compromised but the silver computer CD-ROMs had the silver peel off.

    I was able to use chrome polish (Welon) and a towel to restore the Music CDs so I could rip them but the Burned CDs were gone for good.

    Be warned if you ever flea bomb your house and leave CDs out. And be careful with your choice of roommates.

  8. Re:Ads... so what? on Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near You: Ads · · Score: 1

    I hate ads.

    The response is simple.

    Ad Filter.

  9. Why use a web page? on Artists Against 419 Takes On Scammers · · Score: 2

    Let's write a program to download page content continuously.

    I'll be glad to do this.

  10. Re:Worthless article on Koalas Gone Wild · · Score: 1

    You stated that Koalas are not native to Kangaroo Island.

    Nevertheless, Nature is taking its course.

    1) New species introduced into a closed environment with no competitors and predators.

    2) Species multiplies and population increases.

    3) Population exceeds carrying capacity of environment by exceeding food supply or overcrowding.

    4) Starvation or disease takes over reducing or wiping out population. If food supply has been removed, population dies out completely. In any case, Mass die off occurs

    6) If food supply not completely removed, food supply starts to increase over the years. Population of species follows availability of food until either a fluctuating stasis is achieved or the population boom, mass die off situation repeats itself.

    This is STILL a natural process. To reflect on your point, no matter how the Koalas got there, this would happen and should be expected to in any case, be it manmade or the result of a natural event.

    If Koalas floated over to Kangaroo Island on a log, the same thing would have happened.

  11. Re:Worthless article on Koalas Gone Wild · · Score: 4, Insightful

    WWND: What Would Nature Do?

    1) Starvation or disease

    2) Nature is taking its course. It is a standard population model of food availability and population increase that is explained in Biology of Populations.

    We apply our human morals to a natural process and declare it "bad". Well, it may be but it IS what happens in nature when the population of a species exceeds the carrying capacity and food availability of the environment that holds it.

    If the population needs to be controlled, the proven method is to thin the reproducing females or relocate them into another population.

    PIck up an Ecology or Bio of Populations book. Very enlightening reading.

  12. Pics! AKA Karma whoring for profit! on Build Your Own Monowheel · · Score: 1

    Since there aren't a load of videos or pics for this sick creation, I point you here:

    http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/ mo torwhl/motorwhl.htm#sw

  13. Re:Nifty! on Build Your Own Monowheel · · Score: 1

    Yes, they have been around for a while but the unique point on this is that the driver is outside the tire.

  14. Re:Most horsepower? on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 1

    It spun the wheels at 85 in third because the application of horsepower beat the traction control for a split second.

    Spooky.

  15. Re: Are there any cars out there better than this? on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 1

    I applaud your tastes. Used to race 911's in my race prepped 1971 240 Z. It's nice to have an extra gear at 145. :]

  16. This is my dream come true on A La Carte Cable TV Channels? · · Score: 1

    If I could pick my shows AND pick my commercials - sorta like netflix, then I'd be a very very happy camper.

  17. Re: Are there any cars out there better than this? on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 0

    Get a used 1999 or 2000 BMW M3.

    Reliable, sharp and a good performer.

    Insurance is $$ though.

  18. Most horsepower? on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Carmack's Testarossa had 1198 bhp and they had trouble getting it dialed in and over 170. Pretty tractable though the wheels DID spin in 3rd gear when the turbos came up to speed at 85 mph.

    Not sure if the Bugatti really does have "the most horsepower." Maybe most for a production car.

  19. Re:Gandi.net on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 1

    Simple. I'd expect them to remove the registration of the domain.

    Also to make sure that the contact registration information is correct.

  20. Re:Gandi.net on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 1

    Sorry - I totally agree with you. There needs to be enforcement making sure that the people who register the domains are able to be contacted as well.

  21. Re:Gandi.net on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 1

    Gandi has ignored my reports about the sites registered at Gandi as repeat spammers.

    What would you do?

  22. Re:Gandi.net on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, if you consider that my idea is stupid, please take note that I have complained directly to them about the domains responsible for spamming. They are all ignored.

    FYI, the domains are a .biz domain that push cealis and penis extension pills.

    Now, I ask you, if the registrar does not respond to the complaints about one of their clients (who is not playing fair), what do you think IS fair and equitable treatment?

  23. Gandi.net on Spanish Internet Provider's SMTP traffic Blocked · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have noticed that the vast majority of spam that I get reference domains registered at http://gandi.net

    I'd LOVE to be able to block by registrar.

    Does anyone know how to get a registrar shut down??

  24. Re:We have dynamic memory with refresh on Some Prions May Be Helpful · · Score: 3, Informative

    Forgetting how to feed yourself contributes to death.

    Remember, we use our brain for things occasionally. Sometimes, they are important.

    Not pretty to watch someone going down the tubes with Alzheimer's. Pretty harrowing actually watching someone become a shell.

  25. Re:You learn something every day... on Some Prions May Be Helpful · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Looking for a human reason as to why a slug is, might be the wrong approach. Biological system development often acts like multiple programmable field gate arrays. What ends ends up working is what works and is what is passed on.

    There is no human defined reason behind why it is. The system was not designed, it evolved.