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  1. I use the EEE in the field for astrophotograpy on What's The Perfect Balance For a Budget Laptop? · · Score: 1

    To run guiding software, charting programs and remote exposure controls. Much less cumbersome and more battery friendly than my old Dell C400.

  2. Re:Lay off 10%? on AMD To Shed 10% of Its Workforce · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm not an economist, but I have a good head on my shoulders and I have a masters in business. Help me understand how AMD hopes to turn around their company by laying off 10% of their staff?
     
    Not necessarily. There may still be some significant overlap between ATI and AMD especially in the non-R&D positions.

  3. YouTube vid of padded auctions on eBay Battles Power Sellers · · Score: 1, Informative

    Cap of "padded" buy.com listings on ebay.

  4. Translation on Full Lunar Eclipse for the Americas on Wednesday · · Score: 3, Funny

    for those of us in the Northeast it will be raining

  5. Awesome! on Microsoft Launches IT Superhero Comic · · Score: 1

    Will he team up with the Whiz Kids?

  6. Re:It's great on Just What is this ASUS Eee Thing Anyway? · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking of doing the same and using it for astrophotography. I currently use an older Dell C400, which is small AFA notebooks go, but still a pain to setup in the field.

  7. Lame ...that's just a cave on Batcave Home Theater · · Score: 4, Informative

    Where are all the cool gadgets, radar and tape drives?? Here is a proper batcave

  8. Very optimistic on Auto Mileage Standards Raised to 35 mpg · · Score: 3, Insightful

    By 2020 the world may very much on the other side of the peak.

  9. Yes on Are You Proud of Your Code? · · Score: 5, Funny

    I often use "Programmer: Alan Smithee" in the comment header

  10. Now where will I go to get gouged?? on CompUSA To Close All Stores · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess its back to Radio Shack

  11. Re:I don't for a minute believe this was unofficia on Ron Paul Spam Traced to Reactor Botnet · · Score: 1

    He is not advocating an immediate return to the gold standard, rather making gold and silver competing currencies to Federal Reserve notes.

  12. Probably when I was about 20 ... on When Did Star Wars Jump the Shark? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    and realized the original trilogy was never that great after all.

  13. Re:Not a Solution on 6 Major Pre-Production Electric Vehicles Compared · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jupiter of course!

  14. Re:Cost? on 6 Major Pre-Production Electric Vehicles Compared · · Score: 1

    I think most people on Slashdot probably understand what it will take.

    Actually I don't think most on here realize that many critical raw materials and commodities are facing production declines. In the face of such resource exhaustion a retrofit of the world's auto fleets to an electric utopia is very unlikely.

  15. Re:Cost on The Nuclear Power Renaissance · · Score: 1

    Basically a cost disadvantage compared to the glut of North Sea oil and natural gas production which ramped up in the 80s. Now that those fields are in decline nuclear is coming back into fashion.

  16. Strap a board to CowboyNeal's back? on Lap Desks · · Score: 1, Funny

    He'll adapt

  17. hmmm .... on Close but no Cigar for Netflix Recommender System · · Score: 4, Funny

    if ($director eq "Michael Bay") {
            print "Not recommended";
    }

    That should improve the system by at least 20%

  18. Re:i've always said on Antique Fridge Could Keep Venus Rover Cool · · Score: 4, Interesting

    i don't know. but however you do it, it's an easier starting scenario than mars

    Probably not due to the 243 day rotation.

  19. Re:Because what I want is... on MIT Offers City Car for the Masses · · Score: 1

    Nah ... it will just explode when the battery cell is punctured.

  20. Translation: "I'm elderly and scared of death" on Former Intel CEO Rips Medical Research · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well Andy, Maybe the human body is just many many times more complex than a calculator.

  21. Unfortunately for American workers on Techie Pay Approaches All-time High · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oil and most other necessities are also at record highs.

  22. meh on Personal Robots From Valley Startup · · Score: 1

    but can it do a back massage?

  23. Still many unanswered questions ... on Rob Malda Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    This CowboyNeal chap for example. Is he a real person or concocted mascot like Betty Crocker or Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor?

  24. Only on GM products? on Stalling Cars Via OnStar · · Score: 1

    How would you distinguish a remote disable from a normal breakdown?

  25. Referenced for the younger /.'ers on Rocket-Powered 21-Foot Long X-Wing Actually Flies · · Score: 2, Informative