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  1. Re:Oh great... on Army Opens New Office of Videogames · · Score: 1
  2. Re:It could be useful on Google Maps GPS Simulator · · Score: 1

    Now if only on my cellphone (samsung a920) I didn't get a permission check to access the network whenever I scroll the map it would be useful. Google's gmail application has this same problem for each message I open plus I get a runtime exception "method not implemented" whenever I start the gmail application. It works fine for some reason after I manually retype my password. Other applications don't have this problem such as with opera mini I only need to give it permission once or if it has been inactive for a few minutes.

  3. Re:Great scott! on Google Goes Green · · Score: 1

    I don't see how oil sands is a "shit" kind of energy. It only costs $15/barrel with modern techniques. It is the source of most Canadian oil and Canada is the largest supplier of oil to USA.

  4. Re:Viable on Stem-Cell-Like Cells Produced From Skin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would think being used to save someone's life is more dignified then being thrown in the garbage.

  5. Re:$1000 for Graduating HS on Time on Free Tuition for Math, Science, and Engineering? · · Score: 1

    I don't see why they even have to graduate on time. It would be good motivation for someone to go back to school or to try a class again that they have failed.

  6. Re:MS made big mistake with XP on A Majority of Businesses Will Not Move To Vista · · Score: 1

    This is true. If you disable all the visual effects in the performance options under system properties it runs about as well as windows 2000. I have a 300MHz laptop with 192 MB of RAM that I used to use that worked fine.

  7. Re:Going cash only on Credit Industry Opposes Anti-ID Theft Method · · Score: 1

    When I was 19, I got a credit card from my bank and used a investment (GIC) as collateral that was for the same amount as the card limit. Your bank might offer something like that with low/no fees.

  8. Re:Yet another reason not to get a Series3 TiVo on TiVo Awarded Patent For Password You Can't Hack · · Score: 1

    You can also use GB-PVR for free. I use it at home and it works pretty well.

  9. Re:Put pagefile somewhere else? on Samsung's 64-GB Solid-State Drive · · Score: 4, Informative

    Fortunately flash fails on writing not on reading so while you can't write to sectors that have failed you can still read them.

  10. Re:What on Oracle Sues SAP for Spidering Their Support Site · · Score: 4, Informative

    SAP is the largest software company in Europe.

  11. Re:Does it .... on MS Promotion Site Flagged By MS Anti-Phishing · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Even if it says imported it might not be imported from where you think. Some European beers sold in Canada are brewed in USA and vice versa so they can label them as imported. The way the British modified beer to last longer was increase the alcohol and hops. India Pale Ale still is high in hops but not alcohol.

  12. Re:Now wait a minute.. on Atom Smasher May Create "Black Saturns" · · Score: 4, Interesting
    In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that combines space and time into a single construct called the space-time continuum. Spacetime is usually interpreted as a four-dimensional object with space being three-dimensional and time playing the role of the 4th dimension. According to Euclidean space perception, our universe has three dimensions of space, and one dimension of time. By combining space and time into a single manifold, physicists have significantly simplified a good deal of physical theory, as well as described in a more uniform way the workings of the universe at both the supergalactic and subatomic levels.

    Copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime

  13. Re:vitamins? on Wikipedia Used for Artificial Intelligence · · Score: 1

    I think it just wasn't explained well. What it is supposed to do is recognize that an unseen word has the same meaning as a word the spam filter already knows and adjust the score of the email in the same way. Any email filter that filtered out emails based on the occurrence of any single word would have an unacceptable amount of legitimate email filtered.

  14. Re:That's What You Think It Said on Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution · · Score: 1

    He never said the bible was an accurate historical document. It has said it had many accurate historical assertions. There are also many parts that conflict with accepted history which can be found easily with google.

  15. Re:What is computer science? on Software Dev Cycle As Part of CS Curriculum? · · Score: 1

    Isn't Software engineering a specialization of the Computer BEng Degree at UVic? Things might have changed since I graduated (EE).

  16. Re:And divx? Fine, thanks :-/ on DVD Format War Already Over? · · Score: 1
    DivX - an video codec format allowing 700 MB movies of decent quality

    DIVX - A "pay-per-view" DVD format

  17. Re:Gwigle on Google: The Missing Manual, Second Edition · · Score: 1

    The stock question was actually easier then that. If you searched for incorporated public nasdaq it was the first result. For people familiar with most google features the whole thing should only take around 20 minutes.

  18. Re:Not For Everyone on Skype Offering SkypeOut Service for Free · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Based on the last location poll, only around 50% are from North America. As that includes Canadians and Mexicans, there are more non-Americans then Americans. It is of course run by Americans and they can do whatever they want.

  19. Re:I've seen this simulated, it isn't pretty. on Has World Oil Production Passed Its Peak? · · Score: 1

    I think they sell synthetic crude not to sell it for more but because part of the conversion process from bitumen to oil is more beneficial to have the sulfur removed.

  20. Re:Interesting on EFF Sues AT&T Over NSA Wiretapping · · Score: 1

    Ignorance of the law is never a valid reason.

  21. COEX Mall on Gaming TV In South Korea · · Score: 1

    If you are ever in Seoul they often are filming at the COEX Mall. I watched them play a few times last summer. Usually the gamers are dressed up in costumes for the event.

  22. Re:Don't go getting any ideas on New Ion Engine Being Tested · · Score: 1

    The original poster just described 'FTL' travel wrong. It isn't by physically moving faster then the speed of light but finding another path to the destination that is shorter. While it is very unlikely we don't yet know if it is impossible.

  23. Re:Interesting... on Ultrawide Zoom in a Compact Camera · · Score: 1

    What is worse then not having a RAW format is the highest quality is way too low. For a 5 MP camera, pictures should be over 3 MB not 700KB-1.3 MB.

  24. Re:They'd lock me out on Google Launches Mobile Mail · · Score: 1

    I googled for "Sorry, your account has been disabled" and there are other people in your situation. Over a year ago it happened to people selling accounts but lately it has happened some others. If you some of the software that uses your gmail account as a network drive your account might get disabled. Also some people claim it happened after sending or receiving a large number of photos. Hopeully it was just an overly sensitive automated trip and will be fixed for those affected.

  25. Re:Not that dangerous on DIY LCD Backlight Repair · · Score: 1

    It is so dense you wouldn't sink in enough to swim but it would be very cool to put on a special suit or something and move around on it.