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  1. Re:True learning machine? on Robot Controlled By Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    *sigh* there are so, so many definitions... i was just trying to be pedantic about the fact that the post i replied to stated that a screw was a machine based on a link that said no such thing... well done for reading just my post without understanding the context

  2. Re:True learning machine? on Robot Controlled By Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    Don't forget the frikkin laser! Oh. Wait. Skynet. Right...

  3. Re:Creepy. on Robot Controlled By Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    "Ain't no table high enough..."

  4. Re:Use cute and pleasant brain cells on Robot Controlled By Rat Brain · · Score: 1

    Puppy brains... Fantastic!

  5. Re:True learning machine? on Robot Controlled By Rat Brain · · Score: 2, Informative

    You post that having misunderstood it... A screw jack is a machine according to their definition. A screw is not.

    "Machine: an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion and energy in a predetermined manner."

    A screw is a part, not an assemblage of parts.

  6. Re:Why do Americans have problems with solar power on Solar Power On the White House · · Score: 1

    Thats why they yell instead of talking...

  7. Re:A step in a right direction on Jaguar's Hybrid Jet-Powered Concept Car · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately I have, yes.

  8. Re:A step in a right direction on Jaguar's Hybrid Jet-Powered Concept Car · · Score: 1

    I believe he hates the s-type...

  9. Re:And people wonder why the US is falling behind on Safety Commission To Rule On Safety of Rulers In Science Kits · · Score: 1

    Iz

  10. Re:neat on Levitating Graphene Is Fastest-Spinning Object · · Score: 1

    Im sure there are corpses spinning in their graves faster than this.

    Can we use them as flywheels?

  11. Re:I love reading about the Buran on Soviet Shuttle Buran Found In a Junk Heap · · Score: 1

    Yes

  12. Re:Amazing... on Soviet Shuttle Buran Found In a Junk Heap · · Score: 1

    Kudos

  13. Re:Don't think so on Soviet Shuttle Buran Found In a Junk Heap · · Score: 1

    Planning a trip to Baikonur with a friend of mine who's a science teacher to watch a launch...

    Went to see a shuttle launch which was delayed twice in the 90's, only had a week in Florida so couldn't wait around for the next window. In Baikonur it's a guaranteed launch every time. Lovely country too.

  14. Re:Don't think so on Soviet Shuttle Buran Found In a Junk Heap · · Score: 1

    And one in Australia, my mother shipped it there.

    http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-021000a.html

  15. Re:hmm on RIM Announces BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet · · Score: 1

    Next June? This launches before christmas...

  16. Re:hmm on RIM Announces BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet · · Score: 1

    Will it fit in a suit pocket? Only reason I refuse to get an iPad

  17. Re:Not the inventor on Segway UK Boss Dies After Driving Off Cliff · · Score: 1

    Depending on where they are based anywhere between 0 ant 100%...

  18. Re:Race? on The Real 'Stuff White People Like' · · Score: 1

    Michael Jackson.

  19. Re:4chan gets it wrong again... on 4chan Gives 90-Year-Old Vet a Great Birthday · · Score: 1

    And how many russians please?

  20. Re:Giant crazy displays on Ideas For a Great Control Room? · · Score: 1

    Can you get a screenshot?

  21. Re:Fake windows on Ideas For a Great Control Room? · · Score: 1

    10 minutes walk for a bathroom?! Are you insane? This is an office, not a farm. Bathroom more than 1 minute away would be an issue in lost productivity.

  22. Re:Fake windows on Ideas For a Great Control Room? · · Score: 1

    Work on a trading floor, have the aforementioned chairs....

    They are often accidentally swapped around (people dragging one over for a chat while people are on holiday, out for lunch, etc) and you just grab a free one and adjust it in 20 seconds.

    Hundreds of people here, ranging from around 4'8 to 6'10 - everyone is happy with the chairs.

  23. Re:Fake windows on Ideas For a Great Control Room? · · Score: 1

    Hah

  24. Re:The "Real" Difficulty in making a 3D Game on The New Difficulties In Making a 3D Game · · Score: 1

    Planet Earth was shown in HD in the UK from launch... Amazing show. I am sure there will be 3D versions recorded in a few years. Love the BBC

  25. Re:Little gems: on The Best Video Games On Awful Systems · · Score: 1

    Great games... Along with Transport Tycoon!