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  1. Re:Who needs splash screens anyway? on GIMP 2.2 Splash Screen Contest Revisited · · Score: 1

    maybe parent should be modded up, eh?

  2. Re:Great Service on World of Warcraft Breaks PC Game Sales Records · · Score: 1

    there is in fact an entire forum devoted to server uptime...

  3. Re:The word you are looking for is "vulpine" on FireFox Sets the World Ablaze · · Score: 1

    yeah, I saw that as well. I think that a logo change might be in our future.

  4. Re:Forgive my ignorance... on IBM Sponsors Humanitarian Grid Computing Project · · Score: 1

    As someone who both works in the field, and is somewhat related to the project...(I work at the Institute for Systems Biology, and I am graduate student at UW, and I will be rotating through that lab that developed Rosetta, David Baker's)

    This guy is right. Rosetta is being used, but has been optimized to run on desktop computers. I really encourage everyone to get this running, the paybacks will come relatively quickly, and it will give me more information to work with. Keep in mind that this sort of structure prediction is not perfect, it is more like 77% right, based on blind comaprisons with crystal structures. However the information is absolutley invaluable, as the structures produced are accurate enough to predict the domains in the protein, which can lead to insights as to what the protein is doing, and also what other structures it is homologous to.

    I am excited for this data to be available, since as I identify new putative drug targets I can do a quick scan to see if the protein has anything to do with the pathway I am studying, and eventually, where the drug binds to the protien.

    So, go team Slashdot!

  5. Looking for overview of Mulitplayer Maps on Halo 2 Used to Sniff Out Mods · · Score: 1

    If anyone has a link to some nice overview images of the multiplayer maps, I would love to see it.

  6. Re:Watch the Making Of... on Halo 2 Feb 9th Speculation · · Score: 1

    speaking of maps, does anyone have a link to a good overview of the multiplayer maps? I would really like to find one so I can learn the levels better.

  7. Re:Preaching to the choir, but ... on Microsoft Says Firefox Not a Threat to IE · · Score: 1

    well, hopefully the NIH ( National Institutes of Health ) is working on a cure to that syndrome. And hopefully I can get funding for it.

  8. Re:Computer animation at its best on A Review of "The Incredibles" · · Score: 1

    dude, its the Polar Express, first. Second, they captured Tom Hanks acting with special sensors, then put an animated feature web on top of it, so the reason it looks like Tom Hanks, is becauase it actaully was Tom Hanks.

  9. Re:There is a difference on Firefox - The Platform · · Score: 1

    I think that you are forgetting the whole toolkit issue. If I write C++ code that uses GTK, then go to windows and there is no GTK: error.

    I think that is the main reason that Java/Mono are good, is that they can hide the toolkit issues by having one general API.

  10. Re:PVR Newbie Questions on Engadget Interviews TiVo CEO · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    and hopefully your kids spell better than thier parents...

  11. Xbox is fun on Anatomy of a LAN Party? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So I pretty much only play Xbox Halo these days. Sometimes we have a War/StarCraft party, but more and more often I only play Xbox. I like the fact that you share screens since it means that you can see where your teammates are, and it is more social.

    I have also noticed that it is easier to get girls to play on a console than a PC, YMMV, but there is something to be said for having a mixed gender party.

  12. Re:Mother's Opinion on Body and Brains of Gamers Probed · · Score: 3, Funny

    yeah, I am the undispputed master of warcraft3, Halo and Kart in my peer group... strangely it does not help my standing on the social pecking order.

  13. Re:Don't let your kid brother hold the controller. on Halo 2 Direct-feed Multiplayer Video Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree with you. I think that they did it so that we can drool and say "Wow, I can't wait to go and kick some ass".

  14. Re:sourceforge group on Enlightenment Lives · · Score: 0

    yes. most people know this.

  15. Re:No thanks. on Lucas to Make Sequels to Star Wars After All? · · Score: 1

    then go see the IMAX version. shorter, with less cheese.

  16. Re:Quote from the RIAA on Crossplatform iTunes Sharing and Trading · · Score: 1

    from South Park:
    turn on hick voice:

    "They took oor Jobs!!!"
    "Back to the Pile everyone!"

  17. cern.colt on Improving The Java Core Library · · Score: 4, Informative

    if you program in Java and need to do matrix stuff or, want fast data structures check out:
    the CERN Colt Libraries

  18. Re:I've said it before, and I'll say it again... on Mozilla Releases Mozilla Sunbird 0.2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    well, since you have iCal, also free ( and far better, IMHO ). That uses the same format, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

  19. Re:no Palm support on Mozilla Releases Mozilla Sunbird 0.2 · · Score: 1

    I would really like to know how to just use a regular FTP server. Do let me know if you find out how.

    So far this seems like an excellent app.

  20. Re:Showstopper question on Helix Player and RealPlayer 10 Released · · Score: 1

    yes.

    the install is painless, give er a shot.

  21. Re:Software monoculture was good.... on Software Monoculture in Schools? · · Score: 1

    then again, back in the day there was no internet, no virus threat, no spyware, and MS blew (more).

  22. Re:Usability on Software Usability As A Technical Problem · · Score: 1

    actaully, the biggest Mozilla UI enhancement is having custommizable toolbars, and extensions that add new buttons ( like unified stop/releoad ).

  23. Re:Can't resist on Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record Takings · · Score: 1

    that was a great SNL skit, and makes me more eager for "Anchorman" to come out.

  24. Re:SVG support. on Apple Design Award Winners Announced · · Score: 1

    it can export to SVG, loading would be a little tricky since there are no formal definitions of what constitutes nodes and edges in SVG.

  25. Other Graph Layout tools on Apple Design Award Winners Announced · · Score: 2, Informative

    So the open source product I work in which is made in Java(yeah,yeah) integrates pretty well with the Mac, and also provides an interactive zoomable user interface, something that GraphViz has always lacked, IMHO.

    Check out www.cytoscape.org/alpha.html for the latest version. Some features include type-ahead-find for node serarching, multiple network support, and lots of integration with disparate data sources.