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  1. Re:My printer manages on The World's First Origami Folding Robot · · Score: 1

    our office theory is that within the printer exists a SINGULARITY.

  2. Re:But is there a robot... on The World's First Origami Folding Robot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would love to put an AOL CD in this machine.

  3. HAT on The World's First Origami Folding Robot · · Score: 1

    The hat video is at this link, not the bad one on the site. http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~devin/hat.mov

  4. Re:Don't ticket me - control my car's max speed on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 1

    No kidding, and to make for additional reven^H^H^H^H^Hsafety they made the yellow lights shorter in my town as well.

  5. Re:Elegant on Indian Voting Machines Compared with Diebold · · Score: 1

    Keep in mind, if the majority are in fact honest, and the small minority that are dishonest can find a way to override the majority by cheating, then the majority being honest doesn't matter that much.

    Just being a realist here.

  6. Re:Aqua-planing ? on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 1

    but.. but... I almost got my algorithm done, I was just working in the effects from the lack of additional heat due to the tires no longer deforming and causing pressure decrease.

    Damn... I thought I had the unified theory in there too, but you messed up my train of thought :)

  7. Re:Aqua-planing ? on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 1

    and the width and hieght of your tires (actually given in millimeters and inches resectively in the US) actually the hieght is calculated by taking the width (in MM) devided the multiplier value given to determine sidewall hieght on the tire plus the rim diameter given in inches. then you have to take into account treadpattern and tread wear,

  8. Re:Aqua-planing ? on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 2, Funny

    This simple convertor should help.

    http://simpsons.shafe.com/hogshead.html

  9. Re:Oh shit on Road Marker Marks You · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Russia,

    Mile markers drive into privacy advocates.

  10. Re:He hasn't even designed a prototype yet on Keeping Your Keg Cool Sans Ice · · Score: 1

    Wait till the kid finds out about the horrible efficiency of thermal electrics on that scale. Then again, if it wrapped cold and well insulated, it shouldn't be too much work. Either way, it's just one more thing to have to pay a deposit for (tap+keg+thermal wrap). Anywho, I am off to my low tech keg-o-rater fridge tap.

  11. Re:Now this is important research ... on Keeping Your Keg Cool Sans Ice · · Score: 1

    MOST good beer does in fact need to be cold. NOT 33 degrees cold, but you don't want it served room temp. Maybe in the 50 degree F range. Also, the target market here aren't likely to be drinking beer for it's taste, they are more concerned with cheap drunkedness, and getting some action later. You could make the beer with a rice base and they would call it the good stuff, Oh wait.... they do..

  12. Re:Elegant on Indian Voting Machines Compared with Diebold · · Score: 1

    I DID in fact RTFA, and I realize that there were in fact systems in place to prevent normal ballot stuffing and that they can only get 1500 votes per box etc... And yes I DID use a logical FALLACY on purpose, the parent to my previous post was the stupidest thing I have read in a long time, thats why I made a stupid generalization as well. It was in jest, as you see, giving the actual statistical data would have been quite boring in comparison. Now, if this was a REAL DEBATE involving LOGIC (come on now, this is a public forum, with mostly entertainment in mind) I would give you real examples. Maybe you didn't catch the the sacasm tho, good humor is lost on most logic Nazi's anyhow. Next time you wanna rip apart a post in a manner not involving it's context, go after my grammer or spelling, at least you would have a valid complaint. ok, I am done feeding the troll now.

  13. Re:Parent is modded Insightful? WTF? on Bicycling Science, Third Edition · · Score: 1

    I hate to break it to ya, but useful and geeky do not always coincide. ~90% of the geeky things I do are not exactly practical, but they are fun.

  14. Re:Elegant on Indian Voting Machines Compared with Diebold · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not everyone in India is poor. Kinda like not everyone in the US is a cowboy. Besides, you don't need a ton of people to stuff a bollot box. You need one person and a lot of votes. Besides, someone that politically motivated has connections or they are willing to aquire things by shady means anyways.

  15. Re:Better than nothing on Hybrid Cars Don't Live Up to Mileage Claims · · Score: 1

    you can get exemptions from crash tests if you file under a no bumper clause like the Lotus Elise. Also, a well designed open wheel car has a strong cockpit, just expect the rest of the car to be a loss.

  16. Re:Oh crap. on More on Global Dimming · · Score: 1

    Your IP has been recorded and you will be prosocuted under the PATRIOT act as a terrorist for growing cannabis thereby funding terrorist, because drug money all goes to terrorists.

    And don't try pulling that logic crap in your defense, GWB outlawed logic when applied to the executive branch.

  17. Re:So on Justice Department Censors ACLU Web Site · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would an ancient one defend the ACLU?

    Oh... sorry, read that as Cthulhu..

  18. Re:Tom may want to lay off the crack. on Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC? · · Score: 1

    No Kidding, in '94 I woulda shit myself reading X-Box specs. I would have even bought one if I could have afforded it.

    I still refuse to buy one now though. I don't own a machine that has MS products on it, nor will I unless I HAVE to. And it just keeps getting easier and easier to not need MS anymore.

  19. Re:It makes sense on Modded XBox The Ultimate Multimedia PC? · · Score: 1

    I am sure they make a profit NOW, but keep in mind that when it came out, it was definately at a loss (even if it was a very small loss). Also keep in mind those cards that are $50 now are that cheap because they are overstock and vendors want them out of the stores. I am not saying that they are losing money anymore, but I doubt they are making a killing. I would think they cost closer to a 100+ to manufacture.

  20. Re:But do you need multiple monitors? on Running Video Cards in Parallel · · Score: 1

    mmmm racing sim junkies around the world pop a woody over this stuff

  21. Re:They'll be easy to find on Swedish Carbon-Fiber Stealth Ship Runs NT · · Score: 1

    nah, just look for a big red glowing H on the bow. /Honda Ricer carbonfiber junkies unite!

  22. Re:Great... on The Security Risk of Keyboard Clicks · · Score: 1

    makes sense, all you need to do is look for the same fingerprint on each digit, then it greatly reduces the effort of figuring out the pin. Of course, if you have 6 digits, you have a lot more combos than a 4 digit pin.

  23. Re:Better than nothing on Hybrid Cars Don't Live Up to Mileage Claims · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I hear you, What we need is a good small (approx 1.2 litre) turbo diesel in a ~1000 lbs open wheel in line 2 seater. Put in low/no sulpher diesel. Give it a good suspension, and low drag. Then I have a car I can drive fast when I want/need to, and it will handle hella good. All while getting 60mph with me driving like an idiot. It would still be cheaper than a hybrid too, same weigh reductions. aluminum frame and fiberglass/carbon fiber body pieces. The manufacturer could also make a KILLING on body kits that ACTUALLY make USEFUL downforce. (if you haven't noticed, I basically described an indy car with a turbo diesel)

  24. Re:It must be said: on World's Fastest Supercomputer To Be Built At ORNL · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, that's the first Beowulf cluster comment I would mod as interesting.

  25. Re:So a mac version won't be long now! on DOOM III This Summer · · Score: 1

    You know what is great about development in linux? Porting to OSX takes little effort IF you plan ahead of the game. Seriously, just need a good video card. OSX is practically BSD with a dress on.