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  1. interface with the nervous system.. on Robot Piloted by a Slime Mold · · Score: 1

    it's a pressure switch.. it's not hardwired to the cells... when the mold moves, the motion is detected.. and then the robot moves.

  2. has to be retired-- a rebuttal on Phishing Site Using Valid SSL Certificates · · Score: 4, Interesting

    you say, eventually an old trick has to stop being used, I say read the following

    http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html

  3. go crazy on British PC Tax to Replace TV License? · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Last year's news, changes a long way away on British PC Tax to Replace TV License? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the definition of 'emergency' can be really interesting though....

  5. americans are stupid-or funny? on Videogaming Keeps the Brain From Aging · · Score: 1

    I thought they spoke deutsch?

  6. pfft- maroon- it HAPPENED on Netflix Throttling Heavy Renters · · Score: 1

    look for DURANTE and NETFLIX in COLORADO....

  7. Just asking on Netflix Throttling Heavy Renters · · Score: 1
  8. the man killed millions on Acquittal of German Wikipedia · · Score: -1, Troll

    in large ovens in many european countries, but as he has living relatives (and may himself be alive and well in brazil!) we won't put his name here..

    it starts with an H

  9. DMCA? on CableCARD In-Depth · · Score: 1

    is that even applicable in the netherlands?

  10. snort... on CableCARD In-Depth · · Score: 1

    under what body of laws?

    a video card maker is under no legal requirement to make sure their product is compatible with another third party product...

    the MARKET might punish them, but the law can't

  11. A professional! on Lockheed Martin Plans Unmanned Aircraft · · Score: 1

    thanks for a solid science reply..
    I have to ask though, what does the pressure of the balloon equate to in 'sea level' pressure--
      it must up the density of the helium when you inflate it into the rubber..

  12. hmm.. space elevators.. on Lockheed Martin Plans Unmanned Aircraft · · Score: 2, Interesting

    materials for the space elevator (AS YET UNMADE) are designed to withstand incredible stress..

    what if you made your blimp out of the same material, in rigid form, and had an empty blimp.

    pop quiz, what lifts better, helium, hydrogen, or vaccuum?

  13. and microsoft? champion of stability? on Google and Volkswagen Plan Navigation System · · Score: 5, Informative
  14. Re:except that on Cell Tracking on the Rise · · Score: 1

    http://home.san.rr.com/denbeste/search.html

    Does my CDMA phone drain the battery faster when it says it is "searching"?

    Short answer: Yes, quite a lot.

    Long answer: In order to make the battery last as long as possible, all CDMA phones turn on and off portions of themselves constantly.

    When the phone is normally idle, the receiver is only on perhaps 2% of the time, if that. But when the phone says it issearching, that means it is attempting to get in contact with the cellular system. To do that, it has to have the receiver on most of the time.

    The receiver consumes quite a lot of power, and therefore the phone will drain the battery much faster if it spends long periods searching. If you're going into an area where you can be pretty certain the phone can never contact a cell (such as riding a subway), you might want to turn the phone off in order to preserve the battery. (Note that it does not harm the phone or the battery to search; it just runs the battery down.)

  15. perhaps on PayPal vs Google(Buy) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    and just perhaps, the relevant bit is "payments from user to user"

    if they have been trial running it with merchants who sell stuff, perhaps they will only take payments from people and to businesses, not multiple individual to individual payments.

    or something akin to microsofts original idea for 'microsoft wallet' where google keeps your cc info private to them, and authorizes payments to individual merchants in aggregate..

    or micropayments tracked by google, billed to you every X days, (or paid in advance) in lump sum amounts that then make the cc discounts surviveable to the merchant charging (google finance)

    there are more niche needs for financial transactions, than just paying for ebay items.

  16. You missed something. on Google and Skype in Startup to Link Hotspots · · Score: 1

    the bill version gives you a share in the charges.

    every fon hotspot will have a cost for 'aliens' and 'bills'
    if the hotspot is run by a 'linus' fon will get all the money.

    every fon hotspot in the USA will be free, for you, if you run a linus spot- which gets fon more net cash.
    but even your own spot, will be provided at a charge to anyone not a 'linus' themselves

  17. except that on Cell Tracking on the Rise · · Score: 1

    most cell phones have a low power and high power mode for hitting the towers, and if you do this with a live phone, it'll drain the battery trying to connect...

  18. Re:microsoft exchange? on Multiple Front-End Solutions for Email and Calendaring? · · Score: 1

    TTY? I don't see that term in the original 'ask' as part of the spec.....

  19. microsoft exchange? on Multiple Front-End Solutions for Email and Calendaring? · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I read, and reread, the 'ask' header, and don't see where it must be open source..

    have you looked at exchange? or microsoft small buisness server?

  20. Re:it's ksirtet, so what? on Worst of the Retro Rip-Offs · · Score: 1

    apparently eating pizza
    to wit
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac_man
    receiving inspiration from a pizza with one slice missing [1], game designer Iwatani spent approximately seventeen months on a game that revolved around eating

  21. Re:Did anyone actually RTFA? Crap! on Off With Their HUDS! · · Score: 1
  22. have you tried on Motorola Technical Documents for MESH Products? · · Score: 1
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q= MN2064a+filetype%3Apdf+site%3Amotorola.com
    the first result has a listing of Motorola Limited Jays Close, Viables Industrial Estate, BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire, RG22 4PD, UK email: mesh@motorola.com web: www.motorola.com/emea/mesh
      the second has the same contact info

    the third has
      CONTACT INFORMATION
    PHONE (407) 659-5300
    FAX (407) 659-5301
    EMAIL info@meshnetworks.com
    MAILING Motorola
    ADDRESS P.O. Box 948133
    Maitland, FL 32794-8133
    WEB SITE www.Motorola.com/mesh

    taking the 'meshnetworks' and hunting on that domain I tried
    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q= MN2064a++site%3Ameshnetworks.com which is no longer a valid website, but the cache has
    "Hardware Developers Kit
    The HDK includes all documentation and tools needed to evaluate and develop a wireless radio based on the MN2064A ASIC chipset. The HDK includes the following components:

    Users Guide and technical Data Sheet
    MN2064A Evaluation Board with documentation
    Complete schematics and Gerber files for a prototype radio transceiver
    IBIS simulation models
    BSDL boundary scan file for manufacturing test
    Product Information Sheet:
    MN2064A Digital ASIC
    Adobe PDF File

    Need Acrobat Reader? Click HERE.


    which gives us the name of the target file from the cache
    www.meshnetworks.com/pdf/data_sheet_mn2064a_asic.p df

    Now looking at
    http://www.google.com/search?q=MN2064A+Digital+ASI C&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&filter=0
    shows the developer kit for a # of countries which includes in part
    "Users Guide and technical Data Sheet

    MN2064A Evaluation Board with documentation"

    Good Luck

    good luck

  23. think about that on ATI All-In-Wonder X1900 PCIe Review · · Score: 3, Insightful

    if 700$ gets you 82 fps in a game, that's 8$ per frame
    if 200$ gets you 40 fps that's 50 cents a frame
    if a 10$ card gets you 30 fps,

    are you really ONLY gonna buy based on $/fps?

    enjoy your 10$ card.

  24. Add monitor on State of Multi-Monitor Gaming? · · Score: 1
  25. datacenter in a crate... on Pay-to Play and the Tiered Internet · · Score: 1

    with wimax hardware on board? maybe a self made "fuck you telco" wisp box?

    would you sign up for google broadband to skip this crap?