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  1. Not so fast on Air Force Foresaw Fatal F-22 Problems; Rejected $100,000 Fix As Too Expensive · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you read past page 1, what RAW-G warned about isn't even quite what had been happening recently:

    "The link between oxygen saturation at lower altitudes and the recent spate of hypoxia-like incidents at high altitudes remains a matter of debate, and it is likely that there are other contributing factors."

    But don't let that get in the way of headlines.

  2. Re:Why water? on NASA Orion Splashdown Safety Tests Completed · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In the 60's it used to have to do with geography/pop density - having a large enough unpopulated and flat area such that missing the landing zone by a large margin wouldn't land them in mountains or on a town. Russia has that, the USA did/does not.

  3. Re:Things that make your college degree less valua on Too Many College Graduates? · · Score: 1

    It's like having $100. If you give everyone in America an extra $100, the value of your $100 declines because there's more money floating around.

    No - education is not a limited resource being divided up among the population (like the work being represented by money). It is like an mp3. You can overpay, not like the song, but its value is dependent entirely on you - how you appreciate it, how you use it.

    Start by getting a degree that YOU value, and you'll use it to make your life better. It might mean more money, but it also might mean a more fulfilled life.

  4. Re:Next time I'm on an airplane on DIY Space Photography · · Score: 2, Informative

    The "edge of space" is around 62 miles, also where the X-15 set its altitude records. But this project only (ha) went to 20 miles. So you'd be very very safe from random debris in an X-15!

  5. Re:What if Facebook forced encryption? on UK Gov't May Track All Facebook Traffic · · Score: 1

    The U.K. snooping is probably going to be done with Facebook's support, knowledge, and help...

  6. it's about the cpu-time on Believable Stupidity In Game AI · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Unfortunately, the AI generally only gets a tiny slice of the CPU time. If it were to use as much as the graphics, etc, then sure: the extra processing required to make the AI believably stupid would be easy. The innovations are there, it's just they are too slow or processor intensive to be implemented in most games.

  7. RTG's? on Mars Rovers Threatened By Dust Storms · · Score: 1

    Why didn't they use radioisotope thermoelectric generators (like those on Voyager 1,2) on these rovers to at least keep them warm instead of relying on external power?

  8. missing article link? on A Look At Take-Two's Books · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is the link to the Gamasutra article:
    http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?st ory=7993/

  9. Re:Nearly right... on New Gravity Theory Dispenses with Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    "They applied these estimates to 101 observed galaxies, and found that both their theory and MOND could account for their rotations. "The point is that neither of the two theories had any dark matter in them," says Brownstein."

    It's not plain wrong. The theory does not have dark matter in it. The parent quote is referring to the faults of the theory, and is not saying that the theory includes dark matter.

  10. available via project gutenberg on Leonardo Da Vinci's Personal Notebook · · Score: 5, Informative

    The complete notebooks have been available from project gutenberg for a year and a half (without the pictures) at: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5000 It's also been on the top 100 list for a long time.

  11. Re:Eh, I gave up on The Science Of Happiness · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ok Marvin.

  12. from the article: on ATI Announces 512MB Graphics Card · · Score: -1, Redundant
    The X800 XL 512MB achieves its memory capacity by using twice the number of chips as the 256MB version
    Glad they cleared that up!
  13. I'm feeling lucky on New Google Toolbar Brings Browse By Name · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This is the I'm Feeling Lucky button, just on the toolbar. Nothing new here...

  14. Shortlived on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity · · Score: 0

    28 days then they selfdestruct... very um... cool.

  15. Re:Changed the view of the US? on Bobby Fischer Found · · Score: 0

    That is called the Laffer curve, FYI.

  16. Re:Question on FreeBSD 5.2 Released · · Score: 0

    Because you get tired of something older than two months. Once you are comfortable, it's time to change!

  17. Re:Sweet First Post! on GNOME/KDE Integration Gets A Few Boosts · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Ever read The Grand Inquisitor, a chapter in Dostoevsky's The Brother's Karamazov? It's all over this topic of people not wanting the pressure of choice.

  18. Re:Okay on Malaysian Police Not Roping Longhorn Rustlers · · Score: 0

    You guys are very abusive of something as defenseless as the english language!

  19. Re:Buggy Leaks on Malaysian Police Not Roping Longhorn Rustlers · · Score: 0

    heh heh

  20. Re:How fast will they move ahead? on Chinese Astronaut Makes It Back Safely · · Score: 0

    And what beautiful designs they were! They've lasted this long, haven't they?

  21. Re:Bluetooth is dead... on Is Bluetooth Dead? · · Score: 0

    It is indeed struggling, but it won't take off just because it struggles. Struggling things fail and succeed. USB and Firewire have nothing to do with this. It's about the merits of Bluetooth, etc.

  22. Re:It's too big to be useful on Maxtor's 300 GB Monster Reviewed · · Score: 0

    I know I'm wrong, but just because it's been said before doesn't nullify it forever.

  23. Re:Many steps closer... on Martial Arts Robots · · Score: 0

    Dude, all I had was the shareware version, with only 3 robots. I could only dream of being able to use Flail. But it was awesome anyway.

  24. Fear and trembling on New Seti@Home Client to be Open to Other Projects · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's a new playground for all the evil in the computing world! Aieeee!

  25. do these people have a sense of perspective? on Parents Sue School Over Use of Wi-Fi Network · · Score: 1

    I think they should worry about not crashing their cars and other more likely means of death.