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  1. Re:"Best"? on Emulate Nintendo on Your MessagePad · · Score: 1

    Its funny that the RS Zoomer { pre PDA } had a better reconizer.

  2. Re:Completely naive question... on Earthlink Invests In Broadband Over Power Lines · · Score: 1

    Sorry. Thats not true. They are trying to piggy back a signal on a line that is not shielded by either a sheath of metal enclosing the conductor or twisted as in cat5 or cat3 cable. Its one big long wire which makes for a good antenna.

    You will need a few "repeaters" to get the signal as far as a DSL signal with no "repeater". IE it going to cost big time for this mess.

    The whole thing is its been tried around the world and has failed so badly and cost so much that a string and two tin cans work better than this poor idea. Non of the benifits hold true after it up and running when they test it.

    Instead of this mess, lay fiber alongside of the power wires. Will be cheeper in the long run and is the future not this poor concept.

  3. Re:Interference problems... on Earthlink Invests In Broadband Over Power Lines · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only shilding that will work on this is to encase the power lines in a heavy braded material.... Oops! Thats the defition for coax!

  4. Re:This is not especially interesting on Robosapien: Latest Toy Robot From Mark Tilden · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actualy human are basicaly an analog unit. Good concept of using analog which in motor control works better than trying to do it digitaly.

    If this thing runs! Then pitty the poor cat population! { Evil laughter goes here! }

  5. THUD! CRASH! on Robosapien: Latest Toy Robot From Mark Tilden · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well need to wire the jaw back in place this is outstanding. Now tie it into a computer as a hire leval brain and wow!

    That made the Sony one look like 2 year old mush!

    Are they sure it will go for 99 dollars! WOW!

  6. Re:fp! (mine) on Yamaha Releases Singing Synthesis Software · · Score: 1

    I guess Sharon Apple has finaly been created.

    Problem is there is no soul behind the music.

    Be wild to see the pannel eye pop out on American Idol to see a Sony robot walk on stage then pump out a tune! And dance to it!

  7. Re:The 12 Year Old... on Apple and Pepsi Ad Sports RIAA Targets · · Score: 1

    At the anouncement at a CES for the rollout of DCC from Philips:

    Remember.... The future is where you will spend the rest of your life!

  8. Be nice if... on 100 Year-Old Drug Halts Progress Of Alzheimer's · · Score: 1

    Be nice if this work on Parkinson's disease also. Which one of the articles showed some improvement also.

  9. Re:commercials wern't that long on New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series? · · Score: 1

    The first night was ok but going through the 2nd zapping out ad's it was 5 minuts show 10 minutes ads so to speak. Yep its Scifi/usa network!

  10. Re:What about "why do the cylons want to kill us"? on New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series? · · Score: 1

    Saw some where on one of the BG Web BBS before it was done the script of the mini series and they went into detail at the begining why. I think they had used them in some Clonal wars or something like that. And they turned at that point.

  11. Re:Advertising... on New Battlestar Galactica - Worth a Series? · · Score: 1

    The best is record to computer and may you own without ad's to a set of DVD'd.

  12. Re:This could actually turn out to be pretty cool on Simon Phipps Looks At 'Looking Glass' · · Score: 1

    From reading some stuff that the creator of window, icons click etc back in the early 70's. He was not that happy with using it to manage files programes etc. He orginaly designed it as the interface of Smalltalk { programming language } I am also supprised that the 2d desktop inviroment has lasted this long.

    Instead of a goofy interface of 3d 4d etc. Just develop a helper to sort through the mess! Yep create a small manager you interact with! Or simply a maid to come by and tidy up the "place".

  13. What is old is new again... on First Hover Flight Test of X-50A Dragonfly · · Score: 1

    Just rememberd either a popular science or mechanics issue that had such an item maybe on its front cover around mid 60 I think. The difference was it had the turning wing on both top and bottom.

  14. Re:X-50 half helicopter half plane on First Hover Flight Test of X-50A Dragonfly · · Score: 1

    Saw on Nova this summer that the Joint Attack Fighter in one version did do from zero to supersonic.

    This thing reminded me of a old Tom Swift story.

  15. Wonder if a 3d game engine would work on Lost Disney Rides Recreated in CGI · · Score: 1

    I was wondering viewing the thread and the sites, could using a 3d game engine to create a simulation of the ride? Detail would be less but you could move the camera around. But would it be better than the coaster simulation out?

  16. Re:CGI decapitations too? on Lost Disney Rides Recreated in CGI · · Score: 1

    The last time I was at Disneyland in 93 I saw that the park really looked in need of repair but mostly in Tomorrowland. Esp on the People Mover ride where they were drive motors missing every so offen.

    When I went for a Gradnight in 74 the park looked pretty good but that one along with other ride were closes. When I went back in 93. Star Tours had replaced it.

  17. Re:Amateur HF Band Issues on Broadband Over Power Lines in Canada · · Score: 2, Informative

    The catch is there is no correct way to do BPL. Every where it has been tried it failes.

  18. Re:Power Quest - Drive Image on Experiences w/ Drive Imaging Software? · · Score: 1

    Same here. We also use it when a problem system comes in. Allows us to restore if a problem occured durning a repair job.

  19. Spaced Invaders on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    If you think we are fooled easly how about the martian's in Spaced Invaders?

    They beleved instead of Arturis or some far distant planet the Imperial Space Navy was attacking they though the re-broadcast was real and the main attacked was realy Earth!

    Yep the famious line of: "Die Earth schum! Die Earth schum! I write that on your tombstone!"

  20. Re:Panic on Mars Attacked, 65 Years Ago Today · · Score: 1

    There was a movie called Special Bultion or something about terrorst and a nucular device in Charlston SC. They had problems with showing it and woudl be a major panic if they evne showd it today.

  21. Hum... on 1.70 Mhz 8-Bit Ataris Get 10 Mbit Ethernet · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wonder what will be next...

    A) Atari: 1024 ST.
    B) Tandy: Color Computer { 1,2 or 3 }. Use OS9 or MS Basic as OS.
    C) SWTP SS50 bus computer.
    D) Smoke Signal Broadcasting: Chiftan.
    E) Coleco: Gamesystem.
    F) Coleco: Adam { If you can keep it running ).

    Actualy its not the final results but the knowledge to get it going at all. Be fun to try!

  22. Re:Bad name for a console on Phantom Game Console Presentation · · Score: 1

    They cant use the term "The Phantom" Its already copywrited and tradmakes up the wazu! Its the title of a charactor that... now get this... hated Pirates!

    This is more smoke and mirrors than VisOn Windows!

  23. Re:i know where to get one on Phantom Game Console Presentation · · Score: 1

    Well Apple did state it froze they last week.

  24. Re:Not quite... on Phantom Game Console Presentation · · Score: 1

    The only thing I though was intersting on the orginal 3DO was the 15 minute video of a Animated Batman epsode demo on the include demo disk!

  25. Re:electricity generator != energy source on New Method To Generate Electricity from Water · · Score: 1

    This thing sounds like a basic MHD generator. So impurites would proabbly help it.