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  1. Re:Paintable solar cells. Not the first ones... on Breakthrough Efficient, Paintable Solar Cells · · Score: 1
    Interesting that "no one thought the internet would be used for email and instant messaging when it was invented"

    You really have to ask Al Gore don't you?

  2. Who's going to pay for the next recount? on 2004 MN4 Asteroid Odds Inching Up Again · · Score: 1

    I expect that the Washington state democrats are going to demand NASA do a recount w....

    Then, when we discover the overlooked orbital anomalies, and get the odds down to 7 to 1 in favor of a hit the republicans will sue....

    What machines are being used to calculate these?

  3. mpgedit is what you want on Sampling Short Sequences From Long MP3 Recordings? · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is what you want:

    mpgedit has a -e flag so you could do

    mpgedit -e 1:20-1:30 -e 600:20-601:10 -f file.mp3

    Would grab from 1 minute 20 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds, and from minute 600, 20 seconds to minute 601, 10 seconds of file.mp3 into file_1.mp3 and file_2.mp3

    I use it to cut the 2 hour mp3 of the bbc news hours into 5 minute chunks so my mp3 player will let me skip segments.

    With a bit of scripting you could do random cuts of any size mp3.

    It claims to work under windows, but I have not tested it there.

  4. Re:Do these extensions exist yet? on Building a Better Mozilla With Plugins · · Score: 1

    Mozex allows you to edit the text area! I've had it for a year and did not realize that.

    Load it. Set the editor With Full Path. Right click -> Mozex-> Edit Text Area

    You must click back in the area after saving it.

    I am writing this is gvim!

  5. Re:Do these extensions exist yet? on Building a Better Mozilla With Plugins · · Score: 1
    Middle click a form submit button to submit the form and get the response page in a new tab/window, without losing the current window. That would be perfect for slashdot's front-page poll.


    I am not sure if this is Mozilla or Multizilla, but you can dupe the tab into a new tab, which is what I do. It works with mouse guestures as well.

    Enable Javascript (or Java or Flash) on a per-domain (or even per-URL) basis.


    Multizilla does this. It is easier to block/unblock once you are on the site.
  6. Open Closes Tabs in Multizilla on Building a Better Mozilla With Plugins · · Score: 1

    Multizilla does this. You right click on any tab and at the bottom there is reopen closed tabs, or you can hit CTRL+Z.

  7. Multizilla on Building a Better Mozilla With Plugins · · Score: 2, Informative
    Multizilla and Mouse Guestures are two add-ons I cannot live with out. They make browsing far more efficient for me, and really cut down on research time. Multizilla adds tabs browsing tools, referrer tools, adblocks, better brefs, session saving, on the fly perms (cookie, image, js, popups, java, plugin) and a whole lot of other features . It is so smooth I often think they are part of mozilla and wonder when I switch machines, or users, why mozilla changed!

    Mouse Guestures take a while to get used too, but I even use them on a touch pad because they are so cool. And it really funny watching someone demo on that pad who is getting nervous because they just opened some windows for no reason, then their hand starts to shake :)

  8. Re:short answer no on 100% Open Source Helix Player 'Alpha' Available · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, I am listening to triple J right now:

    No need for realplay:

    Goto Linux Radio Timeshift HOWTO and read up, but ignore all that about vsound.

    mplayer -cache 512 -osdlevel 0 -nojoystick -nofs -slave mms://media4.abc.net.au/triplej

    Plays the station

    Then dump the file:

    mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile triplej.mms -cache 512 -osdlevel 0 -nojoystick -nofs -slave mms://media4.abc.net.au/triplej

    Now with memcoder you can get clever an covert the ASF file you are saving to mp3 if you need.

  9. Re:Mozilla Goals on Miguel de Icaza on Longhorn · · Score: 1

    Multizilla has this (Dup Tab), as does Mouse Guestures

    Add both of those to mozilla and you have almost everything you need!

  10. Re:No, it's not legal - it's viral on Microsoft EULA stokes crusade · · Score: 2
    This EULA is a piece of shit and wouldn't hold up for very long if tested, which it never will be.

    Unless you are in a UCITA state where it is perfectly legal.Why do you think Microsoft is pushing UCITA?



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  11. Re:Turn based? Hahaha on Write Your Own Freenet-based Game · · Score: 1

    Black Nova Traders is a take off on the old BBS game of Tradewares.
    Turn based definetly slows the pace down, but it allows many people (100's) to play in the same game.
    Its not quake, netrek, or even nethack, but it has its place.

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  12. DVD-RAM needs a standard bad on What's the Deal With Writeable DVD? · · Score: 1

    All the vendors told me they will not guarantee working with other vendors.

    Jeez how long did it take 5.25" floppies to standardize?

    Oh they never did.....

  13. Re:offshore confusion on Nauru: Real life Kinakuta · · Score: 1

    In the US you can't hide direct connections to any bank from the IRS. But you shift the money to an entity that you "control" vs. "own." A offshore corp that you "control" can hire you and give you company benifits (VISA, Car, House), but you do not own the assets.

    This makes you more "judgement proof." You see that term after a lawsuit. Two recenet examples: O.J. and the web-site anti-abortion people. Both had large Judgements against them, both own very little.

    You can play larger games, mostly to protect yourself from suits (in the US it has replaced kidnapping).

    Tax Evasion is illegal, Tax Avoidance is not. Merely not paying a tax that does not apply is not illegal (seem obvious to everyone but the IRS). Tax avoidance can be done onshore (401K, write-offs, proper planning, mail order) for most people, but asset protection is much tougher.

    Since most people making more than $50K are in a high probablility of lawsuits, Offshore Protection makes sense.

    So while it makes great headlines to say drug dealers are banking offshore, the reality is that most of the money there is 100% legal. Most offshore banks are much more stringent on knowing where the money is coming from than US banks. Once the money is moved offshore, and you no longer "own" it but "control" it, it is harder to get to rom predatory lawsuits.

    An example: You run a business that nets $100K a year, and has $1M in assets. You would owe corp taxes on all $1M and the $100K (assume your salary is part of that). It is all you since you own the business. By having an Offshore entity own the business rather than you, your $ liability is lessened. Then if you hit a kid on a bicycle by being parked in a legal spot (happened to a cousin) and the parents sued you, they could only sue "you" for your salary and your personal assets. The business is owned by external entities. The entities would be structured so you can claim you do not "own" them.

    Now to add some fun you have that offshore entity "loan" capital to the business. Then the business would actually have a net liability of $loan amount - $assets. You can structure things so that the business would be a loss if someone sued it. That should scare off most of the predatory lawsuits.

    This is set up legally and carefully. There are a fair amount of restrictions on what you can and can't do, but there are many advantages. Most of them deal with privacy, some with taxation.

    I've learned most of this from a client:

    http://www.offshorecorpservices.com/

    They have a book that explains things (for sale). Unfortunately the web site is slim due to issues concering legal aspects of advertising services. (the above company is a consultanting firm, not a bank).


  14. Re:offshore confusion -- asset protection, not tax on Nauru: Real life Kinakuta · · Score: 1

    I believe using offshore anonymous bank accounts are generally used for illegal or shady purposes This is wrong, but often broadcast by the IRS. Any assest transfer that is used for illegal purposes can be voided. The real reason for going offshore is protection of assests. It can be much harder for a lawyer to sue you if you have previously moved your money offshore. The "tax haven" countries have stricter laws for privacy and predatory lawsuits. http://www.offshorecorpservices.com is a client.

  15. Can't take a screen to the bathroom on The Rise of Technology / The Fall of Trees? · · Score: 3

    When it comes down to it, you can't take your monitor with you. Just yesterday I was tempted to print a manual pdf file, becuase I could not get the jist in my head. Reading on paper is a different mental process than on screen. The sad thing is I have the manual "somewhere."

    And more than once I have printed a manual to take it away so I can read it "away from the situation."


    Oh and I have taking my laptop to the John with me, its a bit dangewoues/

    1) It might get wet (or worse).
    2) You legs fall asleep after 1 hours of solataire.
    And I am hyper about recycling and reducing paper usage.