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  1. Re:Not bad, but not new on Low Budget Air Space Photography · · Score: 1

    And I was involved into a similar project last summer: Video on YouTube

    A few of the pics in the video are mine, other pics by other people or the onboard camera.

  2. Re:Wasn't on purpose on Chrome Is the Third Double-Digit Browser · · Score: 1

    I thought it was ELO music.

    However - I have also noted that Chrome comes bundled with a lot of software - so if you install one thing you may automatically get Chromed too...

  3. Re:Impossible on Kilogram Gets Controversial; Why Not Split the Difference? · · Score: 1

    More interesting is if if it sheds mass, and in that case - why it does it. Radioactive decay? But if it was radioactive then it sure would be detected.

    Or have we a phenomenon that scientists can't explain yet?

  4. Re:So... on Nook Color Is Now a $250 Honeycomb Tablet · · Score: 1

    If you can find one where you are.

    They aren't available in many countries.

  5. Re:So... on Nook Color Is Now a $250 Honeycomb Tablet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hacking the ebook readers may be the only way to make them really useful.

    Scientific American had an article about the the E-Readers; The Trouble with E-Readers, by David Pogue, where they essentially says that they are a hype.

    However I see a problem with the ebook, and that is that if you break your reader or run out of battery (either will happen eventually) then the books you have will be unreadable. Breaking a paper book doesn't make it unreadable, and at worst you have to re-glue the pages but usually a piece of tape is sufficient.

    And if you buy a paper book then your kids can read it too, but will the ebook reader and the books it contains survive that long?

  6. Re:As a current student of the University on UK Research Aims For 100x Speedup In Fiber-Based Broadband · · Score: 1

    So up to 10Tbps for the backbone if the factor is applicable to the backbone speed of 100Gbps. That's actually good news for video streaming.

    And with that speed home - well, it would be a complete overkill since I'm satisfied with my 100Mbps.

    But on the other hand - I do have friends that would love to transfer terabytes over (under?) the Atlantic Ocean of data on a regular basis.

  7. Re:Seriously... on Model Says Religiosity Gene Will Dominate Society · · Score: 1

    If the defection rate is high - is the religious gene really there?

    And if it exists - is it rather a set of genes that exists making people horny, complacent and imaginative? First is good for reproduction, second is good for tight living and third is good for science as well.

    Religion is something someone invented - usually a long time ago, but sometimes just decades ago.

  8. Re:Uhm... on Amazon Flaw Lets Password Variants Through · · Score: 1

    What's this thread about I only see *-s?

  9. Re:The UNIX crypt tool is not at fault on Amazon Flaw Lets Password Variants Through · · Score: 1

    And the person that did write the specification of how it should be done.

    Assuming that there are specifications.

  10. Re:How can a biology teacher not be a biology majo on Teachers Back Away From Evolution In Class · · Score: 1

    What happens is that to be allowed to teach you don't have to know much about the subject you are teaching - but you have to be licensed to say that you can teach - which is a completely different matter. 3-4 years of study in how to become a teacher but only superficial knowledge in the subjects you are going to teach. The method of teaching is more important than the knowledge.

  11. Re:Spaceship? on Sizing Up the Daedalus Interstellar Spacecraft · · Score: 1

    1 man
    1599 females

    And a set of frozen semen in case the man bites it too early.

  12. Re:Spaceship? on Sizing Up the Daedalus Interstellar Spacecraft · · Score: 2

    And if it were to be manned it wouldn't be a return trip so to allow for a sufficient genetic variation the crew needs to be at least 1600 individuals.

    Otherwise the risk of genetic degradation would be too great.

  13. Re:Same ratio as /. on Third of Content On Popular BT Portals Are Fake · · Score: 1

    Most download sites has that - even the popular commercial sites have rankings for files.

    And it's hardly surprising that there is a lot of junk listed on Pirate Bay and similar sites too - it's there either to spread malware or to try to drive off or annoy the downloaders. You are welcome to find other reasons...

  14. Re:Instead... on America Losing Its Edge In Innovation · · Score: 1

    That's definitely in the "Mad Scientist" category.

  15. Re:Didn't know there was a Comic Code on Comics Code Dead · · Score: 1

    Wayne's World isn't a comic, so you are out of context.

  16. Re:Didn't know there was a Comic Code on Comics Code Dead · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And this seems to reveal why US comics are so dull and boring compared to comics from the rest of the world. It's made so blunt by various code and censorship that it it's completely nonsense.

    Go look at stuff like Bernhard Prince, Largo Winch, Modesty Blaise, XIII, Garth (Not to be confused with the DC Comics character with the same name), Thorgal, Asterix, Axa...

  17. Re:Rogue servers on Espionage In Icelandic Parliament · · Score: 1

    And in some places the requirement is to keep records for 10 years.

  18. Re:A quick google search on The Case of Apple's Mystery Screw · · Score: 1

    However the Phillips screw design is in reality not a very good design, even if it's a bit better than the flat screwdriver design.

    The Phillips screw heads is actually designed for tools to slip to avoid over-torque.

  19. Re:Yay! on The Case of Apple's Mystery Screw · · Score: 1

    They will probably claim copyright infringement for that.

    But it will certainly be a great enterprise for someone in Asia or Eastern Europe.

  20. Re:I would be very concerned on Electronics In Flight — Danger Or Distraction? · · Score: 1

    And the real reason is that airborne telephones may cause disturbance to the mobile phone network by being too visible. It messes with the base stations and system to locate the optimal cell.

  21. Re:Rogue servers on Espionage In Icelandic Parliament · · Score: 1

    What's more interesting is that today every CPU has an unique serial number - and many memory modules do too. So eradicating any externally visible serial numbers only serves as a brief delay. And don't forget the MAC address of the network card as well as hard disk serial number in firmware.

    All those items can be traced - provided that the manufacturers and some authorities are helpful.

    But to figure out what the espionage was about may be tricky.

  22. Re:3rd Party? on Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 'Phantom Data' · · Score: 1

    If the telecom operator provides a branded phone with apps that can't be removed and one of those apps is eating your data traffic then you should get that data traffic for free.

  23. Re:Good job, Microsoft on Microsoft Explains Windows Phone 7 'Phantom Data' · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Right - the risk of getting bugged by FBI is usually lower than the risk of getting your identity stolen and abused.

    At least that applies to most of us.

  24. Re:This will be great! on Canadian Firm Plans 78-Satellite Net Service · · Score: 1

    And probably a lot of people living on a location to which no roads leads and with 2 months of access by boat or a 6 months by ski/snowmobile.

  25. Re:Read the little ".whatever" on Hackers Respond To Help Wanted Ads With Malware · · Score: 1

    Since Microsoft in all their wisdom has decided to hide the extensions of the files on our computers these days people haven't got a clue about what they are opening until it is too late.

    However - if the online banks only has a username/password credential for their access then the banks needs to be responsible for any costs that the users suffers. A method of signing transactions using at least a smart card with PIN code should be used, but since the smart card interfacing can be hacked an external mean of signing should be used like a hardware token with a keypad and PIN code that also allows the user to enter a code and get a response back that has to be provided to the bank in order to sign in and sign transactions.