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  1. Re:Cordless mouse = bad idea for gaming on Razer Develops 1000 DPI Optical Gaming Mouse · · Score: 1

    In addition to this coredless mouse = poor security . This article pertains to Logitech mice, however it can be generalized to other wireless mouse. Bluetooth is security weak as well, so those with a MX900 can seek no refuge. I shall crawl back to my Faraday cage now...

  2. Re:Missing a (cryptographic) clue ... on Making The Case That Voynich Is A Hoax · · Score: 1

    Champolion cracked the Rosetta stone with much much less.
    Champollion was also a genius. By the time he twenty Champollion was fluent in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Amharic, Sanskrit, Avestan, Pahlavi,Arabic, Syriac, Chaldean, Persian, Chinese, and of course French. Men such as him do not surface too often. You mustn't compare mere mortals such as ourselves to him.

  3. Re:Terrible Idea on UK Police Want An Automotive Tractor Beam · · Score: 1

    Better yet, rig a medium-calibur gun onto police helicopters and watch a chase quickly end as your engine block turns to swiss cheese in seconds.
    However, this approach also has the ability to turn you into swiss cheese in seconds. This would be a PR nightmare the first time a 15 year old carjacker has a closed coffin funeral due to severe maiming of his body. Weeping mother sues the state and chaos insues. I personally am for the use of stop sticks .

  4. Re:Yes, yes, blame it on a crater... Sheesh on Mars Crater Theory Tries To Explain Missing Beagle · · Score: 1

    (*cough*)fighterplanesmadeoutofwood(*cough)
    Ok, i'll bite. I am assuming you are referring to the DH98 de Havilland Mosquito which was crafted of wood and glue. This little wooden wonder could carry the same payload as the American B-17 (with a crew numbering four as apposed to eleven) using less petrol and delivering the payload much quicker. In additon to this, once the payload was dropped the Mosquito could actually outrun many German fighters. Find out more here

  5. Cost comparison on Paycheck-Style Memory Erasure: How Close Are We? · · Score: 1

    Given that one is already taking part in illicit activities, would it not be cheaper for the company just to liquidate the individual performing the said activities. It would seem as if this would be the best option, seeing as the premise for Paycheck is someone trying to recover their lost memory. Take care of the person and you eliminate this possibility.

  6. Re:Chronic Wasting vs Mad Cow Disease on Researchers: Wolves Might Slow Spread of CWD · · Score: 1

    First I would like to state that IANAB (I am not a biologist). That said, from what I have gathered CWD is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (which include mad cow diesease). Diseases such as these result in the formation of lesions on the brain via deformed prions. As a result of this, animals motor skills are impared. Learn more here and here

  7. Re:Man this really gets old... on Nintendo - Stodgy, Not-So-Super Mario? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But then I realized that the only games for the gamecube that I was interested in was the Zelda series and the Resident Evil series.
    Given the current price of $99.00, it seems as if you may well be justified in buying the system for those two series of games. Hell, I have considered buying a gamecube solely for the purpose of playing ikaruga. Mmmm... ikaruga.

  8. Re:WTF? on A Doe, a Deer, a Deer, a Deer... · · Score: 1

    You would not happen to be refering to the Crystal River plant would you? I have heard that mantinees also tend to congregate there as well in because of the heat plume. Seeing as crocodiles are cold blooded, I can see why they would seem to enjoy hanging around the heat plume.

  9. Re:WTF? on A Doe, a Deer, a Deer, a Deer... · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, Florida does in fact have deer. Although endangered, if you look hard enough you will find them. They are smaller than the white-tail variety and quite endangered. Find out more here

  10. Re:More news on ESA Mars efforts on Fingers Crossed for Beagle · · Score: 1
    2030 / 2033 - a split mission that will culminate in the first human landing on Mars
    Does anyone have any more information concerning this? Given the current economic situation at NASA, I have my fingers crossed for this one, however, if Beagle's results prove to be "interesting" this could be rectified soon...
  11. Re:Touch Stream Keyboards on Silent Keyboards for Silent PCs? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In addition, if you happen to have a 15" tiBook you can get a drop in touchstream keyboard

  12. Nature also reported... on Chimpanzee Genome Sequenced · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In the November 27 2003 issue of Nature, the jounral also reported on a UN meeting of the GRASP (Great Apes Survival Project) in Paris. Apprantly, there is the very real possibility of every great ape in the wild becoming extinct in less than 100 years. Faced with this, I think it might be a wise idea to start to work on the orang-utan's seqeunce..

  13. Re:If we stopped light, on Scientists Freeze Pulse Of Light · · Score: 2, Interesting

    http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics CherenkovRadiation
    what implications would this have?
    One actually can travel faster than the speed of light in a certain medium. I hear it is common in nuclear reactors and results in what is termed as a sonic boom of sorts when the light actually catches up to the other particles.

  14. Moonshot? on India Test-Fires Cryogenic Rocket Engine · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So are we gonna see competition in the moon race?
    Perhaps we should wait until India has actually placed someone in orbit before talking about a moonshot? I am all for an increase in competition when it comes to space, but aren't we getting a wee bit ahead of ourselves?

  15. The current state of chemistry? on Protein Researchers Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry · · Score: 1

    This might be slightly off topic but what is wrong with chemistry today? Enrollment in the chemistry major has been declining for quite a bit I believe. Is it that they do not get the toys of the physicist or the presitge of the biologist?

  16. Hmm... on Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update, Take Two · · Score: 1

    I am on a 15'' 1Ghz tiBook with 10.2.8 and my dock is still transparent...

  17. Kinkos... on Digital Textbooks for College? · · Score: 1

    I am not sure about the e-book, but I can help with your back problem. Go to Kinkos or any other copy shop and have them razor the binding of the textbook. Then take a standard three-hole puncher to the text and viola! Now you only have to take the chapters you need to class in a standard 3-ring binder.

  18. Increased calories==early grave? on Low-Cal Diet Extends Life... As Long as You Don't Eat · · Score: 1

    So is it natural to conclude that an increase in caloric consumption yields an early death? Many gym buffs go through regular "bulk" and "cut" cycles to gain mass and decrease bodyfat respectively. Thus can we exercise a myth? I know Dr. Walford denounces it. Seeing as I am a wannabe bodybuilding currently bulking (increasing calories above matenance) I have a vested interest in this.

  19. What NOT to get... on Seeking a Solid Java Textbook? · · Score: 2, Informative

    An Intorduction to Object Oriented Programming with Java by C. Thomas Wu. The book is almost decent, but leaves me wanting a lot more. Another minus is that the binding quickly deteriorates.

  20. Quantum Computing on Current Thoughts in String Theory · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Once quantum computing becomes a reality, would we be able to emulate some of the conditions certain experiments? I know an emulation is not the same as the real thing, but it would still be something,no?

  21. CDs? on Russian Ship Resupplies Space Station · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Is it possible the Russian space agency is afraid of the DCMA,RIAA etc.. Seriously, wouldn't an iPod/Zen/whatever be more efficient than bringing CDs?

  22. Re:Do they have a need for it? on Virginia Tech to Build Top 5 Supercomputer? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps for modeling various atmospheric situations, helping out in the Physics department if the campus happens to be doing any research in... well damn near any area of physics would benefit from having a supercomputer handy. The applications in the CS department alone are staggaring. If you were a student of VT, wouldn't you like access to this kind of hardware. I sure would...

  23. Rubbermaid... on PC Parts Storage Solution? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It might not be exactly what you are looking for, but Rubbermaid makes a wide variety of plastic tubs that are rather sturdy, stackable, and affordable. They can be found at any Target, ShopKo, WalMart or whatnot.

  24. Re:Why is there no money in gaming? on Pro Gamers Can't Scrape By? · · Score: 1

    Actually, I have herd that in South Korea, gaming indeed can be a spectator sport. Can any South Korean /.ers verify this. I am almost certain that I read a bit about it in a Wired article a year or two ago...

  25. Heat? on Apple Issues New G5 Benchmarks · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Would anyone who happens to be lucky enough to own a G5 like to comment on how much heat it puts out in comparison to say, a Xenon? Just looking at the case is seems as if Apple has taken great care to make it as quiet, as well as cool, however it seems that there is a lot of space in that case.