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  1. Oops! on Google Introduces Page Creator · · Score: 2, Informative

    Google Page Creator is having a little trouble right now. This is not because of anything you did; it's just a little hiccup in our system that will hopefully go away soon. We apologize for the inconvenience, and recommend you try reloading this page.

  2. Re:How long on Windows Bumps Unix as Top Server OS · · Score: 1

    x86 is definitely RISC based. (I.e. Intel converts complex instructions into uinstructions internally) But x86 is not RISC.

  3. Re:I've heard that one before... on Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm · · Score: 1

    So you're saying that an electron is "bigger" than a neutron because it has a greater uncertainty of position? That's a poor defintion of size.

  4. Re:I've heard that one before... on Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm · · Score: 1

    Enlighten me. None of the particles I've looked up seem to work that way.

  5. Re:I've heard that one before... on Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm · · Score: 2, Insightful
    First off, doubling at a constant rate is a perfect example of exponential behavior.

    Secondly, Moore's law is about transistors per chip, so maybe you mean Equivalent Transistor Count.

  6. Re:I've heard that one before... on Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm · · Score: 1
    Generally, the smaller the particle, the higher the mass and/or energy of that particle.

    Dumbest. Statement. Ever. Unless you meant density. Then I'd believe you.

  7. Re:What's the minimum then? on Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm · · Score: 1

    So untrue -- 65nm means a 65nm gate length. That means a 65nm wide poly (gate width is usually much higher than gate length). Minumum M1 width may be as high as 100nm in this process.

  8. Re:Oxidation? on A Bathroom That Cleans Itself · · Score: 1

    TFA states that it needs ultraviolet light to oxidize. A common source of UV is the sun. But since your ass is where "the sun don't shine", no oxidation will occur. QED.

  9. Re:Not so fast on Apple Switched Chips Too Soon? · · Score: 1

    Yes, Apple certainly knew what was on the roadmap. But the loss of Apple business was actually pretty small. Once you consider the extra resources needed to "custom tailor" the Apple chips, it just didn't make sense. I think both companies were happy to part ways.

  10. Re:When did this change? on What is the Intel Switch Costing Apple? · · Score: 1
    We all know how that turned out.

    Yeah, the CISC people adopted a RISC architecture and slapped a CISC frontend on the instruction set.

  11. Re:Pennies must go! on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 1
    You can't even buy a cup of coffee anymore with a dollar bill.

    But I can still get all my long distance calls for just $0.99!

  12. Re:Indentured Childhood on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 1

    Sometimes I get up 3 hours before I go to bed.... it's called Sunday.

  13. Re:How much more that we don't know about? on Wikipedia Plagiarism Ends Journalist's Career · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Man, I thought that the .pdf extension would be enough of a warning. Do you seriouly go around clicking links on slashdot without checking the url?

  14. Re:Why Sell It? on The Feds Vacate Airwaves · · Score: 1

    Yeah, ok off the top of your head what frequency is WiFi transmitted at? Go ahead and give me the center of any channel you choose.

  15. Re:How could smart people be so obviously wrong? on Warp Engines In Development? · · Score: 1

    Does a first class degree come with extra legroom and complimentary champagne?

  16. Re:Warning on Glass Shapes Can Make Us Drink Too Much · · Score: 1

    Oh... I understood that. It still wasn't funny. I guess I need to replace my comedy integration device.

  17. Re:Huh? on Glass Shapes Can Make Us Drink Too Much · · Score: 1

    I've never seen a pint or pilsner glass that is graduated from top to bottom.

  18. Re:Warning on Glass Shapes Can Make Us Drink Too Much · · Score: 1

    I still don't get it. Make it funny for me too!

  19. Re:Warning on Glass Shapes Can Make Us Drink Too Much · · Score: 1

    Dude, that's why he has the micrometer!

  20. Re:Slashdot overrun by old fogies on The Podjacker Threat · · Score: 1

    Oh yeah? Well Scooby Doo can doo-doo but Jimmy Carter is smarter!

  21. Re:these are simple, just like unix! on ICANN Considers Single Letter Domains · · Score: 1
    Please, a command is anything you tell the computer to do. If you're typing it into a command line interface, it's probably a command. Also see the definition at whatis.com or here:

    http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0, 290660,sid1_gci211818,00.html

  22. Re:hehe. on Stealing Legos for fun and profit? · · Score: 0

    If you RTFA, it would be clear that step 2 is "sell legos online". I would be inclined to be more lenient if he was stealing the legos for a more creative purpose. Like a 3x scale lego model goatse.

  23. Re:Oh fer cryin out loud on The Real Reason Behind iTMS Tiered Pricing · · Score: 1

    Actually I've noticed quite the opposite. It seems like all the latest pop hits are on sale for $9.99 and the 10 year old CD by my favorite (only somewhat obscure) artist is $17! Sure, the CDs in the $5 bargain bin suck, but good artist's CDs only seem to go up in price as they get older.

  24. Re:here ye! on Curbing Energy Use In Appliances That Are Off · · Score: 1
    Interesting quote from your link:

    Hydrodynamic bearings rely on bearing motion to sweep fluid in to the bearing and may have high friction and short life at low speed or during starts and stops. Thus, a secondary bearing may be used for startup and shutdown to prevent damage to the hydrodynamic bearing. A seconday bearing may have high friction and short operating life, but good overall service life if bearing starts and stops are infrequent.

    So it's possible that new hard drives are even MORE prone to start/stop problems.

  25. Re:How low can they go? on Curbing Energy Use In Appliances That Are Off · · Score: 1

    You forget that Americans have way less vacation than their European counterparts. So we're never really away for that long ;)