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  1. Re:Do you really want them to vote? on Voting Plus Lottery Equals Voter Turnout? · · Score: 1

    Well, I rather fancy the idea of living in a Republic. Like the USA.

    As I have heard many times - Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for lunch.

  2. I for one ... on Need A New Retina? Look No Further · · Score: 0

    Welcome our new 6 millon dollar overlords ... Sorry, wrong site.

  3. Re:Opposite problem on Sleeping Problems? · · Score: 1

    It worked pretty well, but it was a rough two weeks afterwards. Fortunatly I was on terminal leave from the Navy.
    It seems to still be doing well, but I have since been diagnosed with ADD. Leave it to Ritalin to potentially hide sleeping problems.
    My mom and dad both have CPAPs. Before the CPAP my dad's snoring could be heard through out the house, now it is barely audible. You will get used to the machine real quick.

  4. Re:Opposite problem on Sleeping Problems? · · Score: 1

    You may want to talk to your doctor about sleeping disorders like sleep apnea. Specific questions he will ask include - Do you snore? Do you nod off at traffic lights? While reading? Or any other low energy activity?
    Many sleep disorders can cause sleep deprivation and that can be dangerous to you or cause you to be a danger to others.
    These things can be fixed. Some times by losing weight, through surgery or with mechanical help. I used to have sleep apnea. I had a tonselectimy(sp) and a UPPP (damn doctors, they're as bad as geeks) and now I sleep much better, and my wife can sleep in the same room.

  5. Re:So far I have attempted the following: on Abused, But Working Hardware Stories? · · Score: 1

    Just remember that the battery in your car is only 12 Volts, but I wouldn't go touching both terminals at the same time, especially if your wet, sweaty or standing in a puddle.

  6. Palm Story on Abused, But Working Hardware Stories? · · Score: 1

    I have had a PDA for some time and would be lost without it.
    After several years in the Navy, I went back to college, and I worked at my in-laws flower shop weekends and some summers to help both myslef as well as them.
    I don't know how much you guys know about florist shops, but in the back there can be as much water as there is air.
    I have tried many methods for carrying my PDA, but found the only one that I didn't break on a regular basis to be my shirt pocket. Well, I was leaning over to pick up a box that had three inches of water in it and...
    After two days the PDA finally turned back on, but it hasn't been the same since. Among other things, I have to wipe the memory everytime I change the batteries, or it goes into some sort of power up loop. What's worse is this wasn't the first time that I did this.

  7. Re:Any Mirrors? on THX-1138: The (Digitally Enhanced) Director's Cut · · Score: 1

    Not to worry, the mirror is dead too.

  8. Re:Substitute... on The Political Games Surrounding Video Games · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, I pity you that you have never learned anything from a book, movie or television show that has changed your outlook on life and thus potentially changed your political views. Either your mind is closed, so open as to hold nothing or you chose material that does not challenge you preconcived notions.

  9. How about... on Software for Hardware Demonstrations? · · Score: 1

    Some sort of fractal animation. Zoom in or something. Most of the calculations are light enough for todays computers to create at least two frames a second. I was working on one program that did the basins of attraction for polynomials and was able to crank out full screen or large bitmaps in just over a second on a P100 laptop (running Windows no less). Don't know of any specific software out there (there are many), but a custom one should be fairly simple for a skilled programmer to churn out in short order.

  10. Re:But what happens..... on Mutation Creates SuperKid · · Score: 1

    Yes, they do act all high and mighty and all knowing, but a single reference to clasical liturature stumps them.

  11. But what happens..... on Mutation Creates SuperKid · · Score: 1

    When you cut his hair?

  12. Re:Who is complaining? on InfoWorld 2004 Salary Survey Results · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't you mean *cough* atheists *cough* or *cough* ACLU *cough*.

  13. Re:Slashdot? on Schizophrenia Experiences and Suggestions? · · Score: 1

    I have always wondered if IANAL stood for something, or if they where trying to joke about the fact that they were, but not enough to remember the space.

  14. Research on Alternatives to Cars? · · Score: 1

    I have a slightly longer commute, so when I recently bought a new car I looked into gas mileage. I found the Scion xB. I am currently averaging just over 30 mpg. The xA is supposed to have better gas mileage, but I am over 6 feet tall (1.98m for the uncivilized world) and the xA did not quite have the head room for me. The most amazing thing to me is that I can sit upright in the xB with space above my head. The xB is not the prettiest car on the block, but it doesn't look like every other car on the block either. It's less the $15,000 to start and best yet it is owned by the Toyota Motor Group, like Lexus, so you know the somebody will be around to take care of you for some time.

  15. Re:Maybe it's just me ... on Chopper Pilots Train to Catch Space Probe · · Score: 5, Informative

    They have been doing bizarre mid-air catches for decades. Early spy satalites got their film to the ground by dropping them. Specially modified bombers with nets on poles sticking out of their noses would catch them in mid-air. Though I don't know why it doesn't have air-bags.

  16. I don't know what's worse... on Olsen Twins Sue Acclaim For Unpaid Royalties · · Score: 1

    The fact that Google cites Slashdot for news, or that currently this article is rated as the most relevant on Google news.

  17. Re:Old News on Tesla Special on PBS · · Score: 1

    More than just old news, from what I can tell it aired many places last night.

  18. Timely Information on Tesla Special on PBS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks for the info. It is showing on my local station on April 6 at 4am. I am going to make every effort to -- wait -- crap!

  19. Sounds Like A Movie on HP Experiments with 'Always On' Camera · · Score: 1

    Oh wait. It is a movie that's coming out with Robin Williams as a tech the edits the images collected by a device, implanted at birth into a high-light reel for your funeral. And I bet the producers thought that was decades off.

  20. Re:Actually, no. on Gene MYH16: A Tasty New Jawbreaker · · Score: 1

    A little lesson in sentence construction for you. "All those dopey muscle bound guys" does not necessarily refer to all muscle bound guys. Only the ones that are dopey.

    Let me ask. Are you a little insecure?

  21. Office Equipment on Personal Experiences with HomeCS? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And maybe you'd like to buy a computer from Micheal's computers to work from?

  22. EverQuest on U.S. Home Internet Access up to 75% · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wasn't there a story here a couple weeks ago, that stated the largest group playing MMORPG was that same group.

  23. Re:Man science moves fast... on A Law Show Set 25 Years from Now · · Score: 1

    I hate to disagree, but how many computers did you own 25 years ago? And how many of those computers where the size of a deck of cards or smaller?

    And that's just two questions near and dear to /.'s heart.

  24. Re:Come on CA on City Officials Almost Ban Foam Cups · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess that's why CA wants to let 14 year olds vote.

  25. The Shuttle Columbia on Hubble's Deepest Pictures Yet · · Score: 3, Informative

    The big reason I have heard for discontinuing mantanence on the Hubble is it's orbit. If a shuttle goes out to do maintanence and is damaged, the orbit makes it impossible to reach the ISS and difficult to do anything else to save the crew.