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  1. Re:I'll be impressed on Amateurs Beat Space Agencies To Titan Pictures · · Score: 1

    Give me enough money and I'll impress you! :P

  2. They sell a Wi-Fi Finder... on House Paint Foils Wardrivers · · Score: 1

    Wi-Fi Finder Plus (KEN201)
    $36.95
    Find wireless networks instantly. Just press a button and the Kensington Wi-Fi Finder lets you know if your location is "hot" instantly. Learn more

    [/snip]

    So I'd like to see how biased their Wi-Fi Finder is with their paint.

    Kinda like puttin the ol' Humidifier and De-Humidifier in the same room.
    But if your my Humidifier, then lets give ya break on the De-Humidifying.

    (shameless advertising /. overlords. ;)

  3. Re:Reminds me of a store my father once told me on House Paint Foils Wardrivers · · Score: 1

    Might have been possible in the past, however, I certainly would not rely on that now.
    Technology has been developed to see through the obscure.

  4. American or Canadian version? on Leapfrog Talking Pen · · Score: 2, Insightful

    My daughter has a Leapfrog Learning Center, care of eBay.
    The novelty was worn pretty quick though, now it sits on top of the heap.

    My complaint is that I want those talking items to have more Canadian versions.

    So can I upgrade that pen's firmware?
    How about some Canadian dialect eh?
    And some more Canadian geography or history too?
    We know more about America than our own country.

    Regardless, LeapFrog sure is pumping out the product;
    http://www.leapfrog.com/do/browseproduct s

  5. Re:just wondering about Green Stars. on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    Some chemical reaction takes place where you don't really smell any burning rubber.
    Its consumed.

  6. Re:Fractal image format on Breakthrough In JPEG Compression · · Score: 1

    Good point.

    You could make it so that raw image data can also be sent to compare with.

  7. Re:Um on Breakthrough In JPEG Compression · · Score: 1

    " I suspect a company that actually specializes in imaging might have come up with a better solution a while ago."

    Shhhh!...

    They have a lot of CCDs and Memory cards to push out of stock yet. :->

  8. Re:Fractal image format on Breakthrough In JPEG Compression · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So that would be the ticket for .fif.
    Optimized hardware, specifically designed to run .fif algorithms?

    I'd love to see something like this in a camera.
    No doubt future Mars rovers would benefit from smaller download sizes?

  9. Yotta Years...Smoke and Mirrors? on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    Its all just smoke and mirrors.

    I'm sure there may not be many anomalies between us and 9800ly, however, it would be smart to keep an open mind about the possibility.

    Sounds like they are making some progress ;
    "With close stars, scientists can calculate stellar sizes from their temperatures and luminosities."

    So does this formula not work for distances beyond say 1,000,000ly?
    Where is the transition and why?

    01/14/04 Blog 4: -- You Are Here -- SpaceCanada.org

  10. Re:Catch .22 on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    Reads like we are living in the past.

    What happens when we turn on that quantum walkie talkie?
    Will the future tell us what change it needs in the past?

    Terra forming Mars would be a breeze if we could steer comets into its path.

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01 /0 2/1820218&from=rss

  11. Re:just wondering about Green Stars. on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    When I was soldering my leads to the stereo using a propane torch, the copper turned the flame green.
    Want a nice color change in the hearth?
    Put a copper tube drilled with holes and stuffed with rubber hose into the fire.

    I imagine there might be conditions similar in not so common sequences of stars; perhaps containing the right recipe of elements?

    No doubt some stellar race has already toyed with the idea. :->

    So maybe there would be purple plants under a Green Star?

  12. Re:just wondering on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    Nice link.
    I'd mod that up if I had some in the can.

  13. Re:Yes! on Three Largest Stars Identified · · Score: 1

    How do you mean?
    As in, she has pulsated, but outside the hydrostatic equilibrium :-?

  14. Re:can you imagine a cluster of those!? on Cybernetic Prosthetics for Amputees · · Score: 1

    especially if you have a cluster of legs.
    It'd be like something of Spriderman's "Doc" character.

  15. Re:Microsoft or Linux? on Cybernetic Prosthetics for Amputees · · Score: 1

    lol!

  16. Re:Microsoft or Linux? on Cybernetic Prosthetics for Amputees · · Score: 1

    Gives new meaning to catching a virus.

  17. Re:Microsoft or Linux? on Cybernetic Prosthetics for Amputees · · Score: 1

    Not sure what is onboard.
    If they go WiFi for the communication that could get interesting with war drivers taking control of your body. :->

    Otherwise, it would be interesting to use a PDA to program the leg with different modes, like sports use, hiking...etc.

    In fact, it could get to the point where people actually have limbs removed to sport an improved performance part.

  18. Microsoft or Linux? on Cybernetic Prosthetics for Amputees · · Score: 1

    Do the limbs run Linux?
    If so...can you imagine a cluster of those!?

    Not sure I'd want Microsoft controlling my body parts though.
    People could mistake you for having epilepsy due to its constant rebooting. :->

  19. Re:Wait a min... Sanford starting to SPAM AGAIN?!? on "Spam King" Agrees to Stop Spamming For Now · · Score: 1

    I know Earthlink's policies all too well.

    Could not contact my parents by phone since they were vacationing in US.
    So I try to email their Earthlink account.
    Earthlink rejected my legit mail because I was running my server on a dynamic IP for cost reasons.

    All I wanted to do was inform my parents of the birth of our new baby girl.

    They just ignored my every effort to have them pass the email.
    Years later though, my parents became friends with an Earthlink employee.

    I don't have problems emailing them anymore.

    Not sure who is worse, Earthlink or Sanford.

  20. Re:So are the handicapped *not* welcome at Google? on Defining Google · · Score: 1

    That is why I phrase it in the form of a question.

    If the answer is affirmative, that's disappointing.

    Point well made though.
    I'd like to see some replies from anyone with experience here.

    That being said, there still is this nagging problem that they are seeking only to create an elite force. Let's hope they can strike a balance in their employment standards.

    After all, isn't it the diamond in the rough that yields the greatest value?

  21. So are the handicapped *not* welcome at Google? on Defining Google · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...there are a lot of people who do *not* test well, yet blossom under the right conditions.

    With rigorous testing, you'll get a lot of smart people...smart at passing tests anyways.

    Work ethic and love for ones occupation should far exceed aptitude in any hiring criteria.

    So if you have any handicap(s), you can forget ever working at Google?

    Seems like Google has already become severed from reality using that filter.
    Too bad. :-(
    I did have high hopes.

  22. Re:A new milestone. on One Year on Mars · · Score: 1

    If there is to be any hope of sending humans to Mars, I bet time shifting tolerability will become a priority in choosing candidates.

    Similar to astronaut testing in the 60's.
    You don't want to find out that 6 months into the mission a crew member falls ill from an inability to adapt to new circadian rhythms.

    No doubt, if we can't even make a go of it here in the artic, don't bother sending any humans millions of Km.

    They really need to start a moon base first.
    Makes so much more sense.

  23. Re:A new milestone. on One Year on Mars · · Score: 1

    That is interesting.

    Are there not other projects where people are preparing for habitation of the planet in polar or desert regions?

    If so, no doubt they are following Mars time to duplicate the environment as closely as possible.

  24. Re:A new milestone. on One Year on Mars · · Score: 1

    Actually, something crazy is going with the weather here.
    I was able to mow the lawn in December!
    Still have the roof down on my Jeep also.

    If this trend continues, we'll have palm trees by 2010.

  25. Re:Don't you mean... on One Year on Mars · · Score: 1

    Hey, lets not confuse the already confusing. :-)