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  1. My way... on What is Your Favorite Way to Make Coffee? · · Score: 1

    1. Lay on couch.
    2. Ask girlfriend for coffee.
    3. Wait
    4. Coffee magically appears.

  2. Re:That's not how it works. on 26 Common Climate Myths Debunked · · Score: 1
    I am sure that big oil will profit plenty from clean energy technologies.

    The biggest profiteers will be the nuclear crowd. That is in fact how this whole push for man made global warming got started.

  3. Re:thickest strongest ice in 30 years on 26 Common Climate Myths Debunked · · Score: 1
    Geologically, a couple degrees can have a huge impact,

    Do you think a couple of degrees will really do alot to rocks?

  4. Re:Gotta Love Slashdot on 26 Common Climate Myths Debunked · · Score: 1
    Pot, you seem to be calling the kettle black.

    You believe in global warming because you side with the experts. Is that scientific?

    Do you live in an area of the world where weather changes day to day? My local meteorologist is an expert in the field of weather. He is often wrong. I take him with a grain of salt. And- he is privy to the most sophisticated weather models and information.

    Now, he can't get the three day forecast right with any consistency. I am supposed to take it as rote that these 30,50 and 100 year models are accurate?

    Sorry. I am not an expert in climatology or even local weather phenonmenon, but I will venture to say that field is not a science yet. Start getting the 14 day forecasts correct, and I will start listening to your 14 year ones.

  5. So on New Jersey Turnpike As a Power Source? · · Score: 1
    When there is heavy traffic, does the power for the light rail die?

    That sucks.

  6. Re:That's nice on An Open Source Hardware Development Tool · · Score: 2, Informative
    I cannot say a bad word about chipscope, it is a great tool- but I must say that Mictor connectors do not disrupt the timing of the circuit if implemented correctly. Mictor means matched impedance connector. And often times, you need to look outside the device. Chipscope and its Altera equivalent are for internal signals, and the amount of data you can view depends on how much memory you have left in your device. An external logic analyzer has infinite more samples.

  7. Re:Uh... on First Successful Demonstration of CO2 Capture Technology · · Score: 1

    I agree, the jury is still out on global warming by man made CO2 emissions.
    Beside, I can't get an accurate 3 day forecast, now I am supposed to rely on a 50 year one? Get the week right first, then I will listen to your models.

  8. Re:US first? on Are Mobile Phones Wiping Out Bees? · · Score: 1

    I agree. It doesn't make sense. Europe is not only far more dense, but also has had a much higher usage of cell phones for a much longer period of time than the US.

  9. Re:Second Copy is great on It's 2006 and Backups For Home User Still Tricky? · · Score: 1

    I second this. Second Copy is excellent. I had a three PC network and used this tool on my machines. I would mirror all my critical folders on the other machines. It is great and does incremental backups, so the mirrors are very up to date.

  10. Re: Research mistakes or conundrums? on (Yet) Another Year End List · · Score: 1

    Maybe pure saline is a pain reliever in itself. Try a different placebo.

  11. Re:Doesn't make sense on U.S. Ecommerce To Be Broadly Taxed? · · Score: 1

    Live free or die baby....

  12. Other options... on eBay Slammed Over Levels of Fraud · · Score: 1
    Well the are other options for online auctions-- if Ebay sucks- use something else.

    Like Craigslist-- oh wait.....

  13. Re:Well That Proves It on North Pole Heads South · · Score: 1

    I am sure somehow they will discover a way to blame this on the Bush administration.

  14. Re:To heck with my dog. . . on First Cell Phone for Dogs · · Score: 1

    Mologogo does what you are looking for at a fraction of the cost.

  15. Someone mentioned it..... on Film Documents Software Creation · · Score: 1

    is passing in this thread- but Office Space was the best documentary I have ever seen.

  16. Re:Automotive fuel on Utilizing Bio-fuel Beyond Experimental Use · · Score: 3, Interesting
    In the first case where the fuel is made from turkey inards and what not- that makes alot of sense. The stuff is going to be throw out anyways- and if the energy output is much greater than that of transporting the stuff to the site plus the energy used in the process- it is a real win for the company and the environment.

    The second part where the fuel comes from peanut or other oils- I fail to see how that can be beneficial. Farm tractors burn diesel to harvest the peanuts, fetiziliers made from and processed with petroleum are throw into the field, and then energy is needed to harvest the oils. If this can all be done with some much greater output than input- then great- but from what I have seen- often times these other factors are not taken into account.

  17. Re:How many Libraries of Congress is that? on The Yellow Machine in Review · · Score: 1
    My wife says size does matter....

    I think it does. Ask someone who is paying $4000 a month for a studio apartment in any major city if it matters. I am looking to put a NAS box out in my woods for backups in case the house goes up in smoke. I was going to bury a power and CAT-5E cable out there to some sort of enclosure. The smaller- the better.

    Of course- my big problem is the elements and heat for this project. Anyone ever seen anyone do something similar? I was ever thinking something buried- perhaps a cooler or something weather resistant (heat an issue here).

  18. Re:Hands check! on Bionic Hands to Become a Reality Soon? · · Score: 1

    Shit- why stop there. I could really cook it I have four hands to type.

  19. Re:The software... on Why Does Beta Last So Long? · · Score: 1

    It is the Wall Street Journal we are talking about here.

  20. Re:It Won't see light of day: Thank you Hollywood on 300 gigabytes in the size of a DVD? · · Score: 1
    My hope is that companies see their overseas operations operating much more efficiently.

    IT Guy: Our pipe is full because we are backing up our systems to our office in Hong Kong.
    President: Why don't we back them up here.
    IT guy: I can't buy the necessary media legally here.
    President: Why not?
    IT Guy: Congress passed a law to protect the media industry
    President: Let me mention this to Ted Kennedy when I play golf and get liquored up with him on Tuesday.

  21. The software... on Why Does Beta Last So Long? · · Score: 5, Insightful
    mentioned in the article is free- both MS anti-spyware and Google News. I think this is a little bit different if it is a product you pay for. Many people had problems recently with Civilization IV and the XBOX 360. Being paying customers- these people have been heard screaming in various message boards.

    Drug companies do beta test their drugs. Usually- they pay the recipient to take them.

    The point is- you get what you pay for.

  22. Re:It Won't see light of day: Thank you Hollywood on 300 gigabytes in the size of a DVD? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is quite possible now that standards could be developed where they simple ignore the US market. Certainly it is the biggest in the world right now- but if they got flack from the RIAA/MPAA cronies in Congress-- they could simply say- ok- you can't have this great technology. They could sell in Japan, Europe, China, India, etc.... Companies and individuals would see these things saving money/time provided by this media in their overseas operations-- and then they would start hitting their Congresspeople ever harder than the media industry ever could.

  23. Re:Does size matter? on 300 gigabytes in the size of a DVD? · · Score: 1

    If you build it- they will come.

  24. Re:Strings !! on Fix Your Crashing X-Box 360 With String · · Score: 1
    I knew that area of pure science had to have application. The day has arrived.

    I remember when I bought an Intellivision when I was a kid- and the guy who sold it to me told me not to but it on the carpet- but on a table.

  25. Re:This will NEVER actually happen... on TiVo Files Patent For RFID Schema · · Score: 1

    That is right- because the price of electronics has proven to be a constant throughout the past 20 years. Things never- ever- get easier to produce and cheaper with time.