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  1. Google google! on Google, Circa 2001 · · Score: 1

    Google Jan 2001:
    Results 1 - 10 of about 3,780,000 for google. (0.01 seconds)

    Google today:
    Results 1 - 10 of about 3,150,000,000 for google. (0.29 seconds)

    Interesting find.
    Tutorial, "Google - the BEST search engine (almost always)" from UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops:
    http://web.archive.org/web/20011217070421/www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.html

  2. Wikipedia -- 42143900% Increase in Results! on Google, Circa 2001 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Google Jan 2001:
    Results 1 - 10 of about 681 for wikipedia. (0.01 seconds)

    Google today:
    Results 1 - 10 of about 287,000,000 for wikipedia. (0.07 seconds)

    That's a 42143900% increase in results! :)

  3. Re:Charlie Demerjian on Nvidia 55nm Parts Are Bad Too · · Score: 1

    Or that NVIDIA switched to a solder with less Lead (Pb) content to comply with RoHS standards and improve its environmental friendliness...

  4. Re:Here's an easy prediction: on Open Source Linux Phone Goes On Sale · · Score: 1

    You don't want this phone YET, this release is for developers, but in October the mass-market release should have much better software and will include hardware upgrades such as faster processor and wifi! :) I can't wait!!

  5. solar car! on What's the Coolest Thing You've Ever Built? · · Score: 1

    A solar car for an engineering competition. We get to compete against many other universities in the Formula Sun Grand Prix and North American Solar Challenge... The North American Solar Challenge is a 2500 mile rayce strictly on solar power. :-)


    University of Kentucky, Solar Car Team

    I managed the team for the last 2 years, and as a Computer Science of Engineering major, it was cool to get to help with aluminum chassis and fiberglass fabrication, programming microcontrollers, and of course the not as fun, fundraising. Lots of hard work, but I volunteered thousands of hours of my own time and it was a great experience.

  6. Re:I prefer using Java for web apps, thank you. on Going beyond JSP with Ruby and Seaside · · Score: 1

    Thanks for the info on Echo2, I just looked at their demo apps and tutorial and...
    Wow, I am impressed with Echo2. I'm not usually a fan of Java web-frameworks simply because my experience has been that they require the you to program in Java and then do the HTML and Javascript too, but Echo2 doesn't, very cool.

    And, as for Web 2.0 and giving the web a true application feel, very few frameworks or sites actually accomplish that without tons of Javascript, however Echo2 really does without the developer doing all the Javascript... very, very nice.
    Granted, it may take me longer to develop than say a site with Ruby on Rails, but if I really want the application feel, Echo2 does it quite well.

  7. Re:You dorks don't get it. Again! on Note-taking Software for Unix? · · Score: 1

    Thank you! OneNote is a very nice piece of software and one of the few products from Microsoft that I genuinely find helpful. I am a senior in computer science of engineering, and definitely willing to try to develop note-taking software, but a project of this size would be tough for me to take on alone at this time. Anyone interested?

  8. Re:I *want* to be enthused, but... on Python 2.4 Final Released · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What were Linus' comments?

  9. I know kyle, IRL! on Knoppix Hacks · · Score: 2, Interesting

    IRL, Kyle is the person who got me to start using linux! :-)

    Thanks kyle, I've never looked back.

    -Donnie

  10. Mirror. on Letters-Only LM Hash Database · · Score: 1

    Mirror...let's see how long I last.
    LM Hash

  11. Signal on Rescue Rats to Find Buried Victims · · Score: 1

    Just attach a pack of c4 to the rat's back. human found = send signal!

  12. nasa on NASA Releases World Viewer · · Score: 1

    nasa powned!

  13. http://aggregate.org/ on Where to Spend $1M on a Cluster? · · Score: 1

    I would have the research group that I work with at the University of Kentucky build it. Maybe you should contact my professor, Dr. Hank Dietz.

    KAYS0
    University Of Kentucky Supercomputer Breaks The $100 Per GFLOPS Barrier

    They built the supercomputer for under $40,000 with 128 nodes + 4 spare nodes, just think how many nodes and how powerful it could be with $700,000!

  14. Re:Embracing and Extending XUL? on Miguel de Icaza on Mono, Ximian/Novell, XAML · · Score: 1

    Maybe I am confused, or not, but what -scares- me the most is that we are talking about building an interface that relies upon proprietary code from Microsoft!

    Doesn't this defeat everything we stand for in open-source....

    --
    Donnie

  15. The robot runs linux! on Toyota's Trumpet Playing Robot Showcased · · Score: 3, Informative
    EETimes article

    Each robot uses a Pentium III processor as the main CPU along with a Real Time Linux OS. NEC supplied a customized lithium ion battery, which powers the biped robot for about 30 minutes.

  16. Great article. on Chernobyl...18 Years Later · · Score: 1

    This woman has done a great service to all of us.
    By far the best article on /.
    I personally mirrored for history sake.
    Such a very sad story... Life can be terrible.

  17. Can Tha_Big_Guy23 read? on Compensation for Bandwidth Costs is Extortion? · · Score: 1

    I don't even think "Tha_Big_Guy23" read the article....
    Pay for bandwidth costs at $300,000 you could start your own damn datacenter!!

  18. Hate.. on Leaked Memo Says Microsoft Raised $86 million for SCO · · Score: 1

    My disgust for Microsoft and SCO grows more every day... They are completely disappointing.
    I truly wish that more people other than us techies would catch on to the "world" outside of their non-tech universe...
    So many don't even know this society exits.
    We need some technical politicians! hehe. Linus for President? ;-)

  19. Purdue Article. on Fusion In Sonoluminescence (Again)? · · Score: 1

    Here is the article from Purdue, no need for NYTimes registration, heh. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html4ever/2004/0400302. Taleyarkhan.fusion.html