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  1. Lego CAD.... on Star Destroyer Built Before Your Eyes · · Score: 1
    Lego CAD is pretty fun and lets you design your own models. It can even generate step-by-step instructions like an "official" kit would have.

    It's free too!

  2. I guess shredders will grt bigger and bigger on Document Disposal Law Kicks In · · Score: 1

    Check these shredders out.

  3. Based on the coordinates given... on Time Travelers' Convention · · Score: 1

    It's happening here

  4. Coral link on 3XS Isotope - 11 Sided Gamer's Computer · · Score: 3, Informative
  5. First step toward augmented reality? on Searching with Images instead of Words · · Score: 1

    Think this is the first step toward augmented reality?

  6. Possible? on Canadian iTunes Music Store Opens · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is it possible for Americans (USA) to buy songs from Canada's iTunes?

  7. Rice did it first! on Futuristic 'Smart' Yarns from Carbon Nanotubes · · Score: 1

    The folks at Rice University did this first. (2-Sep-2004)

  8. Danger from laser printers? on Killer Ozone? · · Score: 1
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't laser printers emit a some amount of O3 when charging the paper to make toner stick? Assuming they do, does this mean it may be bad to have all that O3 contained within a room? (And having the source so close to the user can't help either)

    This page (dunno if their data is accurate) says "Concentrations of ozone in a room where laser printers are being used can exceed the currently regulated standard for ozone in the outdoor air."

    Huh, guess there's a downside to faster printing.

  9. Firefox on Google-branded Firefox? · · Score: 1
    Obligatory Firefox evangelism statement. Get Firefox!

    I wonder though, why would anyone want to switch to a google branded version of Firefox? There is already a toolbar for firefox that searches google.

  10. Allergies...!? on New Nanotech Foodborne Pathogen Detection · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wonder if this could be applied to use as an allergen detector for people with food allergies. As a person with peanut and nut allergies, it would be quite handy.

  11. from the borrows-code-without-asking dept. on CherryOS Not All It's Cracked Up To Be · · Score: 0, Redundant

    from the borrows-code-without-asking dept.

  12. Hmm... on Wearable LCD Display · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like a Jem'hedar viewscreen kinda.

  13. Learn all about Near-Earth Objects on Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Will Miss Earth, This Time · · Score: 5, Informative

    NASA's NEO (Near Earth Object) program tracks many different objects, though I wish they had a bigger budget, then they could handle even more.

  14. Re:Xbox peripherals already work on PCs on Xbox 2Peripherals to Work on PCs · · Score: 1

    there are good drivers out there.

    The best one being XBCD

    http://redcl0ud.hostrocket.com/xbcd.html

    and there's even an OSS one too!

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/xboxhid/

    I don't even own an xbox, a friend of mine does, he had to use a joystick emulator to get the controller to work properly. (it wasn't recognized as a gamepad for somereason) the emulator also allowed him to easily map keys to controller buttons.

  15. Onos on No Half-Life 2 on Steam? · · Score: 2, Informative

    For those who aren't familiar with an "Onos", it is a rather large rhinoceros-like creature from the HL1 mod natural selection.

  16. Re:Other candidates on Bush vs. Kerry on Science · · Score: 1

    "The United States is not a democracy. There isn't a democratic nation on the face of the earth. In a true democracy, citizens vote on everything and the majority rules. We have a representative republic. We vote for the representatives who write and vote on the enactment of laws and regulations. For a nation of this size to be a true democracy, the citizens would have to spend so much time voting on everything that there would be no time to get anything done. Additionally, the majority does not rule in the United States. If the majority ruled, Al Gore would be president, instead, we have the electoral college that actually elects the president."

  17. We need popular votes to count! on Daily Electoral Predictions · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How I wish the US presidency was determined by popular vote and not some archaic electoral system.

  18. Apple on Database File System · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Sounds similar to Spotlight, the file searching system in OSX Tiger.

  19. More hypnotoads!?! on The Singularity Blinds Sci-Fi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All glory to the hypnotoad O_o

    On a somewhat serious note, the prospect of a Matrioshka Brain is interesting, yet somewhat frightening.

  20. What about RePlayTV ? on TiVo, MS, and the War for the Living Room · · Score: 1

    RePlayTV anyone? Personally I have a RePlayTV unit and prefer it over Tivo. While I've never spent time with a Tivo, I've heard they try to think and guess what their owner wants to watch and then goes about recording things it picks. I don't know if that's true or not. Tivo users can you inform me please? RePlayTV records only what you tell it to. And it can stream over a network to a PC. (DVArchive anyone?) Maybe the new generation Tivos can do this too, I haven't looked into it.

  21. Re:Oh! on A One-Handed Keyboard For $25 · · Score: 1

    And the link to MacroMaker: MacroMaker

  22. Re:Oh! on A One-Handed Keyboard For $25 · · Score: 1
    By the way, I use it in addition to a mouse, but only for specific tasks tied to keystrokes, not for typing.

    And sorry not to set my post above to display html, here's: the ThinkGeek link.

  23. Oh! on A One-Handed Keyboard For $25 · · Score: 1
  24. Political Compass on Using Copyright To Suppress Political Speech · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Do you know where you stand?

    Political Compass (2 Axises)

    Another site: ontheissues.org
  25. Re:Yes it is on Using Copyright To Suppress Political Speech · · Score: 1

    Do you think Kerry will undo the Patriot Act?

    I believe he has specifically mentioned putting a sunset provision on it, so a few years down the road it will expire unless it's reinstated by congress.