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  1. Re:40%! on Self-Assembling Photovoltaic Cells · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually photosynthesis tops out at 25% efficiency.
    11% using the sun's spectrum.

    It all depends on where you want to measure the efficiency.

  2. Re:What the? on On the Web, Children Face Intensive Tracking · · Score: 1

    a) I'm pretty sure Google does not have any processes designed to extract personal information from movements.
    If you do have some information indicating they do then please share, otherwise the hypothetical stuff is irrelevant.

    b) Why do kids have their own computer? If they dont then their tracking cookie is being shared by everyone else in the house.

  3. What the? on On the Web, Children Face Intensive Tracking · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This seems to be great for grabbing headlines, but what exactly does Google track that others dont and how does Google know who is a kid and who isnt?

  4. Re:fps counter lying? on Wolfenstein Gets Ray Traced · · Score: 1

    That, and I assumed that there was lag when manually altering the camera angle, whilst other things moving around are fluid.

  5. Re:The important question is... on Intel Unveils 'Sandy Bridge' Architecture · · Score: 1

    And that is why I go for AMD. Identical socket with extremely gradual incompatibilities.

  6. Re:Article way off base on US Gov't Makes a Mess of Classifying Sensitive Data · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I cannot see having 3 different types of 'Sensitive' can help efficiency at all.

  7. Re:Surprise suprise... on Google Says Microsoft Is Driving Antitrust Review · · Score: 0

    Use that argument about any lawsuit, e.g. RIAA ones suing individuals.

    "What difference does it make even if these companies are part of the RIAA? How does that affect the merits of their claim?"

    If Microsoft catalysed the lawsuits, then it shows that they are pointless lawsuits just to bog Google down and annoy them.
    The law may or may not find in their favour, but Google gets quite annoyed either way.

  8. Re:Once again Microsoft abandons innovation on Google Says Microsoft Is Driving Antitrust Review · · Score: 1

    I'd love to see their stats on what browsers use Bing the most.

    I'd bet 95%+ are IE with Bing installed by default and the user hasnt worked out how to change it yet.

    I'd also love to know how many searches they get for 'Google' from people trying to get to Google just like how people search for 'Facebook'.

  9. Re:Comment your code on Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earlier · · Score: 1

    I find 8 quite nice with widescreen monitors.
    Might as well use the horizontal space and it does make things clearer slightly than 4.

  10. Re:What could possibly go wrong? on Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Sell Speeding Passes for $25 · · Score: 1

    This is the state saying 'pay us to do something stupid and its all ok' though.

  11. Re:Australia: The Lucky Country on Australian Crackdown On Console Modchips Likely To Continue · · Score: 1

    Actually the Americans and Brits find us quite refreshing compared to their own governments. :p

  12. Re:It's all BS on EPA Proposes Grading System For Car Fuel Economy · · Score: 1

    I thought you were on to something....right up until you converted the smart idea to imperial. :p

    Although you can't assume with electricity. Too many alternative power sources so Coal becomes irrelevant then.

  13. Re:Stop the madness on EPA Proposes Grading System For Car Fuel Economy · · Score: 1

    'Who were the 4 Beatles?' 'Irish'

    Oh its nice not living in America. :)

  14. Re:USA on CTRC Orders Big ISPs To Provide Matching Speeds For Resellers · · Score: 1

    At least you can get 35Mbit symmetric. Here in Oz I'm on 1.5Mbit plus a separate 0.5Mbit connection for VoIP.

  15. Re:Those are awesome.. on 3 Prototypes From HP, In Outline · · Score: 1

    How do you know there is anything actually there? His hand could be empty and nothing on his wrist.

  16. Re:Bout time... on EA Says Game Development Budgets Have Peaked · · Score: 1

    Tell that to Darwinia (http://www.introversion.co.uk/darwinia/) and Defcon (http://www.introversion.co.uk/defcon/) (no I didnt know that it was the same company until now).

    Extremely fun games, raving reviews, appallingly bad graphics.

  17. Re:Noise/Light Sensitivity/Optics on Canon Unveils 120-Megapixel Camera Sensor · · Score: 1

    No you can do it in software, where some pixels have longer exposures than others.

    There is your multiple exposures, however they would not be different as they were taken at the exact same time.

    Some N900 software does the same thing but slightly differently, where it does a long exposure, but 'dumps' a short exposure picture from the sensor while its still capturing.

  18. Re:Not too surprising? on Microsoft Claims 'We Love Open Source' · · Score: 1

    I wouldnt quite say that.

    Open source software has made quite a respectable dent everywhere.

  19. Re:Keyboard on Textured Tactile Touchscreens · · Score: 1

    I know I'm old fashioned, but I just find it a hell of a lot easier to use a keyboard.
    No expensive tech needed. My typing on the N900 is slowly approaching full sized keyboard. :)

  20. Re:In other news on Video Quality Matters Less If You Enjoy the Show · · Score: 1

    Duh. You werent enjoying the show so you noticed.
    He was enjoying it (logically - he put a little bit of effort in to downloading it) so he didnt notice.

    Did anyone bother reading TFS? :p

  21. Re:Probably cheaper... on Google Testing an Airborne Camera Drone · · Score: 1

    Granted, but the requirement for a runway makes city use tricky.

    Also a plane big enough to carry a good quality camera with enough battery power for a decent run would be quite dangerous in suburbia in a crash. These drones however would just drop straight down if there was a problem with minimal chance of hitting anyone.

  22. Re:Probably cheaper... on Google Testing an Airborne Camera Drone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Those microdrones can fly at ridiculous heights.

    For all intents and purposes they are a plane. Just slower, more stable and easier to set up and use.

  23. Re:Pull! on Google Testing an Airborne Camera Drone · · Score: 1

    Smile when you do it. They'll have a high res mug shot for the police and your exact GPS location. :)

  24. Re:Still no ZFS. on Linux Kernel 2.6.35 Released · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You should only compare to what is already existing and mainstream, rather than what the theoretically best option is.

    If its reliable in general use, and better than existing alternatives, its a winner in my books.

  25. Re:What they're really saying with this story on US Ability To Identify Source of Nuclear Weapons Decays · · Score: 0, Troll

    As opposed to a quarter of a million unarmed civilians (in the first 4 months afterwards)?

    RE: The 40k - 150k dead civilians
    Yes the rest of the world is acutely aware of the US's inability to shoot the enemy.
    e.g. In the Gulf War, 24% of all US deaths were friendly fire.