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  1. Re:Bad idea on Pirate Bay To Offer Physical Item Downloads · · Score: 1

    Actually with laser sintering you can print the metal directly.

  2. Re:No... they are taking it in the ass on Gene Therapy Approach 'Completely' Protects Mice From HIV Infection · · Score: 1

    Even though they may have cured AIDS (car) there are still other STDs to worry about (motorcycle).

  3. Re:Don't force us to use the phone in the first pl on System Recognizes Emotions In People's Voices · · Score: 1

    I know what you mean, but she always thought I was saying "E I S H E I S H".

  4. Re:Out from behind the curtains? on Boeing Suggests Possible Manned Version of the X-37B Space Plane · · Score: 1

    You could always attach explosives for later use. Perhaps undetected.

  5. Re:So basically... on DHS Goes Ahead With 'Pre-Crime' Detection Project · · Score: 1

    No problem. Just have the deaf wear a big D with a circle around it on their shoulder...

  6. Re:Amazing! How...? on Newly Digitized Film Shows Ed Catmull's 3D Graphics From 1972 · · Score: 1

    Computers in the 60's not only had graphics, they had mice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPJZ6M52dI

  7. Re:when are they gonna re-make star wars? on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 1

    Don't hold back on the lens flare either!

  8. What happens when this is required? on Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What happens when the insurance companies raise the normal rates to 10x what they are now, and offer a "discounted" rate only to those that have this camera installed? That would effectively force it on everyone without the help of any new laws.

  9. Re:Smart = Unpredictable on DARPA Builds Smarter Version of Microsoft's Clippy · · Score: 1

    "With dumb interfaces I can fire off a long string of commands without having to stop and think between each one"

    Try that on a Therac-25. ;)

  10. Re:Good ideas. on Buzz Aldrin's Radical Plan For NASA · · Score: 2, Insightful

    >> What's the point?

    Because we can. Even if the only result was to inspire the next generation of brilliant engineers, it would all be worth it.

  11. Re:Misuse of the word "dimension" on Researchers Store Optical Data In Five Dimensions · · Score: 1

    >>You can't do that with x, y and z coordinates. Yes you can. If each coordinate axis has a finite number of members, you can actually reduce the dimension to a single space of dimension 1. Index = x + y*x_members + z*x_members*y_members + ...

  12. Re:If stem cells are so great? on Obama To Reverse Bush Limits On Stem Cell Work · · Score: 3, Informative

    Stem cells are used currently for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma.

  13. Re:Only a couple of days? on EEStor Issued a Patent For Its Supercapacitor · · Score: 1

    The average EV-1 size electric vehicle consumes around 400 watt-hours per mile. Somewhere around 140 miles is a good estimate. This site has a lot of home conversions: http://www.evalbum.com/

  14. Re:People don't understand electric cars on Should Taxpayers Back Cars Only the Rich Can Afford? · · Score: 1

    That huge pickup or SUV that joe six pack drives already costs close to 40k.

    So a 10k small frame and 30k worth of batteries is not outside the realm of possibility.

  15. Re:Critical mass... on NASA Developing Small Nuclear Reactor For the Moon · · Score: 1

    The W54 nuclear weapon was basically a cylinder about 11" in diameter and 16" in length.

  16. Re:Confused on Every Satellite Tracked In Realtime Via Google Earth · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You have a set of one time use authentication keys on the satellite. The first x bytes of your new firmware image must match the current key or you ignore the image and go silent for a known amount of time.

  17. Re:SATA, not IDE on Digital Storage To Survive a 25-Year Dirt Nap? · · Score: 1

    Here is version 1.0 and all of the patches: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v1.0.

    And here is version 0.01: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic

  18. Re:Moore's Law? Irrelevant on Computer Beats Pro At US Go Congress · · Score: 1

    'Having a greater number of transistors on a chip does not make a processor "smarter" or capable of doing something a less populated processor can. It only gives it the potential to be much faster (and consume more power).'

    That's not really true at all.

    Try doing a Fast Fourier Transform on a 4K eeprom full of data when the microcontroller only has 1K of ram.

  19. Re:Looks interesting, but... on GE Microbes Make Ersatz Crude Oil From Many Sources · · Score: 1

    At 150 dollars per barrel the crude oil itself costs around 3.50 per gallon.

  20. Re:carbon on Genetic Building Blocks Found In Meteorite · · Score: 1

    He who controls the carbon, controls the universe!

  21. Re:Waste of resources on Latest "Green" Power Generation — Your Feet · · Score: 1

    Wrong, generators are on the order of 90 percent efficient.

  22. Re:Current Power Gen Acreage estimates... on Tech That Will Save Our Species - Solar Thermal Power · · Score: 1

    You also have to take into account the mines for coal and uranium.

  23. Re:The stupidity of consumers on Startup Claims to Make $1/Gallon Ethanol · · Score: 1

    I think the idea here is that they end up spending more money on fuel. At 20 miles/gallon, driving costs about 15 cents a mile for fuel. They would have to have a really big tank to save some money.

  24. Re:Amazing dedication, big fat wallet? on Extreme Christmas Lights In Orlando · · Score: 1

    I think those small Christmas lights use about 0.5 watts each on average.

    Some assumptions:
    0.5 Watts per bulb
    25000 Bulbs
    10 Cents per kilowatt hour for electricity.
    Lights run 8 hours per day.

    0.5 * 25 * 8 * 0.10 = 10 dollars per day

  25. Re:I was going to ask... on CDN Forces Reactor Online Against Safety Regulations · · Score: 1

    You were modded funny, but what would happen if you stored the material in a magnetically guided vacuum ring at 0.99c?