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  1. Re:Water sublimating on Water Ice On Mars · · Score: 4, Informative

    Indeed it does, and it's probably better explained using a triple point diagram:

    http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Image:Phase-diag.png

    On earth (at higher pressures), increasing temperature goes from the solid, to liquid, and then to gas phases (the triple-point in the middle is at zero degress celcius)

    The lower atmospheric pressure on Mars (~1% of sea-level earth pressure) means that you go straight from solid to gas. In fact, the liquid part is actually impossible (IANAChemist) unless you increase the pressure sufficiently.

  2. Re:I'm reasonably convinced that Apple does this on Apple Sets Tune for Pricing of Song Downloads · · Score: 1

    You can revoke all your activated computers once in a twelve month period, allowing you to start over and redownload. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=930 14

  3. Re: Google Compute/Folding@home on Ballmer - Trusting Vista and Battling Google · · Score: 1

    The funny thing is, you're partially correct.

    Anyone remember this?
    http://toolbar.google.com/dc/faq_dc.html

  4. Re:Old news! on Airport Screeners could see X-rated X-rays · · Score: 1

    I was under the impression these were already in use anyway, given this article dated 2004

  5. Re:UK has Shazam Already on New Phone Service Promises to ID Songs · · Score: 1

    The last few times I've used it I've received no reply back, not even a failiure message. I've even tried it in front of my hifi as a test. I've given up on it now.

  6. Satellite Images? on Google Maps, Local Expand To UK · · Score: 1

    If they end up introducing satellite images for large areas of the world, surely a universal projection scale would make it a lot easier to skip from country to country?

  7. Priorities! on The Return of Wallace and Gromit · · Score: 1

    I want to know when the R2 Rex The Runt DVD is coming out...

  8. Re:I searched for keywords britney spears and ... on Inspecting MSN Search · · Score: 4, Funny

    A reference to the Britney Spears Guide To Semiconductor Physics?

    It makes for an entertaining bibliography to a research project.

  9. Re:well firefox has something to learn too on Firefox Reviewed in the Globe and Mail · · Score: 1
    Firefox needs to have a confirmation box when its main window containing the tabs is clicked for close.many a time i have accidently clicked the close and all the tabs are gone!
    Have you tried Tools / Advanced / Tabbed Browsing / Warn when closing multiple tabs recently?
  10. Re:Translation on PSP Site Launches, Launch Titles Confirmed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I can't wait for "Mah-jongg grapple club".

  11. Re:Google All the Way on BBC Magazine's Search-Engine Shootout · · Score: 1
    I decided to use a9 for the first time in a real situation today. It's actually really handy being able to type
    a9.com/query
    straight into the adress bar, especially when using a public terminal without Firefox.
  12. Re:For the non-british (e.g. me) on NHS Awards Contract to Microsoft · · Score: 1

    Indeed it does...

  13. Re:Uh-oh... on AOL Builds New IE-Based Browser · · Score: 1

    When the version numbers reach above the average age of its users, panic.

  14. Re:Off-Shore Network Storage? on Information Preservation and Data Havens? · · Score: 2, Informative

    You're thinking of the bizzare nation of Sealand

  15. Includes SP2? on XP Starter Edition Examined · · Score: 1

    If it includes SP2, I assume it's fundamentally the same OS with bolted on restrictions.
    Next thing you know, GM will release car for £2000 less but with all gears above 2nd glued up.

  16. paper? on Data Mining Goes 3D · · Score: 2, Funny

    for 3D, they're going to have to carve them out of entire trunks. imagine the shredders you'd have to use...