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  1. Re:Not all plutonium is the same on NASA Running Low On Fuel For Space Exploration · · Score: 1

    just grind it into fine dust and fission few particles now and then to keep Generator heat collectors warm.

  2. Re:Just Quake on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 1

    This interface could be performed inside the game too. A brower is a crude way to do it.

    can you link to a game interface from email? or online forum post?

  3. Re:Just Quake on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What makes it better to play in a browser?

    play? nothing. But you get to have this rich beautifull interface with stats, profiles teams clans tags battles tournaments accesible from the web at no additional cost.

  4. Re:I honestly don't get it on Quake Live Dev Says Mac and Linux Are "Top Priority" · · Score: 1

    Exactly, they aim at cross platform but cant even deliver cross browser (doesnt work under Opera)

  5. Re:Side Effects on Lithium In Water "Curbs Suicide" · · Score: 1

    that list looks smaller and weaker than the one for Aspirin

  6. Re:Tracking fidelity on Cheap 3D Motion Sensing System Developed At MIT · · Score: 1

    The video on the SecondSkin web site says it captures 5000 frames per second. I think the slowness you perceived in the feedback video was due to the feedback software, not the capture system.

    How can it capture at 5000fps when projectors that give it a point of reference work at only 1000fps? besides its jerky

  7. Re:So what on IE8 Released As Critical Update For XP · · Score: 1

    Some software uses IE embedded. Valve's Steam &amp

    Steam also uses Windows media player for videos - thats the reason I never ever saw a video on Steam, I dont have WMP installed.

  8. Re:How much is your time worth on Handmade vs. Commercially Produced Ethernet Cables · · Score: 1

    um... the commercially cut cables are made of certain length for a reason.

    yes, that reason is convenience

  9. Re:The I7 at 8220.1 MHZ on AMD Overclocks New Phenom II X4 To 7 GHz · · Score: 1

    its not i7.

    btw Intel is still better for OC for the simple reason _every single Intel chip I had in my hands_ in last 12 months overclocked to 4GHz on original BOX Air cooler.

  10. Re:Obvious questoin on Chinese Hackers Targeting NYPD Computers · · Score: 1

    No, the obvious question is why are the NYPD's computer people so dumb that they're reporting the generic, worm-generated port, web and ssh scans that everybody sees from China and everywhere else as an out-of-the-ordinary hacking attempt?

    thats easy, Clippy^^^^^ZoneAlarm pop-up says they are being hacked, it cant be wrong, can it?

  11. Re:Can you say conflict of interest? on Judge In Pirate Bay Trial Biased · · Score: 1

    just gets punished for 25 million other peoples crimes

    I didn't realist downloading movies was a CRIME in Sweden.

  12. Re:Will never work... on Developing Battery Replacement Infrastructure For Electric Cars · · Score: 1

    If some crook swaps out a battery pack for a fake one, how is the crook going to drive the car? It's not like you can just show up with a case full of cinder blocks and try to pass it off as a battery.

    http://cultofmac.com/fake-russian-iphones-are-an-empty-promise/4516

  13. Capacitors (ultracaps), not batteries. on Developing Battery Replacement Infrastructure For Electric Cars · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Batteries wont work in the long run. They:
    -get old and lose capacity
    -are slow to charge


    We need better ultracaps. For example this
    http://www.maxwell.com/ultracapacitors/products/large-cell/bcap3000.asp
    has approximately same capacity as a standard AA battery (3 watt-hours) and can output(be charged at) sustained 7.5 KW until its empty. Thats almost 3000 Amps at 2.7 Volts.

    Lets look at something bigger:
    http://www.maxwell.com/ultracapacitors/products/modules/bmod0063-125v.asp

    125V, 60KG
    sustained current 150A
    peak 1 second 750A

    My broken math tells me its equivalent to ten 12V ~2Ah batteries.


    Tesla's pack is 450KG 56kWh, 225kW for the engine (600 amps at 375V), needs 4 hours to charge. Lets assume 9 bmod0063-125v modules.
    540KG, 375V, 450A, 2250A peak. 168KW. ~2.2kWh.

    We need breakthrough that will bump ultracaps capacity ten-twenty fold. That would bring us to current Li-Ion levels, but with charge times measured in seconds.

  14. Re:Been there on Beware the Perils of Caffeine Withdrawal · · Score: 1

    yeah, but why bottled? its the same stuff as in your fauced, only more expensive.

  15. Re:Bah on Beware the Perils of Caffeine Withdrawal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I can smoke a bag of weed every week for 3 months and then stop. ZERO withdrawal symptoms. Maybe you should change your vice to something less addictive with smaller side effects.

  16. Re:Questions on Supernoding & Security on Skype Courts Businesses With "Skype for SIP" · · Score: 4, Informative

    SIP is usually implemented in hardware, be it a PBX or a phone. "Skype for SIP" means they will offer SIP gateways for Skype = no Skype software on your end.

  17. Re:I don't quite see what this is about on Increase In Xbox 360 E74 Problems · · Score: 1

    This is NOT down to design. These issues are trivial to fix if only Microsoft was willing to pay the money. The fact is, they're not. These errors all exist because Microsoft is cutting costs across the board on 360 manufacturing.

    ah yes, because designing PCB mount that will not BEND the PCB in NEUTRAL position is so expensive.

  18. Re:You have the date. What's the next instruction? on Researchers Ponder Conficker's April Fool's Activation Date · · Score: 1

    Downadup is easily the most advanced worm I have ever analyzed. Its anti-debugging techniques are impeccable, and the code is completely solid. I would love to meet the authors over a beer to ask how they did it, and then stab them in the face.

    Yes. Thats EXACTLY what Cartman said about The Coon.

  19. Re:Missing the best value for the buck, AMD Kuma 7 on Phenom IIs, Core I7-920 Win Out In Value Analysis · · Score: 1

    The article is missing the best CPU value for the money, in my opinion. The AMD Kuma 7750 AM2+ processor. It's dual core, but at around $60 shipped (Newegg) nothing else touches it from a performance to dollar perspective.

    E5200, not to mention you can OC almost every E5200 to 4GHz

  20. Re:AMD price : performance linear on Phenom IIs, Core I7-920 Win Out In Value Analysis · · Score: 1

    the most important is missing. All this info assumes people dont overclock. Intel wins at every price range when you overclock. Currently all Ibtel chips can run at 4GHz with little to no effort.

  21. Re:Easier Fix on Ext4 Data Losses Explained, Worked Around · · Score: 1

    exactly, simple solution would be to delay renames, just keep them in memory cache and flush in order they were issued

  22. Re:No video, no pictures. It smells like hoax. on New Graphics Firm Promises Real-Time Ray Tracing · · Score: 2, Funny

    they are the next BitBoys
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitBoys_Oy
    zero product, some IP, waiting to get wads of money and run away with it

  23. Re:And You Wonder Why Amazon MP3 Only Works in the on iTunes Gift Card Key System Cracked, Exploited · · Score: 1

    Just to add little contrast. You can read what happens in US here
    http://openbts.blogspot.com/2009/01/open-source-and-self-interest.html
    Corporations think they OWN you and your work for the rest of your life, even in California where non-compete agreements are illegal.

    Basically either you decide to share and build your business model around it just like Chinese did, or you wont be able to do anything other than work "for the man" in a cubicle.

  24. Re:And You Wonder Why Amazon MP3 Only Works in the on iTunes Gift Card Key System Cracked, Exploited · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I guess it will forever remain a mystery to them why their nation isn't home to prosperous software

    WHAT?
    Guess who wrote code that runs on your Digital Picture Frame, your Camcorder, mp3 player, or your big screen LCD TV.
    Maybe you missed the story about 'Shanzai'?
    http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/27/049245&from=rss

    Wanna know how Chinese are able to go from design on a napkin to working product ready to ship in ONE month? They share, rip, mash-up, copy.
    Here is one of the sites used by Chinese Engineers/Developers to share brainpower
    http://www.pudn.com/

    There is no value in producing IP without a product, IP alone is worth zero. Chinese recognized it long ago.

  25. Re:youtube...hulu... on YouTube To Block Music Videos In the UK · · Score: 1

    64.66.192.61:80 works for me