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  1. Re:Dumb rich material, the best market in the worl on World's Most Powerful Subwoofer · · Score: 1

    Waterfall graphic for the menu from "The Haunting" DVD:
    http://www.svsubwoofers.com/images/Bassy%20scenes/ hauntingmenu.jpg

    Link to more waterfall graphics for a bunch of movies:
    http://www.svsubwoofers.com/faq.htm#moviedemos

    Link to more waterfall graphics for music:
    http://www.svsubwoofers.com/faq.htm#musicdemos

    Link to frequency response chart for my sub:
    http://www.svsubwoofers.com/images/performancechar ts/1646pci_fr_mr.jpg

    Source material is available and drivers are available to reproduce freqs below 20 Hz. Not only is it available it makes a noticable difference in the movie watching experience. There is much less music available but it is out there.

  2. Re:Who's the cheat? on The Tech Used to Catch Vegas Cheats · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Who's calling who a cheat? They can change the take percentage on their slot machines from the other side of the country? Not taking enough money and giving away to many winnings? Click the mouse a couple of times and fix that.
    I worked at a casino in Louisiana for about 6 years and still have relatives that work there. The only way to change the hold percentage is by changing the program chip which is locked down and taped in the presence of the state police. Get caught with the tape broken and the casino pays lots of fines. It's been awhile so perhaps technology has changed but I doubt what you're suggesting is happening, at least not in Louisiana.
  3. Re:Public Choice raises its ugly head. on The Shuttle Mission No One Wants · · Score: 2, Insightful

    http://www.penmachine.com/2003/02/is-being-astrona ut-most-dangerous-job.html

    ...with 34 deaths out of 450 spacefarers, we have a 7.5% death rate. In terms of the "dangerous jobs" statistics above, that's more than 7,500 deaths per 100,000. So being an astronaut or cosmonaut is well over 60 times as dangerous as logging, and has nearly twice the fatality rate as climbing the world's highest mountains.

    Sounds pretty dangerous to me.