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  1. Re:Not only MySpace... on More Warnings Against Oversharing on MySpace · · Score: 1

    When I first visited slashdot years ago my normal username for forums was taken. Unfortunatley I used my real name. I posted a few comments before realizing they'd turn up in google. I don't think there's anything that would hurt my prospects with an employer, but I must say it is very frustrating having them appear.

  2. Gregorian on What is the Best Calendar? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well I currently use the Gregorian which seems to be the standard. Anyone care to comment on better options (if there are any)?

  3. Wasn't one solved? on Wiki to Help Solve Millennium Problems? · · Score: 1
    The problems are seven as yet unsolved mathematical problems that continue to vex researchers today.

    I thought one of them had been solved?
    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/0 7/0019257
    What happened to this proof?

  4. Re:not a catalyst on Breakthrough in Biodiesel Production · · Score: 1

    The NaOH is still a reactant with the fatty acid, it's not simply increasing the rater of fatty acid to ester conversion. I assume the OH from the sodium hydroxide is reacting with the carboxy functional group of the fatty acid.

  5. Re:Bouncing like a cannonball on Toxic Moondust Bounces Like A Cannonball · · Score: 1

    Cannonballs bounced quite far after being fired across the battlefield. It was this bouncing low to the ground that made them so effective (deadly), especially againts solidiers in column.

  6. Re:LOC'ed in. on Bandwidth Challenge Results · · Score: 4, Informative

    130 Gbps = 0.0158691406 terabytes per second (using google)
    1 Library of congress is 20TB
    1 Fortnight is 1209600s
    0.0158691406 x 1209600 = 19195.31247
    At 130Gbps after 1 fortnight 19195.31247TB would be transfered
    19195.31247/20 = 959.77 Libraries of Congress per fortnight.

  7. Re:Standby mode to blame? on Curbing Energy Use In Appliances That Are Off · · Score: 1

    After reading some article in the paper a while ago that 10% of domestic energy use is from appliances in stand by, I now simply switch off the power points each night before going to bed (I'm always careful to not accidently switch off the fridge).

  8. Re:Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars on Water Vapor Causing Climate Warming · · Score: 1

    Actually the water vapour in the atmosphere is at saturation point so emitting more water vapour does not increase the overall amount of water in the atmosphere. The amount of water in the atmoshpere remains constant (unless something else heats the planet up or cools it down). Combustion reactions involving hydrocarbons also have water as a product, along with carbon dioxide (and various other things).

  9. Re:The obligatory... on Japanese Develop 'Female' Android · · Score: 1

    But we are forgeting the important question of wether it runs linux or not? If it doesn't don't expect it to catch on with the hardcore /. users. All the rest will use it anyway but complain that it doesn't though.

    (I'm joking guys)

  10. Re:Good old Amazon on Reminding Customers Patented by Amazon · · Score: 1

    Too much prior art.

  11. Re:WHY?! on New Way to Make Hydrogen · · Score: 2, Informative

    Because much of it happens to be in places from which it is rather difficult to obtain it, such as in stars. Even here on earth the hydrogen happens to be bonded with oxygen, therefore we must seperate them first.

  12. Obligatory Monty Python and the Holy Grail quote. on 'Operation Site Down' Closes 8 Warez Servers · · Score: 1

    We appologise to our viewers for the mistake in the opertation names, the people responsible for the operation names have been fired.

  13. Re:Irony rears its head on The Great Firewall of China, Continued · · Score: 1, Troll

    Maybe it is alluding to the fact that microsoft has voluntarily started censoring words. Hence an article written by a newsource that is owned by them may not mention things relating to these practices.

  14. Free version? on Google Earth Launching For Free · · Score: 1

    I downloaded the google earth installer, but it's actually the google earth plus version. Where is the free version?

  15. Re:What about the Schlechter Wolf bombs? on Drawing uncovered of 'Nazi Nuke' · · Score: 1

    Only 50% of the bomblets from cluster bombs explode, this is intentional, the rest act as land mines.

  16. Re:Wait a minute! on Will America's Favorite Technology Go Dark? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    No more distraction for the masses through television? Which results in the masses becoming interested in politics. This is definitely not in the politician's interest, I therefore don't think they will be shutting down the television service for all those people