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  1. Re:"Favorites button" on Browser Comparison - Firefox 2 b1, IE7 b3, Opera 9 · · Score: 1

    You can do the same with Opera. I think any good browser can do this?

  2. Re:Searching from the address bar on Browser Comparison - Firefox 2 b1, IE7 b3, Opera 9 · · Score: 1

    Opera has a google search box next to the address bar *and* you can search from the address bar (a little drop down menu comes up as you've typing with a "g" next to the word you've typed, click on it and you're away).

  3. Re:It's unfair on Browser Comparison - Firefox 2 b1, IE7 b3, Opera 9 · · Score: 1
    It's unfair to compare Beta versions with a completed version

    Oh come on, anyone would think you've never heard of Google!
  4. Re:quantum fuzzy logic on 'Laser Tweezers' Used to Sort Atoms · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think you might be getting a little confused. For Quantum Computing you need the atoms/qbits to be entangled with each other and then seperated and for them to remain that way. You can't achieve this in a crystal (well you might achieve entanglement, but it'll be hard to remove the entangled atom and make it interact with a completely different atom without destroying the existing entanglement).

    Its not about getting them "aligned perfectly", rather its about controlling the atoms without introducing noise to the system. This is why the laser approach has a significant advantage. Although I agree that a clock speed of 0.5Hz isn't particularly impressive! but they do say its not about clock speed but number of operations per second (do I hear someone from AMD shouting "hell yeah!"). And with QC's the number of equivalent FLOPS you can do for something like quick searching rises exponentially with the number of atoms you have!

  5. Re:Cartoons on Danish, Western Websites Under Attack · · Score: 1
    Freedom of speech is at least as sacred to me as the prophet is to a muslim person.

    Freedom of Speech outside the classroom is such a grey area one can practically call it an oxymoron:

    1) In Germany where the cartoons were published the German government backed the FOS. However Germany has a law which makes Holocaust denial a crime; Hypocrites.

    2) To play devils advocate here: Its legal (in the UK) to have pictures of people being beaten up and tortured, but child pornographic images is an offence. If we had complete freedom it would be legal to own child porn, which isn't the same as forcing children to have sex (think action movies, killing people. . .)

    3) If The Times published cartoon images of child abuse and "glorified" the sick cartoons they'll be a clear backlash by the public! And its very likely the government would intervene.

    4) The man who dressed as a suicide bomber during the demo's against the cartoon was arrested. Wasn't his freedom violated? He didn't physical harm anyone.

    5) The elected president of Iran gets condemned by virtually all the western countries for his anti-Holocaust remarks and threats are being made against him and his country. . . by western governments. Why dont they respect his freedom of speech

    6) Incitement to religious hatred is a crime in the UK. Doesn't that violate my rights to speech? shouldn't I be allowed to say whatever I feel? Can I really help it if someone goes out and riots just because I told them something?

    7) Death threats are perceived as wrong? Why? Doesn't that violate the FOS?

    The bottom line is that words do have meaning and influence. Its known for a while that if you mentally torture someone enough (like leaving threatening phone calls and letters) they may commit suicide. Most of us would feel incredibly unhappy if we were being humiliated them infront of a large audience, I even place money that some /.'er;may start to cry. Sometimes mental wounds can be far worse than physical ones (take for example rape cases). We all have feeling and emotion. Only a complete retard would pretend there's a complete dichotomy between the self and the physical world.

    To all those right wingers who advocate FOS as the "be all and end all";, do you tolerate the ownership of child pornography and would you donate to a fund to help free a child pornographer from jail?

    Having FOS is one thing, being responsible is another. In the physical world you have the right to own a gun, You do not have the right to kill/hurt people. I believe we should have similar values for peoples mental health. How on earth is indiscriminately insulting over a billion people a good thing (TM)?

  6. Re:simple solution on Earth's Copper Supply Inadequate For Development? · · Score: 1
    Or better, use glass.

    If the problem is Cat5e cables then we can stop worrying! Its clear that the trend is away from copper cables and towards fiber optics which have much higher bandwidths.

  7. I think the PTSD pill is MDMA on Trauma Pill Might Help Ease Emotional Pain · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The active ingredient in Ecstasy tablets (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) has trauma reliving properties. The DEA has approved the use of the drug for medical studies. And American servicemen and women coming back from Iraq have been offered MDMA to help relieve post traumatic stress .

    I suspect the controversy over MDMA is potentially the main reason why most researchers would choose not to mention the active ingredient in their PTSD pill.

  8. IT'S A HOAX!! on Reality TV "Astronauts" Lift Off · · Score: 1

    Space Cadets is a hoax. The official SC website has information on each contestent. In particular "Ryan McBride" occupation is described as "electrician":
    http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsite s/S/spacecadets/cadets/ryan-mcbride.html

    However he also appears on a TV advert to give blood (near the end, you see him 3 times):
    http://www.blood.co.uk/pages/flashAdvert5S.htm

    The rumours cirulating among the illuminati is that the jokes on you! the viewers and this will be revealed on the last episode. You will be the ones who are stupid enough to think other people were stupid enough to think they were going into space :)


  9. Re:Did we read the question? on What Makes a Good IM Client? · · Score: 0

    It appears you almost have the perfect IM client. You can turn off: nudges, emotions, custom emotions, winks/silly animations and other stuff. its all in the "options" menu. if you pass MSNM through privoxy you may be able to remove the adverts (i haven't tried this, but privoxy does remove the ads for the old version of Opera). hope this makes you happier :)

  10. Re:Islam religion of peace... on French Riots Lead to Crackdown on Blogs · · Score: 0
    and the Coran (not sure of the english sp.)
    Just for intel its ubiquitously written as either Qur'an, Quran or Koran http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran
  11. Gentlemen! Grab your tin hats! on RISK The Game On Google Maps · · Score: 2, Funny

    People dont be fooled! This isn't a game. . .

    It's Google's simulation

    . . .for world domination!!

    ARGHHH!!!! Run for the Hills!!

  12. FP on American Newspapers to Begin Carrying Manga · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  13. Re:Worse than that on Vertical Axis Wind Turbine With Push and Pull · · Score: 1

    i think the argument goes that the birds can see this device more clearly (FTA) and therefore go around it.

    a propeller turbine sometimes spins so fast that birds dont always see the blades till, its dinner time for the maggots :)

  14. website down on Fire Destroys Southampton Fibre-Optics Center · · Score: 1
    the building was shared between two research centers. all the fiber drawing towers and most of the crystal fabrication and poling was done by the orc (optoelectronics research center) http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/ their servers are ok.

    however the ecs (electronics and computer systems) website http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ is down

    looks like they kept their backup servers in the same building (doh!)

  15. Re:Depends on the country I guess on More Students Prefer Interdisciplinary to CS · · Score: 1

    Indians suck at design real bad (their philosophy seems to be to do just enough to get by)

    . . .maybe they code for Linux

  16. Re:theory versus practice on 19 million Amps · · Score: 1

    "your argument that a superconducting loop"
    i'm sorry, but if i was to be pedantic. i would say: where did i mention superconductors?

    please point it out to me.

  17. Re:theory versus practice on 19 million Amps · · Score: 1

    infinite current requires an infinte number of electrons - its not going to happen. basic maths my friend.

  18. theory versus practice on 19 million Amps · · Score: 1

    once enough electrons cross between the anode and cathode they'll cause their own p.d to be formed across the electrodes and thus cancel out the orignal driving voltage. unless you can contruct a circuit with zero resistance all the way around so no charge is built up; at which point you'll have zero potential difference around the whole circuit, e.g. no current will flow. circular argument, granted :)

  19. Re:Interesting Concept, but needs moderation on Command Line for the Web · · Score: 2, Funny

    I totally agree!!

    for example how is the following command useful?

    vagsmell
    Gives a healthy description of the smells of vaginas
    Created 2005-06-20 18:10 - Description - Nominate - http://myvag.net/smell/

    oh yeah i forgot, this is /.
    maybe that command does have some use *sigh*