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  1. Bittorent Without tracker... on BitTorrent Client Offers P2P Without Central Tracking · · Score: 2

    ...welcome back to 2005 and enjoy Gnutella

  2. Re:In b4 shitstorm on Scientists Create Mice From 2 Fathers · · Score: 1

    Actually, in all likely hood it is not genetic, had it been, home-sexual would have disappeared from gene pool long long ago. I mean, these two mice are the first same sex parents in the history of time. So all those previous genetic influenced same sex folks would never have had offspring, effectively taking them off the gene pool.

  3. Re:Please. on Google Unveils Android 'Honeycomb' Tablet · · Score: 1

    ummmmm.... get the archos

  4. You are out of touch on Why Money Doesn't Motivate File-Sharers · · Score: 1

    Actually on a large time scale, artists making millions is an statistical anomaly. Go back 100 years and before, artist would make enough by performing. Replication of art and selling it wasn't a possibility. Come 20th century, they made millions by doing just that, replicating one time effort. Come 21st century, we are back to making money by performing.

    On a large time scale, there really is no problem. Having said that, ever since iTunes and all, I find it easier paying and getting content instead of 5 days torrenting.

  5. Re:ehh on Digging Into the WikiLeaks Cables · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ummmm... the sexual assault wasn't against women, it was against the US government... and it really really hurt. and its still hurting and still ongoing. I can see Julian likes it slow....

  6. Re:Hand me the lighter fluid... on A Third of World's Spam From One Russian Man · · Score: 1

    Why be so uncivilized when Russia showed us the polonium way.

  7. Re:If they told you ... on Google Algorithm Discriminates Against Bad Reviews · · Score: 2

    I think once a "review" is identified, and they have sucks, a$$h0le.... and a whole lot of other cuss words, its safe to say its a negative review.

    Such reviews grouped by percentage vs those that don't have these cuss words would give you if the reviewed entity is bad or good and by how much. Further take these percentages and total count of reviews over a period of time, say per week for the last dozen or so week, normalize against volume trends (e.g. more volume during Chirstmas rush for retailer , you can tell if the entity is improving or becoming worst.

    Now this may not be google's algorithm, however mine would look something like that.

  8. Re:Quark-Gluon Plasma Observed At LHC on Quark-Gluon Plasma Observed At LHC · · Score: 1

    It seems funny the way they have said "including Canadians", however the link is to a Canadian publication, primarily intended for Canadian readers.

    Just FYI

  9. Related News.... on Hong Kong Team Stores 90GB of Data In 1g of Bacteria · · Score: 1

    In related news, the scientist was charged with DMCA violation as the bacteria duplicated data every time it divided into a new cell. RIAA was heard saying this is a blatant copy right violation. Test MP3s were all legally purchased.

  10. Re:we have the same policy at work on When Your Company Remote-Wipes Your Personal Phone · · Score: 1

    sure,all those emails about yet ANOTHER birthday, whose turn it is to clean the fridge, who burnt the pop corn, meetings to discuss the next meeting. Jokes, bus passes.

    Really.... I mean seriously, what company is this....

  11. Just my speculation.... on LHC Scientists Create and Capture Antimatter · · Score: 1

    Could it at all be possible that during the big bang, equal amounts of matter and anti-matter were created.

    Due to the huge explosion (ok big bang), matter went one way and the anti-matter the other way. trillions and trillions of lightyear away, anti-matter humans are trying to figure out what the F happened to all the matter.

  12. Re:Unavoidable on Nokia Reasserts Control Over Symbian OS · · Score: 4, Interesting

    After owning Nexus for about a year, N95 and N86 combined for over 4 years. I concluded that Nokia still makes excellent Phones. Things just work. Problem is, in this day an age of internet, Nokia is finding it hard to make things more than a Phone. Having said that, they did pretty well integrating media and camera into their phones.

    Stuff like simple Bluetooth pairing worked flawlessly between my car and the N95/N86. With Nexus, it frustrates, sometimes it just wouldn't pair, when it does, often it picks up, the call stays on the phone speaker/mic. I mean really, Google, what gives. This same car had no issues with either of the Nokia. So there is definitely something to be said about the symbian kernel (something positive).

    Battery life, they were great too. Further, after the N86 came the Nexus one. The day I got the Nexus one is the same day my Photo and Video collection stopped growing. I miss that from my N86. I have a collection of my kids pics and videos for almost everyday, with a decent 8MP camera, the pics aren't SLR quality, but not bad. I would go back to N86 if it wasn't so sluggish. I would really really give up internet browsing on a mobile device to have a fast peppy N86. N8 is tempting me, but where are the apps Nokia.... argh... Nothing is perfect.

  13. Frustrated on CRTC To Allow Usage-Based Billing · · Score: 1

    To be honest, I am so frustrated. What can we do. What can I do.

    I have tried writing to my MP to no avail.

    How can we tackle this absurd rulings coming out of CRTC. To be honest I am tired of the whole conservative bunch.

    I almost long for the corrupt liberals. Not sure whats better, conservatives stealing money by making it look legit in forms of these rulings or liberals who are just good old thieves.

    I signed up for netflix, content is limited, but I am already at at 60+GB mark, but then I am with teksavvy and so far didn't need to care.

    arghhhhh.... who do I go to......

  14. Re:This has all happened before. on BSG Prequel Series Caprica Canceled · · Score: 1

    I watched BSG religiously (and bitched like fuck after the final episode)....

    Its "bitched like frack", there corrected it for you.

  15. 90 micron on The World's Smallest Full HD Display · · Score: 1

    Long time ago I read eye can resolute at no more than 0.02 to 0.03 deg, that means at 30 cm, u need to have pixels no bigger than approx 90 micron (if I calculated it correctly for the lower range), this includes the padding between the pixels. At 30cm, that is already achievable, its 282 ppi. Less than iPhone 4's and this new displays ppi.

  16. Re:The one they always overlook on The Time Travel Paradoxes of Back To the Future · · Score: 1

    Or do some kind of a object lock on something that existed then and now, maybe the whole of earth, track it on the way back or forward through time.

  17. News on IBM Says New Software Will Help Predict Natural Disasters · · Score: 1

    In related news, IBM today filed a patent that uses random number generators to predict real world events. Study claims the accuracy of this new approach is already twice as accurate as weather forecasting.

  18. Monica.... on US Presidential Nuclear Codes 'Lost For Months' · · Score: 1

    ...isn't this the same time frame as the Monica Lewinsky thing. I mean I too would loose nuke codes if I had a cigar and Monica at my desk.

  19. Ovi Store on Devs Grapple With 100+ Versions of Android · · Score: 1

    I hope Android Market does not follow in the foot steps of Ovi Store.

    With so many Nokia devices, ispite of having pretty good hardware, Ovi store is yet to become a success. I had a couple Nokia phones, often the software that was suppose to have worked did not. It was clear why that was, at some point, Mosh, a precursor to nokia actually asked you, did this software work for you?

    If nokia couldn't tell what would work on one of their device, then what hopes do developers have.

    Android will be in the same boat if Google does not take control of Android hardware. At least come up with Google Certified or something.

  20. Also Battery Life on Casio Unveils New Color Screen Graphing Calculator · · Score: 1

    I don't get it. We have traded battery life from Nokia and Ericson cell phones pulling a week on a single charge to iPhone barely doing a day.

    I wouldn't say I understand, but I can see dudes showing of his shiny iPhone to compensate for other body parts, good, charge that iPhone every night.

    These calculators on the other hand are meant for technical individuals; engineers, architects and the like. I personally would not buy this, it seems it has a display (I can only guess) that will kill the battery in a day or so, requiring replacement or a recharge.

    Through my 4 years of engineering, I changed the battery maybe once. It was a rather high end graphics calculator for its time, abused and used much, this was 94-98. I doubt this does any better maths.

    Are people really willing to trade durability in terms of battery life for gimmick features like full color display that looks pretty?

  21. Long haul trips on SpaceShipTwo Flies Free For the First Time · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It still takes me 18 hours fly time + couple hours in transit somewhere in Europe to fly from North America to India.

    Orbital technology promises to cut the time to a few hours. I think there is a market there. More so as we increasingly do business with India and China. Sure there is still some time before 65 miles turns to orbital, nonetheless this is a step in this direction.

    It excites me that I can consider flying across the globe faster than Earth can rotate the same amount.

  22. Re:So? on W3C Says Don't Use HTML5 Yet · · Score: 1

    Same thing happening with 802.11n

    ieee is stuck for so long that vendors have started pushing draft hardware. I can see why they are stuck, my dual mode router still works better on 802.11g compared to its 802.11n, n is choppy, slow and a huge hassels, particularly if u VPN. Clearly there are bumps with the n technology.

  23. Re:The country that cried wolf on Iran Arrests Alleged Spies Over Stuxnet Worm · · Score: 1

    I'm seriously confused, are you being sarcastic or serious.
    I mean, are you talking about Spies help in Iran or Enemy Combatants in Guantanamo?

  24. Re:Shweeb on Google Announces Project 10^100 Winners · · Score: 1

    The idea is so stupid that I had to put my thinking cap on. Why would google pick something soooo stupid.

    Then it occurred to me, make these powered, provide power over these rails, a mechanism to drop on/off the rail queue and it just might work. Even better if you can program drop off point in advance.

    Imagine, getting up in he morning, sitting in your bubble, choose destination and take a nap.

  25. Re:uh no on AT&T Introduces Satellite-Enabled Smart Phone · · Score: 1

    That is why I have been saying spend more money on subspace communication R&D.