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  1. Re:Oh, come on... on AMD Officially Rolls Out 1Ghz Athlon · · Score: 1

    I have a 1000MHz (base 2) 8088!

  2. USB? on Linux-based Internet Radio Appliance · · Score: 1

    If Kerbango plans on releasing the radio this Spring, how will they support USB? Will they have to run on a 2.3.x kernel?

  3. Re:68k on The History Behind the Lisa UI · · Score: 1

    If you want to execute 68k code fast, the most sensible option is to make a dynamically recompiling emulator running on Alpha (or x86).

    How about Transmeta?

  4. Re:"Its"? on Compaq: Alpha is Better Than IA-64 · · Score: 1

    Uh uh. "It's" is a contraction of "it is". "Its" is the posessive.

  5. Re:It's Much Less Of A Problem With Open Source on Negligence and Open Source · · Score: 1

    The words themselves are not formed into a picture; they create one in the reader's mind. Thus, effect is correct. And the other AC owes no apology.

  6. AD != after Christ on Web Server Comparisons · · Score: 1

    AD stands for anno domini, "in the year of our lord."

  7. Re:creating life on Scientists Poised to Create Life · · Score: 1

    He means multiple sclerosis; click here for the National Institute of Health's info page.

  8. Re:Physics lesson - TEACH ME on Mars Deep Space 2 Crash Program · · Score: 1
    a=dV/dT.

    If you stopped in the same DISTANCE, not only would the change in V be three times as great, but the time it takes would be three times shorter. Hence, a=(3/0.3333)=9. F=ma, so the force is 9 times greater.

    BTW- I don't want to double post, so I'll reply to your top comment- free fall in earth atmosphere is ~120mph in the lower atmosphere for the average human; higher for a more aerodynamic (force of gravity higher than force wind friction) object like an airplane, lower for a less aerodynamic object, like a feather. NASA says the probes will impact at 400mph; even at those speeds, a rugged object will survive-- think airline flight data recorders. The probes are built for the same purpose-- surviving a 100000+ m/s^2 deceleration (not sure of the actual numbers; that would be 10000 times the force of earth gravity) and providing usable data; it's something that's difficult, but quite possible for someone with enough resources.

  9. Re:License = Permission on License to Surf · · Score: 1

    Of course you don't need a driver's license to freely travel on the roads; however, you do need a license to operate a motor vehicle on the public roads. No jurisdiction can prohibit a non-licensed person from using a bicycle or riding in a motor vehicle if a licensed driver is operating it.

  10. It's still a one-meter resolution on Ikonos 1-Meter Resolution Earth Images from Space · · Score: 2

    Although Ikonos has the sharpest photographic resolution of any commercial satellite, it still can't resolve an image less than 1 meter square. This puts its images in the same class of the USGS aerial photographs, such as those available at terraserver.com. Although buildings and roads are recognizable, and trucks and buses can be distinguished from cars, the resolution is simply too large to detect, let alone recognize, people. So, privacy advocates need not worry much; Big Brother is still very nearsighted.