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  1. Re:Artificial vision for the blind? on DARPA's Cortically-Coupled Computer Vision System · · Score: 1

    It doesn't, it just senses activity in the recognition part of the brain. And what you're describing has already been done.

  2. Re:Accounts != Users on Microsoft, Yahoo Finally Merge IM Networks · · Score: 1

    I think in all I had about 5 MSN accounts and 2 YIM ones. Haven't used them in over 2 years, but I bet they're counting those.

  3. Re:Same as it ever was on The Sad Story of Sega's Many Mistakes · · Score: 1

    I remember back in the day Sonic games had a storyline. Then the Dreamcast one came out and... yeah, everything you said. I've avoided all the 3D games since then.

    As for the question I think Sega fell apart because it was schizo, the way Sony is these days.

  4. Re:Geez on Review: Nerdcore Hip-Hop Compilation CD Project · · Score: 1

    You meant to say "0x2B || ~0x2B".

  5. Re:rating system on Review: Nerdcore Hip-Hop Compilation CD Project · · Score: 1

    I do similar things with my MPD playlist. I can't be bothered maintaining more than one list, so I stick everything in one folder and chmod 0 the ones I don't want to play.

  6. Re:Here are some on Firefox Usage Climbing · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A few months ago I ran a log analyser out of curiosity. My site was getting ~90% Firefox, KHTML in second place, Opera 3rd and negligible IE users. Though that might be because IE shoves a download box in the user's face for XHTML pages...

  7. Re:Noone would call this a firework? on Indian Satellite Lost in Launch Explosion · · Score: 1

    I think they use a cron job to move stories to the front page. If I wasn't indifferent I'd go figure out how the source works, it's on sf.net if you want to look yourself.

  8. Re:Vista? January? on Microsoft Hoping for Vista in January · · Score: 1

    e17 has been stable enough for me to use as a backup WM when I break KDE, or when I want something that doesn't swap thrash on a 1GB machine.

  9. Re:That's debatable on First Look at Sony's Tiny Vaio UX180p · · Score: 1

    That might be deliberate- think of all the security issues they'd have.

  10. Re:Scaling of pictures and text on First Look at Sony's Tiny Vaio UX180p · · Score: 1

    I read that some version of Firefox will do pixel-doubling on screens over a certain DPI. I only read about it once though, and it was a few months ago so I've no idea if they added that feature yet.

  11. Re:excellent webcam quality on Shuttle Cameras Yield Excellent Footage · · Score: 1

    I dunno about webcams, but a few of my console joypads have survived Mach 25...

  12. Re:Bah - OS Vendor support of long filenames on Linux/Mac/Windows File Name Friction · · Score: 1

    Actually now you mention it... Linux is worse than Windows.

    My /usr/lib/ has about 2000 files.
    About 60% of these are un-numbered symlinks to libraries with version numbers appended to the filename. Almost everything is (redundantly) prefixed with "lib". To make things even more fun, the names are composed of pseudorandom mixtures of nouns, acronyms, abbreviations and hyphens. Some of the acronym parts are uppercased properly. Some aren't. If you look hard enough you'll see some camel-case in there too. It's insane.

  13. Re:Well... on SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, a Closer Look · · Score: 1

    Why have we got to give the average drooling Windows user a reason to use Linux? I'd be happy to keep them in quarantine for another ten years so real users can get something productive done.

  14. Re:And just to make things easier... on Work Around for New DVD Format Protections · · Score: 1

    Most, if not all sound card drivers allow you to record the sound output directly. Failing that you can just plug the output into another PC's line-in.

  15. OK, I'll bite. on Nanotube Lube Replenishment for Massive Drives · · Score: 1

    Firstly, what's the problem with PCI in relation to hard disk storage?
    Secondly, if you're so sure there "has to be" a better general-purpose connection standard than PCI-E, then could you tell us all: 1. Why you don't even know what it's called, and 2. Why we aren't already using it?

    I'll give you a clue, since you could use one badly: 1. It's called Infiniband, and 2. The hardware needed to justify using it over something sensible like PCI-E in the first place costs more than a house.

  16. Re:What a load of crud! on Slate Speculates on Internet Operating Systems · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The problem with X11 is it wasn't designed to be used by the average home user over the average home network connection. In fact, it's barely usable over anything less than Ethernet.

  17. They may not be terrorists... on Western Union Blocking Money Transfers to Arabs · · Score: 1

    ...for long, at this rate.

  18. Re:Ugly on OpenFrag - An Open Source FPS · · Score: 4, Informative

    There are a few exceptions.

  19. Re:Microsoft at it again - on Microsoft to Support ODF via Plug-In · · Score: 1

    You might have a point
    You made one small mistake though
    Should be 5-7-5

  20. I can think of one useful application for this on Cambridge Breached the Great Firewall of China · · Score: 2, Interesting

    An "active" spamfilter that automatically shoots down chinese spammers. The IP gets blocked off for an hour and can't spam anyone at all outside china.

    Of course at the same time I can think of a million abusive applications for this...

  21. Re:Astroturf? on Next Step in ISP Control Panels? · · Score: 1

    $350 a month for that! Is this a joke? For that much I could buy one of those PCs and co-lo it for a month, and still have change left over.

  22. Re:How about 10 of the ugliest Linux apps, now? on The Ten Most Beautiful OS X Apps · · Score: 1

    Linux can look like almost any OS out there, including their eye-candy effects. So either you've never used Linux seriously, or you're saying every other OS out there is ugly compared to it.

  23. Gamer's Kryptonite? on Gamer's Kryptonite · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always thought that was sunlight.

  24. Re:lunar runin on Asteroid Due for Close Approach · · Score: 1

    Or worse, pull it off orbit.

  25. Re:positive? on Flying Robots Made From Cellophane? · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing that by positive they really meant voltage, not current. There wouldn't be current at all since cellophane doesn't conduct electricity.