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  1. Re:3-way SLI? on AMD's Hybrid Graphics Unveiled, Tested · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well I have a 3-Way SLI nVidia motherboard now. The only current chipsets to support it are the nVidia 680i/780i/790i chipsets. Only catch is that no PCIe2.0 nVidia cards support Triple-SLI. So you have to use either the nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX or Ultra. Not sure why TFA is vague on this.

  2. Re:Awesome! on Kimchi in Space · · Score: 2, Funny

    The stuff smells like the ass of a dead dog, tastes great, but leaves you with Montezumas revenge 10x worse than Taco Hell ever thought about doing. FTFA: "Three top government research institutes spent millions of dollars and several years perfecting a version of kimchi that would not turn dangerous when exposed to cosmic rays or other forms of radiation and would not put off non-Korean astronauts with its pungency."

    Hopefully they did a good job ;).

    Korean BBQ in Manhattan is great though. I have been quite a few times. Very easy to find in Koreatown.

  3. Bell's Theorem on The Limits of Quantum Computing · · Score: 1

    "...or the impossibility of faster-than-light communication." You never know.
  4. Re:They bought themselves a law! on Thou Shalt Not View The Super Bowl on a 56" Screen · · Score: 1

    Are surround sound speakers considered loudspeakers? Is a sub-woofer?

  5. Re:Wha? on Similar DNA Molecules Able to Recognize Each Other · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is there a bad?

  6. Re:Theoretically, not even close on How We Might Have Scramjets Sooner than Expected · · Score: 1

    A structure that can hold all the required fuel, and still have low drag.
    As I understand it, the majority of fuel consumed in a scramjet is the air itself. The rest is a small amount of hydrogen or other catalyst.

    Though you are right that you still need to get going above minimum scramjet speeds.

    Now imagine a solar/electrolysis/hydrogen/scramjet that condensates water from the atmosphere, uses solar power to pull hydrogen out of the water by electrolysis, and that to fuel the scramjet.

    Permanently flying scramjet? .. to quote Merriam-Webster ... "w00t".
  7. Re:Count me in! on Google Phone Rumors Solidifying · · Score: 1

    A lot of phones have a built in flashlight, it's called the camera flash. Use it on my Motorola Q all the time ;)

  8. RIT Theme Song on US Teen Trades Hacked iPhone for Nissan 350Z · · Score: 1

    Oh RIT .. you attract all kinds ... female hockey, female rugby, female field hockey .. oh and overpriced phone hackers.
    My Motorola Q does just fine, all kinds of emulators, games, browsing utilities, DUN, etc.

    RIT Theme Song anybody?

  9. Re:The real problem on Nicotine Is the New Wonder Drug · · Score: 1

    This is a very good point that is often overlooked. Not to mention that it hurts me to see that half of these posters think that TFA is saying cigarettes are good for you. They are deriving treatments from the chemical nicotine. Ugh this is a painful set of comments to read.

  10. How about Wii Imports? on Nintendo Wii Homebrew Contest 2007 · · Score: 1

    The one thing that truly bugs me is the lack of support for Wii import games by both chips and loaders. Currently you have to buy a Japanese console to play them. I would love to give Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX for the Wii a try. It is supposed to be the best Naruto game yet. The imported Naruto fighting games on the Gamecube are amazing. Japanese released Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3 and 4 (which are not available in the US) are much better than the previous versions. I am very glad that I am able to play them on a gamecube with a "Freeloader" disc.

  11. Re: "Making them as efficient as diesel engines" on Scientists Claim Major Leap in Engine Design · · Score: 1

    Actually .. Mazda says full scale production of the Hydrogen hybrid RX-8 with the Renesis engine is 5 years away. Rotaries are naturally very well adapted to hydrogen use due to the separation of intake, exhaust, and combustion chambers.

  12. Re:too many models and lines on Affordable DX10 - GeForce 8600 GTS and 8600 GT · · Score: 2, Informative

    Tom's Hardware has a great chart system: http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html

  13. Nebraska .. Nebraska .. on College Demands RIAA Pay Up For Wasting Its Time · · Score: 1

    Never heard of it.. oh wait .. thats where all the coastline yuppies are moving to! Lets move there with whitey and damn the man!

  14. Re:Cloak on $100k For Kenobi's Cloak · · Score: 2, Funny

    .. and off to JWST (Jedi Workplace Sensitivity Training) with the lot of ya!

  15. Re:Stargate already did it on Voltron-Like Modular Robot Demonstrated · · Score: 1

    Simpsons did it! Simpsons did it!

  16. Re:Store Shelves on The Wii - Is the Magic Gone? · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Calling 10 Best Buys in the area (Jersey/NYC) I found 3 stores with Wii's in stock. Put some effort into it.

  17. Schumann Resonance on Earth's Constant Hum Explained · · Score: 1
    I wonder if in any way, this is related to the "set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonance

  18. Re:Interested.... on Water From Wind · · Score: 1

    IIRC, I talked to a guy at some Kiosk at a mall in Rochester, NY. He was there for some other reason but we managed to get on the topic of trying to sell the idea of these windmills. Seems he was selling them for the home, they were small, cheap and you could sell power back to the grid. He said he was still in the research stage and was trying to get capital investment. I don't recall any mention of a condensation mechanism/side-effect.

    I had diagrams of them, though this was probably 5 years ago. They were of vertical design. Imagine a rhombus from the top down and two of the parallel sides open to catch wind. I brought them to the attention at my college (rit.edu) for their massive power needs. The college encounters significant wind due to the design of the architecture. I don't think it ever went anywhere.

    The design is small, efficient, and omni-directional. Wish I still had all that info.

  19. Re:I'd like to see the sprinklers hit this one .. on Slow Light = Fast Computing · · Score: 1

    Actually those are faked explosions .. I admit .. But here are real ones: Rubidium & Caesium in Water

  20. I'd like to see the sprinklers hit this one .. on Slow Light = Fast Computing · · Score: 1

    Cesium is the strongest non-radioactive alkali metal. Cesium is also dense enough to sink in water. BOOM!
    Braniac on YouTube

  21. Paypal/eBay Does That on EBay's Bid To Go Beyond Auctions Disappoints · · Score: 1

    With Paypal you can pay for multiple winning items at once. I did it quite often the past few weeks. Bought about 12 things on eBay .. all Buy It Now. Didn't even bother with eBay Express.

  22. Re:Cablevision is Scared on Fiber TV Install and Experience · · Score: 1

    Hey ... I moved from Upstate NY to North Jersey this Year .. I'm still adapting ;)

  23. Re:Cablevision is Scared on Fiber TV Install and Experience · · Score: 1

    I believe the 30Mbit downstream service costs another $15 a month, does it not? I know you get a bunch of e-mail addresses and webspace too. I'm sure upstream speed and latency are what most of us are interested in anyway. I would like to know what happens if you keep legal torrents up 24/7 with 1000+ connections and full bandwidth usage and see what happens on FIOS compared to Cablevision. Also how does FIOS ip addresses work? One static?

  24. Redundant on Fiber TV Install and Experience · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like your signature. I like your mod rating too.

  25. Verizon FIOS Speeds on Fiber TV Install and Experience · · Score: 1

    Oh by the way .. Verizon is still topping them. The local speeds for FIOS are 20Mbit/5Mbit for $45/mo.