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  1. Hydrostatics... on Inventor Demonstrates Infinitely Variable Transmission · · Score: 3, Informative

    Several tractors I have owned have hydrostatic transmissions. These are also infinitely variable, but they use a hydraulic pump and motor to achieve it. They provide very high torque and excellent power transmission. I always wondered why they were never used in cars.

  2. internet rules? on FCC Chief Says Comcast Violated Internet Rules · · Score: 2, Funny

    I never knew that there were "internet rules" I imagine something like this happening... "You weren't being nice to the macbook, go stand in the corner with windows vista!"

  3. Re:Clarifying a few points on How Sega Can Save Sonic · · Score: 0

    I have a running copy of the game IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. interesting on NASA Finds Evidence of Recent Flowing Water on Mars · · Score: 0

    so was mars warm and cooled, or was it cool and warmed up and froze again? or did earth beam it with lasers until the ice melted?

  5. Re:itll be years on NIH Confirms Protocol To Reverse Type 1 Diabetes · · Score: 1

    in 4 years it'll be open to small groups of humans and 2 years after that it'll be on the market.

  6. Re:itll be years on NIH Confirms Protocol To Reverse Type 1 Diabetes · · Score: 0

    They have to go through rats pigs and the new goat/pig cross my company is breeding. They are the closest animals to humans.

  7. itll be years on NIH Confirms Protocol To Reverse Type 1 Diabetes · · Score: 1

    it will be years before this is available to humans!

  8. Re:Life is good on Microsoft Patent Deal Could Leave Novell Behind · · Score: 1

    yes you can, it depends on what you areresearching i guess

  9. of course on Microsoft Patent Deal Could Leave Novell Behind · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft is scared that if they are too close to novell fo too long, they'll catch it's free disease!

  10. wow... on Microsoft Taking Heat For Patent Stance · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft is now so rich that they are trying to get rid of their money by trying (and soon enough failing) to sue linux.

  11. fun but dangerous on Everyday Objects Placed In a Microwave · · Score: 2, Interesting

    get a casette tape and cheap mini player stick both in the microwave and play the tape. the tape turns cool colors and then the batteries explode!

  12. probability of hitting land on Here Come the Leonids 2006 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    for every five meteors that hit the planet 75x.75x.75x.75x.75 or 3 to the 5th over 4 to the 5th will even hit land!

  13. not everything on No More Coding From Scratch? · · Score: 0

    microsoft will never go open source, the only code they reused in vista was the bugs!

  14. Re:too expensive on New MacBook Dual Core 2 Benchmarks · · Score: 0

    its called linux!

  15. too expensive on New MacBook Dual Core 2 Benchmarks · · Score: 0

    macbooks are too expensive for me to buy one, if they ever come down in price that would be great.But right now you can buy a pc with the same config cheaper.

  16. scary on US Citizens To Require ''Clearance'' To Leave? · · Score: 0

    now the government can stop me from leaving the country on public transport if they want to!

  17. it makes sense on zCodec Video Codec Is a Trojan · · Score: 0

    If it opens backdoors it would make sense that media companies can use it to check for pirated software.

  18. i have been on You Have Been 'Randomly' Selected? · · Score: 0

    Ive been randomly selected to win all kinds of electronics! in fact i have them in piles around me, all the ppl who tried to steal my comp after they got my adress.

  19. Re:Great Pricing on Amazon Betas 'Elastic' Grid Computing Service · · Score: 0

    joe schoe you stole my idedtity [http://home.flash.net/~bob001/identity-theft.htm]

  20. Re:Not for me on LiveDrive vs GDrive vs Personal Data Storage? · · Score: 0

    why are you *hiding* you kids pics?

  21. no on Debunking a Bogus Encryption Statement? · · Score: 0

    If you encrypt a file and then encrypt the encrypted file all that has to be done is crack 2 layers of the same type of encryption. Try it on a file ive tried it before.

  22. but... on Download Torrents With Your PC Turned Off · · Score: 0

    will it run linux?

  23. destroying windows updates on Deploying Windows Updates? · · Score: 1

    simple download all updates make a fire throw hdd in fire and you have succsessfully destroyed your windows updates! and you desroyed the curse on the harrdrive as well its called windows http://www.microsoft.com/windows

  24. Re:It's a constant battle for me too... on How Do You Maintain Your Work Focus? · · Score: 1

    [chew a couple of c tablets]hahaha very funny but it only works if thats the programing language :)

  25. talking on Basic Internal Instant Messaging Solution? · · Score: 1

    talking is great except for when reccomending web sies i remember... *phone rings* me; hello? friend mike; whats the site for that article about data storage you told me about? me; go to slashdot.org to get the story at the first link. mike; huh? /..org? me;spell slash and dot then type regular . org.got it? mike;i tink so. nope it wont work. me;forget it ill email you the link. after that i laghed hysterically for 2 minutes.