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  1. What if something goes wrong? on Robotic Surgery On a Beating Heart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The software can predict where heart tissue will be approximately 70 to 100 milliseconds in the future, so the position of the tip of the handheld surgical tool can be adjusted accordingly.

    In surgery there is always a potential for something to go wrong. Can the software compensate for cardiac arrhythmias which are inherently unpredictable?

    Surgeons typically respond better than machines to unpredicted circumstances.

  2. Electronic baths on Recovering Moldy Electronics? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Water can be used to clean electronics in manufacturing processes. Most electronic components will not be damaged by water. Make sure you get all the dirt and grim out.

    1.Don't plug it yet.

    2. Take all electronics completely apart. Look for damage or corrosion.

    3. Remove every battery.

    4. Flush it out with distilled water.

    5. Use electronic cleaner or alcohol(not the stuff you drink) to remove any mineral deposits.

    6. Dry off with paper towel.

    7. Let it dry completely. If you have any doubts wait till it's completely dry.

    8. Plug it in and cross your fingers.

  3. Re:is that still around? on Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks · · Score: 1

    IEEE 1394 supports isochronous transfers. USB 2.0 supports isochronous transfers. What you're talking about is USB bulk transfers. Just read to specs.

  4. Re:is that still around? on Users Rage Over Missing FireWire On New MacBooks · · Score: 2, Informative

    USB doesn't allow for devices to communicate peer-to-peer. There is always a HOST and devices. Most USB devices can't switch from being a USB host to a USB device and vice-versa.

    USB OTG(on-the-go) can allow devices to act as hosts, but this requires a USB controller that supports it.

    IEEE 1394 is peer-to-peer. It requires nothing additional to use "target disk mode".

  5. Re:uh on CO2 To Fuel, Closing the "Carbon Loop" · · Score: 1

    Yes, but without wasting energy on making all those pesky flowers, forests and fruit.

  6. Overnet and an undernet? on Vint Cerf Says It's Every Machine For Itself · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I hate to be cynical but, I think have simply an overnet and an undernet is simply too broad to secure properly. To target broad majority of commercial applications would leave the overnet too insecure and to secure it properly would leave it restrictive to get anything done commercially.

  7. Re:confusion on Stanford Teaching MBAs How To Fight Open Source · · Score: 2, Informative

    Good point. Most people don't know that for $250 a year you can get Desktop support from Canonical, the company who owns *buntu trademarks. They'll even do engineering for you for a fee.

  8. Re:Hacking? on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 1

    Welcome to slashdot; news for nerds.

  9. Re:Hacking? on "Anonymous" Hacks Palin's Private Email · · Score: 2, Informative

    Despite the popular belief, hacking does not mean to gain unauthorized access to a system. To obtain a password using brute force or dictionary methods would be considered cracking.

  10. Wikipedia and wiki on Saving Geek Lore and Other Wikipedia Castoffs · · Score: 1

    Wikipedia didn't invent wiki. It's just the most popular. If you don't agree with the administrators start you own wiki.

    Wikipedia was started with a certain idealistic standard. Still I hear people talking about not everything you read on wiki is the truth. I've personally have read a lot of crap on wiki and I think more should be deleted.

    It's cool that someone has archived the delete articles though. I think it would also be cool if continued work on the articles could bring it up to wikipedia's standards and then it could be resurrected as a wiki article with the improvments.

  11. 64-bit java on Online Storage With a Twist · · Score: 1

    Has anyone got it to work with 64-bit java?

  12. Youtube has ruined reputation of flash. on Best Way To Distribute Video Online? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Please don't accuse me of a flash advocate, but it's really not their fault. Youtube encodes video at a lower quality to save bandwidth.

    Flash actually support multiple codecs. h.264 is the standard used today for many video encoding needs. h.264 is sometimes used with youtube and flash, but to what extend I don't recall.

    So really flash is like any other player. The best way to send video over the internet is to first encode it into h.264

  13. Re:Apparently... on "Perfect" Mirrors Cast For LSST · · Score: 1

    The secondary mirror wasn't big enough to mention. It's smaller than the primary and tertiary.

  14. Re:No such thing as "perfect"... on "Perfect" Mirrors Cast For LSST · · Score: 1

    Then in this case perfect is the limitation of the manufacturing equipment to correct flaws.

  15. Re:OS Related? on Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video · · Score: 1

    Theres an installer. :-) http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/

  16. Re:"considering his experience" on Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video · · Score: 1

    In other words, given his experience being tortured in Vietnam, he's very familiar with what it feels like trying to get Linux installed and running on your computer.

    In other words, McCain knows more about Linux than you. Catch up with the times, man. You must still be worrying about the millennium bug. Download Ubuntu 8.04 burn it to a disk, pop it in and install. If you can install Windows you can easily install Ubuntu.

  17. Re:OS Related? on Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Moonlight is the open source version that runs on mono. Silverlight runs on .net.

    Last I checked it didn't work 100% yet, but seems promising. They are making an attempt.

  18. Re:Doesn't matter to me on Linux Not Supported For Democratic Convention Video · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think considering his experience he has an idea of what Linux is.
    http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/cbcd3a48-4b0e-4864-8be1-d04561c132ea.htm

  19. The only thing the government is covering up.... on Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist · · Score: 1

    The only thing the government is covering up is the stress they put astronauts under. We all remember Lisa Nowak who put on diapers and pepper sprayed that astronauts girlfriend. I suggest all astronauts be evaluted for post tramatic stress disored after leaving NASA.

  20. Re:Tell me the summary is wrong... on Blizzard Wins Major Lawsuit Against Bot Developers · · Score: 1

    Am I missing something here?

    Yep, Michael Donnelly should of got a better lawyer.

  21. Re:Vendors sign with keys. on Package Managers As Achilles Heel · · Score: 1

    RTFA. The key is valid forever. A server could have your machine load a previous version of software that has already been signed by the vendor. The previous version may not have a security fix and may be exploitable. Then your machine is compromised.

  22. Re:verify against other sites on Package Managers As Achilles Heel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    One could use a fake DNS to route all traffic to exploited servers. This doesn't really make it more secure.

  23. Re:Let me get this straight... on Lt. Col. John Bircher Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Last I heard the United States was a republic. We get to elect our representatives so that makes us a representative democracy.

  24. Re:not President, Congress on Lt. Col. John Bircher Answers Your Questions · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Only the President can determine what constitutes an act of war.

    I think the President can decide what constitutes an act of war before congress actually declares it.
    The President has the executive the power to repel sudden attacks. Cyberspace is all about the sudden attacks. Also, CAPITAL LETTERS MAKE YOU MORE IMPORTANT.

  25. Re:Stargate? on Lt. Col. John Bircher Answers Your Questions · · Score: 1

    Nope Stargate is canceled. You'll have to fly to Atlantis.