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  1. Re:RIGHT on Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast? · · Score: 1

    Well, your info about the LiH is right as far as i know..but the problem with this bomb is almost all of the yield was from the casing, which is actually highly enriched weapons grade uranium. This has a half-life of 4.5x10^9 years.

    THIS POST explains it much better than i would for this specific bomb.

  2. Huh? on Mambo Users Threatened · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do they have against dancers? ..What? This isnt cuba? I gotta go

  3. VIA EPIA on Energy Efficient and Cheap Servers for Home Use? · · Score: 1

    Nothing in the top 30 or so informative/insightful comments mention this so i will:

    The VIA epia seems like it might be exactly what you're looking for. Take a look here

    They are a very tiny motherboard with a built in VIA CPU. The processing power should be ample for any small server tasks, plus its a tiny and very quiet computer which takes almost no power. Just add ram, a hard drive, a case, and a switch and you're ready to network ;)

  4. Re:Myth install on PVR's Head-to-Head: MythTV vs. Microsoft MCE · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure as i've never set up a tivo style PVR, but how many times per day do you have to install knoppmyth ?

    I dont understand the complaint of something beeing long to install when you install something once then never worry about it again.

    Updates are another thing, if updates are very hard to do i could see, but i've seen entire distros written off in reviews because they take a bit longer to install..or you might have to crack a manual at the worst. Jeez its not like you gotta do this every time you wanna log on.

  5. Re:OLED is described in article on Sony Begins OLED Mass Production · · Score: 1

    Actually, carbon based and oil based are the same thing...it means plastic usually. In OLED's case it means the diodes are printed on a plastic (carbon/oil based material) substrate.

  6. Re:do not mod up!! on One-Watt Wireless Radio Modem Reaches 40 Miles · · Score: 1

    I didnt punch the math into the calculator, but the method is sound.

  7. Re:It's crazy...Four score and ... on SVP : More Video Anti-Copying Technology · · Score: 1

    Content encryption is broken usually because of some stupid flaw in the system.

    I could encrypt a small letter with aes-256 and every computer on earth trying to decrypt it wouldnt be able to do it in any of our lifetimes.

  8. Re:Gun deaths lower, but other rates higher.. on Home Defense, Geek Style? · · Score: 1

    It is actually 14 (age of consent)

    At least here in BC..and i think most of the rest of canada. Maybe all.

    Acutally it is all: here is the federal law:

    http://www.ageofconsent.com/canada.htm

  9. Re:OT--Gmail invite fairy on Dive Into Python · · Score: 1

    Alrite, well, that was fun but thats the end of those invites, ill find someone more diserving i guess.

  10. OT--Gmail invite fairy on Dive Into Python · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm hoping this wont get modded down..just tryin to help some ppl out

    I hope you guys who have it will leave it for the few left who dont.. (remember slashcode fucks the url up..take out any spaces, they dont belong)

    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8a7e0aa0f-7dfab c5 8e0-946a20db5b
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8 a7e0aa0f-43f6515 6b9-13aa1f22ad
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8 a7e0aa0f-0f7c734 b9d-86e85e077f
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8 a7e0aa0f-7c57c31 30b-52365eb5e7
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8 a7e0aa0f-a578b2f 9fb-41f9ef6010
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-a8 a7e0aa0f-33c7e1a 004-9308a2e6f2
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-8cf1b1b 5e3-6aec1fe593
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-986d36f 10c-ab860089af
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-3852221 7a0-d0ca8638d4
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-36b405c 9d8-e1c7bd537a
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-cf39b17 0e0-c12f13df71
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-83d3993 d8a-56222a5738

  11. Re:Hee Hee on Lexmark Recalls 40,000 Laser Printers · · Score: 1

    Just find out which lexmark printer it is and download the manual online.

  12. Largest? on World's Largest Working Computing Grid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am not sure how they define largest...

    Are these 6000 super computers? Or just other computers?

    Distributed.net had around 330 thousand participants on the latest completed rc5 key.They had 15 thousand active on the last day of the challenge.

    I would say this is much larger in computer numbers, but since they dont mention almost any usefull information in the article, I'm not sure if more computer power would be in the d.net.

    However the line: By 2007, this Grid will have the equivalent of 100,000 of today's fastest computers working together to produce a 'virtual supercomputer', which can be expanded and developed as needed

    So right now it isnt even 100 thousand computers, maybe not even close, so the computing power might be similar. (assuming 15 thousand active computers on d.net)

    Either way, right now i highly doubt its the largest ;)

  13. Re:You've already got one... on Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes · · Score: 1

    Makes me happy i drive a dual sport dirtbike...DRZ400 :D

  14. OT-Gmail invites #2 on Googling Behind China's Great Firewall · · Score: 1

    Again, Mr mods, im not expectin any moderation for this, just tryin to help out the poor buggers wihtout gmail.

    And again, i would really apreciate it if you guys left the accounts for those who dont have it. If you have one already you will get your own invites to play with soon enought..thanks in advance ;)

    P.S. Remember slashcode fucks URL's up, so just take any spaces out, they dont belong there.

    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86a2397c6c-57b08 43 d5b-f404572e94
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86 a2397c6c-d1801a1 e24-f8be023980
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86 a2397c6c-7dc5b38 40c-12c1707614
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86 a2397c6c-83494a7 e5a-3a8a47a6c4
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86 a2397c6c-dc05f70 8ed-3aa6eda909
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-86 a2397c6c-d2e3189 74b-624914db7b

  15. Re:OT-Gmail invites on Googling Behind China's Great Firewall · · Score: 1

    No problem guys. Maybe i shud post a few more.

  16. OT-Gmail invites on Googling Behind China's Great Firewall · · Score: 1

    I'm hoping this wont get modded down (or up for that matter)

    But here are a few gmail invites, i hope you guys who have it will leave it for the few left who dont..

    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46c6933de8-a41eb fa 3b0-a608ab5cc6
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-988f307 174-63b3394221
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-9399260 132-e530e5fd9a
    http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-46 c6933de8-fbdd686 cda-78cc25e208

  17. Re:GITS: Stand Alone Complex on The Giants of Anime are Coming · · Score: 2

    Plenty of torrents for all :D

    http://69.50.168.139/sn2//list_torrents/297.html

  18. Re:Power effeciency of lasers on Logitech Gives A Mouse A Laser · · Score: 1

    Good post anon, sams laser faq is great. I just dont find laser diodes in the wild with this kind of efficiency...

    Picking some random 10mW laser from digikey...
    http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Sharp/ Web%20Data/G H06510B2A.pdf

    I calculate the efficiency around 11 percent. (88mW in, 10mW out)

    Picking some other random 7mW laser..
    http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Sharp/Web %20Data/G H06507B2A,%202B.pdf

    Efficiency here works out to be less than 7 percent.

    Either way, I have never personally seen a 50%+ efficient diode, but if sam says they exist im sure hes right ;)

  19. Re:20x more precise on Logitech Gives A Mouse A Laser · · Score: 1

    Any logitech in the MX series is not susceptable to this unless used on a very poor surface.

  20. Re:Power effeciency of lasers on Logitech Gives A Mouse A Laser · · Score: 1

    If by highly efficient you mean less than 1%, yes highly ;)

  21. Re:If it works..... on HP To Start Selling Its iPod · · Score: 1

    I find that the true heart of HP broke off with Agilent. HP was a massive electronics company in all forms. Agilent split off and took what I thought was HP's core business with them.

    Just go to agilent.com and look at their products and services. After they split, HP basically became, yes, a beige box reseller. They had alpha..but did shit all with it. Their unix seems to be pretty dead , in favour of microsoft offerings like you said.

    So as far as hiring guys back like you said...maybe they could beg agilent to re-merge with them ;)

  22. Re:Don't hate it on Presenting APNG: Like MNG, Only Better · · Score: 1

    Yeah sorry...Mod me down -1 idiot ;)

    GIF is lossless.

  23. Re:Don't hate it on Presenting APNG: Like MNG, Only Better · · Score: -1

    Uhh, dont forget PNG is lossless, gif isnt.

  24. Re:Cordless mice aren't good for a lot of things on Microsoft Unveils A Designer Mouse · · Score: 1

    You have very clearly never picked up a MX700 like the original poster uses.

    I have the same mouse and i'd give a left nut if you could tell the difference in responsivness. It updates at the exact same rate as the usb bus, so lag or stuttering is no longer an issue.

    The only complain i've heard on this whole thread that was valid..was the weight. Some poeple dont like the weight. I say if they cant push a mouse around they shud go to the gym ;) but it is a valid complaint.

    Complaining about the battery dying when its almost impossible to kill it unless you're doing it on purpose is retarded. Complaining about lag is also stupid because of the reasons i've mentioned above.

  25. Re:Not me... on Electromagnetic Suspension System · · Score: 1

    I understand what you're saying overall, but your fan thing is totally wrong.

    The power sapped by a mechanical fan is not nominal. Its 5-7 HP, which you can definatly feel. Its very pronounced at higher RPM's.

    Normally it would be more efficient to drive directly, but an electric fan needs to spin slower and less often, keeping the engine a specific temperature. Its less efficient to use a mechanical fan because you are spending a lot of energy (kilowatts!) cooling an engine when its totally unneccesary. I know the fan on my cheap-o cavelier is on maybe 1% of the time of my driving. (Sitting idle for longish periods in warmer weather)

    I've never really heard of a sensor failing and the engine just not turning on the fan. What is normally done is the fan is turned on constantly during a sensor failure, or the engine shuts down and gives a warning light.

    Sure they rip you off on the sensor cost a bit, especially a temperature one (charge 100+$ and they cost maybe 5$) but some sensors really are in the 1-2 hundred dollar range. (any capacitive level or conaminant sensor, more expensive flow sensors, etc)

    Either way, Electric fans are MUCH better than the old mechanical style and people frequently cut the mechanical fan off of their old style enigne and replace it with an electric one for a significant mid to high end boost.