Re: [H] hdtv and web channel hookup

software since all encoding is done on the fly. I'm running it on > a quade core mini-itx XP x64 system. > > lopaka > > --- On Wed, 9/9/09, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: > > From: G.Waleed Kavalec > Subject: [H] hdtv and web channel hookup > To: "The Hardware List&qu

[H] hdtv and web channel hookup

My wife and I are looking at a Samsung 40" HDTV (UN40B7000 probably) and I'd like to be able to easily toggle into various web channels now available. What is the easiest (and most spouse friendly) way to do this? I have Comcast for both TV and Internet, and I'm open to dedicating a PC to the job.

Re: [H] So the boss goes and buys a piece of hardware...

Ended up with a two-part equivalent. On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Harry McGregor wrote: > G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: > > Been there? > > What I am looking at is a Sans Digital Tower Raid TR8MB. Nice external > > drive box. Has a Sata-II port (and cables) and comes wi

[H] So the boss goes and buys a piece of hardware...

Been there? What I am looking at is a Sans Digital Tower Raid TR8MB. Nice external drive box. Has a Sata-II port (and cables) and comes with a PCI-express-1X card with two Sata-II ports. We have 2+ year old Dell servers, good machines, but none have any PCI-express-1X slots. Anyone know of a wo

[H] Paging Dr. McCoy

Your gadget is ready. http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7925 -- Gregory Waleed Kavalec -

Re: [H] Portable eye. In your phone.

lind! > > Great idea for sure, but I don't get the price tag. > > > G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: > >> >> http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/10/26/the_possibilities_of_a_portable_eye/ >> >> But then it becomes apparent what's unique abo

[H] Portable eye. In your phone.

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/10/26/the_possibilities_of_a_portable_eye/ But then it becomes apparent what's unique about Smith's phone: A flash goes off when he snaps a picture of the menu, and a few seconds later, his phone has translated the page of text into speech, a

Re: [H] Reactionless drive??

of salt. Who knows if this is legit or > just > more pseduoscience. > > > ------ > Brian > > > > On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM, G.Waleed Kavalec <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive > > Man this would be TOO

[H] Reactionless drive??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive Man this would be TOO DAMN COOL if it turns out to be real. The Chinese space agency is building one. They aren't stupid. I mean: whoa. -- Ramadan Mubarak Gregory Waleed Kavalec --- McCain on Spain shows he doesn

[H] [OT] permanent Friday

For those who need a place to post the "Friday-Off-Topic" stuff - all the time. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wayofftopic/ Open enrollment for now (until the usual spam starts) -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - http://www.facebook.com/p/G_Waleed_Kavalec/618860864

[H] repeatable nanofabrication

Milling maching software + Atomic Force Microscope = repeatable nanofabrication http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070801170326.htm Not tomorrow sci-fi. This is now. -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - http://www.facebook.com/p/G_Waleed_Kavalec/618860864

[H] This hardware does NOT have a bug...

A life-size, robotic fly has taken flight at Harvard University. Weighing only 60 milligrams, with a wingspan of three centimeters, the tiny robot's movements are modeled on those of a real fly. While much work remains to be done on the mechanical insect, the researchers say that such small flying

[H] nostalgia

You can purchase this 80MB disk system for less than $12k -- and even better, 300MB for under $20k! http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9023960&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_feat -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - ht

[H] Fwd: Closer to a light computer

PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News Number 825 May 23, 2007 by Phillip F. Schewe, Ben Stein www.aip.org/pnu SON ET LUMIERE, which in French means *sound and light,* is the name for popular nighttime outdoor shows in which pictures are projected on the

[H] Off topic? Nope. THIS is hardware!

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/18626/ Kwabena Boahen is part of a small but growing community of scientists and engineers using a process they call "neuromorphing" to build complicated electronic circuits meant to model the behavior of neural circuits. Their work takes advantage of anato

[H] Remember Clark's Law ?

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070423/full/070423-11.html dayam!

[H] Fwd: The latest in RRE technology

We need one of these... -- Forwarded message -- From: Peter Yannone pyannone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FANTASTIC! I have GOT to get one. On 4/3/07, MJYannone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuhYd9L_d7w -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec --

Re: [H] dot-net question

<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would it be too much of a stretch to say it was the "new" MS answer to JRE (JavaVM) after they (effectively) got kicked out of that? (Sorry if I got the wrong idea somewhere...) Rick Glazier From: G.Waleed Kavalec

Re: [H] dot-net question

There are many, many dot-net oriented yahoo and google groups. Join a few and let the message traffic flow by, you will pick up a lot. If you want the standing-on-one-foot answer, .Net is all about the creation of a layer that holds the most common functions and services needed by any applicatio

Re: [H] Fwd: really-bad-wiring-jobs

I would hate to have to fix it after the maniac with a chainsaw came to visit. But yeah, me too. On 3/31/07, j maccraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: LOL, the "good" overhead track wiring pic is impressive. The rest down right disturbing! G.Waleed Kavalec wrote: > I think I

[H] Fwd: really-bad-wiring-jobs

I think I worked a couple of these places -- Forwarded message -- http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/03/really-bad-wiring-jobs_20.html -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may con

[H] No levity intended

Curiouser and curiouser... http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/gravity_research_020731.html -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are

[H] NASA built Quantum chip for D-Wave

NASA Describes Quantum Chip A custom chip powered a disputed demonstration of quantum computing by D-Wave Systems. Ben Ames, IDG News Service Saturday, March 10, 2007 06:00 PM PST

[H] Numenta

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/hawkins.html *Jeff Hawkins created the Palm Pilot and the Treo. Now he says he's got the ultimate invention: software that mimics the human brain.* -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec - If you are not an intended recipient of this document,

[H] This is not a movie. It's OK to be afraid. Too late. But OK.

http://ibtimes.com/articles/20070226/surveillance-cameras.htm Surveillance Cameras Get Smarter By Stephen Manning The next time you walk by a shop window, take a glance at your reflection. How much do you swing your arms? Is the weight of your bag causing you to hunch over? Do you still have a b

[H] latest Bose-Einstein magic

OK, for the NEXT trick... make this happen from one cloud to the next *through entanglement ONLY*. -- Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr

[H] OK, I'm impressed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf2-gJvOSOI -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec -

Re: [H] Secure web page

Depending on what for; can't really argue.(besides, I save my religious debating for other forums)On 10/9/06, Bryan Seitz < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: LOL if you're using IIS, SHAME ON YOU.On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 08:33:04PM -0500, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:> >From the site...&g

Re: [H] Secure web page

From the site... "In order to password protect documents using IIS, you have to actually create accounts on the NT machine. You then assign permissions to the various documents so that those users have permission to read those documents. While this sounds simple enough, keep in mind that this me

[H] Future hardware...

Quantum Dot Molecules - One Step Further Towards Quantum Computing   NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Honolulu, HI, United States, 08/16/2006 - Individual quantum dots (QDs) have been widely investigated for the past 15 years, showing their potential applications in quantum computing.      

[H] Not included...

Lift off for battery-power plane A manned plane powered by conventional batteries took off from Tokyo on Sunday - and flew for 59 seconds. The one-man, glider-like plane took off from a private airport and reached a height of 5.2m (16ft). It was powered by 160 AA batteries, which are commonly use

[H] Quantum computer by WHEN ?

Jan Andrew Buck heads Princeton Group International, which backs biotech ventures. He said he is itching for a bare-bones quan tum computer for plotting complicated routes and schedules. "I think I can get a squeaky, scratchy quantum computer to market in two or three years," Buck said. All he ne

Re: [H] Ooh....

Here is an interesting alternative  http://www.orb.com/what_is_orb/On 7/7/06, Julian Hale < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:At 06:52 AM 7/7/2006, you wrote:> http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833045,00.aspAnd you might be able to get it for as little as $100 after r

[H] Ooh....

http://www.slingmedia.com/slingbox/ http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1833045,00.asp -- G. Waleed Kavalec - "Stop throwing the Constitution in my face, iI's just a g*ddamned piece of paper!" -- George W. Bush, November 2005.

Re: [H] Project idea - noise canceling in autos

On 6/28/06, Jin-Wei Tioh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 10:07 PM 6/28/2006, you wrote:>Very cool - just what I was looking for.>>I think the real question is going to be how it will work in a car>audio environment.  I wonder what running such a signal through the >standard hi power car audio amp and

[H] From the "Hey I thought of that" dept...

http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=843 By: Pam Frost Gorder Stealth radar system sees through trees, walls undetected Ohio State engineers have invented a radar system that is virtually undetectable because its signal resembles random noise. The radar could have applications in law enforcemen

[H] And now for something completely different...

[...] Quantum rules are thought to break down and give way to the classical world as things get bigger. But enzymes are small, and move their substrate particles over short distances. David Leys, Nigel Scrutton, Michael Sutcliffe and colleagues at Manchester University, together with Adrian Mulho

[H] Frankenware!

Better Fuel Cells Using Bacteria Bioengineer Tim Gardner says synthetic biology could create bacteria that produce electricity from waste more efficiently. By Emily Singer What if you could power your house with sewage? Or run your pacemaker with blood sugar rather than a traditional battery?

[H] Re: [OT] Hardware.. no, wait.. softw... no wait... Frankenware?

One moment please, sending the Bat Signal now... (though, really, this is a software problem) On 4/7/06, Rob MacFadyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nope... still no joy. The direct link returns "server not found". Under IE I just get a blank area in the middle of the page... under firefox I get

[H] Hardware.. no, wait.. softw... no wait... Frankenware?

Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteries Thu Apr 6, 6:39 PM ET Researchers trying to make tiny machines have turned to the power of nature, engineering a virus to attract metals and then using it to build minute wires for mic

[H] superconduction...

Nano World: Superconducting wires By CHARLES Q. CHOI NEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- Nanotechnology could help enable the next generation of superconducting wires for everything from new city power grids to levitating trains, experts told UPI's Nano World. Superconductors allow electrical current t

Re: [H] Batteries to get boost from nanotechnology

Actually this didn't come from "the industry" but from MIT. ...but you're right about fuel cells. On 4/2/06, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 06:09 PM 01/04/2006, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:>It is estimated that commercial products containing capacitor

[H] Batteries to get boost from nanotechnology

Mobile devices in the future may get extra battery power thanks to nanotechnology. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a way of storing extra charge in 'ultracapacitors'. The team led by Riccardo Signorelli, Joel Schindall and John Kassakian have dev

Re: [H] Quantum computing leaps closer

Five years ago quantum computing was about as real as warp drive.  Theories, sure, but actually build one?? Keep your eyes on this, you are watching the Kitty Hawk flight... On 3/30/06, warpmedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Turns my mind to jello, but interesting for sure. Just when you thinkyou

[H] Quantum computing leaps closer

http://www.rdmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=014&ACCT=140100&ISSUE=0603&RELTYPE=FE&PRODCODE=&PRODLETT=AS "our wave function is rather large" Whoa.-- G. Waleed Kavalec-

[H] Plastic Inside ?

Chemists work on plastic promise By Jonathan Fildes

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

Some folks in Puerto Rico and Guam would disagree. ;-) And the Phillipines are our own post-colonial albatros. On 3/9/06, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That's a pretty short list.   And having a wife from Jamaica, which still has great relations with UK, I can tell you no

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "G.Waleed Kavalec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >To: "The Hardware List" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>>Subject: Re: [H] Failure Cars St

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

Opun your mind grasshopper ! On 3/9/06, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How?  This makes no sense to me.  As Druidism is a faith based on Nature Worship and gaia-based faith mythology, it has more in common with Wicca then George Bush.  I'm unsure where this link ever started,

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >  Every Muslim majority nation with broken and>oppressive goverments coincidentally have a history of having once been>under British colonial rule (a pattern not restricted to Muslim countries,>by the way). So has North America and practically the

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>You don't seem to understand there ARE NO Islamic governments today.>>As a Muslim I know what the phrase 'Islamic government' means and instead I>see corrupted politicians there just as much we see them here. This is where you break off from th

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 03:09 PM 09/03/2006, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:>Muslim majority does NOT equate to Islamic GOVERNMENT, as most with>open minds can easily confirm.  Every Muslim majority nation with>broken and oppressive goverments coinci

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 01:09 PM 09/03/2006, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:>My apologies to Druids everywhere.>>Would you allow Neo-druid?Why not use Bushite, or Neo-Con.  I can't see the connection toDruids of any sort. Druids are commo

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

re already well know to be a corrupt and failing institution.  (known to the world as "the sick old man") On 3/9/06, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hate to tel ya this but the Muslims were allied with Hitler in ww2 ( for the oil I'm sure )fpAt 11:32 AM 3/9/2006, G.Waleed K

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So printing a story that will only incite more hatred towards the Saudigovernment makes perfect sense. Oh wait, no it doesn't. This may come as a shock to you Hayes but you know, it really really helps to know what you are talking about.  Again tho

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In other words, forget about the rest of how majority islamic nations treatwomen and instead just pay attention to Indonesia. Broken record here? I'm glad you have diagnosed youself. Now try the prescription:  Grow up.   Muslim majority does NOT eq

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

ere's the folllow-up? On 3/9/06, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Had to chime in - not nonsense:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1874471.stmOn 3/8/06, G.Waleed Kavalec < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 3/5/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Cool, so

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Excellent example: the neo-cons, controlled by the Radical Christian Right,>have killed AT LEAST 100,000 CIVILIANS in their war on Iraq.  Plenty>elsewhere, too.Link? If you need a link you are too ignorant of current events to know how to use one.

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My apologies to Druids everywhere.> Would you allow Neo-druid?Why is it that the left frequently warps the plain meaning of wordsinto some new meaning not intended by the original?Shades of '1984' newspeak! Gary VanderMolenLOL ! The "left"

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What has happened in numerous areas of the world is that religious zealotsof all forms - not just islam - take their faith so seriously that they useit as an oppressing hammer to beat the piss out of people. Excellent example: the neo-cons, contr

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 12:25 PM 09/03/2006, G.Waleed Kavalec wrote:>And thank YOU for continuing to be a Druid* asshole,>you help the cause of truth  immeasurably.No offense, but Druids have zero to do with Bush.  Choose another nickname. My

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You are true simpleton. Posting links to irrefutable acts of human rightsabuses makes you a "Druid"? You don't need to be a Bush supporter (I am mostcertainly not) to be concerned with the subhuman savagery in Iran. If anything, being concerned wit

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/9/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Iran is a mess and "shariah law" as it is commonly understood today is an>even bigger mess.>>But garbage spewed by islamophobes is going to written of as nonsense>anyway. >>I.e.  LIES.Thanks for clarifying that indeed what I posted earlier is not

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/8/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...]  ALL LIES! Iran is a peaceful place. So peaceful in fact why don't you flyover there during ramadan and eat a bbq pork sandwich in front of the revolutionary guard in public. I'm sure they will not bother you. Iran is a mess and "shariah law"

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/8/06, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And it appears the citizenry didn't want him buried in the cemetary> either.  It never ceases to amaze me how much of an asshole major> religions make god out to be.  Here's a secret:  If he's a loving > god, he doesn't give a shit if you eat

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/8/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>But never respect fools who spread inflammatory nonsense like this.Oh but it is not nonsense!It really happened, I just got the age wrong. 14, my bad. And I agree -never respect fools, or stupid religions, or the murderous subhuman filth who us

Re: [H] Failure Cars Standard with Wings was....

On 3/5/06, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cool, so be respectful of religious police in Iran who flog to death 9 yearold boys because they eat food while during a government imposed fast duringRamadan - gotcha. It's all relative. But never respect fools who spread inflammatory nonsense l

Re: [H] google search for "failure"

PS:  and if anyone thinks I was joking http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4741On 3/3/06, G.Waleed Kavalec < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We need a (really hefty) Ansari X-Prize for the one who invents "Mr. Fusion". On 3/3/06, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

[H] hardware - but a bit OT

An Oxford University physicist sees the future of nanotechnology in the workings of one of Nature's tiniest motors An Oxford University physicist sees the future of nanotechnology in the workings of one of Nature's tiniest motors, that which allows some bacteria to swim by rotating slender fil

Re: [H] google search for "failure"

We need a (really hefty) Ansari X-Prize for the one who invents "Mr. Fusion". On 3/3/06, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have to use more nuclear power. I applaud efforts to add wind, thermal, > and solar generation, but I just don't see those every becoming large scale > enough to m

Re: [H] google search for "failure"

As I understand it the real problem with ethanol is that it won't go though existing pipelines. And THAT is a monster of a chicken-egg issue. On 3/3/06, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The funny thing is you have all these american car companies saying > it's soo hard to get off gas, do a go

[H] Information from fiche<<<

Stealth sharks to patrol the high seas * 01 March 2006 * From New Scientist Print Edition * Susan Brown IMAGINE getting inside the mind of a shark: swimming silently through the ocean, sensing faint electrical fields, homing in on the trace of a scent, and navigating through the featu

[H] Quantum computer works best switched off

Quantum computer works best switched off * 22 February 2006 * From New Scientist Print Edition Even for the crazy world of quantum mechanics, this one is twisted. A quantum computer program has produced an answer without actually running. The idea behind the feat, first proposed in 1998,

[H] Whoa... Even Spock didn't have one of THESE

Overview The Cyberlink Interface is a communication link between humans and machines. Anyone wishing to explore the world of brain-actuated control can now operate computer software and any electrical device directly from the control center - the mind. The Cyberlink Interface enables hands-free c

Re: [H] First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor

ke Pratt School of Engineering. [...] http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060124/sc_space/strongmoleculesizedspringsdiscovered On 1/11/06, G.Waleed Kavalec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Reading what actually happening in the lab it sure is blurry. On 1/9/06, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote

[H] This isn't - exactly - hardware, but dayam..

January 17, 2006     Custom-Made Microbes, at Your Service   By ANDREW POLLACK   There are bacteria that blink on and off like Christmas tree lights and bacteria that form multicolored patterns of concentric circles resembling an archery target. Yet others can reproduce photographic images.   The

Re: [H] First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor

Reading what actually happening in the lab it sure is blurry. On 1/9/06, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I didn't realize Engines of Creation was now considered fact :)On 1/9/06, G.Waleed Kavalec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> On 1/9/06, James Maki < [

Re: [H] First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor

On 1/9/06, James Maki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Original Message-> From: G.Waleed Kavalec> First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor Debuts in the United> States at CES>> Planet82 Inc., a global leader of nanotechnology, announced today the > first U.S. demo

[H] First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor

First Nanotechnology-Based Image Sensor Debuts in the United States at CES Planet82 Inc., a global leader of nanotechnology, announced today the first U.S. demonstration of its innovative and highly sensitive image sensor, Single Carrier Modulation Photo Detector (SMPD), which uses nanotechnology

Re: [H] is this OT enough for Friday?

On 1/6/06, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 03:48 PM 06/01/2006, CW wrote:>I have no problems with "blue sky" research, the idea of following up even>the wildest of theoretical ideas to see if they have any viability.  Even>if totally wrong, the work that would be done would prov

Re: [H] is this OT enough for Friday?

The published works are legit and mainstream but right?  Who knows. On 1/6/06, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sounds about as believable as the Cold Fusion claims in 1989.Gary VanderMolen- Original Message -Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip IAN JOHNSTON SCIENC

[H] is this OT enough for Friday?

Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip IAN JOHNSTON SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT AN EXTRAORDINARY "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government. The hypothetical device, which

[H] Gel battery

Gel battery boost for radio tags By Lakshmi Sandhana

Re: [H] OT - Intelligent Design dealt harsh blow by NJ Judge

Excellent. Good religion knows that science is just a camera. Good science lets religion tell them what not to do with the shiny uranium sphere. On 12/20/05, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20051220-5807.htmlQuote:"(1) ID violates the centuries-old gro

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

On 12/15/05, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is sad that voter fraud has went on for years; the dead have come out tovote in numerous elections.. Did you catch the recent Showtime movie "Homecoming"? -- G. Waleed Kavalec-Why are we all in this handbasket  and

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Can you say Diebold? I thought you could. ...(this is a hardware list after all  ;-) http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/13413981.htm On 12/15/05, Chris Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: They'd do a much better job if they could win free elections.

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Not hard at all, just too busy having to fight it HERE these days. On 12/14/05, Hayes Elkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's hard for some to swallow that there was a time when Democrats actuallygave a shit about combating tyranny head on,

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

Depends.  Be sure to wear one of the new transparent aluminum foil hats. On 12/14/05, Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You won't. How would anybody but the Canadian gov't know?Thane Sherrington (S) wrote:> At 04:29 PM 14/12/2005, Bill wrote:>> You can certainly travel from Canada to Cuba withou

Re: [H] -OT- Cuba

On 12/14/05, Thane Sherrington (S) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does the US government still frown on US citizens going to Cuba?TJust like they frown on unhackable voting machines or journalists who tell the truth about Falluja.

Re: [H] auto reply ?

Bill you're no fun. When that happens everyone on the forum must immediately set up a rule to automatically reply to the OOO sender. This usually clears the problem up in about an hour. On 10/20/05, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Electronic Gunk ???

Absolutely. We can visuallize it analog - as "gunk", but all you are seeing is random bits in LOTS of places they should not be. When power goes away generally they do too. This shows up in nics and modems too, PC's need power off-on now and then. On 10/15/05, Robert Turnbull <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [H] Watch It Shred

I can't find the link labeled "neighbor's poodle". On 9/15/05, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.ssiworld.com/watch/watch-en.htm > >

Re: [H] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. et al. v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.

Next time somebody kills their spouse with a hammer, the next of kin should sue Sears. On 7/5/05, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But what it also doesn't do is give clarity to allowing the suits inthe first place.  They've opened the door to folks to let the courtsdecide if there was any 'promoti

Re: [H] [OT] Early Friday off-topic

I love the smell of dioxin in the morning...! On 6/24/05, CW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have no problems with whatever you want to do with the flag. At the same time, I have a big problem with any use of public fire.  Burning cloth, or really anything, though, bothers me alot.  Hell, I can't burn

[H] [OT] Early Friday off-topic

BULLETIN! this just in It wasn't the Qur'an they flushed after all... http://www.islamawakened.com/images/20050517edwas-a-p.jpg G. Waleed Kavalec

Re: [H] Programming Question

If I could type I would have been World President decades ago! On 6/10/05, Wayne Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 08:55 PM 6/10/2005, G.Waleed Kavalec typed: Always made me shrarpen up my trig! That's alright I'm no good at spelling "sharpen" either but I

Re: [H] Programming Question

Kewl !   The first time I wrote that program was in FORTRAN in 1972. I think I even wrote it in COBOL once.  (don't ask) Always made me shrarpen up my trig! On 6/9/05, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 6/9/05, G.Waleed Kavalec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> Soun

Re: [H] Programming Question

Sounds like you need the Doom or Duke Nukem engine. Seriously: google on VRML for a possible approach, but 40,000 points???On 6/9/05, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I have need of a plotting function/program/library for some code I am writing for a master's paper.  Essentially, I am writi

Re: [H] -OT- Logic question for programmers on the list

I got the impression it wasn't lazy guys, but those trying to slant the test, who were the problem. On 6/3/05, Gary VanderMolen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When the bad/lazy guys catch on, they will simply rate half the > questions as "5" and the other half as "1", resulting in an > overall avera

Re: [H] -OT- Logic question for programmers on the list

Just calculate the "distance" of each set of answers from the average, throw away those that are beyond some limit, recalculate the average. Play a little with that algorithm and the "some limit" will probably be obvious. On 6/1/05, Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a a prob

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