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• Commented on Technology to generate power from slow moving river and ocean currents
  As an example, the Chrysler building is 77 stories, with about 1.2 million square feet of office space. An average office cubicle is 100 square feet, I'll guess that accounts for 1/3 the area (the rest is hallways, common space,...
• Commented on Rethinking NIMBY: Why Wind Power Could Lead To New Ways of Defining (and Dealing With) Public Naysaying
  One of the big objections I've heard about the Cape Wind project is the eyesore aspect of the windmills on the horizon. I always figured the alternative was eventually getting enough smog that there was no horizon at all. To...
• Commented on Iraqi forces love this "magic wand" bomb detector; US thinks it's junk.
  "During an interview on Tuesday, General Jabiri challenged a Times reporter to test the ADE 651, placing a grenade and a machine pistol in plain view in his office. Despite two attempts, the wand did not detect the weapons when...
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe, your kids are safe, the only scary thing is the warnings
  Regarding adults trick or treating...a guy I used to work with always went out with his sons. They had their candy sacks, he had his brandy snifter....
• Commented on LEDs: Throwing Some Light on the Hype
  Oh, and anyone interested in LEDs should check out the LED Museum. http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ Fun site....
• Commented on LEDs: Throwing Some Light on the Hype
  I've worked with Luxeon, Cree & Ledengin diodes with good results. There are several other reputable sources out there, too. Osram comes to mind. I think the future isn't in LED replacing conventional light bulbs, mostly due to the thermal...
• Commented on Infographic: Left vs Right
  If you put on red/blue glasses you can see left & right in 3D....
• Commented on What to do if you smell a terrorist
  Sure, but that's Los Angeles. Something like that could never happen here....... ....hold on, some one is knocking on my door.......
• Commented on Zero gravity spice rack for crowded kitchens
  It would be nice if the magnet sealed the top against the shelf surface. Pull off the shelf, shake or measure your spice, put back on the shelf, sealed, no cap to screw off and on or other nuisance....
• Commented on Video projector button infringes copyright at 16:9
  But wait, this is great! If this line of reasoning can be defended, then if you project an image at, say, 16:9.001, you're not violating copyright?...
• Commented on Funktionide hints at the future of body pillows
  Gosh, am I the first to welcome our robotic amoebic overlords?...
• Commented on Report: Woman paralyzed by E. coli-tainted hamburger
  Hi Xeni, I'm in Westborough, Massachusetts, the farm is Heirloom Harvest. http://www.heirloomharvestcsa.com/ Our meat is from Chestnut Farms. http://www.chestnutfarms.org/ Don't remember the orchard, we're pretty much in the heart of Massachusetts apple territory. Been a member for about 5 years...
• Commented on Report: Woman paralyzed by E. coli-tainted hamburger
  Reminds me of the incident a couple years ago when a farm wanted to test 100% of their meat for mad cow disease and was prevented by the USDA because other producers complained that people might expect them to test...
• Commented on Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One
  Comatose51, it's a Native American story, and one of my favorites. I'm glad you like it....
• Commented on Video of laser weapon fired from airplane
  "But...by this logic, shouldn't the UN pass a resolution that all wars must be fought with thermonuclear and bio-weapons?" No, that doesn't follow. I'm not promoting collateral damage. There's certainly no need to go to such an extreme to make...
• Commented on Video of laser weapon fired from airplane
  re: Rindan "It sure would be nice if you had the optics and the weapon that would let you identify an individual human from the air" Without going into choice of words, the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance — Imaging...
• Commented on Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One
  “What is Liberty?” asked a brave of the Elders. “Go ask Eagle” they replied. “What is Liberty?” asked the brave of Eagle. Eagle flew high up into the Sky, until he was almost out of sight, folded his wings and...
• Commented on Neat special effects added to street video
  @9: Very neat, but at $399 plus needing After Effects, it's too expensive for me. For something fun and far less expensive, Magnet from Creaceed (http://creaceed.com/magnet/) is only $39. Stand alone app to track objects in QuickTime movies and add...
• Commented on 3D movies are doomed to gimmickhood
  Along with anonymous, I'm also blind in one eye. And I wear glasses to correct the vision in my good eye, so I am not enthusiastic to see a movie where I have to don another set of glasses over...
• Commented on Blind juggling robot
  Cool, but makes me think more of kinetic sculpture. Can they make an automated paddle-ball?...
• Commented on Rich Seattle suburbs install ubiquitous surveillance cameras, cops follow all "suspicious" vehicles
  Is the crime of burglary tolerable in society? YES. The cost of eliminating all possibility of crime is, well, I think Ripley from the Aliens movie said it best, "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from...
• Commented on Possible solution for Derren Brown's lottery trick
  Did anyone see the actual lottery broadcast simultaneously with the Brown broadcast? Even so, as was mentioned, the reveal is after the lottery numbers were announced... Years ago Penn & Teller made a video tape that you were to play...
• Commented on Damien Hirst installation owner charges teen art-rival with theft of £500,000 for removing box of pencils from installation
  MKUltra, I believe Takuan was paraphrasing Deteriorata. "Know what to kiss - and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do. Wherever possible, put people on hold."...
• Commented on Review: 16 Months w/Belkin's 300W DC/AC Inverter
  And of course, standard emergency kits with waterproof matches, sewing kit, rope, first aid kit, aluminized mylar space blanket. And most of it, I've used....
• Commented on Review: 16 Months w/Belkin's 300W DC/AC Inverter
  I keep a little 100 watt inverter in my Prius. I got a kit that keeps one of the accessory outlets live from http://www.coastaletech.com/. (Just watch your battery state of charge. I use a $20 DMM from Radio Shack for...
• Commented on Crazy organic bread-slicer sign for crazy organic bread eaters
  According to TranslationParty.com, this becomes "We both organic Pansuraisa, please note we use the traditional items." As far as the silliness of the sign, here's the law. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=43d4e333dbb7ae5c85d026705dcae64e&rgn=div5&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.31&idno=7#7:3.1.1.9.31.2.342.4 § 205.272 Commingling and contact with prohibited substance prevention practice standard. (a)...
• Commented on Why the Space Shuttle should always lift off at night
  I've never had the pleasure of seeing a life liftoff, but I like the description Penn Jilette (of Penn & Teller) gave of NASA's apparent sense of humor. Apparently most people can only get within about 5 miles of a...
• Commented on Why the Space Shuttle should always lift off at night
  One of the best explanations of "why do this" was, as I recall, in a NOVA program interview with a cosmonaut. They were talking about all the amazing technological innovations that have trickled down from and advanced due to the...
• Commented on @BBVBOX: recent guest-tweeted web video picks (boingboingvideo.com)
  I'll stick with my Pomegranate Phone. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/11/11/pomegranate-ns08-the.html...
• Commented on RECAP, a Firefox plugin that frees US caselaw one page at a time
  Thanks, Little John, so that's where it went. I think I had too many tabs open......