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Last year, I killed a man

Comment in News (32 diggs, 0 replies) - on 07/20/2008

A few weeks ago I was driving to work at about 9AM, a person had just jumped on to a local freeway from the overpass. I came around the bend in the road and saw the cars slowing down and thought, oh there must be something in the road OH GOD IT'S A PERSON … (see comment)

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Kremlin Orders 3,200 Mice. No One Knows Why

Comment in News (2 diggs, 1 reply) - on 03/28/2008

I'm guessing the weight has to do with how much "meat" they get in their diet, this allows them to count out 10 mice and know that a certain amount of meat went out the door, not having to weigh them individually. Now with respect to being Female, maybe t … (see comment)

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Kremlin Orders 3,200 Mice. No One Knows Why

Comment in News (43 diggs, 4 replies) - on 03/28/2008

While I'm hip to the conspiracy theories. I believe the actual reason is to feed the falcons in the Kremlin. (see comment)

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The Library of Congress Shares Over 3,000 Photos on Flickr

Comment in Images (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 01/17/2008

I guess you've never been in your grandma's basement and seen ancient boxes. According to wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_fiberboard "By the start of the 20th century, corrugated boxes began replacing the custom-made wooden crates and bo … (see comment)

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Amateur Time-Hackers Play with Atomic Clocks at Home

Comment in News (3 diggs, 1 reply) - on 12/12/2007

I know Mr. Karlquist as well as a lot of the other folks who worked on the Cesium Clocks at Agilent in Santa Clara (formerly HP). Sadly, Agilent got out of the Atomic Clock business a few years ago. We used to have three of them in the hallway and we woul … (see comment)

Just a sec Sarge... let me get to a save point.

Comment in Images (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/12/2007

This is a remote control for some military hardware. Please see: http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/05/us-army-using-xb ... (see comment)

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66 fans in one PC cabinet

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 11/26/2007

ferrariman60 you left out "SPL" at the end of your dB measurements. Without a suffix a dB number is always a ratio of two numbers. When you add Sound Pressure Level (SPL) you clarify your units. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_pressure 60 … (see comment)

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Neat Photos Lining Up U.S. Currency with D.C. Buildings Depicted on Them

Comment in News (7 diggs, 0 replies) - on 11/16/2007

From Flickr: Getting these right took a wide angle lens and really small aperture, both of which help give the depth of field needed so that both foreground and background are reasonably crisp. It may be hard to believe but there are still some people in … (see comment)

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Earthquake: 5.6 Mag Quake Shakes The Valley

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/31/2007

I live in San Jose about 10 miles from the epicenter. I was a pretty good shaker, I grabbed my little girl and stood in a doorway. Other than shaking us up, nothing bad happened. We later learned that about four miles away at the private plane airport tow … (see comment)

Dude puts his laptop in the freezer [pic]

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 07/12/2007

Sounds like he needs to clean the cooling fins on the laptop's CPU. With the power off, put a vacuum hose to the fan input, and spray compressed air in the outlet. It will dislodge the accumulated lint and dirt, AND get rid of the junk, not just blow it a … (see comment)

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Hewlett-Packard garage given national landmark status

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 05/20/2007

By the way, if you want to read the history of this garage, as provided by HP, here is the link http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/garage/ (see comment)

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Hewlett-Packard garage given national landmark status

Comment in News (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 05/20/2007

As a former HP employee, now part of Agilent, I was given an opportunity to visit the garage, and the adjoining house during the few days it was open to the "public" back a few years ago, just after the renovation. Agilent was spun off from HP back in 199 … (see comment)

Report Privacy Earn $200,000

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/04/2007

Do you perhaps mean piracy? (see comment)

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Wonder Woman, Your Car Is Ready: Full-Size Wireframe Subaru WRX Sculpture

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 03/13/2007

There are actually shadows, they are from the flash on the camera, you have to zoom in close to see them. (see comment)

WWDC 2006 Save the Date Invites from Apple with Leopard Theme (Image)

Comment in News (1 digg, 1 reply) - on 02/07/2007

Check the year! (see comment)

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Line Rider 3D! Urban Run

Comment in Videos (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/21/2006

The new version of Linerider has two additional line types, accelerate and "pass through" accelerate speeds up the rider even though he is going uphill etc. and the pass through lines allow you to draw anything you want and the rider passes right through … (see comment)

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Video: The Self Stirring Mug (Yep, it's a real product!)

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/02/2006

I have one of these, given to me by someone who is a drug salesman. I carry around a "bextra" cup every day. I took it with me camping and loved freaking everyone out that when the creamer touched the surface of the coffee it would magically start stirrin … (see comment)

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New Audi R8 super car has a "monocle" that shines its logo

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 12/01/2006

As someone else pointed out it's not the headlight, it's on the parking light. Parking lights don't usually project well on to anything. (see comment)

Make light bulbs last 8 years. Stop wasting the energy needed to make more.

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/07/2006

The device is simply a series diode. It cuts off the "negative alternation" causing only positive voltage to be applied to the filament. This is similar in effect to turning down the voltage, oh yes, you'll save lifetime. Oh yes, you'll WASTE more energy. … (see comment)

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hotDigg - The ultimate free Digg Screen saver

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 03/25/2006

This doesn't seem to work behind a proxy server. Any suggestions? (see comment)

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