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anescient

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    Comment #182928

    Am I missing something, because this doesn't seem to say much about architecture. It just seems like some guy got his marketeer on, and is using strange words to say, "You aren't s…

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    Comment #158014

    A few interesting entries: Angular velocity: 10,348 RPM - 52x CD-ROM 42,980 RPM - fastest known pulsar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSR_J1748-2446ad Power: 3 MW - diesel locomotive…

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    Orders of Magnitude

    Energy, magnetic fields, angular velocity, see how it all measures up in this universe of ours.

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    Comment #149302

    Or set your HDD as the only boot device and set a BIOS password.

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    Comment #148992

    > ... its top speed is a pokey 15 miles an hour. Hey now. That's not the hot rod the original was, but that's way faster than I thought this thing went.

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    Comment #144280

    Set the global/outtermost background color. I've got F6F6EF only in the innermost content area; it's all framed by my default bg color.

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    Comment #143777

    I agree strongly with your "augment" point, and I'd just like to point out that online communications mediums provide opportunities for expression not possible in other contexts. F…

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    Comment #133288

    I was shocked when I tried this how easy it is to pick up. I got fast enough to IM comfortably after two or three sentences. I may break this out now and again when I'm too tired o…

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    Comment #127428

    I have a few friends who've done time here: http://www.imagination-engines.com/ From what I understand, though, that's an almost totally crackpot operation.

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    Comment #125626

    > I would now consider Quake II to be the best of the current crop. God, doesn't anybody have taste ? Not that I'm not guilty of popping wood at the arrival of OpenGL in PC gaming,…

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    Comment #125621

    I learned to program in BASIC on a Tandy 1000SX and an m100. That thing was great for long trips to grandma's. I still remember my very first attempt. I tried typing lines from a B…

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    Comment #125111

    I think it could happen either way, but it's certainly best for the team to structure itself to the project.

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    Comment #122865

    Even discounting the 'net, what about encrypted broadcasts a la DirectTV? That might be a better way to do HD content delivery in the near future anyway. I don't think media like t…