at that resolution the pixel sensors are closer together than the wavelengths of visible light, and each photon will be triggering multiple pixels, thus reducing the apparent resolution.

five options == 20% chance of an accurate answer. randomizers would be under-represented by 500%. (but I could be telling you a lie)

well, since I am neither gainfully employed or engaged in a productive task, I default to the No answer.

Mikrotik Routers, despite some bad press, are good. They are inexpensive, can be build with commodity hardware, and easily handle that level of traffic.

hardware specs on mine: 2.4Ghz P-IV, 512MB Rambus RAM, 1 * T100 Ethernet port (motherboard)connected to modem, 5 * 10/100/1000 ports (NICs) connected to home network and one 802.11g wifi NIC (operating as a hotspot), 1 256MB flash card in IDE adapter.

FIOS connection gives me 60*5 with one IP, and regularly sustains that with as many as four separate machines running BT at any given time, 2 public game servers, as well as various other uses. 60+ firewall rules, full NAT with 20+ port forwarding rules, it runs like a champ.

http://www.mikrotik.com/

If you already have the hardware laying around doing nothing, go ahead and give them a look.

I'm not so sure that's true. You would probably never see a human that is completely resistant to fire, but after a few generations I think you would certainly see humans with a greater ability to recuperate from burns. Over time you would absolutely see humans with skin and physiology more resistance to heat damage.

It wouldn't happen quickly, but I think you would eventually see selection for some qualities that improve the organism's ability to survive fire.

I share your anachronistic devotion to truth and accuracy and reality. But those things are out of fashion. They've been replaced with hate and greed and envy and the self absorbtion that is called "awareness".

To care about the truth is to fail to fit into modern society. Your "common ground" is very uncommon these days.

It's also embarrassing having your browsing habits displayed to everyone that use your computer to quickly check their mail or the public transportation schedule or whatever when they are at your house.

That's why I have a guest computer in My house.

And Red Bull isn't ?!?

Actually, aluminium cans are easy enough to sort out with an Eddy Current Sorter. A strong alternating magnetic field induces an eddy current in the aluminium (or other non-ferrous) object , repelling it away from the sorter. used after the ferrous separator, and just about 99% of the metals will be separated from the recycle stream. These folks: http://www.magnapower.co.uk/canseparator.html, make a good one, using a mechanical field alternator for maximum efficiency.

Oh, share the script? (I'm actually more interested in where you're sending this, and the wording you're using, but the script Might be cool, too.)

And Double Drat! (and that darned 18 second rule, WTFBBQ?!?)

well, almost two hours later, and every story posted has been an april-fools prank...I swear, if I didn't have to be at work, I wouldn't even turn on a computer today, I have lots of books.