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Comment Re:So they are dropping another tech (Score 1) 451

Nevermind it took them two years to release Java 6 which required users to have 64bit intel boxes. So, if you were doing any sort of Java desktop work (yes, this does exist), you were stuck on Java 5.

They later started to ship Java 6 for 32 bit boxes, too. I'm running it on an early MacBook (Core Duo, 32 bit cpu).

Comment "Skygrabber", the software they speak of... (Score 1) 534

...is just a dvb-s grabber, see:

http://www.skygrabber.com/en/skygrabber.php

And all it does is intercept unencrypted IP packets from satellites which use IP over dvb-s for internet connections (most of them are one-way connections, uplink via pots modem/isdn).

So this is _definitly_ _NOT_ "spying on drones", I highly doubt that the drones themselves have an dvb-s transmitter in the same frequency range as "public" communication sats. It _might_ be that some of the drone data was/is routed through the internet and therefore could be intercepted with above software _IF_ some military dudes use any of the commercial ip-via-sat-providers (or even their _unencrypted_ own), but this isn't different from normal ethernet/wifi/whatever carrier ist used - sniffing.

Oh and btw., open source terrorists get their awsome drone sniffing software for FREE!!!!1111:

http://sites.google.com/site/skynetr32/skynet.%3Ar32_index_en (in case you're to lazy to klick on the link: basically another dvb-s file sniffer, but open sauce).

Comment Oblig. family guy reference (Score 1, Insightful) 225

Brian: "Look at all these Hummers. What kind of jerk would drive one of these?
Hummer Jerk: "Dude, this car kicks ass. And I can watch Madagaskar while I'm drivin'!" (looks to onboard tv)
Lion: "What kind of music do you like, Gloria?"
Hippo: "Hippo-Hop! Yeah baby!" (music kicks in)
Hummer Jerk: "Hahaha, those animals are so fucking funny, they wanna make me merge without looking! YEAH! RUMSFELD!"

http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l89/blackh3/?action=view&current=fg-hummer.flv

Comment Patent to extract energy from Casimir effect? (Score 1) 136

http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/02/jovion-corporation-gets-patent-for-zero.html
Full patent (pdf) http://www.calphysics.org/Patent7379286.pdf

How is this supposed to work? I don't get it...

1. gas gets pushed through micro-cavities (small enough for the casimir effect to work)
2. ???
3. "free" energy from heated gas

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