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Comment Improve environmental impact of old cars (Score -1) 176

I know it is probably not as sexy or may not make as much money for the auto industry but why not provide parts and services that are capable of improving the efficiency and reducing the amount of pollutants expelled by older vehicles? This would help consumers by lowering costs and the environment by lowering emissions but it would likely lower the amount of money going to the auto industry.

Comment Dark Gas (Score -1) 77

I have a theory about why my body produces insane amounts of gas even in the absence of beans, raw veggies, and other fibrous foods.... I'm calling it "dark gas" and it is the only reason my body could be producing such excessive amounts of gas in the absence of typical gas causing agents.

Comment Re:mac (Score 1, Insightful) 732

Configuration Price $1,999 * 2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 * 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x2GB * 128GB Solid State Drive * SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) * MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display * Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide * Accessory Kit

Comment Misleading article... (Score 1) 129

Wal-Mart is not in the used game business, the company making the machines is in the used game business. The machines are in the entrances and Wal-Mart leases space to the company just like with Redbox. I have seen a machine and it has Wal-Mart branding on it, but it is owned by e-Play. I didn't RTFA, only the title, so please don't scream at me if it mentions that in the article. :)

Comment Acer Extensa 5420 (Score 2, Interesting) 354

I bought a $550 Acer Extensa 5420 at Best Buy a few months ago. It came with a soft-load of Vista. I wiped that and loaded PCLinuxOS-2007. Most everything works fine including the web-cam. The only trouble I have now is getting sound from the headphone jack, and using the built in microphone. The mic jack works fine, and the built-in speakers work fine. Two quirks that are easy for me to overlook given all the benefits. It appears that Acer hardware tends to be mostly Linux compatible when new for whatever reason. I know that in the past I have had issues with Dell and Linux when the Dell is less than 1 year old.
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Submission + - SPAM: Killer military robot arms race underway? 1

coondoggie writes: "Can it be that the Terminator movies were right and robots will consume the Earth? Seems that's what one researcher thinks at least. We are beginning to see the first steps towards an international robot arms race and it may not be long before robots become a standard terrorist weapon to replace the suicide bomber, according to professor Noel Sharkey, from the Royal United Services Institute Department of Computer Science. The professor made the comments in a keynote address to the in a keynote address to the RUSI. Indeed robot technology is being rapidly developed. Many nations are now involved in developing the technology for robot weapons, with the US Department of Defense being the most significant player, according to Sharkey. According to the Unmanned Systems Roadmap 2007-2013 (published in December 2007), the US said it will spend an estimated $4 billion by 2010 on unmanned systems technology. [spam URL stripped]"
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