woolie commented on Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review (Verdict: Short Ride In A Reasonably-Paced Machine), at 5:50 PM on May 6 Best use of obscure reference in title since the GTA IV Koyaanisqatsi trailer. more »

woolie commented on Your Digital Camera Is Obsolete: Japanese Image Sensor 100x More Sensitive Than Current Chips, at 2:20 AM on Apr 20 littlejon, thanks for filling in the technical details. eye/brain does processing as well as imaging -- not only are there long integration times -- with each rod/cone operating independently -- you're also averaging multiple images together. it's not difficult to get a digital camera to outperform human eyesight in actual performance, it's just lagging in perceived performance because of all the neat tricks our brain can do that a digital sensor can't. ps. more »

woolie commented on World's First Dual-SIM WIndows Mobile Phone Keeps Girlfriends and Wives Separate, at 3:00 AM on Apr 12 People typically have multiple online identities depending on how public/private the interaction is. more »

woolie commented on Lightning Review: Olympus E-420, the World's Smallest, Lightest, Cheapest DSLR, at 11:51 PM on Mar 24 bigger sensor and faster glass plz. more »

woolie commented on Slash-Proof Armored Tee Is Lightweight, Machine Washable, at 12:20 PM on Mar 24 molecular weight has nothing to do with it... more »

woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope, at 5:40 PM on Feb 23 also, we use TEM's not SEM's. more »

woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope, at 5:39 PM on Feb 23 I work in an EM lab. more »

woolie commented on Virgin Apple IIc Unboxed, Groped, at 5:49 PM on Feb 4 $2500 per month in rent is normal to live in a place suitable for human beings. more »

woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History, at 3:01 PM on Jan 29 I should add I don't like the new cross-licensed theme sets. more »

woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History, at 3:00 PM on Jan 29 I had a metric fuckton of Legos. more »

woolie commented on Infrared-Beaming Helmet May Battle Alzheimer's, at 10:45 AM on Jan 25 It'd take a mighty powerful IR laser, with attendant heat and tissue problems, to penetrate to scalp, even assuming it will stimulate neural cell growth in humans and furthermore that this will have an affect on Alzheimers, which as far as I am aware, is a disease caused by defects in protein folding machinery. more »

woolie commented on MacBook Air Review, at 6:24 PM on Jan 24 I only have two issues with it. more »

woolie commented on Macbook Air and The Usual Suspects, at 3:49 AM on Jan 20 And please, people whose entire world is their laptop aren't going to balk at the price. more »

woolie commented on Macbook Air and The Usual Suspects, at 3:47 AM on Jan 20 Please, guys. more »

woolie commented on MacBook Pro Woes: What Should I Do Now?, at 6:20 PM on Jan 15 It's nice, and I can afford it, but what I really want is just a 13" MBP. more »

woolie commented on Brando Hard Drive Enclosure Is Serious About Security, Protects Your Data With RFID Key, at 8:54 AM on Jan 15 Worse than useless. A physical key can be subpoenaed; a passphrase cannot. Think, people! more »

woolie commented on The Downfall of HD DVD, Now Available on Blu-ray, at 5:43 AM on Jan 15 And yeah, I have a $300 HD-DVD player. more »