<![CDATA[Comments from woolie]]> <![CDATA[Comments from woolie]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Lightpipes Give Any Room That Cool, Radioactive Industrial Plant Look]]> What you're imagining is black body radiation, the red/orange glow of a hot metal. The glow produced by radioative materials (radium, tritium) is the result of fluorescence/phosphorescence of materials excited by ionizing radiation.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on USB Tube Clock Possibly the Most Expensive Object from Brando Ever]]> nixie clock pls.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented]]> the idea that they must be "hot" itself perpetuates the same sexual discrimination they are trying to remove.

epic fail.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on 3G iPhone Hands On]]> zombo, it's a totally different phone than the Sony Ericsson Xperia :)

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on M21 Flat Panel has Mid-Century Roots with 21st Century Tech]]> I've spent many thousands of dollars on MCM furniture and accessories (Knoll, Eames, Saarinen, etc.) If I hadn't already bought a nice Samsung lcd, this or a similar setup, would definitely be in the running.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Review (Verdict: Short Ride In A Reasonably-Paced Machine)]]> Best use of obscure reference in title since the GTA IV Koyaanisqatsi trailer.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Your Digital Camera Is Obsolete: Japanese Image Sensor 100x More Sensitive Than Current Chips]]> 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. anyone correctly using the term "integration time" demonstrates they actually know what they're talking about when it comes to digital imaging.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on World's First Dual-SIM WIndows Mobile Phone Keeps Girlfriends and Wives Separate]]> People typically have multiple online identities depending on how public/private the interaction is. Why shouldn't people use multiple sim cards for the same purpose? Go read the article in the NYT today. It's really great.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Lightning Review: Olympus E-420, the World's Smallest, Lightest, Cheapest DSLR]]> bigger sensor and faster glass plz.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Slash-Proof Armored Tee Is Lightweight, Machine Washable]]> molecular weight has nothing to do with it... strength comes from crosslinking.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope]]> also, we use TEM's not SEM's. :)

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The iPhone Under a Microscope]]> I work in an EM lab. We wouldn't do this because of our microscope's designs don't allow loading of large objects, and it would likely contaminate the column. But for someone with a less expensive setup and less contamination issues, sure, go for it, no big deal.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Virgin Apple IIc Unboxed, Groped]]> $2500 per month in rent is normal to live in a place suitable for human beings.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History]]> I should add I don't like the new cross-licensed theme sets. I have no problem with lego themes -- I think it's central. I just don't like how Licensed Lego sets make the play directed by marketing, instead of play directed by your imagination.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Best LEGO Sets in History]]> I had a metric fuckton of Legos. I had most of the larger sets pictured here. A couple months ago I dug out all my boxes and started sorting them into groups, to clean them and start building, but I haven't had time to finish the endeavor.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Infrared-Beaming Helmet May Battle Alzheimer's]]> 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. Plenty of reasons to be skeptical here.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on MacBook Air Review]]> I only have two issues with it. First, it's a little overpriced, and this is coming from someone who doesn't usually balk at Apple prices (sometimes the best tools are expensive..) Second, I think the screen bezel is too large, and makes the footprint bigger than necessary. I'll go look at some teardowns, but I just don't understand why they didn't minimize the footprint more.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented]]> I have the same model of Vaio. It's a piece of junk. Anyone want to buy it?

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Macbook Air and The Usual Suspects]]> And please, people whose entire world is their laptop aren't going to balk at the price. You use the best tools. Sometimes the best tools are expensive. But nothing is worth using an inferior product all day, every day.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Macbook Air and The Usual Suspects]]> Please, guys. I have a MBP and a Sony SZ. The Sony is an utter turd in terms of build quality and ergonomics. It isn't even in the same league as the regular Macbook. Let alone the MBA or MBP.

In fact, two of my coworkers also have a Sony SZ. Guess what they have preordered? Macbook Air.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on MacBook Pro Woes: What Should I Do Now?]]> It's nice, and I can afford it, but what I really want is just a 13" MBP. Sigh.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Brando Hard Drive Enclosure Is Serious About Security, Protects Your Data With RFID Key]]> Worse than useless.

A physical key can be subpoenaed; a passphrase cannot.

Think, people!

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The Downfall of HD DVD, Now Available on Blu-ray]]> And yeah, I have a $300 HD-DVD player. Oh well. I have a good track record with CE stuff, but we can't win every time.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The Downfall of HD DVD, Now Available on Blu-ray]]> poking around on youtube, there's a whole series of them. It's a competitive sport. Best time I've had since the Gates retiring video.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The Downfall of HD DVD, Now Available on Blu-ray]]> The 'original' Der Untergang redub was for Xbox360 / PS3, but this one was just as good. :)

Der Untergang is a fantastic movie, btw, I recommend it to everyone.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on The Life Machines BarberBot Goes For the Jugular]]> Ever heard of a FREAKING AWESOME BEARD??? Damn...

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Blu-ray-to-PSP Movie Transfers: How It's Gonna Work]]> Without HD-DVD competition, no one will implement managed copy on their discs. So I don't see this working long-term. Nice PR, though.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Blackberry 9000 Specs Leaked, Faster Than iPhone in More Ways than One]]> You can't really say "just edges out" based on the clockspeed alone. There are many ARM variants, and ARM chips often have a variety of coprocessors -- one of the strengths of the architecture. Plus, faster at what kind of task? what kind of code? I know you guys aren't all engineers, but this site has a bad habit of posting many incorrect statements that just show you don't understand what you're talking about.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on China's Red Hot iPhone Black Market]]> It's not illegal at all, despite what the manufacturer may say.

]]> <![CDATA[woolie commented on Nanometer-Wide PicoToilet, Plus a Gallery of Micrographs]]> The scale bar is 1 micrometer. 1 nanometer is 10 Angstroms; Carbon-Carbon single bond is about 0.15nm (1.5 Angstroms). And yes, a good electron microscope can resolve a couple Angstroms, depending on dose rate and detector sensitivity.

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