“ I didn't come across the name Woolsey in my research on the story, but the best place to begin an exploration of the Instrumentation Lab's role in... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:17 AM EDT

“ The question about a program that boots only for the Internet is a great one. Almost exactly a year ago, we ran an article about one such... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on January 15, 2009 at 2:04 PM EST

“ I'm not sure about the '60s, but in 1978, TR published an article on ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC), which we reexamined in the "X Years... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on November 24, 2008 at 10:43 AM EST

“ Re: C[h]rome Browser I think the point is not that Chrome has tabs--every new browser has tabs--but that applications running in the tabs are... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 5, 2008 at 6:48 PM EDT

“ MS, Not sure where you see me implying that TCP "controls links", whatever that means. If two computers are talking and see packet drops, there's... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 26, 2008 at 3:31 PM EDT

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“ I don't think the EyeToy senses depth. Three-dimensional awareness is what makes this approach so much more interesting (and effective). (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 19, 2008 at 3:38 PM EDT

“ I'm not an expert on this stuff, but you can't "localcast" an HDMI or S-Video signal over your house's existing coax cable, can you? I think this... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on June 10, 2008 at 12:13 PM EDT

“ Buckwheat, BitTorrent just splits files up; it doesn't mix data at the nodes. Network coding is something entirely different and has a wealth of... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 28, 2008 at 7:34 PM EDT

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“ Yeah, I think the original poster probably meant the 2^x binary we know, since the number of possible values that can be expressed by x bits is... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on April 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM EDT