SCI

Forum discussion tagged with SCI.
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    $500 Laptop for Comp Sci BS (starting in 2 weeks)

    I'm looking for a laptop for school. I just joined a Comp Sci BS program for the spring and I'm going to need a laptop. I haven't used a laptop in years. The last one I bought was in 2005. 1. What is your budget? $500 max, although as long as it is under 600, I can probably find a sale...
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    Tor, Forge to Drop DRM on Sci-Fi E-books

    Hopefully, they increase DRM on Twilight. Tor, Forge to Drop DRM on Sci-Fi E-books : Read more
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    Not Just Sci-Fi: Microsoft Working on Universal Translator

    Soon the universal translator won't be mere science fiction thanks to Microsoft. Not Just Sci-Fi: Microsoft Working on Universal Translator : Read more
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    Samsung Cites Sci-Fi Movies, TV in Apple Tablet Defence

    Samsung claims that Stanley Kubrick introduced the first tablet design in 2001: A Space Odyssey which could legally be considered as "prior art." Samsung Cites Sci-Fi Movies, TV in Apple Tablet Defence : Read more
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    Sci-Fi MMORPG Arrives on Android; PC Client Soon

    Spacetime Studios has launched its cross-platform MMORPG Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles on Android. Sci-Fi MMORPG Arrives on Android; PC Client Soon : Read more
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    Will Wright's New Game Based on Sci-Fi Short Story

    Will Wright is working on a new casual game that should be released within a year. Will Wright's New Game Based on Sci-Fi Short Story : Read more
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    Aluminum Foam, the Ultra-Hard Sci-Fi Sponge

    What's tough, absorbs noise, fire-proof, and lightweight? Aluminum Foam, the Ultra-Hard Sci-Fi Sponge : Read more
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    Eigenharp E-harp is Perfect for the Sci-Fi Cantina

    Electronic instrument mixes synthesized sounds with classic stage grooves. Eigenharp E-harp is Perfect for the Sci-Fi Cantina : Read more
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    MW2's Story Was Bad Says Crysis 2 Writer

    Sci-fi novelist Richard Morgan doesn't have anything positive to say about Modern Warfare 2's story. MW2's Story Was Bad Says Crysis 2 Writer : Read more
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    Emperor Workstation Looks Like Battledroid

    The Emperor 1510 looks like the cockpit of a sci-fi laser turret... or a Battledroid. Emperor Workstation Looks Like Battledroid : Read more
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    Nissan's Futuristic Car Just 3.6 Feet Wide

    Nissan's funky futuristic prototype looks like the jettisoned cockpit of a sci-fi starfighter, but with wheels. Nissan's Futuristic Car Just 3.6 Feet Wide : Read more
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    Contest: Fictional Tech or Future Tech?

    Your favorite sci-fi technologies are finally real! Did we forget the best fictional-to-real tech? Remind us what it is and win a new Nano. Contest: Fictional Tech or Future Tech? : Read more
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    Colossal Carbon Nanotubes Could Replace Cotton Fibers For High-tech Clothing

    Anyone who has played a first person shooter is familiar with sci-fi suits that provide a gamer's character super-human abilities in one way or another. At least as far as light body armor is concerned, such suits could become reality soon... Colossal Carbon Nanotubes Could Replace Cotton...
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    Europe And Japan Join Forces On Future Of Intelligent Robots

    Sci-fi meets reality. Robotics is on the verge of a breakthrough that could lead to intelligent machines moving out of the factory and into the workplace or home. Europe And Japan Join Forces On Future Of Intelligent Robots : Read more
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    Amplifier transistor matching?

    Archived from groups: sci.electronics.basics,sci.electronics.design,rec.audio.tech,alt.audio.equipment (More info?) I am trying to fix an old Marantz 2245 stereo. one of the amplifier blocks had severe distortion problems. On inspection, two transistors were suspect. One I can find and fix. The...
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    Doppler Distortion & the "Anonymous Non-believer"

    Archived from groups: alt.sci.physics.acoustics,rec.audio.pro,rec.audio.tech,alt.music.home.studio,comp.disp (More info?) http://sound.westhost.com/doppler.htm Any remote chance that the "anonymous non-believer" is the one, the only, Bob Cain?
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    Great rare sci-fi on all on DVD

    Archived from groups: alt.marketplace.videotapes,alt.movies,alt.sci.time-travel,alt.video,alt.video.laserdisc (More info?) New Crime City New Gladiators Escape from the Bronx Circuitry Man Circuitry Man 2 Cherry 2000 Crash and Burn Interzone Omega Doom Phoenix the Warrior...
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    Req: Tripping the Rift

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?) Could someone send me last night's Tripping the Rift? (Sci-Fi channel) Thanks, Fred Vlad666 (5080) 0004-54831-86613