... There is also usually the very pretty hostess... who serves the coffee, which I believe greatly influences the taste of the coffee ;-)...
ashok _
listmanster@...
Sep 1, 2007 7:18 am
21754
... I am particular too - but perhaps in a different sense from you. What do you look for in a rodent? I have some views. shiv...
shiv sastry
cybersurg@...
Sep 2, 2007 1:51 am
21755
... Corded, for high tracking rate and compatibility with *nix. High resolution, adjustable on the fly, tracks on any surface. Nice hand feel, good clicking...
Eugen Leitl
eugen@...
Sep 2, 2007 6:35 am
21756
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/08/28/tailless.dolphin.ap/index.html?eref=rss_tech New prosthetic may help dolphin, troops * Story Highlights * Prosthetic...
Udhay Shankar N
udhay@...
Sep 2, 2007 11:30 am
21757
I have a friend who is managing a project which is being rolled in schools across 14 districts. There are budget lines for each district, with expenditure...
ashok _
listmanster@...
Sep 2, 2007 2:28 pm
21758
... Ages ago I started developng RSI from mouse use in my right hand. I diagnosed the problem as being a strain of my Lumbrical muscles. The Lumbricals are...
shiv sastry
cybersurg@...
Sep 2, 2007 2:48 pm
21759
... I've immediately stopped using the mouse the moment I had the slightest cramping/pain in my hand, which was about 1994, when I started using a computer...
Eugen Leitl
eugen@...
Sep 2, 2007 3:20 pm
21760
... I suppose what you mean is that you took a standard right handed mouse and started using it with the left hand without switching the button functions. Does...
Shyam Visweswaran
vshyam@...
Sep 2, 2007 10:42 pm
21761
... I found happiness in an Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse, wherein all three buttons have a single underlying button. To click, I just push with all fingers....
Kiran Jonnalagadda
jace@...
Sep 3, 2007 5:13 am
21762
Have been reading a similar story in the latest issue of Time. Sorry...been the physical issue, but I am sure it must be online somewhere..go Google! Deepa....
Deepa Mohan
mohandeepa@...
Sep 3, 2007 5:54 am
21763
... Ethiopians are very often very good looking -- I suspect it is due to the fact that they are at a border region between black africa and the semitic north....
Biju Chacko
biju.chacko@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:07 am
21764
... That doesn't make sense. They get whatever is in both gene pools, good or bad. Besides, there isn't a "look good" gene. ... Since you mention mongrels,...
Abhijit Menon-Sen
ams@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:17 am
21765
... Hash: SHA256 ... Ah, but you _notice_ only the better looking specimens. There is something to Biju's "mongrelisation" theory. The Lebanese are probably...
Ramakrishnan Sundaram
r.sundaram@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:26 am
21766
... A list of mixed race celebrities would be pretty long -- though I'm not sure it actually proves anything. :) -- b...
Biju Chacko
biju.chacko@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:37 am
21767
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/is-vodka-different/ Why do brands of whiskey, rum, and gin stay constant, while new vodkas spring up like...
Biju Chacko
biju.chacko@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:50 am
21768
... If you believe beauty is a social and cultural construct then obviously this theory is baloney. If you believe there is some objective standard for human ...
Charles Haynes
charles.haynes@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:51 am
21769
... I remember reading about a study that showed that faces and bodies with a high degree of symmetry were consistently rated more attractive than those that...
Biju Chacko
biju.chacko@...
Sep 3, 2007 7:07 am
21770
... I was about to post when I noticed this comment at teh URL above, which basically captures my thoughts: ...
Udhay Shankar N
udhay@...
Sep 3, 2007 7:11 am
21771
... Well there is the well known "hybrid vigor" effect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosis -- Charles...
Charles Haynes
charles.haynes@...
Sep 3, 2007 7:32 am
21772
... Try making your own average. http://www.faceresearch.org/demos/average?img=/tomcat/average/uploads/img85452.jpg&tem=/tomcat/average/uploads/img85453.tem...
Gautam John
gkjohn@...
Sep 3, 2007 7:52 am
21773
This I got from a free subscription. What do you lot think is the most likely endgame? Your confidence (or lack of) in the info will also help decide whether a...
Aditya Kapil
bluesin@...
Sep 3, 2007 5:29 pm
21774
... Precisely ... I don't know the answer to that one, but... ... Your point about semi-pronation versus forced pronation is an interesting and important one...
shiv sastry
cybersurg@...
Sep 3, 2007 5:30 pm
21775
... If you look at THE famous book that made a big splash when it first came out - "Manwatching" - the statement is exactly the opposite. Slight asymmetry...
shiv sastry
cybersurg@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:33 pm
21776
... Hash: SHA256 ... I saw this in a National Geographic programme. Another show suggested that women find more masculine features (strong jawline, muscular...
Ramakrishnan Sundaram
r.sundaram@...
Sep 3, 2007 6:35 pm
21777
I currently use - across my various computers, 1. Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks (very smooth tracking - glides) ...
Srini Ramakrishnan
cheeni@...
Sep 4, 2007 4:57 am
21778
... That sounds like the study I was searching for yesterday, but couldn't find. But my memory of what it said is different from yours (or maybe that was a...
Abhijit Menon-Sen
ams@...
Sep 4, 2007 5:18 am
21779
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/31/IBM-stores-data-on-an-atom_1.html IBM stores data on an atom As researchers look for ways to replace silicon in order...
Udhay Shankar N
udhay@...
Sep 4, 2007 8:55 am
21780
Try Project Open (http://www.project-open.com). It is an enterprise project management software. It's free and works best on a SUSE Linux box with PostgreSQL. ...
Venkat Mangudi
silk@...
Sep 4, 2007 9:55 am
21781
... On the face of it the mouse looks good in terms of hand orientation. But the wrist and the base of the inner side of the hand seem to be high up above the ...
shiv sastry
cybersurg@...
Sep 4, 2007 10:15 am
21782
... Does a joystick really lend itself to the kinds of precision movements one typically does with a mouse? -- b...