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  1. Re:Cell site records shouldn't be allowed at all. on 4th Circuit Holds That Obtaining Extended Cell-Site Records Requires a Warrant · · Score: 1

    I'm not arguing that cell cite data could create a fairly accurate picture of overall movements, but the post I replied to claimed "precise movements to the second and to within three metres". I don't believe that is possible with nothing but cell site data.

  2. Re:Cell site records shouldn't be allowed at all. on 4th Circuit Holds That Obtaining Extended Cell-Site Records Requires a Warrant · · Score: 1

    Nothing in that article suggests accuracy to 3m.

  3. Re:Cell site records shouldn't be allowed at all. on 4th Circuit Holds That Obtaining Extended Cell-Site Records Requires a Warrant · · Score: 1

    How can which cell tower your phone is currently connected to possibly locate you to within 3m? That's usually about as accurate as the GPS system in a phone can get.

  4. Re:Outdoor on Giving Up Alternating Current · · Score: 1

    Seattle's electricity is already generated from ~90% non-carbon sources. You can put up solar panels if you want but it's not going to reduce your carbon footprint noticeably.

  5. Re:Outdoor on Giving Up Alternating Current · · Score: 1

    Something like this should allow you to run a small desktop, and most laptops just need 19vdc. I'm not sure what you could do about the microwave, but if electricity is in short supply cooking with it seems like a waste.

  6. Re: So Much for HIPPA Rules on One In Four Indiana Residents' E-Record Data Exposed in Hack · · Score: 1

    It's not just embarrassing data though. Medical records contain social security numbers. Until we address the fact that anyone with my address, birthday and ss# has full access to my credit, these hacks will continue to inflict serious damage.

  7. Re:Remember the Pentagon Papers on Two Years Later, White House Responds To 'Pardon Edward Snowden' Petition · · Score: 1

    Is "You've got it good already. Stop rocking the boat." really the best counter-argument you can come up with?

  8. Re:The important details: Slower and over 540$ on Intel Core I7-5775C Desktop Broadwell With Iris Pro 6200 Graphics Tested · · Score: 1

    Yeah, integrated graphics on an i7 seems silly. Now, bolt an Iris Pro GPU onto an i3 NUC and I've found my next HTPC.

  9. Re:Why replace it? on Tomb, a Successor To TrueCrypt For Linux Geeks · · Score: 1

    If this is truly a legitimate concern of yours, how can you use any computer (unless you etched the silicon yourself) without collapsing into a quivering mass of paranoia?

  10. Re:It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permiss on California Legislation May Allow First Responders To Take Out Drones · · Score: 1

    But how do you actually enforce a registration requirement when it's so simple to build a multi-rotor platform from scratch? You may be able to get all the DJI Phantoms registered, but many hobbyist UAVs are assembled from components.

  11. Re:Say what? on US House Committee Approves Anti-GMO Labeling Law · · Score: 2
  12. Re:Say what? on US House Committee Approves Anti-GMO Labeling Law · · Score: 1

    Except, both Non-GMO Verified and USDA Certified Organic are available for those brands that want to tout their GMO-freeness.

  13. Re:For an alternative on Reddit CEO: Site Is 'Not a Bastion of Free Speech,' Change Coming · · Score: 1

    Wow. You're equating travel outside a country (which you can only do with said country's explicit permission) with typing a different address into a text box. Do you realize how absurd that is?

  14. Re: Well, she was an interim. on Ellen Pao Leaves Reddit; Site Founder Steve Huffman Makes a Triumphant Return · · Score: 1

    That's just silly. The only thing that has changed is what topics are taboo.

  15. Re:Point in case demonstrated on Apple Drops Recovery Key From Two-Factor Authentication In New OS Versions · · Score: 1

    Not the issue at hand. The recovery key in question authenticated a user, not data.

  16. Re:Blaming their tools on Square Enix Pulls, Apologizes For Mac Version of Final Fantasy XIV · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They didn't even try. They slapped a compatibility layer (Cider) on their DX11 engine and now are acting shocked that the performance is terrible. Sounds to me like management looked at the cost of licensing Cider vs. the cost of actually writing an OpenGL engine. It's probably not the workmen's fault.

  17. Re:DirectX 11 for Mac on Square Enix Pulls, Apologizes For Mac Version of Final Fantasy XIV · · Score: 1

    So, it's a terrible port. Sounds like business as usual for Square.

  18. Re:Single use like every rocket on earth? on NASA To Waste $150 Million On SLS Engine That Will Be Used Once · · Score: 1

    No, "single use" like they are only going to be using this design on 1 launch. By the next launch the Exploration Upper Stage should be ready and that will be used on all further launches. The advisory board is suggesting that NASA simply exempt themself from the human-rated requirement for that 1 launch and save themselves $150 million.

  19. Re:As with any new tech... on The Real-Life Dangers of Augmented Reality · · Score: 1

    Seriously, by the time untethered augmented reality becomes a thing, automated cars will be the norm and you won't be able to get yourself run over if you tried. ;-)

  20. Re:Roberts admits to being wrong on Supreme Court Upholds Key Obamacare Subsidies · · Score: 1

    We also know because one of the primary writers of the bill said so in several speeches.

    I've seen this repeated at least a dozen times so far, but not a single citation...

  21. Re: Tell me... on Amazon Is Only Going To Pay Authors When Each Page Is Read · · Score: 5, Informative

    Except that this policy doesn't apply to "purchased" e-books. It only applies to the Kindle Lending Library.

  22. Re:Let's try this for a law on Near Misses Lead To More Consumer Drone Legislation · · Score: 1

    How do you plan on enforcing this blacklist when you can buy a quadcopter on eBay from a seller in China? Who certainly doesn't have access to the blacklist and, almost as certainly, doesn't care.

  23. Re:Read the bill on Near Misses Lead To More Consumer Drone Legislation · · Score: 1

    Possibly because the drone would be in FEDERAL airspace. I'm pretty sure the constitutionality of the FAA has been established for quite some time.

  24. Re:Tesla Is Good For All on How Elon Musk's Growing Empire is Fueled By Government Subsidies · · Score: 1

    Hate to break it to you, they sold 31k cars last year.

  25. Re:I'll pay for subsidies here any day. on How Elon Musk's Growing Empire is Fueled By Government Subsidies · · Score: 1

    Most people can't or won't weasel their way out of a smog check,

    I don't think smog checks are as ubiquitous or effective as you think they are. Yes, California has a very strict and effective system, but in my state, failing a smog check only means I have to spend $150 for a diagnostic and I get a waiver until then next check. People living in incorporated county areas aren't even required to submit to emissions testing.