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  1. Re:You're looking at non-facts. on Fukushima: the Removal of Nuclear Fuel Rods From Damaged Reactor Building Begins (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This report should show you EXACTLY why we dont go all in on nuclear. We dont even have a long term plan for storing the fucking waste. How do you build a storage facility that is intended to last 10,000 years??? FYI, our civilization is only about 6,500 years old.

  2. Because there are 100 million of them in the market....

  3. Re: Customer Service reserved for CUSTOMERS on Why Social Media Users Have Trouble Reclaiming Hijacked Accounts (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 2

    You absolutely can operate an Android phone without a google account.

  4. The issue is homeowners are rarely good business people. They dont understand that their home is now a business.

  5. Re:At least they let you download your data on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Feel About the End Of Google+ ? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    Hold on. You can DL your data, but they offer no way to merge that data into another account. Takeout is cool, but its one way only.

  6. Re:Are GPUs really ready? on Valve Reveals High-End VR Headset Called the Valve Index (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1
  7. Re:Are GPUs really ready? on Valve Reveals High-End VR Headset Called the Valve Index (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I have a 3 camera oculus setup and a Vive room-scale system. CPU power for processing the camera based tracking system is negligible. The cameras are tracking vectors in space, not whole scene and object analysis.

  8. Re:How much software is there out there? on HTC Debuts New 'Vive Focus Plus' VR Headset; Available To Developers April 15 For $799 (uploadvr.com) · · Score: 1

    >Why would I pay $700 for something that isn't mainstream or might never be
    br> Because its an experience you cant get anywhere else. I have been a VR owner for 3 years now (vive and rift). It was worth every penny. I have stood in places you can only dream about. I know what its like to dodge bullets like Neo. I have sat on the Frozen Throne (that i constructed myself using Unreal Editor and ripped assets) I have held pretty much every famous fantasy sword in my hand, saw what it looked like from the wielders perspective. Ashbringer was a lot shorter than i expected. Orcrist is amazing to look down the blade.

    If you are concerned with things like TCO, or the value proposition, then VR isnt for you. There is joy in the motions of playing, of getting sweaty, of physically dodging incoming fire, of 'hitting the deck' . Its a visceral, hedonistic pleasure that is hard to hang a value on.

  9. Im referring to the App on the Apple TV called 'TV'. It even has a dedicated button on the remote. It centralizes all the services. I have an apple TV 64 GB at home, wired to ethernet running as my HomeKit hub..

    Next time, why dont you ask for clarification instead of being an insulting ass.

  10. This is exactly what Apple TV does now, it aggregates content. This is the entire function of the "TV" App on Apple TV. It coordinates services and presents a 'unified' search across them..

  11. Re:Anyone else had FEWER calls last 2 weeks? on AT&T CEO Interrupted By a Robocall During a Live Interview (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It was a response to the idea that somehow Europe is ahead of the US on this. We have to deal with the First Amendment, we cant ignore it. Robo calls ARE speech, its not as simple as silencing them.

  12. Re:Anyone else had FEWER calls last 2 weeks? on AT&T CEO Interrupted By a Robocall During a Live Interview (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    And yet you dont have codified free speech....This is a joke

    "Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary."

    In comparison to "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

    One is a boon, granted upon whim, the other is a right.

  13. Re:More M$ chicanery... on Microsoft Asks Users To Call Windows 10 Devs About ALT+TAB Feature (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    There is no way to disable iOS from auto-converting certain text strings to hyperlinks. Pretty much any nine digit number is assumed to be a phone number. There is no technical barrier to implementing a toggle for this behavior.

  14. Re:Welcome to reality on US Government Will Be Scanning Your Face At 20 Top Airports, Documents Show (buzzfeednews.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Its not callous to point out our insane response. We have been on a war footing ever since. 3000 lives pales in comparison to the blood spent since 9/11

  15. Re:successful year-long trial on Infrared Drowning Detection System To Be Installed At 11 Public Swimming Pools In Singapore (channelnewsasia.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Its a machine vision system that tracks movement in the water. Stop moving long enough and the computer sees it and triggers the alarm. Its part of an 'overmind' design. Humans become inattentive over time, so we are going to gird up those jobs with 'intelligence'.

  16. Re:Deep 6 on Shared Scooters Don't Last Long (substack.com) · · Score: 1

    The biggest concern was that they were strewn about the sidewalks, period.

  17. Re: Raise the price, please on Samsung is Loading McAfee Antivirus Software On Smart TVs (techspot.com) · · Score: 1

    You know how i know you dont read science fiction or history?

  18. Re: Raise the price, please on Samsung is Loading McAfee Antivirus Software On Smart TVs (techspot.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I got news for you, in a very short time they will come with a 5G radio that you dont control. It will connect to the home base, period.

  19. Re:Torvalds rant: X86 development vs Arm Developme on Apple Expected To Move Mac Line To Custom ARM-Based Chips Starting Next Year, Says Report (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Bullshit and i7s are DESKTOP SKUS

  20. Re:Torvalds rant: X86 development vs Arm Developme on Apple Expected To Move Mac Line To Custom ARM-Based Chips Starting Next Year, Says Report (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering ALL of cloud is x86, i am not compelled by your argument.

  21. Re:It's sci-fi for a reason on Netflix Buys Rights To Stream Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'The Wandering Earth' (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Antimatter....

  22. Would you care to put your money where you mouth is AC? IF ARM desktop/professional computing shipments exceed 5% of all computing shipments by 2022 ill put up a bottle of Glenlivet 18.

  23. Oh please. I'm a full UNIX graybeard, phreak and technomancer. The Deliverator is a personal hero of mine. I have witnessed the birth of Psycho-history.. Try again.

  24. OK, im going ot step on you now. The A12 is a Ferrari engine bolted to a Corolla frame. It doesnt matter how fast it is when its running a TOY OS. You have all this power and cant bring it to bear. You fundamentally misunderstand the compromise ARM makes due to its form factor and power envelope. Phones are fucking joke in computing power, stop beating this stupid drum.

  25. Re:Torvalds rant: X86 development vs Arm Developme on Apple Expected To Move Mac Line To Custom ARM-Based Chips Starting Next Year, Says Report (axios.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    ARM is utter shit for actual computing. Its a fucking toy. You under appreciate the inertia and gravitas x86 has. ARM is wonderful for the low end, but for development, you can fuck right off with that noise.