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  1. Weird, my wife's similarly-specced Chromebook browses quickly and utilizes very little memory.

  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.u...

    It would be nice if that story was real.

  3. Re:about that "competing" thing... on Steve Wozniak May Swap His Tesla For A Chevy Bolt (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I think you forgot point number four...

    That's not even a Tesla Model 3, that's just something thrown together by a fan trying to guess what it would look like.

    There's what an actual Model 3 looks like:
    http://www.motortrend.com/news...

  4. Re:LOL, "Courage"? More like GREED... on Apple Cites 'Courage' As Reason To Remove 3.5mm Headphone Jack (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The aux cable in my car? The one at my desk at work? The one at my bench in the lab? The one to the crappy computer speakers in the greenhouse?

    How about the one to my all analog input sound system in my living room?

    And of course, my headphones and earplug-buds (ANSI rated!).

  5. Apparently even nicer place to drive through at 155km/h

  6. Breathless, panting stories abound on Dutchman Dies in Tesla Crash; Firefighters Feared Electrocution (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I actually saw this headline first:

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/w...

    ROFL, talk about a load of crap. Even their own story mentions it was unknown at the time of publishing whether the car was in autopilot or not. Of course, it was super effective... the comments are full of crap about how autopilot is a crap feature that is killing people in a car prone to explosive burns.

    Meanwhile, actual facts intrude:
    http://www.afr.com/technology/...

    Car was travelling at 155km/hr and autopilot was not on.

    Sam

  7. Re:Bash...powershell on Microsoft PowerShell Goes Open Source and Lands On Linux and Mac (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, that is pretty sweet. I like the command args completion especially.

  8. Re:What about so-called "data hogs"? on T-Mobile Brings Back Unlimited Data For All (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes.

    For instance, if you root a Nexus 5, you can edit the system configuration in: /data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db

    By adding "tether_dun_required" with a value of 0 to the global table.

    Save it, reboot, and you can tether.

    Sam

  9. Re:Manned versus unmanned. on World's Largest Aircraft Completes Its First Flight (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    It is very different, IMHO.

    The Zeppelins were rigid, true lighter than air craft with bladders used to control buoyancy and maneuvering engines.

    This is a heavier than air craft with no bladders, only using aerodynamic lift like an airplane. And it doesn't have a rigid envelope.

    Basically "flies like a plane" vs "flies like a blimp" is the big difference and what makes this a hybrid airship. It should also make this thing MUCH easier to handle.

    Sam

  10. Re: Was this before or after adjustments? on NASA: July 2016 Was Earth's Warmest Month On Record (weather.com) · · Score: 1

    "their useful idiots that have convinced themselves..."

    Irony.

  11. Re:interstellar mission on Astronomers To Announce Discovery of a Nearby 'Earth-Like' Planet (seeker.com) · · Score: 1

    Heck, at 4.25 LY away, this civilization has seen Lost randomly flail around and have a terrible ending.

    And now they're planning war.

    Sam

  12. Re:Sounds short-sighted to me on Hackers Make the First-Ever Ransomware For Smart Thermostats (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    What makes more sense is:

    1) Write an automated hack for some company's thermostats (I'm sure most of these companies have some report home feature that means you could get them all in one once you scoop up their list)
    2) Wait till terrible weather time (January in the US)
    3) Pwn all 500k of the units in people's houses
    4) Set the ransom somewhere low like $5-10
    5) Profit

  13. Re:I actually prefer it hackable on Hackers Make the First-Ever Ransomware For Smart Thermostats (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Nest will work just fine with no internet connection.

  14. Re:Corrected headline: on Man Says Tesla Autopilot Saved His Life By Driving Him To the Hospital (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    "Another Tesla Owner Put In The Hospital By Autopilot"

  15. Re:Not to diminish the usefulness of the feature on Man Says Tesla Autopilot Saved His Life By Driving Him To the Hospital (cnbc.com) · · Score: 1

    No, auto-Pilate can save you too.

    But only if your name is Barabbas.

  16. Re:For nay sayers on China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    I like how in the CGI video, the whole thing bends (including the cars!) like a big hot dog instead of the individual "cars" flexing at the joints only.

  17. Re:The fault lies.... on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1
  18. Re:They took the easy bet on Climate Change Contrarians Lose Big Betting Against Global Warming (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Ironically, there is a difference: How fast your house burns down and whether or not you can escape it.

    How apropos.

  19. Re:Trump supporters are nothing new on Donald Trump Signs Pledge To Crack Down On Internet Porn (pcworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The rare non-Godwin Godwin.

  20. Re:The fault lies.... on The Chip Card Transition In the US Has Been a Disaster (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Canada's transition went relatively smoothly.

    They have what... 5 banks?

    We have literally thousands.

  21. Re:Blacklisting/Whitelisting comes next on Judge Rules Political Robocalls Are Protected By First Amendment (onthewire.io) · · Score: 1

    Everybody I know already does this.

    Call coming in that's not in your address book? To voicemail it goes.

    With Google Voice transcripts, I don't even have to listen to them... DELETED.

  22. They probably financed with that bullshit forced sale of another router email they sent out last week. "Buy a new garbage router from us, or we'll start tacking on a monthly fee for the privilege of continuing to pass through our old one to your actual, good router."

    Fuck you, Verizon.

  23. Re:I haven't used my headphone jack in 3 years on Phones Without Headphone Jacks Are Here... and They're Extremely Annoying (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    And I used mine to plug into three different devices yesterday.

    Cheapo 3.5mm jack speakers at my office.
    Line in jack on my Honda Fit
    House speakers have a 3.5mm plug to plug into.

    We also have a set of speakers in the lab that anyone can plug their device into and play tunes while they work. 3.5 mm jack. Works with every current phone except the Moto Z, apparently.

    Sam

  24. I think you just invented the hybrid.

  25. Re:Compare anything to Jackie Chan on Pixels Are Driving Out Reality (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    On this note, have you seen the Daredevil TV series?

    There are some overcut fight scenes, but some of them are nice and long and well choreographed. The first time I watched it, it actually made my brain say "something is wrong, I can actually follow this fight."