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  1. Re:Because 32bits of addressing... on Apple Under Fire For Backing Off IPv6 Support · · Score: 2

    The comments to the original article pointed out that Apple didn't remove any IPv6 functionality, just the configuration tools for now. Those who need to configure IPv6 should continue using ver. 5.6. Presumably, the configuration tools for IPv6 will be added later.

  2. Re:Technology for stupid people and assholes on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    Here's the citation, from Car and Driver. Their claim: "And despite dramatic horsepower increases since C/D’s 1987 unintended-acceleration test of an Audi 5000, brakes by and large can still overpower and rein in an engine roaring under full throttle." They didn't test a Lexus, though.

  3. Re:Technology for stupid people and assholes on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    [citation needed]

  4. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    I guess that I'm having trouble understanding why a CHP officer couldn't stop the car. Maybe we're assuming too much technical competence for someone who drives cars several hours a day. I obviously know more about my car than he did with this one.

  5. Re:Looking climb and claw it's way to..2nd/3rd pla on Nokia 900 Being Given Away Due To Software Glitch · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and I don't understand that. Before the iPhone, I could see releasing a phone that was primarily for texting, another one for watching sports, etc. But the iPhone's concept is to have just one phone that does everything, although perhaps not as well as the specialized phones.

    Still, the underlying operating system didn't change any year and Apple has changed that as well.

  6. Re:Technology for stupid people and assholes on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1

    My understanding is that moving the shifter into neutral had no effect on the transmission because the computer was screwed up. The floor mat thing was a red herring.

    On a Lexus, slamming on the brakes is not enough to overcome the engine.

    Sorry, you're the asshole.

  7. Re:That's what brakes are for on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 0

    "Should" is the important word here. In many luxury cars, the engine is more powerful than the brakes. People won't pay extra for big brakes.

  8. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1, Interesting

    My understanding is that the Lexus is fly-by-wire. In this case, moving the shifter to neutral had no effect on the transmission because the computer was screwed up.

  9. Re:Just turn off the car? on Mandatory Brake-Override Proposed For All Cars · · Score: 1, Interesting

    With the Lexus, you have to press the "Start" button and hold it for several seconds (10?) before it will turn the engine off. Makes sense to Windows fanboys but not the rest of us. There is no key to turn.

  10. Re:Looking climb and claw it's way to..2nd/3rd pla on Nokia 900 Being Given Away Due To Software Glitch · · Score: 1

    The biggest problem I see with competing with Apple is the annual refresh cycle that Apple is achieving. Everyone's been used to Microsoft taking about three years between operating system releases (Starting with Windows 95, five newer versions of Windows for the desktop have been released in 14 years). Even IBM with its IBM i operating system for servers has released 11 new versions since 1995, not quite as fast as Apple but a lot faster than Microsoft.

    So we have 10 kinds of companies writing software and devloping hardware: Those who can keep up with an annual release cycle and those who will still take three years to give birth to the elephant.

  11. Toronto Sun not a good source on Nokia 900 Being Given Away Due To Software Glitch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... effectively giving the model away until it is fixed.

    According to Ars Technica, all new phones sold, even with the $100 credit, have the fix already installed.

    Customers not wanting to wait can have their phones swapped for updated versions in AT&T stores.

    Since when do we use the Toronto Sun as a reputable source for technical stuff?

  12. Re:Missing the Fastest Microprocessor! on CPU DB: Looking At 40 Years of Processor Improvements · · Score: 1

    I stand corrected. It does look like a completely different processor than the Power7 chips. I learned something new today. You should add it to the database.

  13. Re:They're doing it wrong... on Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn Resigns After $1.7 Billion Loss · · Score: 2

    Micro Center now has 23 stores. Check for one near you.

  14. Re:Best Buy lies to consumers on Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn Resigns After $1.7 Billion Loss · · Score: 2

    Your comment was modded down because you don't understand the concept of "digital." With digital, you pretty much either have a signal or you don't. You talked about one obviously defective cable as if it were representative of all of the low-end cables. As you can see from the comments, your cable was defective; others like it work perfectly well.

  15. Re:Missing the Fastest Microprocessor! on CPU DB: Looking At 40 Years of Processor Improvements · · Score: 2

    I think if you dig you will find that the microprocessors in the z196 are Power7 processors, similar if not exactly the same as are used in the Power Systems. You are right in that they have possibly the highest clock speeds. Of course, Power7 processors are included in the Stanford database.

  16. Re:Why not partner rather than reinvent from scrat on CPU DB: Looking At 40 Years of Processor Improvements · · Score: 1

    I couldn't find any reference to IBM processors in the CPU World database even though IBM has been a major player for many years.

  17. Re:Seems rather limited to Intel. on CPU DB: Looking At 40 Years of Processor Improvements · · Score: 1

    Back up now. Zilog is showing the Z80 but MOS is not there.

  18. Re:Hope MS does well with this phone on Nokia Lumia 900 Reviews · · Score: 1

    BlackBerry needs to drop hardware and develop an app that runs on any phone. Good luck getting that through their thick skulls!

  19. Re:Why Nokia hate android? on Nokia Lumia 900 Reviews · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Every OEM is using it expect Nokia and Apple

    And the Android phones are having trouble standing out in a crowded market.

    There are a lot of people out there waiting for new Windows phones.

  20. Re:Out of the way on Nokia Lumia 900 Reviews · · Score: 2

    It runs Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). A step up from 7.

  21. Re:RAID is not a backup solution on Ask Slashdot: It's World Backup Day; How Do You Back Up? · · Score: 1

    Could both your house and your friend's house be hit by one or two tornadoes from the same storm? Then you need offsite backup further away.

  22. Re:Don't be a tightwad on Ask Slashdot: A Cheap, DIY Home Security and Surveillance System? · · Score: 2

    In Cincinnati, be sure to register your "monitored" alarm system with the False Alarm Reduction Unit. If you don't register, the first false alarm will cost you $100 and subsequent false alarms will be $800 each.

    After you register, here are the fees for false alarms in a 365-day period:
    1st and 2nd none
    3rd $50.00 Fee may be waived if user attends an Alarm User Awareness School offered by the Cincinnati Law Department
    4th $75.00
    5th $100.00
    6th $150.00
    7th $200.00
    8th $300.00
    9th $400.00
    10th $500.00
    11th or more $800.00 each occurence. No, this is too complicated for me to make up: False Alarm Unit Registration

  23. Re:Where's the cash grab tie in? on Gawker Media To Require Commenters' Facebook, Twitter, Or Google Logins · · Score: 0

    And how do I verify that I'm actually signing on to Google and not a phish popup? There is no URL and no security icons showing. I'm going to right-click next time and see if I can find ANYTHING that assures me that I'm not being phished.

  24. Science has become political on Conservatives' Trust In Science Has Fallen Dramatically Since Mid-1970s · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm a liberal and I distrust science because it has become so political. Look at string theory, for example. If you are a scientist and don't believe that string theory is valid, you'll have a hard time getting a job, getting grants, getting anything. Science has always had a political flavor but it seems worse now than in the Middle Ages. Science has never been pure science and maybe will never be. But does it have to be so political?

    Of course, global warming is the poster child of political science. The science of global warming is so bad it shouldn't be called science. The people doing the "research" start with their conclusion and then do only the research that supports that conclusion. The glaciers are melting in Norway: Global warming caused by humans. But then they're revealing ancient farms which means it was a lot warmer there in the past when there were a lot fewer humans. Oh, let's just brush that away and ignore it. Global warming is caused by humans!

  25. Re:CYA by the White House on Solar Power Is Booming — Why Do We Want To Kill It? · · Score: 1

    Which solar system did you say you were from? That's not how it works in the United States.