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  1. 1 zettabyte = 1e9 terabytes
    3 days = 259200 seconds

    1 zettabyte / 3 days = 3,858 terabytes per second

    That sounds pretty quick to me, considering that the current Fiber Optic speed record is only 1,050 terrabits per second or about 131 terrabytes per second.

  2. Elons Official Response on Consumer Reports Calls For Tesla To Disable Autopilot (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    Tesla is calling on car manufacturers to disable its "Self-pilot" feature that enables self-driving operation. Citing the recent 32,675 fatal accidents involving a car with Self-pilot engaged, Tesla labels the feature as "Too Much Self Reliance Too Soon." Tesla said car manufacturers should "disable self-driving operation until the system can be made safer." "By marketing their vehicles as 'Self-pilot,' car manufacturers gives consumers a false sense of self-determination."

  3. Re:Legacy Application Support? on Microsoft Removes 260-Character Path Length Limit In Windows 10 Redstone (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    Prior to this change, the path could never be too long to fit into the buffer, Windows wouldn't allow it. Windows only allows a maximum path length of 260 characters, anything more is considered an invalid path name. The total path length including directories could not exceed 260 characters.

  4. Re:Nielsen ratings on Tension Escalates Between Netflix and Its TV Foes (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    It seems like Nielsen should allow tracking content watched on computer or tablet (or smartphone even). If anything, this situation just points to the fact that Nielsen needs to update how it collects ratings since there is no reason a Nielsen household couldn't also track viewing content from Netflix, Hulu, etc.

  5. Maybe before source code control on Mimic, the Evil Script That Will Drive Programmers To Insanity (github.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Wouldn't they see your change to the file in the history/blame for the line?

    Or do they suggest you hack your co-workers machine to run this script on their system?

  6. Re:Missed opportunity on Android M's Official Name Is Marshmallow · · Score: 2

    Exactly. This would have been awesome:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CM...

  7. VLANs are your friend on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Solve a Unique Networking Issue? · · Score: 2

    I think you could configure each port on the switch with a different default VLAN and plug those into the terminals (e.g. Port 1 gets VLAN 1, Port 2 gets VLAN 2, etc). That will by default separate each port into a separate network. Then use VLAN tagging on your XP VMs that you were going to spin up, so they each are effectively connected to a separate port on the switch (e.g. VM 1 is tagged for VLAN 1, VM 2 is tagged for VLAN 2, etc).

    This is just the high-level details of what you'll need to do. Most lower-end consumer grade switches don't have VLAN support, so you may need to spring for a better switch, and make sure your VM software supports VLAN tagging.

  8. Re:Why not just... on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Solve a Unique Networking Issue? · · Score: 1

    OP said that they all have the same IP. Presumably this is enforced by the manufacturer, and he has no way to change it.

  9. Swimming on Slashdot Asks: What Will You (Or Your Kids) Learn This Summer? · · Score: 2

    My son is 18 months and will be in a Swim-Float-Swim class where they teach them basic survival swimming.

    Of course he'll also be learning talking, walking/running, playground, etc and all those other things kids learn between 18 and 24 months.

  10. Re:Comcast Business Class on Comcast Sued For Turning Home Wi-Fi Routers Into Public Hotspots · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I had only two bullets and was locked in a room with Comcast, Hitler, and Osama Bin Laden... I'd shoot Comcast twice.

    Well, yeah, because the other two are already dead.

  11. Tracking Beacon? on Starbucks Testing Mobile Order and Pay In Portland On iOS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    potentially turning every coffee consumer's device into a tracking beacon

    Sensationalize much? Maybe it's just to tell which Starbucks you're closest to so it know where to place the order or narrow down the nearby store results? That would be the more likely reason.

    Do people seriously think that any app requesting location services is turned into an always-on tracking beacon sending their every move back to Big Data(tm)?

  12. Build better infrastructure on 2 US Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase · · Score: 1

    Don't just update the existing crumbling infrastructure, build better infrastructure!

    If you're going to raise the Federal Gas tax by $0.10, you might as well use it to build Hyperloop infrastructure that individuals could ride for free:

    https://github.com/OpenHyperlo...

  13. Law of Leaky Abstractions on Ask Slashdot: What Should Every Programmer Read? · · Score: 2
  14. Re: Low Priority? on Death Wish Meets GPS: iPhone Theft Victims Confronting Perps · · Score: 1

    > because they are low priority for them

    If they are such a low priority for them, why bother taking the statements and filing the report?

  15. Re: Quid pro quo on Grading Software Fooled By Nonsense Essay Generator · · Score: 1

    > I don't really see no moral problem

    I guess someone should have graded your essays a little more closely instead of relying on a robot.

  16. You mean like the ASUS Chromebox?

    http://promos.asus.com/us/chro...

  17. Another idea? on Interviews: Jonathan Coulton Answers Your Questions · · Score: 2

    It's also possible he just collected a few different but similar questions and consolidated them into one question.

  18. Why Samsung? on Russian Officials Dump iPads For Samsung Tablets Over Spy Fears · · Score: 2

    If they were really concerned about spying, shouldn't they go with a Nexus that runs stock Android?

  19. Why do they need to unlock it? on Apple Refuses To Unlock Bequeathed iPad · · Score: 5, Informative

    Did she bequeath the iPad or the apps/data on the iPad and the iTunes account to go with it? I'm pretty sure that even if the device is locked, that you can still do a factory reset on it and then have access to the iPad. Granted you would lose all the apps and data on the device, but you would still have the device to use as you wish.

    If she bequeathed the iTunes account, then the account email and password should have been in the will or related documents, if not, then it's reasonable to assume she just left the hardware which you can reset and then have full use of.

  20. 45% of all internet subscribers? on Online Streaming As Profitable As TV, Disc Sales By Charging Just a $15 Flat Fee · · Score: 1

    Since it's unlikely to get 45% of all internet subscribers, consider a reasonable subset of them such as just America/Europe subscribers. However, if it were $50 and I had access to every movie/TV show ever made, I'd pay that every month, and they would probably only need the America/Europe market. Maybe an extra $20/mo for access to 'new releases' provided they were available on the standard plan after maybe 60 (90?) days. They could even do an extra 'HD' surcharge of $20-$30/mo I used to pay more than that for cable and only got access to whatever the channels were running at that time (maybe time-shifted with a DVR, but still required them to run it at some point while my DVR was recording and still had to deal with commercials). I would definitely pay that for access to everything that I could easily search and select from a list and instantly start watching something.

    Netflix Instant is nice and all, but it doesn't have the best selection. I've found most of the streaming sites (Netflix Instant, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Prime), all have about the same stuff. I stream a lot from home, but we always run the risk that the streaming provider could drop a show I like at any point. I think paying a premium to ensure it's always available and that everything ever made is available, is worth it.

    Obviously, this is an amazing idea that would revolutionize media content for this new internet age, which means it will never happen.

  21. Considering the number of Windows installations on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Often-Run Piece of Code -- Ever? · · Score: 1

    My guess would be the code in 'System Idle Process'.

  22. I/O Bandwidth on Software Rendering Engine GPU-Accelerated By WebCL · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Many 3D engines are carefully tuned to the limited bandwidth to the GPU cards that provides them just enough bandwidth per frame to transfer the necessary geometry/textures/etc for that frame. The results, of course, stay on the GPU card and are just outputted to the frame buffer. Now, in addition to that existing overhead, the engine writer would now have to transfer back the results/frame buffer back to the CPU to process, generate an image, that is then passed back to the GPU to be displayed as an image? Or am I missing something?

    While I'm sure it would allow customized algorithms, they would have to be rather unique to not be handled by the current state of geometry/vertex/fragment shaders. Are they thinking some of non-triangular geometry?

    Maybe there is a way to send the result of the maths directly to the frame buffer while it's on the GPU?

  23. Re:How Blackberry could remain relevant on How BlackBerry Blew It · · Score: 1

    Samsung did this already. It's called Knox. As most Android vendors have discovered, competing with Samsung is a losing proposition.

    True, but if anyone could compete with Samsung in the mindshare of the enterprise, it would be Blackberry. Samsung is pouring tons of money into building their mindshare and awareness in the enterprise space, something that Blackberry already has.

    If that could easily be done, they would have done it for BB 10. And honestly, can you name one BlackBerry app worth having that doesn't exist on Android already? Ironically, BB did build Android compatibility into BB 10... but it apparently hasn't made the platform any more popular.

    Yes, I was thinking later that this was more optional and extraneous. It would depend on how many enterprise apps were already custom made for Blackberry, not for games or other novelties that are Blackberry-only.

  24. How Blackberry could remain relevant on How BlackBerry Blew It · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Blackberry could succeed on their name, if they tweaked their brand a little and adopt a more 'Samsung' approach. Their name is already synonymous with enterprise level email, service and solutions, so capitalize on that, just with a different platform.

    • 1. Create an enterprise hardened version of Android
    • 2. Integrate with their existing Blackberry Enterprise Server (and of course other email providers, but provide a good business case for using their services like uptime, security, no NSA snooping, etc
    • 3. Provide a compatibility layer/VM for existing Blackberry apps on their devices

    This would provide end users with a standard Android platform just with more security features (maybe fingerprint, retina scan, whatever, and market it for security conscious individuals), and it would provide enterprises with a trusted platform.

    Individuals will still get an Android platform with all those apps, and Businesses will get a platform that plugin into a standard Android ecosystem.

    Anyways, those are my thoughts about how they could still make it work

    BTW, Blackberry, if you're looking for a new CEO or VP-level manager to implement this solution, I'm available.

  25. hunter2 on WeChat IM Application Could Disclose Your Password To Attackers · · Score: 1

    Queue all the hunter2 jokes: http://www.bash.org/?244321