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  1. Two radios? on Chris Roberts Is the Least Important Part of the Airplane Hacking Story · · Score: 1

    If it's just for the cute little plane thing, why don't they just have a second radio for that and split the systems entirely?

  2. Re:But does it... on Dolphins' Hunting Technique Inspires New Radar Device · · Score: 1

    The one time I do not have mod points.. which does not resemble the way dolphins send out two pulses in quick succession to cancel out background noise.

  3. Re: Oh, I totally agree... on Nokia Design Guru Urges Apple To End Cable Chaos · · Score: 1

    Do we know this for sure? The wiki page about that references an Ars Technica article which doesn't manage to actually show that there is more than one chip (the pin-switching one) there. The main argument trying to prove cable-DRM is Apple's MFi program to whitelist manufacturers for the cable.

    The closest to circuitry analyses below neither mention a "security chip", much less discuss the internals of one.
    http://brockerhoff.net/blog/2012/09/23/boom-pins/ and
    http://www.macrumors.com/2012/09/25/apples-lightning-connector-uses-adaptive-technology-to-dynamically-assign-pin-functions/

  4. Re: In other news on Apple Starts Blocking Unauthorized Lightning Cables With iOS 7 · · Score: 1

    In an environment with ~150 i-Devices with lightening cables and tens of devices using dock adapters, we have had 2 dock adapter ends bent off, one lightning cable cut by a drawer closing on it, and one iPad with the internal dock adapter broken and the device rendered useless.

    This is an environment full of 8 to 11 year-olds.

    What on earth is your wife doing??

    Also more on-topic: We have just tested a few third-party cables. Even the ones that heat up a lot with use are accepted by the devices we are testing them with. I do not know what ones Apple are blocking but they must be really shitty.

  5. Re:Innovative products for innovative thieves on Apple Has a Lot In Common With The Rolling Stones (Video) · · Score: 1

    Apparently the sensor requires the deeper layer of skin cells to be living (detected by RF), so... I do not think that will work.

  6. Re:logic fail on EFF Slams Google Fiber For Banning Servers On Its Network · · Score: 1

    Clearly you donâ(TM)t use Tumblr. That maxes out my internet connection for hours at a time (All. Those. Gifs.)

    Thereâ(TM)s also Vine, Youtube binges, getting the latest episode of GoT/Breaking Bad⦠Running a server just means the data goes in the other direction.

  7. Re:Individual, not collective on BART Strike Provides Stark Contrast To Tech's Non-Union World · · Score: 1

    All you need is one worker who lives at home with his parents, has no rent and shares health insurance with his family, to set the bar for everyone else to have to sink to to be 'competitive'. Sometimes the problem isn't just the company, it's the other workers.

  8. Re:Steam Tubine Application on Hand-held "Sound Camera" Shows You the Source of Noises · · Score: 1

    I know this might sound low-tech but what about coloured smoke?

  9. Re:Unclear whether this is a problem or not... on WD Explains Its Windows-Only Software-Based SSHD Tech · · Score: 1

    This would leave the way open for any OS with SATA and AHCI support to do whatever it prefers to get the best performance

    Like a Fusion drive on the Mac OS.

  10. Re:I just can't live without a ZIF socket. on Is Intel Planning To Kill Enthusiast PCs? · · Score: 1

    I find this process of "mix and match" confusing and frustrating when trying to keep a budget down. Sure if you've got money to burn you can choose whatever perfect component to fit in every little part of the machine. But if you are restricted by price or by operating system, then that becomes a labor of research. Balancing between different components becomes rapidly tiresome and in my case I throw in the towel and purchase a pre-configured solution.

    I waste more time researching what the 'best' parts are than if I just worked my job and bought something someone else made.

  11. Re:Probably violates the ADA on Could Testing Block Psychopaths From Senior Management? · · Score: 1

    The problem isn't that they will survive and get to the top, it is that they will do this at the expense of others, whether those in their way or exploitable other parties.

    If the role of a banker was to get rich off everyone, then it is no hindrance. If the job is to look after someone else's money while being economically compensated for their time, then it is a hindrance.

    If we were talking loan sharks or con men, then such an illness does not hinder economic performance at all, but social cohesive performance will be similarly hindered, with the (socially cohesive) upside of legislatively upheld penalization for such actions.

  12. Re:Alternate hypothesis on Do We Need a Longer School Year? · · Score: 1

    It's less selective when there are prep schools involved. Sure the new intake might be smart, but some rather idiotic individuals might make it through to engineering, law or medical courses in college.

  13. Re:Alternate hypothesis on Do We Need a Longer School Year? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    In my country the expensive schools have shorter terms and achieve better academic results. I don't think it's a simple case of how much time you spend, but how you spend it.

  14. Re:Maybe this will kill Man made global warming on Scientists Set Bold Plan For Future Exploration of the Sun · · Score: 2

    It's an interesting point that due to its size, its power output has been very consistent (presumably areas of higher output than the norm are cancelled out by alternate areas of lower output).

    Alas regarding Global Warming, we pay more attention to areas of lower temperature than the mean as proof that GW doesn't exist, than the average itself which is steadily rising higher. Which is strange since the energy entering the system isn't rising to a similar degree at all.

  15. Duty of Care? on Ask Slashdot: How To Best Setup a School Internet Filter? · · Score: 1

    Forgive me if I'm wrong, but does a School not have a duty of care towards the students - and thus all mature and most social media sites should be blocked, not just to prevent access by the majority, but to avoid offending the minority who might see over another student's shoulder.

    Also I hear a lot of "have the computers facing the teacher" comments, but nobody is discussing one-to-one laptop programs where the screen is a lot easier to hide.

  16. Re:They've turned their backs on Steve on Apple Comes Clean, Admits To Doing Market Research · · Score: 1

    I don't see why there should be a relationship between handset repayments and base carrier plans. Surely the carriers can't be so stupid as to value consistent customers over consistent (and consistently funded) service to them? After all, look at Apple. Apple dicks it's users over from time to time, but they keep coming back because of the high level of service.

  17. Re:8 years ago... on Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Take Notes In the Modern Classroom? · · Score: 1

    So... iPad?

    You can type up notes, draw diagrams, and if you get orders barked at you later, you can dictate them to reminders.

  18. Re:Can't Wait on Skype To Feature Giant Ads · · Score: 1

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  19. Re:Science VS religion. on Taking Issue With Claims That American Science Education is 'Dismal' · · Score: 1

    So basically Science isn't the car, it's not the driver, it's the act of driving the car.

  20. Re:Who has a leal use for this. on 60TB Disk Drives Could Be a Reality In 2016 · · Score: 1

    Baseball bats have an alternate use. Hard drive arrays have plenty of uses. Guns are just low-skill high-efficiency weapons. Show me examples of guns used for non-weapon purposes. I'm pretty sure a chihuahua can't defend a home against someone wearing boots.

  21. Re:Who has a leal use for this. on 60TB Disk Drives Could Be a Reality In 2016 · · Score: 0

    Extending this argument, guns should be illegal, because nobody should really have a use for them. Only criminals or people planning on committing a crime would have a use for such weaponry. A baseball bat can defend a home, why be excessive?

  22. Re:This is how Peerblock comes in handy on Microsoft-Funded Startup Aims To Kill BitTorrent Traffic · · Score: 1

    /etc/hosts file, edited under root

  23. Re:Why does Apple hate America? on How Apple Sidesteps Billions In Global Taxes · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure lower tax levels have never garnered more respect for a Government.
    Nobody respects a girl just because it takes less effort to get her to sleep with you.

  24. Re:No, it would not work on Could Crowd-Sourced Direct Democracy Work? · · Score: 1

    Doesn't wikipedia work because there is a few people (the elite) who have the power to "lock" a page if the "stupid people" mess it up too much?

    Does that mean that politics should be led by an elite, hence being (almost) completely open, transparent, accountable, and allowing for input from the general populace within reason?

  25. Re:But what more could he have done? on Apple Security Chief Steps Down After iPhone Gaffe · · Score: 1

    Not have allowed sociable people test out the prototype? Evaluate each employee in terms of likelihood to leave something on a table? There's always a way to do things better.