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  1. Re:I'll wait for a third party review... on Elon Musk: Tesla's Solar Roof Will Cost Less Than a Traditional Roof (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If the solar shingles are thick tempered glass or maybe even better, tempered and laminated glass, then I doubt they will have any problems.

    What I would worry about is the electrical connections which will have to stand up to the environment and being walked on.

  2. Re: Yet another win for the people with Trump vict on James Clapper, US Director of National Intelligence, Has Resigned (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    You can't really pardon someone who has not been convicted of crime.

    There is no such limitation on pardons granted by the president.

    NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.

    https://en.wikisource.org/wiki...

  3. Re:27% faster OR 40% less power on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 is Its First 10-Nanometer SoC (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    And I would prefer 100% less fire.

  4. Re:News at 11 on A $5 Tool Called PoisonTap Can Hack Your Locked Computer In One Minute (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    The real test will be to see which OSes get patched first.

    The problem is HOW do you patch it.

    It is easy. Do what Apple does and remove the ports while requiring users to buy new systems.

  5. So really it looks like for some period the Royal Navy simply won't have the capability to fight other warships except with their seven submarines. This means they can't really contest command of the sea anywhere or project military power without assistance from the US.

    They will not be able to maintain command of the sea but their submarines can sure deny the same to an enemy.

  6. Re:The government can't just shut down like this on FCC Abides By GOP Request To Stop What It's Doing, Deletes Everything From Meeting Agenda (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What you're saying makes no sense whatsoever. Congress passed the law, and the law only applies to Congress since they're the only relevant party (other than the President). Consequently, what would be the point of doing that if it has no value whatsoever (which is what you're arguing)?

    Publicity?

    Congress cannot pass a law that they cannot ignore.

  7. 3) You mean to tell me that they don't already have this?

    They do, but it requires they write checks to representatives and senators every decade or two to extend it again. If Disney could get rid of that pesky "limited" word in Article 1, Section 8, they could forego the cost of pretending it isn't de-facto unlimited copyright.

    "Limited" is not a problem. The USSC ruled that as long as a finite duration is specified, then it meets the requirements for "limited".

  8. Why hasn't this CEO already been arrested like this guy?

    http://www.wkyc.com/news/crime...

  9. Re:Space is man's hopeless romance on How Stephen Wolfram Devised Interstellar Travel (And Code Samples) For 'Arrival' (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    Unless there is the "simple physics hack" space travel will be a royal pain in the ass when you take the planning that is involved.

    We never did do any of our experiments beyond the local singularity. Obscure?

  10. Re:Space is man's hopeless romance on How Stephen Wolfram Devised Interstellar Travel (And Code Samples) For 'Arrival' (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    This is something sci-fi never fully discloses: hey, see that in the telescope? Let's go! Wait, where the fuck is it??

    It is disclosed sometimes if it matters although not by Hollywood. Just travel in the opposite direction. If it happened 1000 years ago, then move 1000 light years further back and use the telescope to watch what happened in real time.

  11. Re:The other campaign on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 1

    Reagan signed the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 after banning open carry as governor of California. Bush senior signed the Gun Free School Zone act making unlicensed open and concealed carry of state citizens and all open and concealed carry by out of state citizens unlawful and of course there was the Assault Weapon Ban.

    The NRA of course also supported gun control in various flavors at the time and earlier. So had the gun industry when it meant choking off imports hence the "sporting use" and other requirements.

    Given Trump's previous views on gun control, I am not sanguine. At least Hillary would have been in conflict with a Republican Congress although I doubt that would have stopped her.

  12. Re:A faster horse? on Ethernet Consortia Wants To Unlock a More Time-Sensitive Network (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The other standards you mention lack galvanic isolation which is important once you travel 10s of meters, between power systems, or in non-benign environments. Distance is also a problem. The various high speed standards might be acceptable within a rack or between adjacent racks but longer distances are needed.

    I am sure what they would prefer is a brand new protocol build on the ethernet physical interface but that would give up the economy of scale of existing ethernet ASICs.

  13. Re:Time Synchronization on Ethernet Consortia Wants To Unlock a More Time-Sensitive Network (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Besides being cheap which is always nice, ethernet has the advantage of being galvanically isolated at both ends making it suitable for industrial and building to building applications. I love it for test instrumentation for the same reason. Yes, you can always add galvanic isolation to other interfaces (although this can be very difficult in some cases) but ethernet has it built in.

  14. Re:Pardon Assange for *what*? on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 1

    The US hasn't actually charged Assange with anything. Obama can't pardon someone for crimes that don't exist; he also can't pardon someone on behalf of another country (Sweden).

    Nixon was not charged with anything when Ford pardoned him for "any crimes he might have committed against the United States while president."

  15. Re:The other campaign on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 1

    Mike Bloomberg is a Republican. Mike Bloomberg supports gun control. Therefore, by your logic, being in favor of gun control makes you a conservative.

    Reagan and Bush were supporters of gun control as well and actually passed laws in that direction.

  16. Re:Political reality on WikiLeaks Calls for Pardons From President Obama -- Or President Trump (wikileaks.org) · · Score: 1

    It was a gas main explosion.

  17. Re: he bet on the winner on Peter Thiel Is Joining Donald Trump's Transition Team (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe Obama should have banned transporting the oil via truck and train then also.

  18. Re:he bet on the winner on Peter Thiel Is Joining Donald Trump's Transition Team (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The best part is if you do it right, you can bet on both for twice the price.

  19. Re:And to think the DNC wanted to face Trump... on Donald Trump Wins US Presidency (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    There are plenty to choose from and pretty much all will be better than the two party system.

    Why would the two parties want that?

  20. Re:Roe v. Wade and social progress on What the Trump Win Means For Tech and Science (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I consider social progress, among other things, as anything that moves the nation away from any imposition of coercive force contrary to the personal and consensual choices of the citizens.

    Even at the expense of federalism?

    The complaint is not about the decision that women should control of their own bodies; it is about the USSC further undermining federalism.

  21. What makes you think Senators would make better projectiles?

    Who cares? Let's try it and find out.

  22. Re:Yeah and who the fuck will pay for it? on Elon Musk Predicts Automation Will Lead To A Universal Basic Income (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    This mass of people will not go away, then the super-rich will have three choices:

    A) Build a robot army of exterminators to eliminate the "surplus people" (me, you, anyone that is not super-rich);
    B) Do nothing and be killed sooner or later in the wake of the mass of hungry and desperate people;
    C) Use a portion of the billions obtained through automation and create a basic income to avoid the consequences of option B;

    D) Imprison them.

  23. While 365 d/y is fixed, but everything else can be changed.

    The problem is that 365 d/y is fixed at about 365.24.

  24. This is not Windows 10's fault. The game dev and/or publisher is responsible for this.

    I am sure Microsoft was all broken up about it.

  25. I've been advocating law experation without renewal for years. It forces elected legislatures to review previous generations' laws for problems and continued validity.

    It also creates a public record of what they support.