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  1. I think the technology exists (at least somewhere on this planet) but it's being held back to extract as much money as possible in the meantime on current technology. I have no direct evidence of this of course but when you think of what kinds of things humans can accomplish when they put their minds and copious amounts of funding toward it, you'd have to believe it's out there, even if only in a lab somewhere or in some military only role held in secret. This is going completely off topic (and I know I'll going all conspiracy theory and tin-foil hatter on ya) but consider the "non-battery tech" X-10 drone for example http://www.liveleak.com/view?i... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... That sucker was swirling around the skies in 1953! It went over Mach 2 too. Re-read the year again and it will sink in. You don't just magically design and build something like that in a few years either. Stuff like that takes at LEAST 10 years to plan, build and test. Wikipedia says preliminary design was completed in 1951 and first flight was in 1953. So where are we now...approximately 1943 when they were drawing it up? Think about other technologies of that time frame...then it becomes more almost unicorn and Apple'ish magical! You could say similar things about German technologies of WW2. Like it's so far out there compared to earlier times and other countries offerings as to be mind blowing! Anyhow, back on topic...I'd be really surprised if 10x longer next-gen batteries have not existed for quite some time. DARPA funds crazy things like this all the time and they send people all over the world regularly to sit in on the latest University breakthroughs. If they don't have it, then no one has it - publicly at least.

  2. I just uninstalled Opera from my smartphone on Chinese Consortium's $1.24B Bid To Acquire Opera Software Fails, $600M Deal Agreed Instead (tech.eu) · · Score: 1

    because of this article. Thanks for the heads up /.

  3. The aftershocks are crazy too thus far! on A Powerful 8.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Chile's Coast · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's late at night there, good luck sleeping indoors or outdoors tonight with the crazy intensity of the aftershocks. Crazy... 6.3 58km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 04:10:31 UTC 40.1 km 5.3 89km WNW of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 04:02:10 UTC 19.5 km 6.2 44km SSW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-09-17 03:55:07 UTC 35.0 km 4.9 47km SSW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-09-17 02:59:29 UTC 35.0 km 6.4 64km NW of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 01:41:09 UTC 35.0 km 5.6 86km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 01:33:03 UTC 15.2 km 5.2 76km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 01:21:50 UTC 24.2 km 4.9 90km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 01:09:49 UTC 35.0 km 4.9 118km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 00:50:08 UTC 10.0 km 5.0 54km SW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-09-17 00:42:56 UTC 32.9 km 5.2 81km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-17 00:22:20 UTC 10.0 km 5.3 57km SW of Ovalle, Chile 2015-09-17 00:06:16 UTC 10.0 km 5.7 76km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 23:38:05 UTC 35.0 km 7.0 25km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 23:18:42 UTC 30.9 km 6.2 70km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 23:16:05 UTC 10.0 km 6.1 44km WSW of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 23:03:56 UTC 10.0 km 6.4 58km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 22:59:13 UTC 22.0 km 8.3 46km W of Illapel, Chile

  4. Re:Easy one on When Does Software Start Becoming Malware? · · Score: 1

    When Microsoft gives it away for free?

  5. Then I'll for sure skip 10 and wait for Redstone on Windows 10 Successor Codenamed 'Redstone,' Targeting 2016 Launch · · Score: 0

    Keep 'em coming Microsoft. It matters to me not. My Windows 7 works just fine and will continue to do so until you XP it to death. One day you'll get it sort of right and listen to your beta testers. Or you will continue your failed experiment. One thing I know for sure is that I'm glad I don't work for this company...

  6. Good! Lets start with removing Metro and 2D icons on Microsoft Engineer: Open Source Windows Is 'Definitely Possible' · · Score: 1

    Awesome! Now we're talking...Lets start by removing all resemblances of the hideous Metro UI (either in 8, 8.1 OR 10) as well as the incredibly stupid idea of flattening everything (that includes adding back drop shadows, removing lame 2D MSPAINT like icons and adding back gradients on buttons). Even with the offer of free Windows 10 on the horizon I will NOT be downgrading my computing experience any further until this 2D Metro crap fad passes.

  7. Defeated by a smartphone video camera on BlackBerry's Latest Experiment: a $2,300 'Secure' Tablet · · Score: 1

    Look, if you want to capture data that badly just video capture the screen from a secondary device (smartphone). Even a child could do this. Renders your really expensive security software completely useless instantaneously.

  8. I'd incorporate some kind of audio captcha on FTC Announces $50k In Prizes For Robocaller Trap Software · · Score: 1

    This isn't a completely proper solution, but it could be useful: An audio captcha could be handy here as part of a phone answering machine/program/filter app. "Six plus five equals what?" Don't press the right answer number on the telephone dial-pad, call hangs up or goes directly to voice mail. Or make them press a certain number sequence...just randomize the captcha questions and corresponding answer. Not only that, if a call comes through as "unknown caller" via caller ID, then it automatically gets dropped or goes directly to VM but make sure the auto answer message they get says something so these unknown callers get the message "Your call has been filtered since you're blocking caller ID - GOODBYE" click. These things are fairly trivial to program...some inexpensive Arduino type kit (or less powerful and less expensive) could be programmed to do this type of thing fairly easily.

  9. Re:shame on RadioShack Near Deal To Sell Half of Its Stores, Close the Rest · · Score: 1

    Honestly, it could be wise for Alibaba to consider buying/taking over Radio Shack entirely. And then use their storefronts as delivery areas for their crap sold on aliexpress.com North Americans grew up with the Radio Shack brand but fell out of love with them over time. Resurrecting the brand with the entire online inventory from Aliexpress would go a long way to bolstering trust in both brands. I don't exactly trust Aliexpress but I DO trust Radio Shack.

  10. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone on Google, Amazon, Microsoft Reportedly Paid AdBlock Plus To Unblock · · Score: 2

    Get rid of Firefox and use Palemoon http://www.palemoon.org/ and then install AdBlock Latitude https://addons.palemoon.org/ex... You'll wonder what all the fuss is about after you wrestle your old UI back from Firefox and have all your ads blocked by a reputable organization (Palemoon) that won't sell out to the dark side like AdBlock Plus did. These two greedy companies need more people to jump ship and make a statement. Do your part. You'll be glad you did.

  11. Re:Inkscape plays nicely with Inkcut - vinyl cutti on Inkscape Version 0.91 Released · · Score: 2

    Sweet! Happy for you and that's great information. By the way, do you use Blender http://blender.org/ (Free and Open Source 3D and Video editing) too? Here is a sweet tutorial on how to generate 2D artwork (SVG's) from 3D models. http://goinkscape.com/use-blen... if you ever need it. That's the great thing about Blender and Inkscape, there are so many free and great tutorials on the Internet as well as a wonderful community of users you can most likely get an answer from when you get stuck. Something I really want to learn myself is how to run a CNC milling machine (or Plasma cutters) as well as how to 3D print. I mean if you learn Blender, GIMP, Inkscape and Inkcut one can be very versatile and valuable to a lot of companies in a lot of situations. Or like yourself, run your own business.

  12. Inkscape plays nicely with Inkcut - vinyl cutting on Inkscape Version 0.91 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since this is really a slashvertisement I may as well add some more fuel to the fire. If you're already brave enough to use Inkscape as your bread winner, perhaps you've thought about branching out into making signs? If this is the case then you should definitely check out Inkcut http://sourceforge.net/project... Just add a vinyl cutter to the mix and you're rolling. GIMP, Inkscape and Inkcut, all you need to start making signs on the cheap.

  13. Storage media is only half the battle on Ask Slashdot: Best Medium For Personal Archive? · · Score: 1

    You might wish to consider using a hard drive cloning tool (drive imager) that makes backups of the entire hard drive (including the OS) to save time and effort. These programs are capable of automatic scheduled backups to make things easier on you. An external USB hard drive is typically the medium of choice for these types of backups since hard drives and USB 3 enclosures are so cheap and portable. Some software versions let you do incremental backups (since the last full backup is made, only files that have changed get backed up) and there is often cloud storage too (which I personally do not trust). Anyhow software like Macrium Reflect (which has a free version and is excellent) or a paid for version like Acronis True Image or others is worth examining. YouTube is full of tutorial videos on how to use these programs but they are very easy to figure out on your own. Now, you will need to make boot medium too (CD/DVD/USB key) too don't forget and it's a good idea to include an ISO image of the boot medium on the storage hard drive too in case you need to create bootable medium once more in a pinch (you lost your original boot medium for example). Why I suggest using these programs is that when restoring after a failure of a hard drive or what have you, it only takes a fraction of the time required to get back up and running to a fully working state (all your programs and customizations are working just how you like them at the time of backup). These programs are capable of restoring file and folder level restoration or entire hard drive contents. Since hard drives are so cheap, saving complete drive images makes sense and you can have several terabytes of data compressed down down into something a lot smaller on the hard drive allowing multiple images to be made (you can even span them over several drives if needed). You can also encrypt them for safety. The only thing iffy about going this route is that OS vendors deprecate their OS's over time (like Microsoft has done with XP) and perhaps the hardware of the future is not able to load the drive images for some reason. But, if you were staying diligent and doing backups at least once a month or more (and keeping your software version current), you'd most likely be fine since you'd be deleting old images and replacing them with current images.

  14. I saved someone from a rear ender the other day on Government Recommends Cars With Smarter Brakes · · Score: 1

    I was stopped in traffic the other day at a light and was watching in my rear view mirror that a big 4x4 truck in the lane next to me was not slowing down at all and was about to smoke the guy in front of him. I have no idea how he could have missed the fact that all 4 lanes of traffic were stopped for the light. I leaned on my horn hardcore and that luckily caught the stopped guy's attention in front of the 4x4 truck and he managed at the last second to get out of the way. It was literally inches separating this guy from a really bad day and maybe even a fire. I felt a little moment of positive Karma after that...good duty of the day.

  15. Re:I'm going with Giorgio Tsoukalos on this one... on Aliens Are Probably Everywhere, Just Not Anywhere Nearby · · Score: 1

    ALIENS! Sheesh...

  16. I'm going with Giorgio Tsoukalos on this one... on Aliens Are Probably Everywhere, Just Not Anywhere Nearby · · Score: 0

    "I'm not saying it was aliens...BUT IT WAS ALIENS!" http://www.bing.com/images/sea... I want a Giorgio t-shirt. They are hilarious.

  17. Re:Better Question on Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150? · · Score: 1

    Ya, and risk getting sued up the ass for an errant shot that blinds someone. Trust me, the perp won't be expecting your drone to suddenly fly out from the second story window and fly kamikaze suicide style into his ultra expensive voyeuristic play toy. Besides it will be extremely satisfying to beat someone at their own game since you'll be a drone douchebag too after all.

  18. Re:Better Question on Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Buy another cheap drone and fly the fucker right into the expensive one. End of problem.

  19. At that price point, not much... on Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150? · · Score: 5, Informative

    You'll be getting crap for $100-150. Sorry, but you will. Now that being said, I have found a Syma x5C from Banggood for $63.51 CAD and has a 2MB camera. http://www.banggood.com/Syma-X... and it's not bad for a beginner but it's going to get broken and then you'll be pissed off.

    But you should really save your pennies and buy a Cheerson CX20 but it's $368.40 CAD. http://www.banggood.com/Cheers... Here's an entire thread on it from people who know their stuff on RCGroups: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums...

    Do your research on this on YouTube and the Internet in general. Read the reviews. This is a pretty serious drone for little cost. You can get gimbals and use GoPro cameras (or SJ4000 type cameras too). Anyhow, good drones aren't to be found for under $300. Save your money...you'll thank me later.

  20. Re:Free yourself from this SHIT - Get Palemoon on Mozilla Updates Firefox With Forget Button, DuckDuckGo Search, and Ads · · Score: 0

    It's open source, learn to code and do it your way then.

  21. Re:Free yourself from this SHIT - Get Palemoon on Mozilla Updates Firefox With Forget Button, DuckDuckGo Search, and Ads · · Score: 2

    Think of it as Imodium for the Internet.

  22. Free yourself from this SHIT - Get Palemoon on Mozilla Updates Firefox With Forget Button, DuckDuckGo Search, and Ads · · Score: 1

    I did it when they force-fed us Australis and have never looked back. I'll never go back to "Fireplop" now. Liberation is available at www.palemoon.org

  23. Can't Wait for the Political Porn Leaks on Department of Defense May Give Private Cloud Vendors Access To Top Secret Data · · Score: 1

    Can you imagine the selfie porn leaks then? Ewwwww, I just threw up in my mouth a 'lil.

  24. I don't Belkin - but can firmware be flashed? on Belkin Router Owners Suffering Massive Outages · · Score: 1

    I just went to www.dd-wrt.com and did a quick scan of their firmware and the results are a bit spotty but possible for some types of routers. But if your router is on the list then I'd get the hell out of the Belkin umbrella altogether. Might wish to check out Tomato, OpenWRT or FreeWRT too. If your router isn't upgradeable, smash the fucker in a fit of rage (it'll feel good, I promise) and after you collect enough empty bottles, go buy yourself a new one that isn't made by Belkin and IS on on of these firmware upgrade lists.

    Manufacturer Model Revision Supported Activation required
    Belkin 7230-4 v6000tc not possible no
    Belkin F5D7130 - yes no
    Belkin F5D7130 ver 2001 yes no
    Belkin F5D7130-4 v1010 yes no
    Belkin F5D7130-4 v1112 yes no
    Belkin F5D7130-4 v7002uk not possible no
    Belkin F5D7130uk v2115uk yes no
    Belkin F5D7130uk v3000ef, v3002uk yes no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 1000fr, v1444, v2000df yes no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v1000, v1010, v1111, v1112, v1222de, v1223df, v122 yes no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v2000, v2000de yes no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v3000 yes no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v6000/v6002 not possible no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v7000 not possible no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v8000 not possible no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 v9000 no no
    Belkin F5D7230-4 vA000 not possible no
    Belkin F5D7231-4 v1000df, v1000ef yes no
    Belkin F5D7231-4 v1001 yes no
    Belkin F5D7231-4 v1100de, v1102, v1103ee yes no
    Belkin F5D7231-4 v1212UK, v1213 yes no
    Belkin F5D7231-4 v2000, v2001yy, v2001df yes no
    Belkin F5D7231-4P v1000 yes no
    Belkin F5D7330 - yes no
    Belkin F5D8230-4 v1001ea yes no
    Belkin F5D8230-4 v1002 no no
    Belkin F5D8231-4 - no no
    Belkin F5D8232-4 1000, 1021uk wip no
    Belkin F5D8233-4 ? not possible no
    Belkin F5D8236-4 ? not possible no
    Belkin F5D8633-4 v1 no no
    Belkin F6D4230-4 v1000 not possible no
    Belkin F7D3301 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D3302 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D4301 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D4302 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D7301 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D7302 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D8301 v1 yes no
    Belkin F7D8302 v1 yes no

  25. Google buys it. Screws Apple. on Apple Sapphire Glass Supplier GT Advanced Files For Bankruptcy · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't it be funny if Google bought the company just to screw Apple? I mean they have a multi-year agreement in place so that would be a few years of thumb in the eye like fun. Oh, I can dream...