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  1. Re:Mozilla, please stop destroying yourself! on Big Changes From Mozilla Mean Firefox Will Get Chrome Extensions · · Score: 1

    For Most Recently Used tabs switching at the very least.
    That's one major fuck up on Google's side, request to improve was closed with "oh, do it with addons", except there is no addon that can do it the way you have it it Opera (the way it was in old Opera).

  2. Wow, only 19KW, comparing to consumpiton on Tesla Partners With Airbnb, Subsidizes Chargers · · Score: 1

    As far as I see most e-cars consume about 30KWh give or take to drive 100km.
    With 19KW charger, you need 1.5 hour of charging, for 1 hour of driving.
    Yikes.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    Would be a bit better in most of Europe, with 220-240V normal, 380V+ three phase current, but still, yikes, yikes...

    PS
    And there comes fuel cell Mirai (Toyota):
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/br...

    Note that that type of fuel cell is both quite efficient (70% of energy is turned into electricity) and should be cheap to make too.
    I wonder, why Musk is so against it. Invested in Li too much?

  3. Re:Hey, great! Here's an idea to improve it furthe on Samsung May Release an 18" Tablet · · Score: 1

    Jokes aside, check out Dell 7000 series 2 in 1s.

  4. Re:Android? on Samsung May Release an 18" Tablet · · Score: 1

    Which versions of the Samsung Tab do you have, friend?
    My 10.1" got 2.x to 3.x upgrade from Samsung.

  5. On the opposite on Samsung May Release an 18" Tablet · · Score: 1

    If anything is prepared for different screen sizes/resolutions on this market, it's Android.
    Various assets for different screen sizes, resolutions AND EVEN RATIONS are there out of the box and things do NOT have to have the same layout on different screens either.

    In other words, nope, not a problem.

  6. German radios reports mobile radars all day long on Two Arrests In Denmark For Spreading Information About Popcorn Time · · Score: 1

    German radios reports mobile radars all day long.
    You know, those, which photograph your car when you cross the limit.
    (there are also stationary ones)
    They also report when police is standing there with, cough, radar.

    Is that illegal in Denmark?

  7. Cheapo TP link (35 Euro) here with DD WRT cfw. on Google Announces a Router: OnHub · · Score: 2

    Cheapo TP link (35 Euro) here with DD WRT cfw.
    Runs and runs and, cough. runs.

    The only thing I restart once in several month is, ironically, a Cisco cable modem.

  8. Come on guys, have some understanding on AMD Still Struggling With Linux Gaming · · Score: 1

    1) They can't release complete sources, because of, cough, licenses
    2) Linux gaming is a tiny piece of the market, yet AMD is financially troubled, do you really want them to spend much resources on less tan 1% of the (gaming) market?

  9. "Active City Stop" on Google Research Leads To Automated Real-Time Pedestrian Detection · · Score: 2

    One of the recent models of Mazda I drove (I'm pretty sure all manufacturers have that, Ford at the very least) had "active city stop" feature, active at speeds up to, 30km/h, if I remember correctly.

    Car would emergency break ON ITS OWN if it would spot a pedestrian.
    To my knowledge, they use some "radar like" technology for it.
    I guess it's not far sighted enough for a self driving car.

  10. A dumb question about gene sequencing on Octopus Genome Sequenced · · Score: 1

    While for the most part Genes of the same species are the same, some form "individual" combination.
    In case of an octopus, how do we know, which parts are common, and which reflect poor beast's "personality"?

  11. Then you don't quite get a number of things on Oracle: Google Has "Destroyed" the Market For Java · · Score: 1

    1) Nothing stops JIT compiler to produce code that is faster than static compiler, on the contrary, JIT compiler can do faster, knowing runtime data (i.e. which branch is more likely to execute) OK?
    2) I've written "parse file and feed it into DB" Java code that beat C code written by a colleague. (used JavaCC/JDBC)
    3) In general, Java loses vs C on the following fronts:
    a) operations like sin/cos, since it must produce exactly the same result on all platform
    b) memory footprint
    c) uh, no stack, just very fast (compared to C) heap

    All that is not because of JIT compilation, but rather because of automatic mem-management. That's the price you pay for having easier time diagnosing / fixing errors.

    In real life, mem footprint is the major difference you'd notice. It's in no way "times slower".

  12. Re: Profiting on the Backs of Others on Oracle: Google Has "Destroyed" the Market For Java · · Score: 1

    Java continues to rule on the server side, and Java was never used much on Desktop/Mobile.

  13. Re: Profiting on the Backs of Others on Oracle: Google Has "Destroyed" the Market For Java · · Score: 1

    Well, J++ doesn't sound like "Java" to me either.
    Why did they force Microsoft to drop it altogether, instead of just "do not call it Java"?

  14. Re:Oracle's monopoly? on Oracle: Google Has "Destroyed" the Market For Java · · Score: 1

    I don't see that happening server side.
    And desktop/mobile, cough, Java never really got serious traction there.

  15. Re:Can buy robolawnmowers for years on Robotic Lawn Mower Gets Regulatory Approval · · Score: 1

    The ones I've seen didn't a wire around the perimeter.

    PS
    Also, iRobot is not a good base for a lawn robot, as, unlike robots from competitors (e.g. Samsung, LG) that try to cover entire area by getting everywhere ONCE, Roomba's just randomly run around. That approach won't work well with lawn robot.

  16. Can buy robolawnmowers for years on Robotic Lawn Mower Gets Regulatory Approval · · Score: 1

    You can buy robolawnmowers for years in Germany, not sure why it is such a big deal.

  17. Mod parent up on Time Runs Out On Sweden's Sexual Assault Charges Against Julian Assange · · Score: 1

    ...

  18. Re:Say Russia did it for the purpose of argument.. on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 1

    It's ironic, that the most painful sanctions are not sanctions at all.
    Oil price is what hit Russia most.

    Most of the sanctions were a joke. (going after pro-kremlin singer Kobzon, for the fucks sake, that's a very brave step dear EU)

  19. You underestimate Ukraine, a lot on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 2

    You are very wrong on the "greatest source of activity" of Ukrainians being pumping 100 milliards cubic meters of russo/asian gas..
    Ukraine has kept about 60% of USSR time industry, which is a damn high number for a former Soviet Republic.
    On top of it, unlike with smaller and "less truth worthy" republics, it was invested A LOT into Ukraine.
    Metallurgy was still running pretty well, last time I've checked.
    Ukraine has atom energy industry up and running, including its own radioactive mines.
    Ukraine is still capable of producing tanks, anti-tank missile systems and what not.
    Ukraine has people with unique "hard to find anywhere" skills, farther of a friend of mine is an expert at "wielding by explosion" (sounds crazy, I know) and has no problems finding contractors in EU.

    Google shows GDP PPP of Ukraine to be USD 3900.
    Georgia is shown to be USD 3600.

    Now for me, a Georgian, this shows how freaking skewed these numbers are, countries are in no way on par, while Georgia is ahead as far as corruption goes, beating Eastern Europe, Greece and Italy in TI ratings, Ukraine is far ahead economically.

    War and corruption is what stops huge investments from flowing into Ukraine, but it is a country with tremendous potential.

  20. Re:Buc missiles? Who has them? on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 2

    If it was a model from the '70's or '80's then we blame Porkochenko and Ukraine.

    Yeah, how on Earth could Russia supply BUK from 70-80s, really.

  21. Russian BUK tracked back to, well, Russia on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 1

    Following the Bellingcat report Origin of the Separatists’ Buk, which showed that the Buk missile launcher linked to the downing of MH17 was filmed inside Russia a few weeks earlier, the Bellingcat investigation team has continued to search for additional information, and has recently discovered two more images of the Buk missile launcher linked to the downing of MH17.

    https://www.bellingcat.com/new...

  22. Re:Rebels didn't use planes on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 1

    Well, there also is UN Assembly. All vote, no vetos.
    But decisions are non-binding... =/

  23. Ukraine was using planes. on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 2

    Ukraine was using planes and a number of them was shot down by "the rebels".

    "IL 76 was shot down near Luhansk, 49 Ukrainian military are dead"
    http://ru.tsn.ua/spetstemi/v-l...

  24. Rebels didn't use planes on Russian Missile Parts Found At MH17 Crash Site · · Score: 4, Informative

    Rebels didn't use planes, so Ukraine didn't need to bring anti air missile systems in there, let alone, shoot them down.

    On the other hand, Igor Strelkov's ("rebel leader" and, coincidentally, Russian citizen) wrote shortly after the plain was shot down:

    "AN-26 plane was shot down near Torez, it fell somewhere near "Progress" mine.
    Warned them, do not fly in "our sky".
    Here is a video proof of yet another "birdfall".
    Birdy fell ... without hitting peacefull people.

    There is also information about another plain, probably Su"
    http://news.bigmir.net/ukraine...

    For quite a while Russia was trying to push "it was shot down by uklrainian Su-25" despite the fact that even creator of the plane denied it was possible.

    Incidentally, Russia has vetoed creation of MH17 Tribunal in UN.

  25. No, they aren't cheaper, on Epic Mega Bridge To Connect America With Russia Gets Closer To Reality · · Score: 1

    Transportation price of large amounts of stuff over long distances, cheapest to more expensive:

    1) Sea (ships)
    2) Railway
    3) Trucks
    4) Air