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  1. Re:Miles on Pluto's Haze · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is anyone else embarrassed that NASA uses miles as its primary unit of measure?

    Indeed, I was expecting distances expressed in furlongs.

  2. Re:Dumbassery on Pluto's Haze · · Score: 1

    Because you're too proud of your ignorance to google that

    Actually I didn't google something I didn't know I should google to get the answer of a question I ignored it had to be asked.

    New Horizons can transmit at most 1 kilobit per second. 1 kilobit is only 125 bytes.

    And you can be proud. That's actually two transmitters at 1kb/s. And that's not really 1kb/8 usable bytes, ie 125, as you seem to ignore about control bits and other layer 2 necessary bits...

  3. NASA please upgrade your stuff on Pluto's Haze · · Score: -1

    NASA releases one picture a day. Either the hard is too old or the soft is too slow (or the staff is incompetent). Please upgrade something!

  4. The French Scrabble Champ Does Not Speak French on The French Scrabble Champ Does Not Speak French · · Score: 2

    Neither do the French. French is a difficult and obsolete language made of gendered nouns and unusable grammar. It used to be spoken by some remaining native French people up to the end of the XXth century (date of the American TV series landings).

  5. Re:Words + Attitude = Wins on The French Scrabble Champ Does Not Speak French · · Score: 1

    He has an incredibly calm demeanor across the board. He is unflappable, regardless of tile draws or opponent's plays. The ability to focus on the next play and the strategic situation, without distraction, is critical to winning in a long tournament.

    ...until the technical trick is identified.

  6. Re:New rule on The French Scrabble Champ Does Not Speak French · · Score: 1

    Yeah, we've got a programmer in our group that we played with one night. After his second questionable 2 letter word

    The way you tell this it seems a programmer has to behave like a program

  7. Too bad on Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Autos To Fix Remote Hack · · Score: 4, Funny

    So good to have a relaxing time while someone drives the car on your behalf.

  8. the intended audience couldn't possibly be actual humans

    Yet another proof of extra terrestrial life

  9. Re:That's not a 'glitch' ... on Skype Translate Reportedly Has a Swearing Problem In Chinese · · Score: 2

    Exactly the comment I intended to post. This is how marketing campaigns work nowadays.

  10. Re:1.2 Billion on Toshiba CEO, 8 Others, Resign Over $1.2 Billion Accounting Cover-Up · · Score: 1

    Remember folks. When you lie, cheat, and steal for 1.2 billion dollars, we will talk about all the pressures you are under and force you to resign in disgrace. If you rob $100 from the cash register at quickie-mart when the cashier isn't looking, we'll talk about how you're the scourge of society and put you away for 20 years.

    And? Adults repeat the same pattern over and over, the same pattern they learned during schooling. At school you're judged based on your scores. With good scores, a youthful indiscretion is worth a mere reprimand. Similarly, during adulthood in the (American) society, you're judged based on the $$ you earn. A CEO is (usually) at the top of the scale, and as long as his bad behavior doesn't exceed the company's boundaries, he is forgiven.

    In a way, the CEO acts on behalf of the rest of the company. His actions (in this case) were not to enrich himself. He was acting trying to help the company, globally.

    The punishment will come from markets, affecting the whole company.

  11. Re:this is Japan on Toshiba CEO, 8 Others, Resign Over $1.2 Billion Accounting Cover-Up · · Score: 2

    This is CEOs. Normal people go to jail for embezzling, CEOs resign with a golden parachute.

    I just wish they'd have to jump out of a plane with it...

    This is Japan. To resign, CEOs have to say "gomennasai" (sorry) first. Then they are entitled to get a golden parachute.

  12. Re:Taxi company on Europe's Top Court To Decide If Uber Is Tech Firm Or Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    is u haul interface *that* nice? that convenient? didn't sink so.

  13. Re:Taxi company on Europe's Top Court To Decide If Uber Is Tech Firm Or Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    You could order a taxi online before Uber.

    Didn't know that . I live in the Amazon jungle.

  14. Re:Taxi company on Europe's Top Court To Decide If Uber Is Tech Firm Or Taxi Company · · Score: 1

    If it's not too late already, Über should diversify. Über's ambiguity lies into the fact that they implemented a totally new digital way to rent something, e.g. a car/taxi. The problem is that it applies only to "rent a car with chauffeur for a short trip", ie like a taxi. They should try to apply their technology to something different to prove they're not (only) a taxi company, and that may be difficult.

  15. Re:Wow ... on Microsoft To Cut 7,800 More Jobs, Take $7.6 Billion Writedown On Nokia · · Score: 1

    Ballmer deserves a Linux+Mac prize for his excellent work during 15 years.

  16. Another round of layoffs on Microsoft To Cut 7,800 More Jobs, Take $7.6 Billion Writedown On Nokia · · Score: 1

    After 15 years of accumulated garbage, the company did need some deep cleaning.

  17. Re:UK on UK May Send More People Into Space · · Score: 1

    Would they send all Brits into space? Or is it a wild dream...

  18. Re:Economic value on Most Doctors Work While Sick, Despite Knowing It's Bad For Patients · · Score: 1

    If a doctor contaminates patients, then the economic value of his work day is probably negative.

    Not purely negative. The doctor exposes his patients to some germs and have them create the appropriate antibodies. That's immunization!

  19. Tech mistake on Ask Slashdot: How Much Did Your Biggest Tech Mistake Cost? · · Score: 1

    I maneuvered downward the left button of the mouse attached to the computer I was working on which pointer was right on a small gif saying "Send" that technically sent a message I should never have sent. Cost me a lot.

  20. Re:US runs out of .... on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 2

    So you mean that, soon, Microsoft will have purchased a lot of useless IPv4 addresses while everybody will have moved to IPv6...

  21. Re:Fricking finally. on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    Let's hope Google already reserved the two easy to remember 8:8::8:8 and 8:8::4:4 for their DNS servers!

  22. Re:Fricking finally. on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    Well, you can always NAT NAT.

  23. Re:Just reuse them... on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 2

    Actually - except Ubuntu who uses 127.0.1.1 as well (due to some bug) - the 127.0.0.0/8 network is a waste as a whole "class A" is unused (IPv6 reserves just one address for the loopback access, ::1!).

  24. US runs out of .... on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    As usual, US can get unused resources [ IPs ] from where there's a lot available. E.g. from Iraq.

  25. Privacy? on North America Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My cell phone has been on IPv6 for years. Everything I have is ready for the conversion. What is holding it up?

    There is a small interesting detail about IPv6 that is almost never mentioned. An IPv6 address counts 128 bits. Typically the "top" 64 bits are provided by your ISP and will be used to route the packets through the Internet. The 64 remaining LSb have to be unique within the subnet (typically a LAN), and usually these 64 bits are made from the MAC address of the interface linked to this IPv6 address (padded if 48 bits). That means for instance that knowing your IPv6 address, someone is likely to know also your MAC address (of the device used), that is usually the maker/configurator of the NIC (eg Apple, MS ...). And if the shop where you bought the device keep track of your MAC address - like Apple for instance - they may be able to identify you precisely, based on your IPv6 address (eg when you access their web site).