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  1. Re:Is 35 some magic number? on NASA's Voyager 2 Flew By Saturn 35 Years Ago Today (space.com) · · Score: 1

    The Voyagers are among the best space achievements, so anytime is a good time to remind us NASA did very good. Maybe not 32 since there is not enough binary freaks, but a multiple of 5 sounds good, like the wedding anniversaries.

  2. Re:Congrats on NASA's Voyager 2 Flew By Saturn 35 Years Ago Today (space.com) · · Score: 0

    Who's that??

  3. Relativeness on NASA's Voyager 2 Flew By Saturn 35 Years Ago Today (space.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    After all these years, Voyager 2 is only 15 light-hours from Earth (Voyager 1 is 18 lh). Even if the newest probes may go somewhat faster, reaching the closest star (4.2 light-years) is a long way to go.

  4. - Why do you keep so many of my biometrics? on Apple Patenting a Way To Collect Fingerprints, Photos of Thieves (appleinsider.com) · · Score: 2

    - Oops sorry, we thought you were a thief

  5. Re:Pixels density on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Not the same thing at all. 8 bits / 8 kHz would be fine if you listen to the sound coming out of a buzzer.

  6. Re:How can a taxi company... on Uber Loses At Least $1.2 Billion In First Half of 2016 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Investments. Self-driven cars. Software. And I suspect a lot of expenses from the leaders. Keep your tears, though.

  7. Re:Summary misses big new tech - Dual Pixel RAW on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    This is why the mask to be applied may be adjusted to your needs. We're talking about (for the mk 2) 21 vs 10 MP, to post a pic to the internet (say 1920x1080) and there is a lot of margin from the 10 MP - raw data - to reach the same result compared to 21 MP, which is overkill in this case. As for sharpening, this is usually the last step, after resizing...

  8. Re:Pixels density on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Color, WB... info in a raw file is per pixel, and the 5D's give raw files at lower resolutions. And you'll have the same HDR features from a low-res raw file compared to a top-res. So unless you need to print A1, you're fine.

  9. Re:is it worth the upgrade? on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Geolocation and wifi...

  10. Re:Summary misses big new tech - Dual Pixel RAW on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    I've noticed a correlation between the people who complain about too many pixels and the people who can't afford such a camera

    Well (post above), not complaining... Just that to post pics to a web site, i don't need 30 MP. And btw I own a 5D mk II... Re. 50 MP, does your lens catch up with the MP resolution? Really? Besides, interesting post.

  11. Re:is it worth the upgrade? on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    What kind of menu do you want? There is a lot of information and settings that have to be presented to the user ; Canon does a pretty good job at it on such a small screen, IMO.

  12. Has a Digic 6+ processor on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 2

    Funny when Canon brags "has a Digic 6+ processor", since Digic is Canon proprietary used exclusively by Canon, and we users have no idea what that really means. So, "has a Digic X processor" is only relevant after checking the FPS, and how long it takes to process the images currently in buffers.

  13. Pixels density on Canon Unveils EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR (canonrumors.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Some say "there is no such thing as too many pixels". However there is. High pixels density means smaller photosites, and the amount of light they can receive per second is lower - thus needs increased accuracy and improved technology to handle low-light condition (it seems it's the case here). Also of course more pixels take longer to process, more space to store, more time to transfer... Fortunately for web pictures - usually not that big, i.e. don't need higher resolution - the 5D family has reduced raw resolution modes (eg the mark II has 21 / 10 / 5.2 MP).

  14. Re:Aircraft? on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 0

    Yes, and it could be named an "object" also. Airship is closer to what it is, than "aircraft".

  15. Re: To the devs on Latest Windows 10 Update Breaks PowerShell (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    s/Windows 7/Windows 10/g

  16. Aircraft? on World's Largest Aircraft Crashes Its Second Flight (theverge.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Call that an airship, or something, please. Even though this picture reminds me of a very flexible girlfriend of mine.

  17. To the devs on Latest Windows 10 Update Breaks PowerShell (infoworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows code is such a mess, don't try to modify it. Just take Windows 7 code (the CD with the code must be in the same drawer as in 2009, 2nd from top), recompile it, and put a Windows 10 sticker on it.

  18. And what did you do? Apple fix? Replacement? Keep it as is?

  19. Apple to fix it? on A Design Defect Is Plaguing Many iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Units (iphonehacks.com) · · Score: 1

    Considering the huge price of these things (love my iPhone 6+ anyway) let's hope Apple will offer some solution. Depends upon the number of affected devices I guess. Mine has been slightly bent regularly in my jeans pocket and is still working fine (no "touch disease yet"). Too old for a fix?

  20. +1. Not using Excel (I'm on Linux / LibreOffice), but, seriously, add that quote to tell Excel not to convert the text.

  21. Just add a single quote ' at the beginning of the text and Excel considers it to be a string, doesn't perform conversions.

  22. A few thousand viewers... on North Korea Unveils Netflix-Like Streaming Service Called 'Manbang' (bbc.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Note that NK IPv4 address space is made of one /22 and two /24, i.e. ~1500 addresses... (See NK observer)

  23. Re:Will not support, or buy from N. Korea on North Korea Unveils Netflix-Like Streaming Service Called 'Manbang' (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Well, you may get more interesting content in NK, compared to Netflix-per-country-restricted-new-VPN-policy.

  24. Re:is that math correct? on IPv6 Achieves 50% Reach On Major US Carriers (worldipv6launch.org) · · Score: 1

    Theoretically that's correct (3.4 × 10^38, including reserved spaces) but since usually half the address is made of the (0-padded) MAC address of the connected device (NIC) which may be customized (e.g. for privacy reason) there is only ~1.7 × 10^19 addresses. Each of them used by a house or an entire company ; should be enough for a long time!

  25. Every Month This Year Has Been the Hottest on Every Month This Year Has Been the Hottest In Recorded History (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Hotter than last year, colder than next year...