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  1. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 2

    The story from the side of Zimmerman was that after he lost Trey, he returned to his car to await the police, Trey approached him at his car, tackled him to the ground and slammed his head into the curb, at this point, Zimmerman was in fear for his life and shot Trey.

  2. Re:What? on Hybrid Car Owners Not Likely To Buy Another Hybrid · · Score: 1

    They may think it isn't a hybrid, but they would be wrong.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#Series_hybrid

    It also isn't "different design than any other hybrid" as according to that the EV1 was one.

  3. Re:I would. on Hybrid Car Owners Not Likely To Buy Another Hybrid · · Score: 1

    Didn't you say you are in Maryland? I can't imagine driving 50mph on Maryland highways, hopefully you stay off all the highways as they are all 55+

  4. Re:Anti-vaxxers abusing DCMA takedown process on Bogus Takedown Notice Lands $150k Settlement In Australian Court · · Score: 1

    So if he is making 150k in a few months, why did he file out of venue on a case that was entirely in New York?

    http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2771201&cid=39612491

  5. Re:Working links to the video on Bogus Takedown Notice Lands $150k Settlement In Australian Court · · Score: 1

    The work was performed in New York, the defendant was in New York, and the original video server was in New York. Care to explain how Australia is the venue?

    According to TFA, this is a breach of contract dispute, the guy in Australia took the work and didn't pay, he then filed a counter suit out of jurisdiction, and failed to actually notify the defendant.

  6. Re:The real state of Diablo III on The State of the Diablo 3 Beta (Two Videos) · · Score: 1

    AC says

    Same goes for the Starcraft 2 campaign. And it's even worse than that, you can't even play it when Battlenet is down

    16Chapel says

    Not true - when Battle.net is down you can still play, you just don't get any awards / medals / unlockable things.

    Perhaps you couldn't see AC?

  7. Re:Buy Used on Ask Slashdot: Shortcuts To a High Tech House · · Score: 1

    Cat6 is used in gigabit networking, so using it now is a good idea. When prices of cat7 come down, I will suggest the same thing for that. Even if you aren't running gigabit, network installs tend to stay in place for a long time, so getting the best that is affordable is worthwhile.

    The benefits of STP over UTP is that STP when done right receives no interference. When you are running multiple cables in a wall to a jack, they can actually receive interference from each other, so even if you don't see the impact, it can be there. Also, with different radio sources in close confines, you will pick up more interference there too (microwave, TV, wireless phones/network, even the relays in your AC unit can cause problems). Even the power in your house can cause interference from the cycling of the voltage inherent in AC.

    Price difference isn't so much anymore:

    STP: http://www.amazon.com/Shielded-Waterproof-Direct-Ethernet-Cable/dp/B0056K1IIM $214/1000 foot
    UTP: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058TZDGY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=02FX2XMFDF5QNSKEG1F2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846 $164.99/1000 foot

    These are the same manufacturer and quality. The main difference will be in the endpoints if you properly terminate, the patch panels and ends are about double the price, and take longer to terminate.

    As far as unshielded coax, I didn't think that was possible, you use the core for signal, and the shield is the ground, it is built into the cable. I didn't think you could get unshielded coax. For the most part, the network card and switch will deal with interference, and often well enough that you don't notice, but it can cause jitter, retransmits, and an overall increase in latency.

  8. Re:You will probably not be groped... on TSA Shuts Down Airport, Detains 11 After "Science Project" Found · · Score: 1

    What you say about the checkpoints depends on the airport. BWI has the scanners on every line, but I am not sure if they are the unlicensed x-ray scanners or the safer millimeter wave scanners.

  9. Re:Before TSA on TSA Shuts Down Airport, Detains 11 After "Science Project" Found · · Score: 1

    Infinity doesn't graph very well.

  10. Re:When it comes to security on TSA Shuts Down Airport, Detains 11 After "Science Project" Found · · Score: 1

    This is the second time I have seen this comment without the explanation. Not being a chemistry major, I am not entirely sure what would be expected to happen. Please explain.

  11. Re:Scare quotes on TSA Shuts Down Airport, Detains 11 After "Science Project" Found · · Score: 1

    You know how I can tell you pay too much attention to the liberal media...you seem to think these people are stupid.

  12. Re:Broadly true. on The Politics of the F.D.A. · · Score: 1

    I switched to drinking mostly water. Gave up the sodas, but it doesn't help. There unfortunately isn't anything you can do where I work about eating a healthy lunch if you don't bring it with you. Unfortunately I am so out of it in the mornings that I can't remember to grab food for the day, so am stuck not eating lunch or eating crap food.

    Personally, I think it will take increased activity for me to lose weight, I need to work on those sit-ups.

  13. Re:Broadly true. on The Politics of the F.D.A. · · Score: 1

    Totally agree on the private establishment thing. When Maryland enacted that legislation, it just made it so the bartenders/waitresses had to take more breaks to get their nicotine intake, and made us smokers have to go outside to smoke. It didn't change the number of people smoking any, and many private establishments already had the proper air handlers for the indoor smoking, so now that was a wasted expense.

  14. Re:Broadly true. on The Politics of the F.D.A. · · Score: 1

    I also have tried the gum, and failed, but my current health insurance doesn't cover perscriptions until you have hit your deductible, so most drugs are rather expensive. Do you happen to know how much Chantix costs?

  15. Re:Broadly true. on The Politics of the F.D.A. · · Score: 1

    I always support people eating tasty animals. Those other people who do more harm than good however just need to take a hike...

  16. Re:Why? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Test Storage Media? · · Score: 1

    You must not do VM. With VMware vSphere, you can have multiple copies of a VM running on different servers with iSCSI storage redundancy, and they auto fail-over.

  17. Re:Why? on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Test Storage Media? · · Score: 1

    When talking about 30 TB usable space arrays, there is very good reason for RAID6 +spares.

  18. Re:Buy Used on Ask Slashdot: Shortcuts To a High Tech House · · Score: 1

    Cat6 would be better, along with conduit if you can so it can be upgraded later. Also, STP rather than UTP works wonders in a house.

  19. Re:Leave the TSA alone! on Aviation Security Debate: Bruce Schneier V. Kip Hawley (Former TSA Boss) · · Score: 1

    Kind of creepy, but not quite the physical stature of Churchill:

    http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/beaverbrook.htm

  20. Re:Reputation on Ask Slashdot: A Cheap, DIY Home Security and Surveillance System? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you should consider the effective spread of bird shot at 4 feet before you are talking about accuracy? We aren't talking a 9mm here, but something that makes a melon sized hole through a door.

  21. Re:Sci-Fi is Reel again on After 60 Years, Tape Reinserts Itself · · Score: 1

    Take a look through the window of your modern LTO tape...it is reel to reel, just self contained.

    LTO-5 is nice, but annoying to have to offsite two tapes, LTO-6 will allow for a single offsite tape, I will have to look into it.

  22. Re:WTF? on UK Man Jailed For 'Offensive Tweets' · · Score: 1

    anything they say about the government.

    Unless my English skills have become much worse since leaving school, nowhere in the 1st amendment does it say anything about government having to be the target of the free speech.

  23. Re:Inconsistent? on Judge Allows Bradley Manning Supporter To Sue Government Over Border Search · · Score: 1

    Isn't the definition of porn that it is sexual in nature? Perhaps if the kittens were in the process of being raped by older cats?

  24. Re:Autism is bullshit on CDC Reports 1 In 88 Children Now Affected With Autism In the US · · Score: 1

    Meth might help, but will definitely screw up your life :)

  25. Re:Autism is bullshit on CDC Reports 1 In 88 Children Now Affected With Autism In the US · · Score: 1

    The only person that I was quite convinced he had Asperger's was a man who really showed problems interacting in social scenarios. He wasn't a bad person, but he would sometimes make remarks that were inappropriate to the situation or the mood. He would often come off as rude and arrogant, insult people without realizing it, obsess over small details and maintained a very strict schedule that was nearly mechanical. I know that this sounds a bit condescending over the person, since the above factors alone don't necessarily give you Asperger's, after all he could just be a rude person who overly focused on the details, but if you worked with him for a couple of days you would get this feeling that something was slightly off.

    That is about the definition of Asperger Syndrome. Do I know you? Everything there except the schedule part could be about me...