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  1. Re:DOH! on Hobbit Film Trailer Posted Online · · Score: 1

    It's Apple. What did you expect?

    Expensive shit that is all flash and no substance?

    (hell, they are still about 2 years behind on video cards...)

  2. Re:A documentary for context on New Kind of Metal Theorized To Be In the Earth's Lower Mantle · · Score: 1

    Until I clicked the link, I thought you were making a joke about another The Core "documentary":

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298814/

  3. Re:Need to get my... on New Kind of Metal Theorized To Be In the Earth's Lower Mantle · · Score: 1

    TFS says Iron Oxide...so rust...maybe redstone?

  4. Re:Procedure on New Kind of Metal Theorized To Be In the Earth's Lower Mantle · · Score: 1

    For the benefit of us whipper snappers, any chance of a linky?

  5. Re:Not so fast... on Tech Forensics Take Center Stage in Manning Pre-Trial · · Score: 1

    That is called overwriting the file slack, and many of the available programs handle that.

  6. Re:Not so fast... on Tech Forensics Take Center Stage in Manning Pre-Trial · · Score: 1

    There are also really big shredders :)

  7. Re:Ho Hum on Is Jupiter Dissolving Its Rocky Core? · · Score: 1

    I read on my Nook, with the unfortunate conclusion that eBook vendors don't employ editors. It is quite sad when you see OCR errors in a commercial book that even a spell check run through would have caught.

  8. Re:Why PCMCIA? on PCMCIA Computer Project Aims Even Higher (and Cheaper) Than Raspberry Pi · · Score: 1

    They also aren't putting WUXGA screens, and OMG, they aren't laptops. Did you read his post? He is saying: If you could swap out the CPU, Storage, Memory in one module, and keep a screen, battery, blah part of it, it becomes dead cheap to upgrade, and allows for swapping around of the main part of a computer between multiple devices (a laptop shell, tablet shell, desktop shell). How sturdy it is is not a big factor, many tablets come with a MicroSD slot, how much more space would need to be allocated if you removed the storage, CPU and RAM, and made it a PCMCIA style slot instead?

  9. Re:Dude, that's lame on Technical Details Behind the LAN-Party Optimized House · · Score: 1

    The main issue I have is running through two levels. I suppose the bendy drill bit would work, just use a old telephone cable hole that is in my bedroom on the second floor for the runs to the lower level.

    My next house will have a basement, now I see the need for it :)

  10. Re:Why are you surprised? on Rare Earth Magnets Pose Threat To Children · · Score: 1

    Hmm, that didn't occur to me...maybe I should get a new table for my tv...

    Then again, I have not had an issue in the 4 years I have had that glass TV stand, so perhaps the furniture makers thought of that?

    If someone is concerned about the kid knocking a LCD TV onto themselves, why not mount it to the wall? Those wall mounts are pretty much invincible.

  11. Re:Why are you surprised? on Rare Earth Magnets Pose Threat To Children · · Score: 1

    Did they replace the magnets in Thomas the Tank engine trains and I haven't noticed? Though I doubt those are rare earth, as the kids wouldn't be able to separate the cars if they were...

  12. Re:One can only hope on Rare Earth Magnets Pose Threat To Children · · Score: 1

    A parent that leaves these ultra powerful magnets in reach of an infant is the failure. And ATMAvatar was explaining the ACs point, wishing him to never procreate is rather counter intuitive, you are blaming the messenger...

    These magnets always have warning labels, this is not a new thing that they can do this.

    Read the technical details of this product:

    http://www.amazon.com/Bucky-Balls-Amazing-Magnetic-Desktoy/dp/B003Y3101S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324567908&sr=8-1

    It is quite clear that these items are dangerous, so it makes you wonder who allows a kid that is still in the swallowing phase be around these items.

  13. Re:Haha ... on Technical Details Behind the LAN-Party Optimized House · · Score: 1

    Unfortunately, you may still run into legal headaches. OEM system builder is for people who build a system, then sell it to another party.

  14. Re:Desk height on Technical Details Behind the LAN-Party Optimized House · · Score: 1

    You could use USB headsets, but that is a good question as it does not appear to be answered anywhere in the article.

  15. Re:Dude, that's lame on Technical Details Behind the LAN-Party Optimized House · · Score: 1

    Being as how I have been thinking of this much recently, how would you recommend I handle my situation? I have a townhouse built on a slab, two floors and an attic. How do you run a cable from the attic to a lower level through the second floor? I have thought about using the furnace exhaust, but would be afraid of melted cables there...

  16. Re:LOL on Hard Drive Makers Slash Warranties · · Score: 1

    In this case though, it is true. It is a known issue that MLC is failure prone while SLC is much more reliable. This is shown in the MTBF numbers, though it isn't shown as well as reality shows. SLC is quite a bit more expensive than MLC, because it is not as dense. MLC allows multiple layers of flash, while SLC is a single layer, so the densities of storage in a SLC cell is lower, making it more expensive per GB. The layering of MLC cells causes them to be more failure prone, it is a physics issue.

  17. Re:Pfft, 12 miles of useless irradiated land? on Fukushima Finally Reaches Cold Shutdown · · Score: 1

    Useless? You can't farm there, that is it. In 10 years, it will be below normal background radiation levels, if it isn't already.

    Troll some more..

  18. Re:Fukushima Residents and Farmers Disagree on Fukushima Finally Reaches Cold Shutdown · · Score: 1

    The tsunami destroyed much more land, but the exclusion zone, which was preemptively evacuated, just in case the reactor blew up is what you focus on? The radiation in that area, if there even is any, won't have an effect on people living there, only farming.

  19. Re:Despite eco-terrorists shrill laments ... on Fukushima Finally Reaches Cold Shutdown · · Score: 1

    Several other nuclear power plants that were hit by the same tsunami shut down without issue. That is what should be talked about in relation to Fukushima. TEPCO f'd up, not nuclear in Japan.

  20. Re:multitasking on Why the NTSB Is Wrong About Cellphones · · Score: 1

    My cell phone has a windshield mount. Would you be able to tell the difference from 4 cars back?

  21. Re:multitasking on Why the NTSB Is Wrong About Cellphones · · Score: 1

    That is because driving distracted is already illegal. But our law makers have to look like they are doing something, so they do stupid things.

  22. Re:Solution to US debt problem on Satellite Spots China's First Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    I say we just name them after Star Trek ships and create a temporal anomaly...

  23. Re:LOL on Hard Drive Makers Slash Warranties · · Score: 1

    All I can say in response is that my Intel X25-E 32 GB (SLC) I bought in 07/09 for $350 is still going strong. It still doesn't have TRIM support either as I can't run the firmware update through the NVIDIA sata firmware...

  24. Re:Why don't U.S. carriers also use ski-jump? on Satellite Spots China's First Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    The name's Maverick....

  25. Re:For your own good on Microsoft Upgrading Windows Users To Latest Version of MSIE · · Score: 1

    Since when? It most assuredly does not REQUIRE human intervention unless there is an update that requires you to agree to terms. Since MS is quietly forcing this update, I doubt it requires any user intervention, therefore could go through depending on the auto approval settings in WSUS.