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  1. Not likely on Ask Slashdot: Could We Reconnect Eastern Libya? · · Score: 1

    As mentioned its civil war, and there would need to be a lot of coordination and equipment. The curvature of the earth comes into effect when transmitting 300km. This requires repeaters, not to mention you can't just transmit through a mountain. You have to go over (or around) the mountains. There would probably need to be a few satellites involved.

  2. All your moneys are belong to Apple on Mac OS X 10.6.6 Introduces App Store · · Score: 1

    If "developers will hand over 30 percent of the purchase price to Apple," what will consumer prices be?

  3. New Engine!? on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Announced for November 2011 · · Score: 1

    Will we finally be able to climb a ladder that doesn't end in a load screen?

  4. Re:Words have meanings on 68% of US Broadband Connections Aren't Broadband · · Score: 1

    The gentleman your post is referring is right. Broadband has nothing to do with pulse shape, which is what you are referring to with symbols. Symbols are always used to transmit data. An on-off binary signal uses a symbol. Every signal has highs and lows. Baseband refers to nothing more than the base frequency band at which a signal is normally contained, with no modulation. Broadband implies a larger bandwidth, meaning more data can be sent down the channel. That can be confused for higher speeds, but it might also imply more users on a single channel. What I really want to know is, when will they stop advertising in BITs per second (bps)? Every program I've ever used for download management uses BYTEs per second (Bps). This can lead to a lot of confusion, since some people think their 15Mbps connection means 15MBps.

  5. Glad indie developers gaining steam... on Single-Player Game Model 'Finished,' Says EA Exec · · Score: 1
    Just recently started playing the Penumbra series and looking forward to Amnesia: The Dark Descent. However, Frank Gibeau's statment was more about

    [The developers are] very comfortable moving the discussion towards how we make connected gameplay – be it co-operative or multiplayer or online services...

    so I think his words are being taken out of context.

  6. Will he... on Man Sues Rockstar Saying GTA:SA Is Based On His Life · · Score: 1

    show up to court in his Harrier jet or dune buggy?

  7. Re:Is our government even paying attention to itse on US To Host World Press Freedom Day · · Score: 1

    Now I know that you may say that if a government doesn't want an action to be made public then they shouldn't do it.

    The government says this about it's population all the time; it's a little childish to shy away from holding them to the same standard. Maybe wikileaks should redact some information, like the exact route of care packages, if they don't already, but it's much better for the public to have a clear conscience about the mission objective.

    Wikileaks doesn't concern itself with the difference.

    And the average person doesn't concern themselves with the truth, or even caring about what happens in their name.