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  1. Re:Can we please... on FDA Cracking Down On X-ray Exposure For Kids · · Score: 1

    There have, however, been tons of knives and guns confiscated. And nobody knows how many people have had their plans for mayhem foiled because the security is there. The security is part of what makes the odds of terrorism and hijackings so low. There was a year in the 70s where there were something like 100 hijackings. They implemented security, and almost no more hijackings.

  2. Re:Not a very graceful move on Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO · · Score: 1

    Saverin benefited from getting his US citizenship, cashed in and now is trying to cash back out.

    What's insulting is that a mechanism exists to make this a profitable thing to do.

  3. Re:bufferbloat science on Controlling Bufferbloat With Queue Delay · · Score: 1

    I don't think it needs to be scientifically replicated, it sort of defines itself. If you have fast lines but slow roundtrip times, your packets are by definition getting stuck in buffers.

  4. Re:Buffer size is not the real problem on Controlling Bufferbloat With Queue Delay · · Score: 1

    So isn't the solution to drop the packets sooner and let the endpoints deal with it immediately, rather than buffering and muddying up the congestion signal? I'm not well educated on my information theory, but I would bet there is a mathematical relationship between input speed, output speed and some time factor that will determine the optimum buffer size. Below that and you get chaos, above it you get bloat.

  5. Re:s/slower/laggier/ on Controlling Bufferbloat With Queue Delay · · Score: 1

    I think the problem is that the buffers are getting in the way of the TCP retransmission process, and confusing it. Without (huge) buffers, the sender throttles down pretty much instantly. With huge buffers, the window slides back and forth, dropping packets every time the buffer fills up.

    I think one of the problems is that some UDP traffic prefers some buffering (media streaming), and that's the bulk of traffic these days. What we probably need to do is take a different look at QOS, or at least have configurable buffers that take into account link speeds like you say, perhaps looking deeper at packets, and/or even having the ability to send TCP packets back at the sender to close the window faster before the packets ever reach the destination.

  6. Re:new slogan on TSA's mm-Wave Body Scanner Breaks Diabetic Teen's $10K Insulin Pump · · Score: 1

    But the radiation absorbed during the plane ride will kill, and has been killing all along, an order of magnitude more people. Technically correct, but functionally meaningless.

  7. Re:Wretched State of Reviews on The Wretched State of GPU Transcoding · · Score: 1

    The problem is that the processor (GPU in this case) shouldn't make a difference as to the results of the calculations. Sure, a shittier GPU is going to have a shittier picture when forced to run at a certain framerate beyond its capabilities, but when used as a processor for a process that isn't time constricted, it should just take longer. Instead, feeding the same input into one brand of GPU is giving different results when it is run on a different GPU.

  8. Re:new slogan on TSA's mm-Wave Body Scanner Breaks Diabetic Teen's $10K Insulin Pump · · Score: 1

    That might be true if it was ionizing radiation. And the backscatter x-ray scanners give a far lower dose than flying in the plane does.

  9. Re:No, the answer is "never" on Government Asks When It Can Shut Down Wireless Communications · · Score: 1

    Make the phone have a specific beep when it loses service, and wire your relay to recognize that beep. Or, for the more reckless types, keep a call open and have it trigger the relay when the call drops.

  10. Re:Yeah... I'm like, sick 'n stuff on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    Sure, why not?

  11. Re:Interesting. on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    The Tylenol thing is a relatively recent discovery. What's worse is that they mix tylenol in with other painkillers, so people who abuse things like Vicodin and Norco are getting their livers killed too.

  12. Re:Yeah... I'm like, sick 'n stuff on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    "Safe enough" to use properly is a world apart from "safe enough" to just let people get them on demand. Also, xanax is HIGHLY addictive.

  13. Re:Not Good! on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    Those nurses make reports that the neurologist (hopefully) reads prior to seeing you. He doesn't need to be there all the time because he can leverage the work they are doing.

  14. Re:Not Good! on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but the *why* of it is what is important. Some drugs treat one cause, some treat other causes.

  15. Re:What about birth control? on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    There are a lot of risks that can happen with BC pills. I don't think it would be responsible to let someone start on them without a Dr. consult. But after that, I don't think there would be a problem with yearly refills.

  16. Re:Fantastic on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    Agreed. It would be a huge mistake to make antibiotics OTC.

  17. Re:Nurse Practitioners on FDA May Let Patients Buy More Drugs Without Prescriptions · · Score: 1

    They are basically physicians who didn't do any surgical work. My understanding is that they can practice in the US as long as they are "under the supervision of an MD", and that definition is pretty vague.

  18. Re:And who were the attackers? on DHS Asked Gas Pipeline Firms To Let Attackers Lurk Inside Networks · · Score: 1

    Unlike the tiger repelling rock, there are actual terrorists being caught or discouraged by security.

  19. Re:An optical question... on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    You could, but it would look ugly.

  20. Re:I avoided all this... on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    CFLs do not contain that much mercury. 30,000 pounds of mercury is 13607 kg. Which is 13 607 000 000 mg. Which is 22mg per lamp. In reality land, they actually have a fraction of one mg of mercury in them. And no matter how you slice it, running an incandescent bulb puts more mercury into the atmosphere than a CFL ever will.

  21. Re:24W for equivalent of 100W light? on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    You are being ridiculous.

  22. Re:24W for equivalent of 100W light? on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    If you want nice color, get full spectrum. The GE Reveal series is great.

  23. Re:This is why they passed the law on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    There was never a law that mandated CFLs. It just banned the least efficient incandescents. There were still plenty of incandescents that met the criteria. (It was something like a lumens per watt limit).

  24. Re:Warranty? on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 1

    I have never had a CFL not turn on instantly.

  25. Re:Warranty? on Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts · · Score: 3, Informative

    Newly installed lighting in bedrooms, family room, living rooms, hallways, dining rooms, etc. shall be high efficiency fixtures (e.g. fluorescent), or all switches shall be dimmer switches, or be controlled with an occupant sensor with controls that do not allow the fixtures to be automatically turned on or allow the fixture to be always on. (2008 CA Title 24 Section 150)