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  1. Re:NYC on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 0

    Manhattan is coterminous with New York County.

  2. Re:why not just 720p on Measuring the Xbox One Against PCs With Titanfall · · Score: 1

    There's a incredible amount of hype attached to "1080p", or "Full 1080" or whatever to the point that most TVs sold today seem to be either "crap", 1080p, or 4k, with 3d thrown in there along with "Smartness". Besides, most of those 720p sets are actually 768p, a quasi standard supported by almost no output device.

    For a XBox One game not to support the "standard" 1080p resolution suggests early obsolescence is on the horizon.

  3. Re:How long id a song on How Data Storage Has Grown In the Past 60 Years · · Score: 1

    The original ipod was described thusly

    The original iPod features a 5 GB hard drive (10 GB option available after March 21, 2002) capable of holding 1000 songs in 160-Kbps MP3 format (or 2000 on the 10 GB drive), a high output amplifier (60-mW), a FireWire port, and a standard 3.5-mm headphone jack in an ultrasleek "iBook white" and stainless steel case with a 2-inch white backlit LCD display. Battery life is an estimated 10 hours

    4 minutes per song. Which may be a the long side.
    when hawking a large hard drive, it may be wiser to describe it in terms of "hours of high definition video", because compared to video, audio, even lossless audio, seems a bit of an afterthought.

  4. Re:size? on Monster Hypergiant Star Discovered · · Score: 2

    That's for the system.

    Could an astronomer explain the \( 39_{--22}^{+40} \) notation? Seems a pretty big error margin, but I can't tell if it means "between 17 and 79 solar masses" or "between 22 and 40 solar masses"?

  5. Excuse me? on Silicon Valley's Youth Problem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you saying that King Digital, maker of the wildly popular Candy Crush Crush Saga (tm)(r)(c) isn't worth 7.6 billion dollars? Surely you jest.

  6. Not nearly as nightmarish as a WORLD WITHOUT ZINC.

  7. Re:2nd Array or Tape on How Do You Backup 20TB of Data? · · Score: 1
  8. Re:Compared to 4TB? on Sony & Panasonic Next-Gen Optical Discs Moving Forward · · Score: 1

    Amazon sells BRD-Rs in 25 packs for 22.97. Buy 7 packs (for $160) and you have as much storage as a 180 buck 4TB hard drive, assuming that you have the recorder.

  9. Re:Compared to 4TB? on Sony & Panasonic Next-Gen Optical Discs Moving Forward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Pretty much.
    CD-Roms first became popular when 80 meg hard drives were considered large.
    Now, you can buy few terabytes of space for $100--$200. Parceling out your data in 25 GB chunks, at a dollar a disk doesn't seem all that thrifty, unless you distribute large amounts of data to people who don't have high speed connections.

    I know, it's slightly cheaper as a backup option-- if your time isn't worth much.

  10. Re:"Trivial" on Mathematicians Are Chronically Lost and Confused · · Score: 1

    The trivia: logic, grammar, rhetoric
    The quadrivia: music, astronomy, geometry, arithmetic.

    Those are the seven liberal arts. Note that under this scheme, astronomy and music both included a substantial amount of mathematics.

  11. Re:"Trivial" on Mathematicians Are Chronically Lost and Confused · · Score: 3, Funny

    I suppose you can reduce arithmetic and geometry (both quadrivia) to logic (trivia), but the liberal arts are seven in number for a very good numerological reason.

  12. Re:Mischaracterization of problem on Teaching Calculus To 5-Year-Olds · · Score: 1

    Assuming that you have decent control over each individual toe.

  13. Re:Why? on The Next Keurig Will Make Your Coffee With a Dash of "DRM" · · Score: 1

    The aeropress is much easier to clean up than a french cup.-- unscrew the filter cap and press the "puck" of compressed grounds into the garbage.
    Disadvantage: I use the inverted method, as the water tends to go right through the grounds and filter otherwise. Tip: When using the inverted method,pour the water through the funnel, as it keeps the grounds from floating into the filter cap thread.

  14. Re:Dick? Maybe, but not your classical patent trol on Inventor Has Waited 43 Years For Patent Approval · · Score: 1

    Supreme court of the state of oregonahomaho? Why didn't you say so?

  15. Re:The better solution is to buy Nikon on Open Source Brings High-End Canon Camera Dynamic Range Closer To Nikon's · · Score: 1

    The current full frame Nikons are still more sensitive than the current full frame Canons, but whether this translates into a practical advantage depends on your shooting style.

  16. Re:The better solution is to buy Nikon on Open Source Brings High-End Canon Camera Dynamic Range Closer To Nikon's · · Score: 1

    Nikon produces a number of pro lenses in "light grey". Besides, Nikon cameras do have a advantage in (usable) ISO.

  17. Re:The better solution is to buy Nikon on Open Source Brings High-End Canon Camera Dynamic Range Closer To Nikon's · · Score: 1

    And you don't even need to lose in DOF as you can have f/0.8-0.95

    Unless you spend 4 or 5 figures on single lenes, you are confused.

  18. Re:Complete Bullshit on Supreme Court Ruling Relaxes Warrant Requirements For Home Searches · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised you didn't include the "treasonable" offense of fucking the kings's wife. In the US, treason applies only to a very specific set of circumstances,

  19. Re:alias please=sudo on Book Review: Sudo Mastery: User Access Control For Real People · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure that's linguistically appropriate. As a member of the wheel group, you have the authority to demand things of the operating system, but the use of "please", "thank you","you're welcome" serve as reminders of equality. "Please Pass the salt" is a request among equals, that can theoretically be refused, but "Pass the Salt", shorn of its politeness, serves as a command, and an implied threat.
    A better model might be Intercal's use of the PLEASE keyword. While necessary, it loses its usefulness if it is overused. Correct programs adhere to formal rules, without being too obsequious.

    DO ,1 <- #13
    PLEASE DO ,1 SUB #1 <- #238
    DO ,1 SUB #2 <- #108
    DO ,1 SUB #3 <- #112
    DO ,1 SUB #4 <- #0
    DO ,1 SUB #5 <- #64
    DO ,1 SUB #6 <- #194
    DO ,1 SUB #7 <- #48
    PLEASE DO ,1 SUB #8 <- #22
    DO ,1 SUB #9 <- #248
    DO ,1 SUB #10 <- #168
    DO ,1 SUB #11 <- #24
    DO ,1 SUB #12 <- #16
    DO ,1 SUB #13 <- #162
    PLEASE READ OUT ,1
    PLEASE GIVE UP

  20. Re:Yup, this is what we need. on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    right, but my receiver, my tv, and my disc players all have ir remotes, not bluetooth. It should have been standard years ago.

    keyboards are useful for vimeo, youtube, hulu, netflix, and most any client that needs a login.

  21. Re:Yup, this is what we need. on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    I have many remotes in my house, including a Harmony. The best remote, hands down, is my ipad remote program, that hooks into my AppleTV. Why?

    Three reasons: it uses a network connection instead of line of sight IR. It has a two way connection. And it has a keyboard.

    I just wish it could control more things-- such as volume and mute.

  22. Re:It costs more per year on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    free two day shipping. Apparently very useful, if you live in the boonies.

  23. Re:Roku has Amazon Video Channel already, so why? on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    AH. Good point. But I was thinking that Amazon might remove airplay in order to boost the sales of their box.

  24. Re:Roku has Amazon Video Channel already, so why? on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    Even on Apple TV, you can play Amazon Video content if streamed via AirPlay from an iPhone/iPad

    The ios7 client can always be altered to remove this functionality.

  25. not another box on Amazon To Put Android In Set-top Box To Compete With Apple, Roku · · Score: 1

    Hi! We're looking for a new Receiver, and it should probably have about 20-30 hdmi ports.