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  1. Re:Hope smartphone pricing returns down to earth on Sprint Drops Two-Year Contracts · · Score: 1

    But, then again, your desktop doesn't carry a GPS and GSM/LTE radio set, it doesn't have a QuadHD monitor, it's ops/watt is much, much higher, and it doesn't fit in your pocket. All of those cost money.

    Besides, the Note 4 is not going to drop in price. A lot of those users are pretty wedded to expandable memory (uSD) and the Note 5 scraps that. It's not really a fair choice for price purposes. If you're looking for something other than a note, an unlocked LG G4 goes for $460 and the Samsung S6 is $550, both of which are brand new / refreshed this summer. Last year's models (G3/S5) are about $150-200 cheaper.

  2. Re:AAPL is heading for a catastrophe on Sprint Drops Two-Year Contracts · · Score: 1

    Mythical cheaper phone? Unlocked LG G4s - a flagship with great features, a better camera than the iPhone, replaceable battery, microSD, NFC, and wireless charging is $460 at Amazon. Galaxy S6 is $550. Both were released less than 3 months ago. The base model 6 plus, just 3 weeks from being "last year's model" and with only 16GB ram is still $800+.

  3. A corporation in jail - that's not gonna happen on FCC Fines Smart City $750K For Blocking Wi-Fi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The day I see a corporation behind bars is the day they'll start to listen. Now, if you were to "jail" them by requiring a halt of all stock trades, impound all assets, suspend all business operations, and revoke the corporate status and protection for all holdings and subsidiaries for the length of the jail term. That would get people's attention.

  4. Free funding opportunity on 'Drinkable Book' Pages Clean Dirty Drinking Water · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You want to get this to all the nations of the world where safe potable water is scarce? Just convince the Christians to print their bibles using this paper and take those versions on their mission trips. It could be the first time in history that the word of [the Christian] God was used to truly save someone.

  5. A writedown or a boondoggle with heads falling? on Rupert Murdoch Won't Be Teaching Your Children To Code After All · · Score: 1

    A $371 M loss on an education program that never even got off the ground would have the GOP in the House and Senate calling for heads on platters. But if it's a big business, hey - it's a just a writedown.

    And before you rank and file tea party start talking about "your money" vs "corporate money" you need to make sure that none of your 401k/IRA/retirement/investment holdings include this large cap stock (or any iteration of the S&P500) because if you do - it *is* your money.

  6. Re:The oceans have radically changed before ... on Climatologists: By 2100, the Earth Will Have an Entirely Different Ocean · · Score: 1

    There is no "normal" earth atmosphere, no "normal" earth ocean. To humans there is merely the incarnation of the atmosphere and ocean that we evolved in

    Despite our abilities to adapt to changes in our environment, it's worth pointing out that our current ability to survive on this rock which is surrounded by millions of miles of near vacuum is based on millenia of evolution (or simple divine genesis if you prefer) which depends on that atmosphere and ocean in it's current incarnation. Forget the fish and the plankton and the dolphins - it's the humans which will encounter difficulties when they are all gone, or altered so radically that one of our primary sources of food disappears.

  7. Re:The oceans have radically changed before ... on Climatologists: By 2100, the Earth Will Have an Entirely Different Ocean · · Score: 2

    Science fail. This is why we can't have nice things.

  8. Exactly. I suspect that the companies laying fiber would be willing to split the common costs with him; but they're not interested in paying for his sensor network for him.

  9. At his last presentation to AT&T the CEO - after hearing his pitch - was heard to say, "Frankly, dear sir, I don't give a damn."

  10. It already exists in the US - your SS number on Finnish Politician Suggests Embedding Chips In Citizens To Protect the Welfare State · · Score: 2

    Let's face it, the Bible is allegory and the Social Security number is the number you fear. You are marked with it at birth, and though it may not appear physically on your skin, it is embeded in your mind, and written by (in) your dominant (right) hand every time you complete a business transaction. It is essentially a permanent number which identifies you and is almost impossible to change. You are taxed through it, every business is tracked by it, every significant financial transaction requires it - to buy a house, get a car, apply for government help, collect disability or retirement benefits, even to sign up for tickets to the Masters golf tournament.

    To not see that the beast has already taken over and given to embed a number in everyone is to be blind to what has already occurred. The chip isn't the problem, the chip is just a convenience. It's your participation in the entire last century of society that dooms you to hell.
     

  11. Moo? (is that enough o's?) on Finnish Politician Suggests Embedding Chips In Citizens To Protect the Welfare State · · Score: 1

    Wait...are you implying that chips are for cows?

  12. Recognition Creep on How Many Scientists Does It Take To Write a Paper? Apparently, Thousands · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When everyone has been credited on dozens or hundreds of scientific papers it dilutes the perceived value of the average researchers involvement in each paper on which they claim credit. In the competitive worlds of grant application and academic positions, this means you have to be more worried about getting credit on as many studies as possible than about actually doing meaningful research on a single issue in order to make it through the initial review/HR screening process.

  13. Re:Hovered over property for only 22 seconds .. on New Video Shows Shot Down Drone Hovered For Only 22 Seconds · · Score: 1

    Manned aircraft have much better cameras.

  14. Re:Coke is not bad for you on Coca-Cola To Fund Research That Shifts Blame For Obesity Away From Bad Diets · · Score: 0

    It's sugar, caffeine, and flavor - primarily from natural sources. (Don't tell me about the traces of phosphoric acid; your own stomach acid is almost 100x more acidic). Have a small coffee and an OJ and you'll get more sugar, caffeine, and acid than shotgunning a 12oz Coke.

     

  15. Problem solved on Coca-Cola To Fund Research That Shifts Blame For Obesity Away From Bad Diets · · Score: 2

    They say to really know someone you need to walk 1000 miles in their shoes

    If I walked 1000 miles on a regular basis, even in my own shows, I wouldn't be fat anymore.

  16. Re:Solution on Anti-Piracy Firm Sends Out Wave of Takedown Notices For Using the Word 'Pixels' · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, the sociopath would hunt down and torture the family members of the employees. What we found was the vigilante.

  17. IANAL, but it would seem that if the paperwork is submitted falsely or without some standard of due diligence, the submitter (and it requires a legal entity to submit such a claim) would potentially perjuring themselves (claiming copyright on another's work). However perjury is a criminal act and would require a state appointed prosecutor to pursue.

    While I suspect that they could be sued in civil court for damages arising from the false accusation, nobody so accused has the money to fight such a battle, especially considering that they still might not win.

  18. Re:The Future on USC Vs. UC San Diego In Fight Over Alzheimer's Research · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course not, by the time we're 100, we'll all have Alzheimer's and won't remember a thing.

  19. Re:Way too hot on Researchers: The Thermostat In Your Office May Be Sexist · · Score: 1

    75F is fine...provided you keep the RH down at 40%. But that's expensive because you still have to remove all the latent heat. 70F and 80% RH is just cheaper.

  20. Re:It's the humidity for me on Researchers: The Thermostat In Your Office May Be Sexist · · Score: 1

    Exactly - humidity plays a large role in the apparent temperature. Unfortunately, it's far easier to make it cool and 80%RH than to have a moderate temperature and 50%RH. Pulling moisture out of the air is an expensive prospect. Having spent time in cleanrooms and some precision manufacturing facilities, there is nothing quite so refreshing as walking in from oppressive heat and humidity to a 23C room with 50% RH.

    I have a wood shop space where I don't have air conditioning, but I have a dehumdifier that can keep the place about 50% RH. Even at 25C - which is about as warm as it gets in the summer in that area - it's fairly comfortable work in.

  21. Re:I/m a real man on Researchers: The Thermostat In Your Office May Be Sexist · · Score: 2

    With a good night's sleep, he's probably ready to work all day.

  22. FTFY on Researchers: The Thermostat In Your Office May Be Sexist · · Score: 1

    If the average office worker was predominately dressed in a 3 piece suit then its not sexist its accurate for the time and probably out of date due to changing work place norms of various types.

    There's no need to single out men. Put a woman in a three piece suit and she'll probably find 21-22C fairly comfortable.

  23. Easiest way to become a millionaire on Nokia's HERE Maps Sold For $3.2 Billion To Audi, BMW and Daimler · · Score: 1

    Start off as a billionaire and keep spending until you get to the goal you set.

  24. Re:Good move Nokia on Nokia's HERE Maps Sold For $3.2 Billion To Audi, BMW and Daimler · · Score: 1

    Before waze it was limited to major metros afaik. Waze data has filtered in to make it much more distributed.

  25. They should make them all core subjects on CollegeBoard: Analyses of CS Study Benefits Shouldn't Be Interpreted As Causal · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. Every subject, addressed properly, will have spillover - even if it's just as an expansion of the curriculum to create a feeling of value to a student concerning the learning environment.

    But, of course, when they're all considered "Core" subjects, none of them are core subjects - they're just curriculum. Pixar said it best - when everybody is special, nobody is special. And then we're back to where we started.