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  1. Re:Wait a minute... on TypeScript's Quiet, Steady Rise Among Programming Languages (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    Should have pretty good support. The IDEs like VSCode can use "source maps" that are generated automatically during the transpile process. These files map the generated javascript to the original source. I'm not a typescript/javascript developer but I think I got the gist of it right.

  2. It's not a notch on Bad iPhone Notches Are Happening To Good Android Phones (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Why is everyone so negative by default? The other makers aren't copying a "notch" (small part of screen missing), they're copying "ears" (two new additional areas of screen).

    You're all just looking at it the wrong way!

  3. You also have to have an iOS device to even setup the HomePod. If all you have is $5,000 Mac Pro, you're out of luck!

    "Requires iPhone 5s or later, iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation), iPad Air or later, iPad mini 2 or later, or iPod touch (6th generation) running iOS 11.2.5 or later."

    The only iOS devices I have are an iPhone 5 and iPad mini (v1), so I'm out of luck, too, since I'm not going to upgrade either one of them any time soon.

  4. Re: Saw it coming on Trump Signs Law Forcing Drone Users To Register With Government (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    Not under the current rules if it is under 55 pounds in weight, which I'm guessing it is.

    https://www.faa.gov/uas/gettin...

  5. Re: Aren't they an ops company? on Amazon Sold Eclipse Glasses That Cause 'Permanent Blindness,' Alleges Lawsuit (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    That's exactly how Amazon works. You actually have to pay a higher fee to Amazon if you want your inventory physically separated from other vendors' inventory. They call it "commingling".

  6. Is there a gap in the clock I didn't know about? on The Aurora Borealis May Be Visible Tonight In The Northern US (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    "...the best viewing times to catch the light show, clouds permitting, will be between 11 p.m. ET Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday, and again between 2 a.m. ET to 5 a.m."

    Otherwise known as 11pm to 5am.

  7. Re:Wait, is this deja-vu? on Physicists Have Created the Brightest Light Ever Recorded (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you for that description.

  8. Odds are low, but the frequency is high. An oft-cited IBM study from the 90s determined that memory will get a cosmic ray bit-flip once per 256MB per month. So, an 8GB system will see about 32 bit-flips per month. Probably more with modern memory. Of course, as you mention, it's not likely that several would occur at the same time in nearly the same place.

    That vast majority will be in unused memory, executable code that never gets executed, or even in code or data that, while corrupted, simply doesn't have a noticeable effect.

    But, what about a single bit flip of a parity bit? Does a good bit get "corrected" to an incorrect value? Serious question, as I really don't know enough about the specifics.

  9. They may give it away for free, but they make a lot of money off of the search results that Chrome funnels their way. And, I would say the damages are from loss of revenue that would have occurred if Google had licensed the patent from them in the first place.

    Regardless, whether the patent holder is using their patented idea or not has no bearing on the matter.

  10. Re:Imbeciles. on Regulators Criticize Banks For Lending Uber $1.15 Billion (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Nah, I think they have it right. Read it again, as written: The government is "...trying to reign in risky lending". They want to be the kings of it :)

  11. Re:Why are the win buttons set so low? on Microsoft To Revamp Windows 10 UI With Upcoming 'Project Neon' Update, Leaked Images Show (mspoweruser.com) · · Score: 1

    And they couldn't figure out a way to put the window controls into the actual corner? Maybe they just couldn't get their CSS to work the way they wanted.

    That top space does look terrible, and you're right, such a waste of screenspace.

  12. Re:Depends on MIT Scientists Develop New Wi-Fi That's 330% Faster (msn.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, the meanings can be different. Let's look at 100% faster: that would be the starting speed, plus another starting speed, giving you a 2x value. So 330% faster would be starting speed plus 3.3x, making it 4.3x.

    Whereas 100% "as fast" is saying the "the same speed", or 1x, and 330% "as fast" would result in 3.3x.

  13. Re:It better not be. on Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying? · · Score: 1

    Which distro would you say currently does XFCE the best?

  14. Re: Does this mean... on Univision To Buy Gawker Media For $135 Million (recode.net) · · Score: 1, Informative

    you mean illegal aliens entering our country. legal immigrants he has no problem with.

    It's native-born judges of Mexican lineage that he has a problem with.

    And by that, I assume you mean "native-born judges of Mexican lineage and whom is a member of an anti-white racist orginization, an organization that has taken strong positions against Trump.

    So Trump's beef with Judge Curiel is totally with merit. Curiel shouldn't be anywhere near the case due to the conflict of interest.

  15. Re: Does this mean... on Univision To Buy Gawker Media For $135 Million (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    No, our Constitution simply doesn't hold any weight in other countries. It doesn't grant foreigners rights that citizens enjoy, nor does it guarantee those rights to our citizens outside the U.S. For example, you're not going fly into Dubai and successfully invoke your 1st, 2nd, and 4th amendment rights to say what you want, when you want, while open-carrying your handgun and guarding your possessions from unreasonable search and seizure when they come for you.

    If our own citizens aren't protected by the Constitution while in Syria, why would you think Syrians are protected by it?

    That's debatable. The US blocked suits about Guantanamo to ensure no court case made it to the Supreme Court to rule on that.

    And rightfully so. They are prisoners of war, not guests in the Hamptons. It should stay out of the civilian court system. There are military courts that are better suited to deal with cases like that, and applying more applicable laws. Such as military rules of engagement, and treaties like the Geneva Convention, etc.

  16. What's the difference? on Linux Mint 18 'Sarah' Released, Supports Generic GTK X-Apps (linuxmint.com) · · Score: 1

    How do you find out the difference between Cinnamon and Mate? I couldn't even find it on their site, even in the About or FAQ pages. I shouldn't have to use Google to find out what your products are. Unless I totally overlooked it somewhere.

  17. Re:But, but... on Ubuntu Quietly Raises Install Image Size to 2GB (omgubuntu.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I'm glad we're setting a cut-off point, otherwise I was going to bring up that my C=64 5.25s were only 170K ;)

  18. Re:Wagash on India Installs 'Laser Walls' At Border With Pakistan (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow, that's awesome lol. Imagine my surprise when I looked into it some more and discovered it's done daily, and has been since 1959.

  19. Re:I'll think about it on Cheaper Vizio 4K TVs With Built-in Google Cast Are Here (mashable.com) · · Score: 2

    I would agree with you about the audio based on other people's flat-panels, but I must admit I've been very happy with mine. It's a 6 year old 50" Panasonic Viera P50G20 (and, yes, it's a plasma!:), and its audio actually sounds really really good. Sure, it doesn't produce bass that you can feel in your bones, but that's what the surround sound receiver is for, though I rarely use it.

    I dread the day I need to replace it because of the good audio and the picture is still amazing (it's in a basement, so it doesn't need to compete with direct sunlight). Hopefully the newer TVs are even better and I won't be disappointed.

  20. I would say "no." First of all, the propulsion laser is only fired at it for a few minutes while it's still close to its launch point. Second, we wouldn't be in the laser's path if we were the destination since the laser light is traveling 5x faster than the probes (missing our location probably by several years, unless of course ours and theirs stellar movement is in exactly the same or exactly the opposite directions).

  21. Re:Good! on With $160 Billion Merger, Pfizer Moves To Ireland and Dodges Taxes (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Perhaps, the lack of one to move.

  22. Re:Good guy teleco emplyees... on AT&T Says Malware Secretly Unlocked Hundreds of Thousands of Phones · · Score: 4, Informative

    I had at&t unlock my iphone a few months ago and it couldn't have been simpler. I did it from their web site with a very simple form and it was unlocked within 2 days.

    Maybe I was just lucky, I don't know, I'm just a sample of one. I have no love for AT&T, but at least that worked well for me.

  23. Re:Programming error on Ashley Madison's Passwords Cracked, Soon To Be Released · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ya, like sirber said above. In another story, they say:

    The source code led to an astounding discovery: included in the same database of formidable bcrypt hashes was a subset of 15.26 million passwords obscured using MD5

    and...

    "Instead of cracking the slow bcrypt$12$ hashes which is the hot topic at the moment, we took a more efficient approach and simply attacked the MD5 ... tokens instead."

    I thought I had seen a story about a problem with PHP's bcrypt implementaion not too long ago, but I can't find anything on it now so I might have misread something.

  24. Re:I understand the specific order was on Pentagon Halts Work at Labs For Dangerous Pathogens After Anthrax Scare · · Score: 1

    One of my favorite shows of all time. I only discovered it long after it had aired and was canceled.

  25. Re:Raised cycle paths on London Deploys Cycle Superhighways Despite "Old Men In Limos" · · Score: 1

    You might be thinking of the High Line in New York. They converted an unused section of elevated rail line into a scenic pedestrian walkway/park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line_%28New_York_City%29. Looks pretty cool. Cycling isn't allowed, but the same concept would work for bike paths.