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  1. Re:K part, 500MHz stock bump DOESNT MATTER on Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon Increases Clocks By 500 MHz, Lowers Temps · · Score: 1

    One sample doesn't show anything. They even mention that in TFA. Also, it appears Intel reported it achieving 5.5ghz on air cooling during Computex for their OC challenge. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they cherry picked the cores for the challenge, but it shows they're at least capable of higher.

  2. Re:On odd-numbered days of the month on Why NASA's Budget "Victory" Is Anything But · · Score: 1

    Slashdot is usually behind by a day or two. So, it all balances out correctly.

  3. Re:sexism, racism, Rooney Rule, Pittsburg Steelers on HR Chief: Google Sexual, Racial Diversity "Not Where We Want to Be" · · Score: 1

    First, I don't know where you get off calling me racist, ignorant, or a troll. From the same wikipedia article YOU linked: "The Steelers, however, had already interviewed Ron Rivera who is a Hispanic minority to fulfill the requirement before interviewing Tomlin, and Rooney himself contends that Tomlin's hiring did not result from the Rule".

    My only point of contention has been about the factual representation. Tomlin was interviewed and hired because they thought he'd be a good coach, and wasn't because of his race. He was also hired by the Steelers, where the rule originated, which implies that as a whole they are more accepting of minorities. I'm not knocking the rule, only that you're falsely propping up Tomlin as an example of it working.

  4. Re:sexism, racism, Rooney Rule, Pittsburg Steelers on HR Chief: Google Sexual, Racial Diversity "Not Where We Want to Be" · · Score: 1

    Thats just it. Tomlin wasn't the Rooney interviewee. They had already interviewed Ron Rivera, and it even said so in the links you provided. They chose to interview Tomlin because they wanted to. No other reason.

  5. Re:sexism, racism, Rooney Rule, Pittsburg Steelers on HR Chief: Google Sexual, Racial Diversity "Not Where We Want to Be" · · Score: 1

    The Rooney Rule had nothing directly to do with the hiring of Tomlin. They had already met the requirements of the rule and could of hired anyone. Being that the rule started with Rooney and the Steelers, it would only make sense that race is less likely to play into their choices. They chose to interview, and subsequently hire, Tomlin because they wanted to.

  6. Re:"you have to be online" on Comcast-Time Warner Deal May Hinge On Low-Cost Internet Plan · · Score: 1

    Considering the Amish (obviously a generalization based on a segment of the group) are in fact willing to use the internet for work related purposes... It does in fact seem to be fairly neccesary.

  7. Re:Release the server side code on EA Ending Online Support For Dozens of Games · · Score: 1

    Except, the games were developed with Gamespy for online play. Gamespy isn't their service, so they don't control the fact that it's going away. So yes, there is work required to re-implement online play. I don't like the choice to end support, but I don't fault them for making it.

  8. Re:How many? on Aereo To SCOTUS: Shut Us Down and You Shut Down Cloud Storage · · Score: 3, Informative

    ABC(and others) offer content effectively for free via local broadcast. Their profit comes from commercials. All Aereo is doing is providing the antenna and DVR capabilities over the internet, thus allowing you to view from alternative locations and devices. The users are paying a small premium to have the hardware, storage and upload bandwidth managed offsite. There is nothing about this setup that an individual couldn't do with their own equipment. Aereo isn't taking any more money from the content providers than any other DVR/VCR would.

  9. Re:Sick Society on L.A. Science Teacher Suspended Over Student Science Fair Projects · · Score: 1

    Don't forget all the men you'd be punishing!

  10. Re:Ah, the Planet Pluto on Pluto Regains Its Title As Largest Object In Its Neighborhood · · Score: 1

    Just because some people use the newer naming convention doesn't make either one wrong/right(better/worse). They should of codified kilobytes(etc) earlier on, before it actually became an issue. The standards from the IEC didn't come into place until after the non-codified standard was entrenched. There was no reason to change it, aside from sticking their nose in things. It was a well understood naming convention for the number of bytes. To prevent the people(marketing departments) from abusing the situation, they could of used the defacto standard as the official standard.

  11. Re:Ah, the Planet Pluto on Pluto Regains Its Title As Largest Object In Its Neighborhood · · Score: 2

    Because it's a truthful lie to make the drives look bigger, as was pointed out in the link you provided. The sole cause of confusion, was marketing people wanting to pad their products stats. This could all of been solve quickly in the beginning by firmly defining kilobytes(etc) and forcing manufacturers to uphold truth in advertising.

  12. Re: Encrypted but unsalted passwords stored on Kickstarter Security Breach Exposes Customer Data · · Score: 2

    Not sure if arguing that they didn't specifically mention newer ones were salted, but bcrypt itself salts the passwords.

  13. Re:Bad ruling on German Court Forbids Resale of Valve Games · · Score: 1

    Being capable, and being allowed... two separate things.

  14. Re:Force them to warrenty whole unit.. on Customer: Dell Denies Speaker Repair Under Warranty, Blames VLC · · Score: 2

    They put a lot of money into making sure that most fail in the 1 to 3 month window after the warranty expires. They wouldn't want to ruin that by having too many fail under warranty.

  15. It's even worse this way! on Is Verizon Already Slowing Netflix Down? · · Score: 2

    1, 5, 10, 100 difference services. It actually makes it worse if they're intentionally throttling MORE individual services. Each service affected under "cloud" is affected individually.

  16. Re:Fireworks in 3...2...1... on Satanists Propose Monument At Oklahoma State Capitol Next To Ten Commandments · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To be fair, there is a significant difference between expressing your opinion/belief on a topic, during discussion of said topic, and expressing it to random people.

  17. Re:The Fine was $12 M, but, on Knight Capital Fined $12M For a Software Bug That Cost $460M · · Score: 1

    But, the insurance is paid for ultimately by the customers. Usually, premiums are derived from risk. So, the customers are still paying for it.

  18. Re:Project Butter on Sleeper: LG G2 One of the Fastest Android Smartphones On the Market · · Score: 1

    You apparently don't know how triple buffering works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_buffering#Triple_buffering

    Aside from that, it isn't like thats the ONLY improvement in project butter.

  19. Re:Kill the zombies on Sinkhole Sucks Brains From Wasteful Bitcoin Mining Botnet · · Score: 1

    Not every ISP is a major carrier. Rural providers have a limited supply of customers. It would all depend on how much of the ISP traffic is infected crap.

  20. Re:If this was Apple... on Samsung Fudging Benchmarks Again On Galaxy Note 3 · · Score: 1

    It's not a matter of to a single process. It's a matter of how much is addressable by the system. The more ram you have, the more apps you can keep in memory for quicker access.

  21. Re:Kill the zombies on Sinkhole Sucks Brains From Wasteful Bitcoin Mining Botnet · · Score: 1

    The wording in most terms of use would put the ISP in the right to do so. The issue is whether they want to absorb the cost of a reliable detection system, and whether they want to deal with losing some customers that would regularly end up being disconnected.

  22. Re:Mod parent up. on Emotional Attachment To Robots Could Affect Battlefield Outcome · · Score: 1

    But the production time and costs for soldiers (at least the first 18 years) don't come out of the military budget.

  23. Re:Accuracy on "Patent Troll" Closes Controversial Podcast Patent Deal With SanDisk · · Score: 1

    For clarification, Sandisk produces mp3 players. It's not just components for them.

  24. Re:Treason.. or... on Yahoo CEO Says It Would Be Treason To Decline To Cooperate With the NSA · · Score: -1, Troll

    Frankly, I think YOU need to grow the fuck up. Too many people take too much god damn offense from words. Theres a difference between calling a woman a bimbo because you believe something she said/did is stupid, and calling her a bimbo to because of her "inferior" feminine mental faculties.

  25. Android support... on Ars Test Drives the "Netflix For Books" · · Score: 1

    I don't get how they could just completely ignore such a large community. I imagine it wouldn't need too much (if any) real tweaking per device. They don't even bother addressing the lack of support.