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  1. Re:They can if they have phase II on Why Uber Can Find You but 911 Can't (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    E911 routes to a regional call center. If it had been routed to a more local location, my step-son would likely be still alive, as his son was still on the phone with dispatch, but dispatch apparently had no idea where Culver City actually is, and had no idea how to direct the ambulance/police to his apartment.

  2. 60 Powerwalls? on Tesla Runs an Entire Island on Solar Power (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    So each Powerball is 100kWhs? When did Tesla start making city sized storage units?

  3. Actually decent advice for most people on RBS Cuts Hundreds of Jobs As FCA Approves 'Robo-Advisers' (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    is that they do one of a very few smart things when it comes to investing: brand market funds, low cost, low load. Having a commission-paid advisor for this info just cuts into your returns.

    And I would venture that until you have well over $1M US, this advice would serve you pretty well. Stock picking is for fools and people with a lot of money.

  4. Re: Why Doesn't SpaceX Provide Timely Information? on Musk Announces Return-to-Flight Date For Falcon 9 Rocket · · Score: 1

    Ha ha ha ha. "In production"? Really? Have you seen one? A demonstrator? Photos?

    Anyway, its a little over 2 years after laying down $5K that I asked for my money back (about 7 months ago. At that time, they would not talk about a time line. Last week, my brother got an email asking him to design his X, and a note that it would be a minimum of 10 weeks before delivery.

    Anyway, the point is that Musk's business model doesn't involve communicating, which isn't really up for discussion.

  5. Re:Why Doesn't SpaceX Provide Timely Information? on Musk Announces Return-to-Flight Date For Falcon 9 Rocket · · Score: 1

    How about ever? I put down a deposit on a Model X, as did my brother. 2 years late and we didn't have a single communication. Not one. Same with PayPal.

  6. that he waited until Jobs was dead to say this. Makes me think so highly of him as a human being.

  7. Re:In case you haven't gotten the clue.. on FLOSS Codecs Emerge Victorious In Wikimedia Vote · · Score: 1

    Thank you. It isn't that I can't, it isn't that I won't, it is "why should I spend more and more time doing what you want me to do to support your ideology, rather than what I think I need to do?"

  8. Re:Sensible, in some utopia on FLOSS Codecs Emerge Victorious In Wikimedia Vote · · Score: 0

    Sure. On every fucking machine I work with, from now until doomsday, because why?

    Right, because FLOSS. As if that were actually a reason.

  9. Sensible, in some utopia on FLOSS Codecs Emerge Victorious In Wikimedia Vote · · Score: 0

    The choices were between media being posted in every available codec or only approved FLOSS. So now, I get to watch 1/2 of what's available because someone doesn't like my choice of codec. That's true freedom.

  10. Re:Does it matter? on Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates · · Score: 1

    "My computer runs well, does everything I want but I can't put the latest bells and whistles on it. Waaaaaahh."

    The fact that you say that since you have an Intel Processor you should be able to run the latest OS means you don't know what you're talking about. Apple doesn't want your late night, drunken support calls, that's all.

  11. Re:Someone else's playground on Apple iAd Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny · · Score: 1

    Sure, and you can do that on an iPhone. It's called a web app. Maybe you've heard of them?

    But that's not the same as reprogramming the stereo to play ads for a competing company TO TEH EXCLUSION of the OE. Which is what AdMob does.

  12. Re:Someone else's playground on Apple iAd Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny · · Score: 1

    They ban being required to put the stickers on while they are building the cars. And they REFUSE to let anyone else use their name. Bastards!

    Also, when you start your car, you can't have a third party add-on take over your display to sell Ford ads. Unbelievable!

  13. Someone else's playground on Apple iAd Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can't wait to be able to put Ford stickers on the back of Toyota trucks, and use your Droid to advertise At&T!

  14. Re:wake me up when it catches up on Where Android Beats the iPhone · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Really? Productivity defined as?

    Would an excel spreadsheet render properly on a Droid? Do you code in C# on the Nokia? Pray tell, what forms of productivity do you increase, Almighty one?

  15. Re:Sunflowers aren't so bad on Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus · · Score: 1

    I was living in Rome, Italy, and was walking near the main train station, one of the worst areas in the city for thieves. The left back pocket of my jeans was cut open.

    I've never carried my wallet in my back pocket since.

  16. Re:Sunflowers aren't so bad on Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus · · Score: 1

    Overdue? Does my wallet have memory?

    But I take your point: some people are just that dumb. But MOST people aren't, and for them, jotting down a password or password mnemonic and keeping it in their wallet is way better than making a sunflower. Combine that with a strategy that limits the number of passwords and login names, and you have a pretty robust situation.

    Check out Bruce Schneier's commments on this subjct if you haven't already.

  17. Re:Sunflowers aren't so bad on Poor Passwords A Worse Problem Than Poor Antivirus · · Score: 1

    I'm 52 and haven't had my wallet stolen since 1969. Not a big security risk. In any case, you can obfuscate them, or simply not complete them or any other relatively straightforward way of not writing out "Bank of America, acct # xxxxxxxx, pw=asdf". Most pickpockets will simply take the money and dump the wallet in the nearest trashcan.

    And if your wallet is stolen, you'll know about it, presumably. Then you have to figure out some new passwords, not before.

  18. Re:Defense on Mayor of Florence Sues Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    I'd have to give ashit. :-))

  19. Re:Defense on Mayor of Florence Sues Wikipedia · · Score: 1

    OK, let me rephrase it:
    If you want to be taken seriously by anyone with abrain over the age of 21, please write like you give a shit.

    Better?

  20. Re:Intresting to see the fanboys in action on Mac OS X Secretly Cripples Non-Apple Software · · Score: 2, Informative

    Too bad you haven't read TFA. Let's try one more time:

    It's not an undocumented API. It's an alternate way to handle a possible problem, that it self could lead to further problems. Apple has documented all this.

    You are an opensource troll.

    OK, now?

  21. Re:Uhhhhh on How to Deal With Stolen Code? · · Score: 1

    Oh, so there's only and exactly one set of morals and ethics, and if you don't agree, you'll start stealing or embezzeling? Glad you don't work for me.

  22. Re:Pretty Confusing on Charter Implements SiteFinder-Like DNS · · Score: 1

    Oh, it gets better! "green-lit a post"! Umm, that would be "green-lighted". Networking not your strong suit? Then maybe you shouldn't have commented? English isn't your strong suit either, apparently. Possibly you should give your UID back to Commander Taco.

  23. Re:MOD PARENT TROLL on Charter Implements SiteFinder-Like DNS · · Score: 1

    Actually, no, he didn't. He meant what he wrote, and what he wrote is correct, standard english, as opposed to, say, trollish attempts to sound like an english major that actually make you sound like a stuck-up maroon.

    Back to ebay you go!

  24. Re:don't get it.. on Classic Gerald Weinberg Essay Reprinted · · Score: 1

    Sorry, but anything other than a purely idiotic reading of the relevant labor laws says that unless you're an "exempt employee" , they have to pay you overtime over 40 hours. Not that they DO, mind you, but the law is pretty clear. Nowhere is it written in any labor law that your employer cannot set your hours to whatever they want; however, the DOL gets a little upset when workers in potentially dangerous situations work beyond what's "reasonable" and so I have a brief from my lawyer about what's "reasonable" in my sector (retail). I imagine every business of size has a similar brief.

    In any case, if any of my employees (not programmers, thank god) came to me with that attitude, I'd cut them a final check on the spot, no waiting, just clear out your desk. I have had employees try power plays, and it's no fun to be around for any
    of the other (more reasonable) employees.

  25. Re:Is it truly free? on The Rise Of Reg-Only Media · · Score: 1

    Yes, you are. Unless you can convince me that looking at something is equivalent to paying for it, in which case there are a lot of billboard advertisers who would like a word with you.