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  1. I currently use Adobe Lightroom, and occasionally Photoshop, but I'm guessing that all of Adobe's big apps work the same way. For LR, you can go 30 days without an internet connection before it loses most of its functionality. After 30 days, all the sliders (think color adjustments, exposure, and a bunch of other functions) no longer work. I haven't tested this, but I believe you can still crop a photo, so it still has SOME functionality, but you won't be using it to edit wedding photos. I haven't checked lately, but I'm guessing that Adobe Reader will still work after 30 days of no internet connection.

  2. From the summary (no, I didn't read the article): "Currently, the best of those established treatment options can only improve symptoms in 60 to 70 percent of patients" and " the drug had completely erased all traces of symptoms in two-thirds of PTSD patients." To me, the 60 to 70 percent sounds very close to the two-thirds of patients (roughly 66.667%). So, this is better how? I did see in the summary that this drug is reaching some patients who were not helped by other therapy (perhaps part of the 30-40 percent?), so that is a good thing, but the rate of help is not better. What are the (projected) long-term side-effects? Is it worth the long-term costs?

  3. Re:Arrrrrrrr on Pirate Party Gains Seats In Iceland's Election (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Rei, I spent 4 years in Iceland thirty years ago, and I have been in some of those forests. At that time, they could have been measured in square yards, and I don't think any of the trees were over 15 feet tall, most being under 5 feet tall. I am glad to hear that some reforestation is being done, and I hope it goes well, but most of the trees that (used to be) planted there grow pretty slowly, so I don't see the "self-sufficient on lumber in a decade or two" claim as being accurate (but we can hope). I hope to get back over there one of these years....

  4. Where do I plug in my expansion cards?

  5. Re:Time to stop super thin phones and fixed batter on Samsung is Setting Up Note 7 Exchange Booths at Airports Around the World (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The problem with interchangeable batteries is that you lose some of the water-tight seal (not to mention the lock on the customers).

  6. Re:If only there were a decentralized network on 'Catastrophic' DDoS Attack Hits Linode Servers Over Labor Day Weekend (softpedia.com) · · Score: 2

    Do you mean something like, say, The Internet?

  7. Re:Lack of comments on Intel Demos A New Robotics Controller Running Ubuntu (hackerboards.com) · · Score: 1

    Love your Adventure reference. :) Perhaps these controllers could help explore the Colossal Cave. :)
     

  8. I don't have any Mod points today, but someone should mod this up. This is not a Linux failure, but a Redis admin failure.

  9. Re:So on AR Helmet Startup Skully Has Crashed and Burned (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Anonymous, in this case, I believe AR stands for Augmented Reality (not Army Reserves, for example).

  10. Re:Technically legal on Police 3D-Printed A Murder Victim's Finger To Unlock His Phone (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    My question is, wouldn't this still fall under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? The LEOs/anybody else are not allowed users of the device, and it is a computer on a network.....

  11. Re:Big ST fan here on Star Trek CBS Series To Be Streamed Internationally On Netflix (variety.com) · · Score: 2

    Yeah, the fan film guidelines will put a BIG dent in some of the best fan films out there. I have been watching Star Trek Continues, and they have very good TOS episodes, which will not be possible under the new guidelines (50-minute (or there-about) episodes). This will be a loss for the ST community.

  12. Great Firewall a "good thing"? on Millions of Chinese Stream Reality Shows Starring Themselves (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Is this a case where the great firewall of China could be a "good thing", containing all these films to China?

  13. Re:The "NO CARRIER" joke on Ask Slashdot: What Should We Do About the DDoS Problem? · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing that he was trying to imply that he was knocked offline by a DDOS attack, to raise the humor factor. I remember using 300 baud modems, and frequently seeing the No Carrier message when someone would pick up the phone (yes, we used real wires to connect our phones to the phone company, and they were hooked up in parallel within a home, so picking up the phone in the other room would knock you offline).

  14. Only 65 megahertz? on Bidding In Government Auction of Airwaves Reaches $34 Billion · · Score: 1

    I don't believe for a moment that $34 Billion is being bid for 65 megahertz of spectrum; I suspect there is an error somewhere here. Could it be somewhere closer to 65 Gigahertz?

  15. Re:You may also want to check out CD3WD on A Library For Survival Knowledge · · Score: 1

    I found that you can still get to the files, after closing the Username/password dialog box. I went as far as hitting a download link (http://cd3wd.com/mdownloads/100352_wfs_/100352_wfs_.7z.2794.zip), and a dialog box asked what to do with the file (Windows dialog box, not from the website). I didn't actually save the file on the thin client that I am working from, but it looks like it should work.

  16. And what of her identity once she gets out of jail on Facebook To DEA: Stop Using Phony Profiles To Nab Criminals · · Score: 2

    I would think that she would have a strong case against the DEA (or the agent(s) using her identity, because very few people will trust that she is who she says she is (online). They are very effectively destroying her status/reputation/life. I believe that the DEA actions are a crime, at multiple levels.

  17. Using open source methods of development now.... on Microsoft Announces Windows 10 · · Score: 1

    I was surprised to see that they are using the open source method of developing software now, relying on lots of eyeballs to find bugs. They can't call it open source development, so it's an Open Beta, but it looks an awful lot like the open source method to me.

  18. Big networks... on DARPA Contemplates Vast Ocean Network · · Score: 1

    I sounds like big (physical) networks, with very few users (although it could be _very_ useful at times of emergency).

  19. Vertical launch? on SpaceX Chooses Texas Site For Private Spaceport · · Score: 1

    I want to see the Horizontal launch facilities. :)

  20. Re:This doesn't add up... on Air Force Prepares to Dismantle HAARP · · Score: 1

    No, that would be the Air Force in this case. :)
    I think the research part is what is costing $300 Million; just to maintain the grounds/buildings would most likely be the $5 million per year.

  21. Re:How about Silicone oil ? on Intel and SGI Test Full-Immersion Cooling For Servers · · Score: 1

    My experience with silicone oil was that it was very _thin_, and tended to try to creep out of its containers (lubricant for the heads on a drum recorder, back in the 70's and 80's). We weren't using it for heat transfer, just lubrication, and used cotton wicks to pull the oil out of the tray and apply it to the drum (no pump required).

  22. Radio, anyone? on Dotcom's New Site "Megabox" Almost Ready · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned that this sounds suspiciously like the business model of Radio. It will be interesting to see if they have the ability to keep track of where to send all the checks, unless they have a very small playlist.

  23. Really only 21.3 GB? on Pirate Bay Archive Goes Online · · Score: 1

    I would have guessed that it was closer to 21.3 TB. If it's only 21.3 GB, I could store a couple copies on my computer at home.

  24. That's hot! on AMD's Phenom II 965, 3.4GHz, 140 Watts, $245 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's a hot CPU for a hot price. Take that any way you want.

  25. Re:420 comes up correctly! :) on New Company Seeks to Bring Semantic Context To Numbers · · Score: 1

    But what about 42? (Don't panic if it fails)