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  1. Re: Popular Science mag back in the 60s? on Spinning Metal Sails Could Slash Fuel Consumption, Emissions On Cargo Ships (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    To be fair, effective and âoemore total efficiencyâ are not the same.

  2. Re: I understand the consternation on Microsoft Will Resume Pushing Windows 10 To Machines With Win7, 8.1 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Benchmarks?

    All that I can find are pretty negligible, especially since we're probably not at the equivalent of 10.1 yet.

  3. Or they want a unified user experience rather than the clusterfuck of UI experiences there are for the different versions, a single OS to support in the future, and everyone on that one OS so xp for 20 years doesn't happen again.

    Making things not suck is another way of making money, it just requires the business to use that very rare process of "thinking ahead".

  4. Re: Is there a downside to upgrading to 10? on Microsoft Will Resume Pushing Windows 10 To Machines With Win7, 8.1 (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    I did, and I think it's great. I turned off all the big privacy issues that should keep ms from obviously spying on me. I just assume the rest, that are difficult to disable, are for the NSA. People forget that the NSA used to get in (at a minimum) with exploits. I'd much rather have a proper backdoor so the exploits can be found and fixed.

    Beyond ethical reasons, I just don't care about the NSA or MS getting a ping from my computer. If you think yours isn't vulnerable, then you probably spent man years securing it, don't do anything interesting, or are delusional.

  5. As a parent... on VTech Hack Gets Worse: Chat Logs, Kids' Photos Taken In Breach (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't get the issue...

    I don't remember the registration asking for an address, just an email. If they did ask, it was "1234 fake st".

    Omg they have my email address and name noooooo. And who cares about a pic of my kid, who looks like a million and one other kids out there.

    If you want to see the interesting depths of a chat log of a kid, just fire up your favorite markov chain.

    Wtf is everyone so worked up about?

  6. Re:Good of them on Tesla To Voluntarily Recall Every Model S Because One Seat Belt Came Apart (jalopnik.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think it's more that they can't afford to have something go wrong because they know the press will rip them apart. This will cause hundreds of shit journalists to delete the sensational clickbait articles they were working on, and gives huge cred. to their quality.

    If a seatbelt in a Toyota comes apart, nobody gives a shit, and you couldn't pay a reporter to make a story about it. Is there some name for this type of "quality curse", similar to what Apple has?

  7. I wouldn't be surprised if it worked on systems that didn't meet the spec...but I also wouldn't be surprised if they didn't guarantee *any* sort of pleasant experience on those systems including motion sickness, like they already have a problem with. All of the requirements are there to reduce latency, especially the synchronous display.

  8. Re:God kill me now! on Ask Slashdot: What's On Your Keychain? · · Score: 1

    News for nerds. How in the world is this *NOT* news for nerds.

    Personally, I have a full sized replica of a light saber. It's doesn't retract, but it's worth the looks I get from the ladies when I put it in my pocket.

    In other news, goodbye slashdot!

  9. Re:Oh Fuck Off on Ask Slashdot: Most Chromebook-Like Unofficial ChromeOS Experience? · · Score: 1

    Nope. Both call names, but Republicans seem to *constantly* use cute little names like that as often as possible.

  10. Re:Oh Fuck Off on Ask Slashdot: Most Chromebook-Like Unofficial ChromeOS Experience? · · Score: 1

    > on a stinkpad

    Straight to name calling. Wow. Let me guess, you're Republican?

  11. Re:Sounds like internet.org is offering on India's Net Neutrality Campaign Picks Up Steam, Sites Withdraw From Internet.org · · Score: 1

    > On the plus side, I can see how it would be appealing to people without a lot of money who can't afford internet any other way.

    There, fixed that for you.

    I get the problem, but I'm sure the people who can't afford any sort of connection are a bit disappointed right now.

  12. Re:I hope they give this to google... on Facebook Engineering Tool Mimics Dodgy Network Connectivity · · Score: 1

    Oh, and google maps *is the best* with crappy internet. It'll just silently continue on, using some inertia based guidance that you can see plowing through stoplights, with no indication whatsoever, including it *not giving directions* or extremely delayed directions. No warning or tone or something, just silence. Maybe they fixed this in the last 6 months or so...I was tired of u-turns so switched to Waze.

  13. I hope they give this to google... on Facebook Engineering Tool Mimics Dodgy Network Connectivity · · Score: 1

    The play store is unusable with an erratic connection. Goes to blank screens if you're trying to open a link to an app from an external source, jumps back to unrelated screens if a problem happens when you're trying to access an apps page, has non-fucking-modal popups that you have to access in your notifications before you can continue using the app if there's a problem during download...ffs.

    The *only* app that i've seen handle crappy connections is iheart radio. It'll actually sit there and retry as the buffer depletes, and seamlessly continue. Most others seem to range from strange behavior to crash.

  14. Re:2 substantial reasons to not allow cloning on Lawsuit Over Quarter Horse's Clone May Redefine Animal Breeding · · Score: 1

    Different AC.

    > they'd realize that the blood of a horse is indistinguishable from the blood of its clone

    I can't imagine gene expression would be *exactly* the same between the two, unless they lived relatively identical lives. ;)

  15. Re:WARNING: on California Looking To Make All Bitcoin Businesses Illegal · · Score: 1

    Not when you fold your bills into little paper airplanes, and deliver via well aimed transfers from the tops of sky scrapers. BRING IT!

  16. Re:If Apple replaces the battery on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 2

    You can only assume that each watch gets plugged into an NSA data transfer/backdoor update terminal each service. Although, it's silly to think that they need physical access if they want your data. :P

  17. Re:This ex-Swatch guy doesn't have a clue on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 1

    oops

    > and nearly all that *weren't* were old 90's Porsches

  18. Re:This ex-Swatch guy doesn't have a clue on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 2

    Uhh, Tesla *is* hurting Porsche sales.

    You think people buy Porsches for the 0-60 or handling!? Maybe 1 in 20 (at least, that's the number of Porsches I've seen not putting along at 5mph under the speed limit, riding the brakes around every corner, and nearly all were old 90's Porsches).

  19. Re:Well, I wouldn't buy one on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 1

    I'm guessing it's more about the concept of a smart watch than a specific brand of smart watch.

  20. Is there really that much involved besides looks? on Swatch Co-Inventor Predicts Apple Will Bring an 'Ice Age' To Swiss Watch Market · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can't imagine the differences in any Swatch watches from the past 15 years is anything but external. I imagine they're mostly a watch face theme company, if not, then engineering was failing. But, external design isn't going to go completely away, unless they make ugly rectangles with ugly bands like all of the current smart watches (besides the Motorola 360). These first gen smart watches *can't* be as good as it gets. Put micro batteries in the bands and blow everyone away in terms of thickness. Add functionality to the bands (would love control on the band (swipe or whatever) in addition screen since my finger isn't transparent). I'd prefer a much smaller screen than what's available.

  21. Re:WARNING: on California Looking To Make All Bitcoin Businesses Illegal · · Score: 2

    > cause untraceable transactions

    And this differs from cash, how? And...what's so untraceable about bitcoin, considering every transaction *permanently and publicly stored*. It's such a pain in the ass to anonymize, that even Dread Pirate Roberts seemingly got sick of it.

  22. Re:FAKE on Watch an Original NES Run Netflix · · Score: 1

    You can use the controller signals as a data connection on the super nintendo. I'm assuming you could do it on an NES also.

  23. Actually, I'm surprised they don't have 5G in that speed list. Both broadcom and aquantia support 1/2.5/5/10g. And, cat5e can do 5g and 10g in shorter runs, and not many people need 100m. I don't see the point of having 2.5G be the standard for wired when 802.11c can do over that (which is why we need something wired beyond 1G). For a desktop standard, I would rather have a full multi speed 10g chip that gives me the fastest possible with my cable, that gives a speed and reliability benefit over wireless.

  24. Which makes me think it's an Aquantia PHY, since Aquantia and Broadcom are the only ones with known silicon that supports 2.5g, 5g, and 10g. But from Aquantia's current products, they're still at a 28nm process, which makes me think it's not integrated. Mystery company, Intel built a PHY out of nowhere, or Aquantia supports a 14nm process and haven't announced it yet (usually, announcements like that are simultaneous).

  25. Re:The moan of sour grapes on Reactions to the New MacBook and Apple Watch · · Score: 1

    > For me, Swiss watches represent the pinnacle of hand crafted micro engineering.
    > It serves a single purpose ...you're definitely not the target audience. :P

    Your sporadic announcement, while wearing the watch, would be claims of hand made mechanisms.