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  1. Hard To Aim on Researchers Unveil High-Speed Laser Communications Device For Space · · Score: 2

    According to the article, they use positioning information to generate additional bits of information. My question is how do they determine position at large distances when both bodies are obviously not standing still. The only thing I can think of is having one constant laser being used as a position reference for all communication lasers. Of course, they still have to be able to hold the laser on the detector array.

  2. Re:So..... on FBI: $10,000 Reward For Info On Anyone Who Points a Laser At an Aircraft · · Score: 1

    Would sunglasses be enough?

  3. Re:So..... on FBI: $10,000 Reward For Info On Anyone Who Points a Laser At an Aircraft · · Score: 1

    Perhaps we should start using sensor data as a primary means of navigation and windows (which are normally covered) as an emergency backup. There would be redundant sensors so that even if a couple sensors were temporarily blinded the data visuallization could still happen unimpeded. Of course, at that point, maybe we should just automate the planes completely.

  4. Re:Stunning. on Snowden Used Software Scraper, Say NSA Officials · · Score: 1

    Is there evidence that we gave everything that he collected?

  5. Re:Dice have already written off Slashdot on Amazon's Double-Helix Acquisition Hints At Gaming Console · · Score: 1

    The relatively high quality comments/discussion are definitely the reason why I visit Slashdot. I actually find myself irritated when I go to a news site and either find crappy comments or worse, no commenting system at all.

  6. Re:Holy god the beta on How Edward Snowden's Actions Have Impacted Defense Contractors · · Score: 1

    I don't understand why anyone likes the ambiguous time on any website on any feed, I could understand "about 4 minutes ago (Thursday February 06, 2014 @10:09AM)" but I like having exact time on posts.

  7. Re:Non-Drm'd? on Adobe's New Ebook DRM Will Leave Existing Users Out In the Cold Come July · · Score: 1

    Unless it is being constantly handled, I doubt it disintegrates faster than you. Also, you have the right to attempt to recoup some of your costs by reselling it when you are done with it. You also have the option of giving it to someone else.

  8. Re:More HDMI dongle devices coming on Chromecast Now Open To Developers With the Google Cast SDK · · Score: 1

    Plex already supports Chromecast in their premium version. They claim that the feature will eventually released to everyone.

  9. Re:Range anxiety isn't really rational on Tesla Touts Cross-Country Trip, Aims For World Record · · Score: 2

    I think the issue is the superchargers being particular to one car manufacturer. If you are on a trip, you want to be able to charge in minutes not hours.

  10. Re: Sad times on South Koreans Using Kinect To Monitor DMZ · · Score: 1

    We do? Which part?

  11. Re:Shut Up and Take My Money! on Online Streaming As Profitable As TV, Disc Sales By Charging Just a $15 Flat Fee · · Score: 1

    If it includes all TV and runs on all platforms (including Linux), I would definitely subscribe. Heck, I already pay more than that when you combine Netflix, Hulu, and (to a much lesser degree) Amazon Prime. I rarely watch movies. The few I am interested in I tend to go to the threater for.

  12. Re:Way too optimistic on Surveillance Watchdog Concludes Metadata Program Is Illegal, "Should End" · · Score: 1

    Since when does the government shut down a program? They just borrow and print more money and keep adding new programs.

  13. Re:I don't get it; this is a solved problem on 20,000 Customers Have Pre-Ordered Over $2,000,000 of Soylent · · Score: 1

    Actually... He does optionally take BitCoins as payment.

  14. Maybe he doesn't want to leave it in his car and he came from or is going somewhere besides his home?

  15. Re:Freeloaders on The Role of Freeloaders In Open Source Communities · · Score: 2

    Developers tend to be attracted to interesting projects with a good user base. The more users you have, the more developers you attract.

  16. Re:Where is "racial" discrimination? on Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money For an Indian' · · Score: 2
    From TFA:

    "In September 2012, Spandow asked for permission to transfer an Oracle employee working in India to California."

    They were not talking about paying someone living in India a $50,000 salary. They were planning on transfering the employee from India to California which would have increased the employee's cost of living significantly.

  17. Re:I don't see the problem on Lawsuit: Oracle Called $50K 'Good Money For an Indian' · · Score: 1

    I am fairly certain that if they fired a guy for saying $50,000 was a too low, they weren't willing to give anything more.

  18. Re:Measurement of utility on People Become More Utilitarian When They Face Moral Dilemmas In Virtual Reality · · Score: 1

    Get participants to voluntarily join your study. Matrix them away. Do a fake study in the VR environment. Make participant think they have been pulled out of the VR environment without actually pulling them out. Do the actual study. Pull the participant out. All your volunteers go home scarred for life never sure if they are in reality or virtual reality.

  19. Re:Does it matter? on Many Mac OS Users Not Getting Security Updates · · Score: 2

    Steve Jobs is going to have a second coming?!

  20. Re:Boring Drive on Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Crashes? · · Score: 1

    Computer-controlled cars also have the advantage of digital communication. If a computer-controlled car a few miles up brakes hard or detects black ice, the computer-controlled behind would know without needing line-of-sight.

  21. Re:Efficiency. on Who Is Liable When a Self-Driving Car Crashes? · · Score: 1

    It would still be variable but the function would have two parameters instead of one.

  22. Re:Good grief... on There's Kanye West-Themed Crypto-Currency On the Way · · Score: 1

    Anyone can create paper money. The trick is to get everyone to use yours.

  23. Re:It takes a village... on Memo To Parents and Society: Teen Social Media "Addiction" Is Your Fault · · Score: 1

    And then in a big cat and mouse game, all the teenagers move to a different social media site.

  24. Re:Get your security clearance before graduation . on DHS Turns To Unpaid Interns For Nation's Cyber Security · · Score: 1

    If I understanding it correctly, in the US, your clearance is deactivated when you leave but can easily be reactivated by another employer with a certain period of time. Otherwise, you have to start the whole original expensive and time-consuming process over.

  25. Re:Pay for Laundry jobs with it on Why Charles Stross Wants Bitcoin To Die In a Fire · · Score: 4, Informative