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  1. Re:Farewell, Queen of the Skies on US Airlines No Longer Operate the Boeing 747 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    Which will be at least 15 years. There are new 747's put in use by some overseas carriers. The queen of the skies will be flying after many of us are no longer alive though the numbers will be dropping greatly.

  2. Re:This is actually creepy on FCC Says It Was Victim of Cyberattack After John Oliver Show (thehill.com) · · Score: 1

    We are so far past idiocracy that the light from idiocracy will take 100 years to get to us.

  3. Re:This sort of thing is why people like Trump on IT Layoffs At Insurance Firm Are A 'Never-Ending Funeral' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    For the most part. The tax on wall street to pay for higher education will probably not work anywhere near as well as needed but most of the other stuff is sound.

  4. It is a shame you are downvoted to zero, you are correct.

    And this STUPID SLOW DOWN COWBOY message, WTF Slashdot. No wonder why everyone went to Reddit.

  5. They were good tapes. Made from a good record and with Dolby C (not B!) they sounded pretty good. They were NOT as good as vinyl of course and the quality of a mass produced audio cassette is so bad it is hard to listen to. I assume that factory does not make tape as good as a Maxell XL-IIS.

  6. Re:Still a lot to learn on Estimating SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Cost Savings (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    With low enough cost 0.1% is not a problem so long as the escape systems work. They can get there.

  7. Re:Let's make some assumptions... on Estimating SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Cost Savings (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    With SpaceX being allowed to land on actual land I think they will have nearly 100% recovery. The second stage probably won't be recovered but the distance is really not the issue. The weight of recovery equipment directly comes from payload capacity and so far there is no lightweight heat shield that can do the job. Once that secret sauce is found they can de-orbit the second stage wherever they want to.

  8. Re:Reliability on Estimating SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Cost Savings (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Launch insurance. And their rate is much better then 50-50.

  9. Re: wah wah wah clickbait on Writer: Why Watching the Original Star Wars Again Was a Bad Idea (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Check out the de-specialized versions.

  10. Watch the de-specialized versions. on Writer: Why Watching the Original Star Wars Again Was a Bad Idea (cnet.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    They are in experience in themselves. Watching them was much better than watching any of the remade versions Lucas has put out. The movie has a very genuine and unpretentious feel yet still has all the excitement you remember from when you were younger.

  11. Will it play Crysis? on Intel Launches 72-Core Knight's Landing Xeon Phi Supercomputer Chip (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Or be able to load Windows 11?

  12. clickbait title anyone? on 737 'Tailstrike' Caused By Typo On a Tablet (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    This was not a tablet error. It was a math error.

  13. Also prolonged stasis on a nuclear powered ship seems like it would be possible in the future.

  14. Re:Will "wifi" ever get expanded spectrum? on FCC Fines Another Large Firm For Blocking WiFi · · Score: 2

    Being a shared band, with NO ONE having legal priority, there is no such thing as a rouge AP. 'Rogue AP detection' is legal, even though Cisco offers it, 'rogue AP suppression' is not legal in most cases. Only if an AP was doing something illegal could you even consider doing something. Someone using the spectrum space you want (even on your own property) is not illegal so long as they are not trespassing.

  15. We had one near us too. They tore it down after sitting two years.

  16. Re:The car is great to drive, but... on Consumer Reports Withdraws Its Tesla Model S Recommendation (consumerreports.org) · · Score: 1

    The touch screen console is one of the things that works well. The two main problems are the door handles and the main drive motor.

  17. Re:Well there's the problem... on Court Orders UberPop Use To Be Banned In All of Italy · · Score: 1

    Bingo. We have a winner! Artificial limits on cabs serve nobody but the cab companies.

  18. Re:Haven't quite got my attention yet on Tesla To Unveil Its $35,000 Model 3 In March 2016 · · Score: 1

    There are plenty of good electric bikes out now. We need that light truck.

  19. Re:Upgrade the Gigafactory? on Tesla To Unveil Its $35,000 Model 3 In March 2016 · · Score: 1

    Nope. Lead batteries would break down under the proposed Tesla battery usage in less hen 5 years and they cost more to install and maintain.

  20. Re:How about some news about toyota and bmw? on Tesla To Unveil Its $35,000 Model 3 In March 2016 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You need to learn to read financial reports. Tesla indeed makes a unit profit on their cars even without the government incentives. They are just spending a ton developing two new cars (X,3) and building one of the largest factories ever built.

  21. Re:and... on Tesla To Announce Battery-Based Energy Storage For Homes · · Score: 1

    Correct, but it does provide battery backup during power outages and the net cost after 5 years is in the $3000 range. A good generator with auto-switchover can cost that with installation and it makes a whole lot more noise. Also the battery should last more then 10 years though with less capacity then when it was new.

  22. Wave hello to Elon's colony on Planetary Society Pushes For Mars Orbital Mission Before NASA Landing · · Score: 1

    By 2030 Elon and SpaceX may have already landed people on the surface. Maybe not a huge settlement or anything, but an outpost. Going all the way without landing is kinda silly.

  23. Re:Good luck on Apple May Start Accepting Android Phones As Trade-Ins · · Score: 1

    How would that work for Apple? They are pretty good at figuring out how to make the most profit on their phones. Gaining more market share at the expense of profit makes no sense.

  24. Very low trade in values on Apple May Start Accepting Android Phones As Trade-Ins · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Most people will be attempting to trade in phones with almost no value. The people who buy high end Android phones are Android fans and are going to be unlikely to trade for an iPhone. The vast majority of the Android phones sold are low priced and drop to less then $50 trade in value within two years, the time that they would be traded in. An iPhone that is bought new is typically worth 3-5x that at the two year point. The 2.5 year old iPhone 5 still sells for $200 on eBay in good condition.

  25. Re:Be nice on Don't Sass Your Uber Driver - He's Rating You Too · · Score: 1

    Want something for free? Buy a large item like a vintage stereo, then file a case against the seller. The seller has to pay return shipping so they are out shipping both ways. 50/50 you will get a refund and get to keep it. Otherwise you send it back and pay nothing for the 'attempt'.