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  1. The interface is half the story; the controller must be able to take advantage of its bandwidth. Dell is vague about the performance of the SSDs it sells with the M3800. I'm assuming they're the older ones that top out at ~500 MBps read/write. Newer SSDs can easily double that.

  2. "PCIe SSDs" is a shorthand way of describing the next generation of SSDs that are hitting the market. They take advantage of PCIe 3.0 x 4 and NVMe, which means more bandwidth and lower latency, respectively. If the M3800 supports this then I stand corrected.

  3. Re: Only 2 DIMM? on Dell Precision M3800 Mobile Workstation Packs Thunderbolt 2, Quadro, IGZO2 Panel · · Score: 1

    I believe the Dell M4800 compares more with the W540, including support for 32GB.

  4. It's a decent refresh of the M3800 model, but I think I will hold out for a Skylake model with a PCIe SSD. Fall timeframe sounds about right.

  5. Re:In Comparison to... on Hydrogen-Powered Drone Can Fly For 4 Hours at a Time · · Score: 1

    How long can a lithium ion powered drone stay in the air?

    If the drone is a hydrogen filled dirigible then I'm betting quite a while.

  6. Doesn't need to look like a car on Will Robot Cars Need Windows? · · Score: 1

    Start with a Tesla Model S chassis and mount one of those Tea Cups you find in amusement parks. That would be interesting.

  7. Yeah, it's gravity waves on Mysterious Sounds Recorded During Near Space Balloon Flight · · Score: 1

    Or someone is running low on funding.

  8. Double-rubber Hypothesis on Hubble and the VLT Uncover Evidence For Self-Interacting Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    Any chance the topology of space-time can vary independently of gravity?

    Despite its flaws, let's use the rubber sheet analogy. Except in this case, suppose there are two rubber sheets: one atop another. Say ordinary matter (planets, stars, etc.) indent the top sheet as expected, but only black holes can over-extend the first sheet and influence the shape of the second underlying sheet.

    Now suppose this second sheet deforms over greater distances than the first, which in turn influences the shape of the top sheet overlaying it.

    Thoughts?

  9. Re:Any better ideas/solutions...? on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    It's not inexpensive, but poorer places than California are interested in it.

  10. Any better ideas/solutions...? on How 'Virtual Water' Can Help Ease California's Drought · · Score: 1

    How about thorium-based nuclear desalination? Any progress on that front?

  11. Cronyism, lack of competition, and lack of sensible regulation make capitalism much worse than it should be. And it's nothing new.

  12. Re:Nuclear bomb on Vandalism In Arizona Shuts Down Internet and Phone Service · · Score: 1

    Not just copper thieves. We're likely talking meth heads here. Which are sorta like a precursor to zombies, and everyone knows they can be a real PITA.

  13. Re:Dark matter = Black hole excrement? on Supermassive Diet: Black Holes Bulk-Up On Dark Matter · · Score: 1

    I'm thinking more of a dimension (brane) that underpins the fabric of space; one whose shape can change independently of the presence of ordinary matter/gravity in our dimension. Only a black hole would be capable of exerting an effect.

  14. Re:Drop your weapon... on Only Twice Have Nations Banned a Weapon Before It Was Used; They May Do It Again · · Score: 2

    ...You have... (20-second awkward pause)... 2,147,483,647 seconds to comply.

  15. Dark matter = Black hole excrement? on Supermassive Diet: Black Holes Bulk-Up On Dark Matter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Could it be that when energy/matter is ingested by a black hole it gets squeezed beyond the plank scale and into a dimension that is different than the space-time dimension we perceive; a dimension unconstrained by the black hole's gravity well -- effectively allowing the consumed energy/matter to exhaust back out into the galaxy as a different form?

  16. Re:Nobody gets to use the surprise face on US May Sell Armed Drones · · Score: 2

    Weapons, entertainment, and food are pretty much the bulk of American exports.

    As an entrepreneurial American, I'm left wondering about a product that combines all three.

  17. Re:Choose your food handlers wisely on Woman Suffers Significant Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant · · Score: 3, Funny

    And only those who could give a shit.

  18. "Feels like a sauna in here!" on The "Cool Brick" Can Cool Off an Entire Room Using Nothing But Water · · Score: 1

    One step closer to an uncomfortable truth.

  19. Re:Heartbleed on Serious Network Function Vulnerability Found In Glibc · · Score: 1

    Because rumor has it that he who peered upon OpenSSL's codebase would want to gouge out one's eyes.

  20. Re:Jackpot! on Secret Service Investigating Small Drone On White House Grounds · · Score: 1

    Someone somewhere is seriously wondering if we can scale an air defense battery to the size of toy firetrucks and SAMs that are the size of bottle rockets.

    Or maybe I should stop daydreaming and get back to work.

  21. Automatic brakes on Government Recommends Cars With Smarter Brakes · · Score: 1

    In Car and Driver's long term test of the KIA K900, the following incident happened:

    At approximately 11,400 miles, the adaptive cruise control falsely identified a vehicle ahead and threw the K900 into a full panic stop on I-90 in southeastern Montana. A scary event. Could a giant bug have splattered on the radar’s lens? So far, we all have theories but no hard data.

    http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-kia-k900-v-8-long-term-test-update-review

  22. Re:Teams are overrated anyway on Why Some Teams Are Smarter Than Others · · Score: 1

    Butthurt or not.. I don't think i want to smell it.

  23. SimCity Homelessness?? on Is 'SimCity' Homelessness a Bug Or a Feature? · · Score: 1

    As a comfy westerner, this story made me blush. Talk about first world problems!

  24. Re:Action movies are boring. on "Star Trek 3" To Be Helmed By "Fast & Furious" Franchise Director Justin Lin · · Score: 1

    Mad Max version of Star Trek?

  25. Re:Some suggestions on Ask Slashdot: Are Any Certifications Worth Going For? · · Score: 1

    Pick a karate school you like and get a black belt.

    Can I use that to upgrade my green belt in Six Sigma?