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  1. Re: Not going to happen on SpaceX and Boeing Slated For Manned Space Missions By Year's End (fortune.com) · · Score: 0

    Except for 4 full failure launches. I put the last mission on them. The same mechanism has worked on other rockets for years without failure. I wouldn't go on a SpaceX rocket even if given a free ticket. I have too much to live for. Meanwhile other rockets such as the Delta are at 100% success rate.

  2. Re: iPhone X is a CF on Some Smartphone Salesmen Aren't Sold on the iPhone X (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Jony Ive oversaw Apple's last decline. Is there any reason for surprise?

  3. Re:Shouldn't they, of all countries, know better? on Germany Starts Enforcing Hate Speech Law (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    They should. Were I in charge of any of these companies, I would have already have announced that we were pulling out of the German market as of 1/2018.

  4. And an extra bit of security in situations where there isn't a sign-up process for the general public, for example in a corporate network.

  5. Re: First Post? on Ask Slashdot: Are There Any Alternatives To Android Or iOS? · · Score: 1

    iOS is ugly, the iPhone X display looks like something from There I Fixed It, and iPhones have no headphone jack. Android is a giant spyware platform for Google.

  6. Re: When the resource wars start on France Passes Law To Ban All Oil, Gas Production By 2040 (cbsnews.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wait until they find out what plastic is made from.

  7. Re: AFTER the drug's patent expired??!! on Mobile Homes Are So Expensive Now, Hurricane Victims Can't Afford Them (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    The issue has been that the FDA has for years failed to provide guidance on how to verify biosimilar insulins. There have been companies clamoring for years to get into the market.

  8. Re:CEO Responses on iOS 11 'Is Still Just Buggy as Hell' (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a shame that Steve didn't seek treatment for his cancer from actual doctors right away. The type of pancreatic cancer he had has a nearly 100% survival rate. Basically, you die if you do what Steve did. Now we're stuck with ugly icons, no headphone jacks and displays that look like something somebody posted on There I Fixed It.

  9. Re: Microsoft hegemony on Munich Council: To Hell With Linux, We're Going Full Windows in 2020 (theregister.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Apparently you can't make a macchiato, either.

  10. It's got a target market... on Xbox One X is the Perfect Representation of the Tech Industry's Existential Crisis (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Those who want an Xbox that looks like a PlayStation 2.

  11. There isn't anything high tech about hooking a battery up to a motor with a variable resistor controlling the speed at which the motor turns, and regenerative braking has been around since the launch of the Prius. There is technology in the batteries, but I doubt this accounts for such a massive loss.

  12. And audio lag, which is of course what you want with a gaming platform.

  13. I'd spend the money on the marketing campaign. Nobody I know outside of tech knows what it is.

  14. You can't use this the dongle described in the post without Google's apps.

  15. Not just that, but everything requires Google's apps (Chrome, Gmail, etc.), which requires you to let Google track you.

  16. Re: Lower? on Hulu Lowers Prices After Netflix Raises Theirs (variety.com) · · Score: 1

    They need it. They beat their UI ober the head with an ugly stick and decided to get rid of any kind of usability at the same time. People are threatening to cancel right and left. My own subscription expires at midnight tonight.

  17. Re:No Jack No Problem on Google Unveils Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL With No Headphone Jack (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    By using bluetooth, you lose out on high-fidelity audio. A simple test: listen to a high-quality recording via bluetooth on your car, then try listening to the same audio through the AUX without the volume turned up too high as this can also create a different type of distortion. The muffling of the bass with bluetooth will be clear as daylight. This is why I never use bluetooth audio.

  18. Not only that, but if you want to create ads to fight racism, you can do that by targeting these kinds of terms. But the knee-jerk reaction by SJW's doesn't give them a chance to actually consider this fact.

  19. Because, you know, people don't say the same things in private.

  20. Re: So... on Facebook Enabled Advertisers To Reach 'Jew Haters' (propublica.org) · · Score: 0

    That ranks incredibly high on my list of the most retarded things I've ever heard. Have you really gotten so caught up in libtardation that you're unable to even stop to think about the ramifications of what you propose? Allow me to spell it out for you, because you obviously need it. I could easily see the Rainbow Coalition or the Anti-Defimation League wanting to target hate groups in an effort to educate them that we're not so different. But your idiocy would prevent them from hitting that market.

  21. Android still has a better headphone jack. As does what's left of Windows Phone.

  22. Re: Uh huh... on Tesla Temporarily Boosts Battery Capacity For Hurricane Irma (sfgate.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Go sign up for a cell phone service that doesn't force you into arbitration. Wait, there aren't any.

  23. Bipartisanship on IBM To Invest $240 Million To Develop AI Research Lab With MIT (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Glad to see Gore and Romney working together on something. Yeah, that was bad.

  24. Nobody really calls a Ford Model T an MT, and most people already know what a BMW M3 is. In the end, though, only time will tell.

  25. The BMW M3 over its three-decade history has produced something like 100-150k total vehicles (it was around 100k as of 2010, so estimating 150k as an upper bound is being generous). The Tesla Model 3 will be produced at 500k per year as of next year.

    Naturally the M3 has lower production numbers than the model 3: it's a premium automobile out of the budget of most and with performance and handling features most would have a difficult time appreciating.