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  1. Re:Expensive on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Fiber has the problem of becoming too bright with internal light after too much use. This causes trunk lines to fail. Comcast has the same problem too, but it is more profitable.

  2. Re:Search engine on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Network Neutrality means what at the tech level?

    The Internet has always been unfair... it's a mess of a network design where servers network-closer to you get to you better. We're not going to one central router with delays for people who get too close!

  3. Re:Greg McCray as the new CEO for Access... on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the history of the project, I gave you the current state.

  4. Re:They're onto something. on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    If there's something in the sky interfering with your DirecTV system, call 1-800-DIRECTV and they'll tell you to unhook your dish, then let them send a laser from space down your path to clear out whatever's there... if there's nothing interfering with the signal there, you just need to turn up the power with an amplifier in your system.

  5. Re:They're onto something. on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Let's sort this out...

    When TV went digital, channels 2-6 and 52-69 were retired from the TV band... creating as yet unused bandwidth.
    When LTE needed a frequency, there was unused military band numbers that timed out... so it's a loss under "use it or lose it!"
    Wireless Cable didn't come close to working... you just couldn't make a signal powerful enough to work and also weak enough to be safe... DirecTV and Dish Network's emitters are so strong they have to spread over wide areas, and no such things work for local. It'd be equal to having broadcasts on every channel or more.

    There are some big codec changes ready for MPEG6 developed (HERE ON Slashdot!) years ago... we're just waiting for the MPEG4 chips to go through the retail distribution systems.

  6. Re:Greg McCray as the new CEO for Access... on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Microsoft Access is a database tool that borrows heavily from VB6, sold as part of some Microsoft Office skus.

  7. Re:Expensive on Google Fiber Sheds Workers As It Looks to a Wireless Future (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    Verizon isn't making enough money with FIOS to repair expected to fail fibers in the future... looks like that network won't be rebuilt. Comcast/Xfinity is built on fiber to the neighborhood, then coax to each home and port.

    Coax is slower but lasts longer, but still fast enough to offer a gigabit per second to each customer.

  8. I was asked by MassHighway and WBZ(AM) Traffic on the 3s to drive 100 MPH in this zone in my Honda Civic Hybrid, and trucks carrying books from the Harry Potter series on release night did the same thing.

    In this case, it was late on a clear night and I had the section of road all to myself so there was nothing to hit, and I was told to gently apply breaking four miles before my exit.

  9. Openess leads to viruses on Google Might Be Gearing Up To Remove Millions of Play Store Apps Next Month (pcworld.com) · · Score: 0

    Apple led the way by blocking unknown apps from its app store... which is why there's no need for an antivirus for iPhones. Google seems a few steps behind but starting to catch up.

  10. Re:Tyranny of the minority on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    A good example is Vonage vs the other VoIP players... Vonage charges nearly twice as much for the same service because of their ad campaign.

  11. Chip-based cards will solve this kind of problem... the chip only surrenders enough data to process one transaction, so repeated transactions without the card present is impossible... would be nice if they rolled this out to the Internet too.

  12. Re:What is it with these guys? on Arby's Probes Possible Data Breach Affecting 355,000 Credit Cards (krebsonsecurity.com) · · Score: 1

    McD's OO/Corp. status is regional... In New England they're all owned by the corp.

  13. The problem blocking this is that car controllers grabbed frequency FM 108.1 without the FCC's approval, and they're supposed be using that for 107.9-HD3s... sure, the police could grab a speeder based on a report from the car's computer, but on what frequency do they do that? Seems like they need to find something in the FCC chart to make that work.

  14. Re: What Political Ambitions? on Jeff Bezos Talks About Music Streaming, and His Political Ambitions (billboard.com) · · Score: 1

    Campaign FInance Reform limits how much a federal politician can spend on their own campaign... it's the reason why Trump had to fundraise to afford TV time despite his wealth.

  15. Speed limits come in two kinds: mandatory and arbitrary. There's a section of the Mass Pike (I-90, Lee to Worcester) where it's safe to do 100 under clear conditions despite Speed Limit 65 signage. However, on I-290 shortly after getting off the Pike, you must do 50 or slower to avoid flipping over because of curved roads.

    Automated driving must understand all of these situations... otherwise they'll cause accidents that back up everybody.

  16. Re:That's why we can't have nice things! on Watchdog Group Wants Uber's Self-Driving Trucks Off the Road (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, Slashdot used to be the place where online conventions of the smart people happened... where did they go?

  17. Uber doesn't play by laws.... on Watchdog Group Wants Uber's Self-Driving Trucks Off the Road (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Uber seems to be relying on a "We're on the Internet, there's no laws here!" approach rather than complying with local taxi regulations. Most cities and states limit the number of taxis on the roads to prevent gas waste and traffic, but Uber and Lyft don't apply for such things, they just start up anyway.

  18. Re:Tyranny of the minority on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Trade floors are supposed to resemble a meritocracy... bringing in a booth babe just distracts from the next booth over. Better sales = worse product.

  19. The Weather Indoors... on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    If there's a booth babe wearing little compared to man wearing a suit and tie a few feet away... what temperature do you set the thermostat to? This resembles a problem found on most dance floors including high school proms...

  20. Re: Sad on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    There's a big difference between a babe who works a day job in the office and somebody who just looks good on the trade floor. Reading back script she doesn't understand is too-effective and therefore banned play.

  21. Re:Alternative to ban on RSA: Ban On Booth Babes Has Been No Big Deal (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Yep... when there's an advertised product and a no-ad equal replacement, you should know the difference. See the difference between Vonage and other VoIP solutions.

  22. Borgota is in NJ.

  23. Ivey was able to study the reverse side of cards in order to learn what was on the other side. It's similar to the referees handing Tom Brady's center lineman a wrongly inflated football.

  24. Player can play as "House" in baccarat on How A Professional Poker Player Conned a Casino Out of $9.6 Million (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    You're missing something here blackjack commenters. Baccarat's decision is to bet on "Player" or "House" to win the hand... so you can steal the house's advantage and turn this into a player advantage game. Play as "House" too much and you're offered an investment into the casino and the game is over. This is really a reason to invite a rich guy into the office space and take his money as either a loser or an investor.

    Other player advantage games such as "Beat the Deck" are played to reward people who have done something to make the casino better. This one is limited by the amount in the dealer's tray, and designed to create large (five-figure and taxable) rewards that are uneven based on luck. It's a way of making friends uneven.

  25. Nice anti-gambling speech, but this is about baccarat where if you bet on "House" you have an advantage. This is why this game is only offered to potential new investors and not the general public.