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  1. Re:Because physical security is a myth on Ask Slashdot: Why Are There No True Dual-System Laptops Or Tablet Computers? · · Score: 1

    You're adding tons of complexity for a niche use case and only really gaining reuse of the keyboard, screen, and battery. Just carry a second device because nobody is going to design a system around your use case.

  2. Re:$1 billion isn't that what Bezos invests on Amazon Plans Blockbuster TV Series Based On Chinese Sci-Fi Trilogy 'The Three-Body Problem' (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    From your own link, median net compensation was $46,641 in 2016, the cost of that employee is about 150% of that ($35.87 per hour according to the BLS, that works out to $71,740 based on a 2,000 hour work year). The median cost for professionals was $60/hour or $120k per year, much closer to my original number than yours and the BLS numbers are direct compensation costs, there are things like office space and HR costs that raise it to at least my number.

  3. Re:$1 billion isn't that what Bezos invests on Amazon Plans Blockbuster TV Series Based On Chinese Sci-Fi Trilogy 'The Three-Body Problem' (medium.com) · · Score: 1

    Except using $50k is a stupid baseline, first nobody but a fastfood worker or similar low wage job actually costs their employer only $50k per year in the west. To cost your employer only $50k you'd have to be making near minimum wage if working full time after benefits and taxes is factored in. If you're talking professionals like AV artists you're talking more like $150k fully loaded costs, in that light having nearly 7,000 man-years involved in such a project is high but not outrageous. There are much worse uses for labor than entertainment, particularly well done entertainment.

  4. Re:Neat, but not really needed... on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org) · · Score: 1

    A multimeter, on a lot of SBCs you can also ask the power control electronics through linux devices for the current power reading, not sure if the rpi 3B+ has such an interface or not, was just reporting what I saw on a blog post. They said that the combination of gigE and 802.11ac dual band had raised constant power demands unless you shut one or both down.

  5. Re:what is the point of gig-e when all io is on 1 on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org) · · Score: 1

    Um, asynchronous switches with buffers have been a thing since forever, this isn't a tokenring network.

  6. Re:Neat, but not really needed... on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org) · · Score: 1

    Max power use for the 3B+ should be roughly the same, constant power usage is ~100mA higher if you leave the WiFi and ethernet both enabled.

  7. Re:what is the point of gig-e when all io is on 1 on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org) · · Score: 1

    Previous model topped off at ~60Mbps, new model can do 330Mbps so even if you're pumping it back out to another I/O device you still could theoretically get ~160Mbps which is a significant improvement.

  8. Re:Also PoE on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org) · · Score: 1

    It's 802.3 AF mode A & B, just in case anyone was wondering like I was what version. Also the 802.11ac upgrade is very nice since it means support for the less crowded 5GHz band, it also uses the superior cavity antenna from the pi zero so wireless performance in marginal signal situations should be about 2x the previous model.

  9. Re:Me Bad ;) on Tesla Raises Prices At Its Supercharger Stations · · Score: 1

    Tesla guarantees 70% range retention to 8 years 100/120k miles for the Model 3 standard/long range. That's probably a VERY conservative estimate given how well they manage the batteries and that it represents around 500 charge/discharge cycles at most abusive charging patterns (expected cell life at that point is still >80%, so the 70% guarantee should only kick in if there's some material defect in the pack)

  10. Re:3rd Party Stations on Tesla Raises Prices At Its Supercharger Stations · · Score: 1

    As I understand the deal, Tesla gives the charger for free, as long as the business offers the charging for free. So the only cost to the business is the cost of the electricity.

    Correct, the charger and installation including any needed facilities upgrades (up to some cap, I've seen $3k quoted) are covered, the business only has to pay for the electricity.

  11. Re: What does this translate to price per gallon? on Tesla Raises Prices At Its Supercharger Stations · · Score: 1

    $13k buys a lot of gas but at $2.50/gallon and 30MPG combined the lifetime cost of fuel for the Accord is $20k based on 250k mile lifetime. If the fuel cost for the EV is half then it makes up almost all of the difference in purchase price with oil changes and belts easily making up the rest so the TCO is a wash and you arguably get a better vehicle than a base Accord.

  12. Re:What does this translate to price per gallon? on Tesla Raises Prices At Its Supercharger Stations · · Score: 1

    Cars are 50% of vehicles sold, but yeah it's probably above 25 MPG given that even the light truck numbers from your link show 26 MPG average. Blended average is probably at ~30MPG. That still leaves the average ICE at $.10/mile for fuel only cost. That cost comparison is also using the Model S, the Model 3 is significantly more efficient at 23.7 kWh/100 miles or 40% lower cost per mile.

  13. Re:phone-home software in the navy on US Navy Under Fire In Mass Software Piracy Lawsuit (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Incorrect. They learned the scope of the problem through discovery and adjusted their claims to account for the much more massive copying (the original scope was just the single site where the trial happened). The DoD very much does not allow call home.

  14. Re: The video is cool on Levi Strauss Replaces Human Sanding With Automated Lasers (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    If you want quality from Levis you have to buy their specialty "Made in USA" line. They use quality denim and actually make them correctly (like the belt loops are sewed to a seam instead of a random part of the thin denim material). I was sick of my 501s dying after a year or two of use and so tried them out, won't be going back. They cost about $90-100/pair vs $40-50/pair for the run of the mill commercial crap that they produce now but they should last a least 3x as long so will be cheaper in the long run.

  15. Re:More like $15-$25 vs $500-$1000+ on Passengers Who Call Uber Instead Of An Ambulance Put Drivers At Risk (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 2

    LOL, check your facts, but you knew that.

  16. Re:More like $15-$25 vs $500-$1000+ on Passengers Who Call Uber Instead Of An Ambulance Put Drivers At Risk (buzzfeed.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Cool, Obama got 22.5M people insurance for almost a decade for $1T, Trump added $2T for tax cuts for the top 1%, which is a better use of money?

  17. Gmail is actually WAY more secure than having your average user run a desktop client, but this is idea will lead to security compromised, guaranteed.

  18. Yeah but he won't want a fixer-upper, by the time NASA is out of the ISS he'll hopefully have BFR up and running and can just buy a few modules from Bigelow and launch them himself, more space and probably a fraction of the cost with none of the upkeep headaches. Plus that way he can lay them out the way he wants them with the most modern tech, not something from the 80's.

  19. Re:Will it stop taking ALL the memory? on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd try creating a fresh profile then, launch firefox.exe -P and create a new profile, see if that doesn't help.

  20. Re:Will it stop taking ALL the memory? on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Nope, Fark, slashdot, ARS Technica, rv.net, management pages for the Netscalers around the world, normal pages. I did reboot last night so a lot of those pages are dormant but I've been working for 5 hours so there's been plenty of activity.

  21. Re:Will it stop taking ALL the memory? on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, read that as 5 processes at 3GB each. Still that's a LOT. Try switching to ublock origins and privacy badger, both ABP and Ghostery are run by ad networks now and have ad whitelisting, ublock and privacy badger are both open source and maintained by trustworthy groups. You can also try the 32bit version, not a lot of need for 64bit IME (though I guess ASLR would make 64bit more secure so perhaps worth the bloat).

  22. Re:Will it stop taking ALL the memory? on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Processes listed by name showing all FF processes, tabcount addon showing tab count, not sure what more you want...
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/MWnO...
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/XjFr...

  23. Re:errrr no on eBay Is Dumping PayPal For Dutch Rival Adyen (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    One of the oldest anti-company sites on the internet is paypalsucks.com

  24. Re:Will it stop taking ALL the memory? on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1, Informative

    I have 184 tabs open at the moment and my Firefox processes are using a total of ~900MB of RAM, what are you doing to get it to 15GB?!?

    /FF 57 with 11 addons

  25. Re:Ruining my fun.. on Firefox 59 Will Stop Websites Snooping on Where You've Just Been (zdnet.com) · · Score: 2

    So you just drop a link to christian coalition in a pronhub comment and click it from there, problem solved =)