Slashdot Mirror


User: BagOBones

BagOBones's activity in the archive.

Stories
0
Comments
487
First seen
Last seen
Profile
(view on slashdot.org)

Comments · 487

  1. We didn't even get to see the real cost. on Cisco All But Kills Cius Tablet · · Score: 1

    I suspect if it ever made it to market Cisco would have buried it in licensing costs for every feature.

    Have you ever tried to provision their VoIP systems? You are typically in for 4 CALs per phone right off the bat for dial tone and voicemail. That is after paying double for their hardware vs similar SIP or UC handsets from other vendors..

  2. So update the scan with renewal on A Wrinkle For Biometric Systems: Irises Change Over Time · · Score: 1

    You already have to update passport and drivers license photos ever few years why would it be difficult to update the iris scan to increase accuracy?

  3. Re:That's great and all but... on Minecraft Mod Adds Emulated 6502 Processor · · Score: 1

    No the question is can it run minecraft in minecraft... As that is the on going quest of many. It has been done to some degree at least in a primitive 2D form.

  4. Re:Now can we see some bootlocker unlock love... on Google Finalizes Acquisition of Motorola Mobility · · Score: 1

    Well an unlocked boot loader might be what you need since Moto isn't going to update the DROID 2 or X2, well unless google changes that.
    http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/21/3033966/motorola-android-ice-cream-sandwich-upgrade-statement

  5. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 1

    I understand that regular gas is variable by long weekends / demand where diesel is seasonal.

    As a driver I can see this trend locally and when traveling is is possible your local station just has bad pricing I guess, since it doesn't appear to be the norm outside your bubble.

    The site shows current values, it is now a normal week day and low and behold going down the list regular is ONCE AGAIN about 10c cheaper across the board on the site where diesel has remained HIGH.

    So the real question is does does the real world fuel economy difference break even or surpass the average cost difference of fuel AND the $3000 premium on the MSR for the TDI versions of the vehicles (looking at the MSR for the same trim TDI Golf or Jetta for example). It still possible does.... however my POINT was that most consumers would look at the 10c difference at the pump and never even bother to consider diesel.

    http://www.ontariogasprices.com/Shell_Gas_Stations/Lancaster/145184/index.aspx
    regular 111.1
    diesel 123.9

    http://www.ontariogasprices.com/Esso_Gas_Stations/Lancaster/60052/index.aspx
    regular 112.1
    diesel 123.9

    http://www.ontariogasprices.com/Ultramar_Gas_Stations/Innisville/110633/index.aspx
    regular 114.9
    diesel 125.9

  6. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 1

    Prices are reported several times a day on that site... Regular gas always goes up on a long weekend.

    The gap should return Tuesday or Wednesday when regular gas goes down again...

  7. Re:It was actually pretty exciting to watch on On Hand for the SpaceX Launch That Almost Was (Video) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was reading a on this earlier, (not sure if it is in the link) but SpaceX is actually using a new launch system that intentionally holds the rocket on the pad after ignition just so that additional telemetry can be gathered about the operating state of all the engines at power...

  8. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 1

    Sources:
    http://www.ontariogasprices.com/
    http://www.bcgasprices.com/
    http://www.albertagasprices.com/

    I try to avoid anecdotal values when possible.. The initial comment was based on travel experience (I travel all over BC and AB by car). The Ontario example was purely by selecting SEVERAL gas stations from http://www.ontariogasprices.com/ and checking that SPECIFIC STATIONS cost difference for regular and diesel, the numbers seemed to be VERY consistent at the 10c / L mark for most areas.

    Gas prices can very, within a 100km area easily, however the average at least by using Gasbuddy values seems to be 10c higher.

  9. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 1

    Ya I forgot the amount of tax varies provincially...

    In BC, Alberta and Ontario it is more expensive than regular by a nearly consistent 10 cents per liter (when compared at the same station)

  10. Re:From a buffoon on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 1

    In Canada diesel fuel used to be cheaper than regular fuel due to less refinement, however taxes now make it more expensive than regular off setting the fuel efficiency so no one wants them.

  11. Re:BB is a business phone on BlackBerry 10 Unveiled · · Score: 1

    I was referring to the Touch 9850 / 9850 since it is the only phone remotely comparable to current Android and iPhone models in terms of screen size.

    I had forgotten that RIM had added touch screens to their little VGA screen phones.

    Any if you claim that isn't important to business I will show you how much better previewing the a meetings agenda, or reviewing presentation slides looks on these competing devices.

  12. Re:I for one welcome our new rodent overlords on Scientists 'Switch Off' Brain Cell Death In Mice · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was thinking it is more like the plot to The Secret of NIMH

  13. Re:BB is a business phone on BlackBerry 10 Unveiled · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You must have missed all the news about users opting out of outdated business devices to purchase their own devices and how business is are going nuts over bring your own device initiatives thinking it saves them money.

    Also the latest RIM devices are no-longer monochrome devices that last days on a charge, their touch screen units are barely on part with others in the market for battery life.

  14. Re:Canada should be embarrassed on Stop Being Poor: U.S. Piracy Watch List Hits a New Low With 2012 Report · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We are, the only reason we are on the list is to pressure out government to implement a DMCA type law.

  15. Re:The studios send reel-to-reel films to the troo on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I know what you are saying, however from a practical aspect film is an awful choice for any war environment since it degrades so easily... Hell film gets scratched and fades in air-conditioned theaters with a trained projectionist running them. I wonder how long reel to reel film lasts in a tent in the desert (dust, sand, heat)?

  16. The studios send reel-to-reel films to the troops. on WW2 Vet Sent 300,000 Pirated DVDs To Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nice to see the studios have been keeping up with the times.

  17. Not so perfect on MIT Researchers Invent 'Super Glass' · · Score: 5, Funny

    But can you build a whale tank with it?

  18. Who says the TSA ignores children on Terminal Mixup Implicates TSA Agents In LAX Smuggling Plot · · Score: 2

    They get the same kind of inhuman treatment.
    http://boingboing.net/2012/04/25/tsa-agents-bully-7-year-old-wi.html

  19. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 1

    At speed they make about the same WHOOSH noise, however from a stand still pulling out or at slow speeds approaching a turning lane about the only sound you hear the tires on the road surface, which is next to nothing on clean pavement. Down town with construction noise or traffic, you simply do not hear them compared to a quite campus parking lot..

    Yes, as a pedestrian you have the right of way, and YES you should always look both ways, but that doesn't mean they are VERY hard to notice over other traffic downtown.

  20. Re:Who knew on IBM Sells Point-Of-Sale Business To Toshiba · · Score: 1

    Canada has mostly converted, accept most of the US chains that are also up here.... Starbucks still doesn't have chip and pin, and Walmart took a long time to update.. So my general assumption as you point out is that they haven't done it in the US.

    Biggest change I have seen in Canada is that many business now have the portable cart processing units... Everything from restaurants to hairdressers.

  21. Re:Inadvertently... on GIMP Core Mostly Ported to GEGL · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Being address and have been address are sometimes very distant things.

  22. Re:any sound in the world.... on Audi Gives Silent Electric Car Synthetic Sound · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Exactly why would it need to sound like a regular car.

    Spend any time down town Vancouver and you will start to appreciate them having a little sound of some kind... Something like over 50% of the cabs in Vancouver are Toyota Prius and they sneak up on you all day long as a pedestrian.

  23. Worse than a patent Troll? on Nest Labs Calls Honeywell Lawsuit 'Worse Than Patent Troll' · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought allowing your products to succeed and preventing others from entering the market is part of the idea of a patent? Unlike a troll that has no product, at least Honeywell has one... Even if their claims do not apply. ;)

  24. Re:Correct on World Is Ignoring Most Important Lesson From Fukushima · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That doesn't solve the problem of all the OLD reactors that are now past the original intended end of life for their design.

  25. What other than Hyper-V drivers on Microsoft Counted As Key Linux Contributor · · Score: 2

    It mentioned that most of it was Hyper-V drivers so you can run linux as a virtual machine on top of windows, but what else? If that is it, then it isn't a big deal and how little is everyone else contributing if this made them rise up the chart so much?