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  1. Re:Too many pixels = slooooooow on LG Accidentally Leaks Apple iMac 8K Is Coming Later This Year · · Score: 1

    Whups forgot closing tag.

  2. Re:Too many pixels = slooooooow on LG Accidentally Leaks Apple iMac 8K Is Coming Later This Year · · Score: 1
  3. Re:Too many pixels = slooooooow on LG Accidentally Leaks Apple iMac 8K Is Coming Later This Year · · Score: 1

    Even if that's true if I want to get close and only look at a quarter of the screen, the extra pixels could be useful...

  4. I grew up next to this one on Nuclear Safety Push To Be Softened After US Objections · · Score: 2

    This didn't make national news like it should have. Capitalism and dangerous things don't seem to mix too well.

  5. Re:Municipal WiFi on NYC To Replace Most of Its Payphones With Free Gigabit WiFi In 2015 · · Score: 2

    You make good points... Encryption hopefully works as I've implemented for me :) I went to a wifi radio mfg event for resellers recently and some of the resellers were really concerned that Apple's MAC randomization (which doesn't really work yet) was going to hurt their location tracking abilities... It's not terribly hard to figure out I surf with a device with a certain mac address... and many of these muni wifi systems require you to login... directly, thru google, thru Facebook, etc before you get access... I love free WiFi but I'm cynical, and I think some muni's are doing bad things; I wouldn't be surprised if some are doing automated MITM attacks.

  6. Municipal WiFi on NYC To Replace Most of Its Payphones With Free Gigabit WiFi In 2015 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can be a lot cheaper than other ways of spying; Associate a person with wireless MAC's or shudder their Facebook account and you've got NSA class intel, and better location data.

  7. Re:sounds delusional and self-gratifying on 2600 Profiled: "A Print Magazine For Hackers" · · Score: 2

    Hypothetically, let's say the NSA captures everything they can about the members of the 3 branches of the federal government, and analyzes it well... wouldn't it be pretty easy to control them?

  8. Re:Encryption is a security issue. on FBI Chief: Apple, Google Phone Encryption Perilous · · Score: 1

    Here ya go :) I think it's limited to 4 digit pass codes though. A snipped from their FAQ: How can I get a list of what devices you support? We will gladly supply a full list of supported devices and also specifically what can and cannot be recovered from each one to any legitimate enquiry. Just email us, explaining your business need for the information and we will be delighted to assist you once we have verified your identity.

  9. Browns Ferry will be having a party on 90% of Nuclear Regulators Sent Home Due To Shutdown · · Score: 1
  10. Re:Yep on Ask Slashdot: Is iOS 7 Slow? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yea I've had iOS7 on a couple devices since WWDC; it wasn't painful on an iPhone 4S IMO... and it's no longer painful on a mini IMO... battery life was terrible; battery's better now that they've removed a lot of debugging stuff but still significantly worse than 6 on older devices.... I got a new iPhone, and the battery's better with iOS7 than my 4S was with iOS6... maybe some of the battery saving measures they took only work on the new chip.

  11. Surface Pro on Microsoft Slashes Prices On Surface · · Score: 1

    I'm kind've a MS hater, but for some reasons I'll omit I needed a Surface Pro... I assumed it would really suck. I don't really like Windows 8 or 8.1 yet. IMO it's a nice device, and the future for some windows users. Too expensive for many today, the hardware is nice; battery life sucks, but for most executive types who use MS Office, it's pretty awesome to be able to plug it into a usb3 hub and big monitor at your office/home, and bring the thing minus the externals with you wherever.

  12. Re:Pandora needs to change technology to win. on Aereo Ruling Could Impact Pandora · · Score: 1

    So here's a business plan for pandora:

    - I sign up for $x/year, pay up-front
    - They record many radio channels for me, and index them by song
    - After a month of recording the many channels, the amount of music they have available for me is good enough and they can just plug my library into their old algorithms and everything works fine and it's a private performance so no royalties are due.
    - Profit!!

  13. Re: Pandora needs to change technology to win. on Aereo Ruling Could Impact Pandora · · Score: 1

    I think as law currently stands they could record the broadcasts and give the users a nifty tool that skips over the commercials, and generally behaves as pandora does today. Maybe they need to make sure the song they think you want to listen to has actually been broadcasted since you subscribed to them.

  14. Re:Pandora needs to change technology to win. on Aereo Ruling Could Impact Pandora · · Score: 2

    mmm no... If this ruling stands, all Pandora needs to do is copy Aereo... rent antennas to pandora users for $x/year, and allow them to play live radio or previously recorded live radio, and save their massive licensing expenses.

  15. iWatch on Apple's iWatch Could Come With IOS, Earn $6 Billion a Year · · Score: 1

    It could make sense for Apple users (I am one).

    + Locate your other iDevices via findMyiThing and/or Low Energy Bluetooth
    + See info that you want to see on your wrist
    + Tough device (waterproof?) that can make a call or text or something

    I'd buy a $100 tough watch to use as a 'backup smartphone' if it was done well.

  16. Re:$6 Billion? Really? on Apple's iWatch Could Come With IOS, Earn $6 Billion a Year · · Score: 1

    "So, what is this watch going to *DO* that will garner more than a yawn from the general population"

    It'll find your phone, dude! :) Go low energy bluetooth, go! It might find your keys and other junk too :)

  17. Re:Teething Problems on Kim Dotcom's Mega Claims 1 Million Users Within 24 Hours · · Score: 1

    "it doesn't ask you to confirm your password by typing it twice"

    I like this; it irritates me when sites ask for confirmation.

  18. Re:Stupid on Why Microsoft's Surface Pro Could Fail · · Score: 1

    This should meet your needs; just plug in a USB hub!

  19. Re:Medicare and defense on US Scientific R&D Could Face Fiscal Cliff Doom · · Score: 1

    Social Security is fully funded and what funding problems it has are fairly easy to fix

    In the SSA's 2012 Trustees report they admit at present they're 31% underfunded; it's going to get much worse quickly due to age demographics unless something significant changes.

  20. Re:i call BS on Zuckerberg: Betting On HTML5 Was Facebook's Biggest Mistake · · Score: 1

    They put a lot of effort into multithreading and caching stuff before you ask for it; I saw a cooler writeup and can't find it... but here's one from Facebook's Blog.

  21. Re:Overcomplicated solution. on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1

    Amen. I totally agree; so much simpler than what we're doing.

  22. Re:Diesel on Hybrid Car Owners Not Likely To Buy Another Hybrid · · Score: 1

    I'm happy with my Sportwagen TDI too! I got it 6 months ago, ~8k miles so far. I'm a bit disappointed in the mileage @ interstate speeds (I need to check it without the bike rack)... I wish 6th gear was much taller.

  23. They're ignoring quantum laws!!! on Particle-Wave Duality Demonstrated With Largest Molecules Yet · · Score: 1

    Sure, they've measured this very exactly; due to that they can only say those measurements were true at some time between now and +/- 9e99 petabillenia.

  24. Why not a generator-trailer on A Hybrid Car With Detachable Engine Proposed · · Score: 1

    Use economies of scale, use a well engineered 1L diesel with a 10 gallon tank to get most people 300miles. Keep it under 300lb dry and make it aerodynamic. When you need to drive your electric long distance, rent the trailer.

  25. Re:$10,000 for video editing software? on Ask Slashdot: Copy Protection Advice For ~$10k Software? · · Score: 1

    video editing software is a mature market. unless you are making some cool plug in or your software does something really cool that the big boys don't do you are screwed

    The market is in chaos; cameras are getting cheaper along with the software; Cameras capture more data (pixels, color, brightness); software tries to adapt.

    If you're trying to edit something quickly and/on are doing an expensive project, $10k can be peanuts.

    Show me how you're going to edit 8k resolution media.