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  1. Re: Seems like on Nintendo Legend Miyamoto: Mario Needs To Evolve To Survive (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    This is what mobile casual is. Rehashed flash from 20 years ago.

    That can't be right, flash isn't that old.

    Wikipedia:
    In November 1996, FutureSplash was acquired by Macromedia, and Macromedia re-branded and released FutureSplash Animator as Macromedia Flash 1.0. Flash was a two-part system, a graphics and animation editor known as Macromedia Flash, and a player known as Macromedia Flash Player.

    I feel even older now...

  2. Re:Maybe time to hang up his boots? on Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is Being Emergency Evacuated From the South Pole (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Yup dyslexia and ADHD which cause reading and writing issues can be found in extremely intelligent people.

  3. Hmm.. sitting in my house I connected to my brother's Plex server with my Android phone. I selected a TV series to sync and it started remotely downloading the transcoded file.

    It's true with non-iOS devices you can just copy the media directly. But having the files automatically transcoded is nice. I don't notice a difference between 1080p and 720p on my phone's 5" screen so why take up more storage on it when I could just hold more content. But keep the full file on the server.

    You might not care about syncing watch status, but for people who keep a large library, that can be a huge feature.

  4. The big feature is offline syncing. If you travel or have a commute you can configure it to sync shows or movies. It will transcode them on to your phone/tablet and you can watch them without a data connection. When you reconnect to your network it will sync the play status and automatically transfer over new episodes you haven't watched yet.

    There used to be more features that required it, but they keep moving those over to the free tier after they've been out for a while. Chromecast streaming was one of the killer Plex Pass features when it was first released.

    Now, there isn't much reason besides offline support to subscribe unless you want to support the project. I did jump into a Plex Pass before they doubled the price, but the onetime fee is much better IMO.

  5. I still run Kodi on my HTPC and have used PleXMBC for several years. The Plex player app was never that good, and Kodi is excellent from an interface perspective. But Kodi only had a shared library back-end database with no official stream lined daemon.

    I'm not a fan of how uncustomize-able Plex is, but it's library is really nice to have. Being able to use Kodi at home, but then fire up Plex on my phone and stream something from my server to a Chromecast at a friend's house is great. Also having kids be able to use tablets since who watches TV now days, but keeping everything synced is well beyond what Kodi does.

  6. Re:Maybe time to hang up his boots? on Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is Being Emergency Evacuated From the South Pole (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Exactly, it was supposed be 45 years old but you know how government contract jobs always run over in both time and money.

    I'm still amazing how accurate they were able to recreate everything even after the last one blew up.

    Just remember to be careful on where you post information about this, we can't let the people who were considered to stupid know about it hear this, remember that it was decided that would cause wide spread panic.

  7. Re:employee improvement plan on Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After Email Note (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Because bringing on someone new and training them has no cost associated with it.

    Maybe the issue is something going on in the employee's life, and working with them and getting consoling resolves the performance problems.

    Or maybe the issue is something else internal that working through the improvement plan reveals.

    Bottom line, finding, hiring, and on-boarding someone is a long and expensive process. Retaining the talent you have is normally better for the bottom line and moral.

  8. Re:employee improvement plan on Amazon Worker Jumps Off Company Building After Email Note (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    At best it is a department that should ensure people get paid, and that's it.

    I thought that was accounting? HR typically handles employee benefits and is involved in the hiring and firing process as that affects who is receiving the benefits.

  9. Re:Everyone's demanding higher pay on Uber Drivers Demand Higher Pay in Nationwide Protest (cnet.com) · · Score: 2

    Expect the rise across the board isn't uniform. So people in the middle of the income bracket will take a pay cut as the price of everything increases, but the percentage of their pay increases in smaller than the low end.

  10. Re:These customers are stupid for buying impulsive on The Mac App Store Is Full of Scams (howtogeek.com) · · Score: 1

    That's because those purses and watches are made on the same factory lines in China that the real ones come out of. They just aren't sold with the 8,000x markup.

  11. Exactly, won't a more useful tool be one that clones the SID and MAC of a open WAP at a coffee shop, over powers the existing network, and then forcefully disconnects all the clients so they reconnect automatically to the hacking device?

    Only people using their own data connections would be safe, but who actually does that versus using the free connection?

    You could then do everything this does without needing to physically connect to the machine.

  12. Re:They mention south bend, IN but that's BS on Comcast Takes $70 Gigabit Offer Away From Cities Near Chicago (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought Comcast's 1Gbps service still only had 40-50Mbps up. AT&T offers 1Gbps up and down with their fiber, though you are forced to use their equipment.

    I don't normally max out the line, but have a real upload speed is nice for online backup services.

  13. Re:To fight Oracle on Google Joins Microsoft's .NET Foundation (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    I always thought the A stood for asshole?

  14. Re:Oh no what an awful accident on Secret Backdoor in Some US Phones Sent Data To China (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm not worried either considering Mao's been dead for forty years. Chairman Meow on the other hand....

  15. Re:Visual Studio Suckage on Microsoft is Bringing Visual Studio To Mac (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Visual Studio 15, next version not VS2015 which is actually version 14 go Microsoft numbering, is supposed to fix this.

    It's broken out so you only install what you need to you'll have to much smaller footprint and patching will be faster. If you do a full install of everything it will probably still be slow. But you'll be able to choose a setup like I want to do just Windows apps in C# and it only installs the bare minimum to make that work.

  16. Re:Instead of all this, Hillary said we should on Silicon Valley Investors Call For California To Secede From the US After Trump Win (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    If they are then how did Hillary win the primary there?

  17. Re:I somehow think Trump wont stop any mergers on Trump Victory Clouds Outlook for Time Warner-AT&T, Other Mergers (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Not saying that he even could be. But being remembered as the best president since Washington and leading the US into a new golden age would be a major ego stroker.

  18. I've worked with banks that only allow inbound connections from specific public IPs on a per port basis. If it's an automated service I'd be surprised if it let just anyone in.

  19. They were worried about possible malware that would do a DNS lookup to find a command and control server. Once you are in, it's easier to remain undetected by having the hacked device reach out to you, than you trying to reach in past firewalls and other security.

  20. The copper to some areas in 100 years old. I saw a Ted talk years ago where the presenter was talking about infrastructure upgrades.

    And replacing the copper with fiber would allow lines to last 100 years if not longer. Simply replacing the end points would be all that is needed increase speeds.

  21. Re:A Phone to Replace my PC? on Satya Nadella: 'We Clearly Missed the Mobile Phone' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    How about something the size of a larger cell phone that can wireless connect to a display and keyboard where it functions like a laptop. And has a dock to turn into a PC? You wouldn't really be gaming on it though.

    http://store.hp.com/us/en/ContentView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&eSpotName=Elite-x3

  22. It will run its own OS rather than Android. So you get the privilege of paying $6 for another copy of Super Mario Bros from the NES, or $9.99 for a SNES game.

  23. Re:The next level on Nintendo Unveils 'Switch', Its New Gaming Console and Tablet Hybrid (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    I'd hope it could run Wii-U software at full speed. The Nvidia Shield console uses a Tegra X1 and it is faster than the 360 and PS3. Wii-U was stronger than a 360 in some areas, but weaker in others. So it isn't much of a benchmark to hit now days.

  24. Re:A pringles can is now seen sticking out his win on Ecuador Acknowledges Limiting Julian Assange's Web Access (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    No, Mr Robot used a Pringles cantenna to hack a WiFi network from across the street. In the new MacGuyver a Pringles can was split in half with several mobile WiFi chips taped to it to disrupt a WiFi network.

  25. Re:That is not Netflix's plan on Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies From IMDB's Top 250 List (streamingobserver.com) · · Score: 1

    There's HBO Now which is just digitally streamed HBO and you don't need a cable subscription. It's all of HBO's content accessed like Netflix.

    http://www.hbonow.com/