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  1. Re:Despite the name it is not autopilot on Second Tesla Autopilot Crash Under Review By US Regulators (time.com) · · Score: 1

    Plane autopilot will not stop you from crashing into the plane in front of you!

  2. Re: A couple comments... on TV Networks Cutting Back On Commercials (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Not anymore, they're just really bad at promoting it. Been using it for a couple of months now, but I only found it by accident when my credit card was compromised and I had to login to the website to add the new one. Really like it.

  3. Re:can't just yet on The Boeing 747 Is Heading For Retirement · · Score: 1

    They both already have them, albeit fairly recently. http://airinsight.com/2014/05/...

  4. Re: Just use Python. on License Details Hint MS Undecided On Suing Users of Its Open Source Net Runtime · · Score: 1

    Being a professional doesn't mean you're good, it just means you got paid...

  5. Re:Not years, six months on New Information May Narrow Down Malaysian Jet's Path · · Score: 1

    Ya know, there is no need to change out the transponders or clone them. They are programmable, from the cockpit by design. The ATC call goes like this: United 173 squawk 4796. Pilot or co dials up 4796 or whatever code they are given. No swapping, no cloning.

  6. Re:Here's another reason to hate NetFlix on Why Netflix Is One of the Most Important Cloud Computing Companies · · Score: 1

    bla, bla, evil corporations, etc....netflix makes it as easy as humanly possible to cancel or otherwise change your account. click, click, done.

  7. Re:Dongles on Apple Files Patent For New Proprietary Port · · Score: 1

    FireWire is/was not proprietary. It's an implementation of the IEEE 1394 standard.

  8. Re:Kinda agree on Debian 7.0 ('Wheezy') Release Planned For 1st Weekend in May · · Score: 1

    Unless you need security updates?

  9. Re:usb to spdif, then to your home stereo on $50 Sound Cards Impress Versus Integrated Audio · · Score: 1

    Na, you're just getting old enough that you can't hear the difference ;)

  10. Re:A refurbished iPad is $300. on So Far, More Than 50,000 Kindle Fire Pre-Orders Per Day · · Score: 1

    From the Apple Store site: All refurbished iPad models also include a brand new battery and outer shell.

  11. Re:Sure, send me an invite! on Google+ Already At 10 Million Users · · Score: 1

    Please. thanks in advance. ferdthebird@gmail

  12. Re:Welcome to the real truth on Feds Prep For E-Gov Shutdown · · Score: 1

    My kingdom for a mod point!

  13. Re:The end. on AT&T To Pay $1.93 Billion For FLO TV Spectrum · · Score: 1

    Although the capital gains tax on $1.825B will help.

  14. Re:It's more than just music on The "Loudness War" and the Future of Music · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Mostly true, except it's still widely acknowledged that the dynamic range on digital camera sensors (yes, even the really expensive ones on the 1d series) is lacking compared to that of film.

    Absolutely, positively 100% wrong. Here is an article that lays out some really good data.

    From the article:

    Conclusions
    Digital cameras, like the Canon 1D Mark II, show a huge dynamic range compared to either print or slide film, at least for the films compared.

  15. Re:Nagios vs SNMPc on Nagios System and Network Monitoring · · Score: 1

    Anyone tried lithium? http://www.lithiumcorp.com/ Looks pretty good on paper.

  16. Re:Technological superiority at last! on Apple Ships 8-Core MacPro · · Score: 1

    Well, rules for what I've been using it for. After 25 years of emacs I've found it to be quite refreshing. You are right though, I just tried opening a ~500M file and it crapped out (out of mem). Seems like in 2007 any decent editor would have a handle on memory mapped io for large files. Ah well, sorry for the bogus tip.

  17. Re:Technological superiority at last! on Apple Ships 8-Core MacPro · · Score: 1

    If we just could get UltraEdit for Mac/OSX I would be all set.
    It's the only reason for me to still keep a WinXP computer around. I haven't been able to find any "text editor" for OSX which comes even close to UltraEdit.
    What do you guys use with OSX?
    TextMate rules! http://macromates.com/
  18. Re:Firefox, that the other browser for windows rig on Google Toolbar for Firefox Released · · Score: 1

    Dude, it works on Mac too. Check it out http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/