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  1. It's only plastic on Why MakerBot Didn't Kickstart A 3D Printing Revolution (backchannel.com) · · Score: 1

    I took one look at the consumable material and promptly forgot about the idea.

  2. Not a comparison at all on Motorola Has No Plans For a New Smartwatch (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    If I was making a competitive comparison I really would be asking for five years per charge. A cellphone shorter than weekly is just a gimmick too.

    In reality, three months would likely work fine but asking for the minimum isn't likely to get you there is it?

  3. It's the battery stupid! on Motorola Has No Plans For a New Smartwatch (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    I'd be prepared to accept a six monthly charging cycle (still ten times more often than regular watches) but every frig'ing day is ridiculous.

  4. Product link on 'DroneGun' Can Take Down Aircraft From Over 1.2 Miles Away (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1
  5. It was only a functional example on ESA: European Mars Lander Crash Caused By 1-Second Glitch (space.com) · · Score: 1

    This is not a bugginess issue.

    Point is the layers create bloat. Any hidden dynamic memory allocations that occur, by whatever system call, is just one more part of the bloat.

  6. Abstraction is bloat on ESA: European Mars Lander Crash Caused By 1-Second Glitch (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Hidden malloc()'s is a good example of the bloat problem I'm referring to.

  7. Filter or not on ESA: European Mars Lander Crash Caused By 1-Second Glitch (space.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    When the altitude stops changing for a whole second the filter is going to have to be a long one! And that ain't desirable for responsive control.

    The real question is how could the sensory processor have overloaded in the first place? My money is on simple [b]code bloat[/b]. Ie: They used a bunch of generic libraries that use further libraries that use further libraries that use further libraries that use further libraries that use further libraries ...

  8. Bubbles ... on Google Will Tell You How Crowded Places Are In Real Time (pcmag.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, lets binge on positive feedback loops!

  9. just like my post :P

  10. Use 'em mining lasers! on Commercial-Mining Drones Keep Getting Attacked By Eagles (abc.net.au) · · Score: 1

    Surely a mining machine can crush things with it's mining gear? Makes you wonder how a bird can knock over such heavy machinery? Oh, wait, it's only a surveying drone!

  11. I thought I read this a while back ... on Feeding Seaweed To Cows Eliminates Methane Emissions (www.cbc.ca) · · Score: 1

    A quick search nets me http://journals.plos.org/ploso... a 2013 submission. Quote: "The most effective species, Asparagopsis, offers the most promising alternative for mitigation of enteric CH4 emissions."

  12. Re:3D movies again ... on Google Launches Earth VR For Free On HTC Vive (roadtovr.com) · · Score: 1

    All online multiplayer games are solitary affairs. Even large scale team games like Eve are still solitary. They may be social, but they're a solitary type of social. The group activities all happen offline.

    On the other hand, LAN gaming was a group activity in it's time, but that's long dead now. Developers didn't like to provide such freedoms if they didn't have to.

    The problem with virtual rooms is they aren't a single view point. You're not actually sharing the same experience. And making them all identical images removes the VR function! Pointless putting the gear on in the first place.

    VR for games is a gimmicky hassle that'll wear off just like 3D movies repeatedly have.

  13. 3D movies again ... on Google Launches Earth VR For Free On HTC Vive (roadtovr.com) · · Score: 1

    VR is, like gaming, solitary in nature. The only reason I use Google Maps is to discuss details about locations with others in the room with me. Or maybe prep a printout for later reference. VR would be useless for both those.

    I do want to have a reason for VR but I can't see one. It's a burden to wear and adjust. Waving hands in the air is awkward at best, and bound to be tiring. Even for gaming it'll be too tiring for anything more than a short stint at a time. In other words, gimmicky. I'll probably buy a set once it's ready on Linux though.

    I once saw a molecule mapping tool using a 3D display, with glasses, very effectively. It provided equal viewing of the one display for all in the room. This is a rare speciality application with the bare minimum for the needed enhancement.

    Touch-screens are limiting enough but VR will be another round of the infamous 3D movie theatres, me thinks. Actually even VR has come and gone in the past as well.

    AR has to compete with the smartphone and even wearing a plain set of sunglasses can get people agitated so a set of recording goggles ain't going to be very socially accepted either.

  14. , as your parent post linked, we've climbed off the hockey stick hock and now rocketing at maximum velocity toward oblivion.

  15. Seems a bit late ... on Spotify Is Writing Massive Amounts of Junk Data To Storage Drives (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    ... for highlighting the potential for damage as news, don't ya think?

  16. Re:Won a battle, lost the war ... on UK Auto Insurer Will Use Facebook Data To Set Premium (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    Here's an affirmative quote from one of the articles: "We've been working closely with Facebook in Europe to get the service ready, and are now addressing a few outstanding issues."

    My interpretation of this is Facebook is keen on the whole idea. Which can only mean it's just a matter of time for the hype to die down and some rewording and it'll be all go again.

  17. Re:It never has been effective on Shadow Warrior 2 Developers Say DRM Is a Waste of Time (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Amen to that. I've never bought any movies solely because of the forced messages at the start.

  18. Give them a place to be ... on Computers Decipher Burnt Scroll Found In Ancient Holy Ark (nationalgeographic.com) · · Score: 1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... ... and they'll just fill the space. That's life for ya.

  19. And the Dreamliner too? on FAA May Ban Galaxy Note 7 On Flights Due To Exploding Batteries (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 0

    The FAA needs to ban that same Lithium-Cobalt chemistry batteries from being housed in the Boeing787 air-frame too.

  20. 1000 exactly on California Researchers Build The World's First 1,000-Processor Chip (ucdavis.edu) · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's a 32 x 31 grid = 992, plus 8 extra stuck on one edge to make up the numbers.

  21. Doh! typo "bet" on Olli is a 3D Printed, IBM Watson-Powered, Self-Driving Minibus (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Hate it when I do that.

  22. Printed, my ass! on Olli is a 3D Printed, IBM Watson-Powered, Self-Driving Minibus (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    We're probably talking just the housings and maybe parts of the chassis. I beat all of the electrics, for a starters, are purchased.

  23. youtube-dl anyone? on Google Permits India To Download YouTube Content Overnight (thestack.com) · · Score: 2

    Scripting sucks anyway.

  24. It's vehicle type ... on Tesla: Model X Accident Caused By Driver Error, Not Autopilot (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    The owner lies first then sues second. That's the person type you're gonna get with the Model X.

  25. What paywall? on One US Oil Field a Key Culprit In Global Ethane Gas Increase · · Score: 1

    Washington Post is completely readable for me. Maybe only paywalled in the US?