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  1. Re:A hard time keeping on the forefront? on Why Can't Intel Kill x86? · · Score: 1

    RAM, and video drivers stepping on each others toes. Specifically nVidia and DisplayLink (cheap multi-monitor solution using USB to VGA/DVI adapters)

  2. Re:Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo... on Discovery Increases Odds of Life On Europa · · Score: 1

    The Falcon Heavy is rated for 53 metric tons LEO. Would that be enough?

  3. Re:Which is totally fine... on Best Buy Follows Yahoo in Banning Remote Work · · Score: 2

    "Will code for food" so says the sign the man on the corner street is holding. While a line of college students outside of Yahoo are saying "I will pay YOU just to work there for experience and references". Ok, not that bad -yet-. Getting there though.

  4. Re:A hard time keeping on the forefront? on Why Can't Intel Kill x86? · · Score: 1

    It's the data resolution that industry is after. Be it the financial industry, or geoscience side scan bathymetry analysis. There is always a percieved value and chopping up data into a finer resolution (move the floating point farther to the right). In essence, there's an arms race for faster and faster CPUs. Perfect example is the HFT market. Creating wealth in the gaps of transactions.

  5. Re:Robot wars on Not Quite a T-1000, But On the Right Track · · Score: 2

    It may start off as robot wars, but it will quickly end in a thermonuclear exchange. They are the trump card. They will always be the trump card.

  6. Re:Great, but what does it *DO*? on Apple's iWatch Could Come With IOS, Earn $6 Billion a Year · · Score: 1

    Most assuredly paired up over Bluetooth with a prerequisite iOS update to make it all work seamlessly.

  7. Re:Infinite human stupidity on State Rep. Says Biking Is Not Earth Friendly Because Breathing Produces CO2 · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, it doesn't. But then again, California does have it's Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi. As a "conservative", I know longer have faith in any elected official. And yes, it is condescending to say this, but the vast majority of the voting public are STUPID!!!. And there is nothing I can do about it but suffer along with the rest of you dumb numbs!

  8. Re:Potential set back for private space flight suc on SpaceX Cargo Capsule Reaches International Space Station · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The fact Russia didn't ass-rape us over the cost this time is always a viable alternative. They took advantage of the situation of us not having a Shuttle and we (NASA/American public) knew it! Screw those guys. I'll take SpaceX any day of the week over them.

  9. Robust hardware on Curiosity Rover On Standby As NASA Addresses Computer Glitch · · Score: 0

    Who actually fabs the chips and circut boards used by NASA? I'm guessing these flash modules are not your typical Sandisk variety. Also, do they plan on wiping out the flash memory from a secondary computer, mapping bad cells, and reloading software from scratch? Hopefully these flash modules don't suffer any systemic issues.

  10. Re:I know why. on Hit the Wrong Button, Drone Goes Boom · · Score: 2

    Any VFR pilot will tell you to never rely on gut instincts and feelings. Flying is not the same as auto cross racing (where you have consistent tactile feedback). Any perception you feel in flight is either your inner ear messing with you (it's the devil on your shoulder) or the feeling is over/under exaggerated. It crucial that you altimeter and air speed be watched at all times.

    BTW having been a passenger in a Grumman Cheetah, I can now know why this is the case. Flight is just so much more different than driving. It's deceptive on just feeling alone. I'll take auto crossing any day over it :)

  11. Re:Only because you are a Mac fan on Among Servers, Apple's Mac Mini Quietly Gains Ground · · Score: 1

    I haven't looked into it myself, but please explain how the collocation of Mac Mini works? If your renting a virtual server, that's one thing. But to host your own U server requires renting by the amount of Us all the way to entire cabinets. Those get real expensive. Say something goes wrong. Will you have 24/7 physical access to the data center? Will someone escort you to the cabinet hosting yours and everyone else's Mac Minis? Or will ops just tell you to wait there while they pull your box for you to take back with you? The idea that you can't physically be touching other people's stuff and accidentally knock them offline.

  12. Re:becasue Apple never on Among Servers, Apple's Mac Mini Quietly Gains Ground · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Depends on its intended purpose. You can use desktop hardware as a "server"' if it's nothing mission critical. The complete understanding that you have no redundancy or data integrity and your willing to weigh the cost risk as a business decision. Sometimes failure is cheaper than uptime.

  13. Re:Finally somebody said it! on How Power Failures Corrupt Flash SSD Data · · Score: 1

    The OCZ Vertex 2 series were prone to spontainiously bricking. The original OEM Samsungs that Dell used would exhibit all sorts of strange disk I/O issues that led to strange Windows hard locking. You would think it would be causes by CPU, RAM, Video, or chipset. No, it was the Samsungs.

    When it comes to reliability, I'll stick with Intel offerings. Not the fastest things on the block, but good enough in its class. Personally, I gambled on a OCZ Vertex 4 because Newegg slashed some insane 30% off MSRP via ShellShocker special going on at the time. A week later, OCZ released a new firmware update and quickly did the Vertex 4s become popular again. So far, I have one in my MacBook and another in my minitower. No problems yet *knock on wood*.

  14. Re:Leave the sequencer... on Ask Slashdot: Projects For a Heap of Tech Junk? · · Score: 1

    I imagine something like a wall length Kodak photo developing machine seen back in the 80s (local pharmacy like Eckerds, Walgreens, CVC... etc). So you find one of those used, eh? Ya, I agree. Send the film to be developed elsewhere. The chemicals, process flow, time, troubleshooting....eh, so not worth it.

  15. Re:Really? on Texas Declares War On Robots · · Score: 1

    That's what the EPA is for. But in all seriousness, I think these drones are to prevent people stalking (bounce a laser off window for picking up audio), thermal imaging, and overall photo taking. It's invasive with our own government does it, but I don't want Joe Bimbob down the road pulling that shit on me. Assuming I even know who's doing it. Also, I can imagine someone arming a quadrocopter and using them in gang warfare. Don't laugh. These would make an extremely effective hunter-killer device to engage in turf wars.

  16. Re:I feel pathetic on Crysis 3 Review: Amazing Graphics, Still a Benchmark Buster, Boring Gameplay · · Score: 2

    Apparently so based on the provided link below. Is it "proper"? I have no idea what is and isn't proper for SSS.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9RAk8yfcxI

  17. Re:Only exist as AAAA in DNS on Home Server On IPv6-only Internet Connection? · · Score: 1

    Agreed. Though there's nothing stopping your local ISP from maintaining a two tier agreement where having a static IP is still only for business class users.

  18. Re:I feel pathetic on Crysis 3 Review: Amazing Graphics, Still a Benchmark Buster, Boring Gameplay · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001). That the level of graphics this engine looks to be able to pull of in real time. Go ahead, Google some images and do a cross comparison.

  19. Re:So, it's for multiplayer, and for benchmarks on Crysis 3 Review: Amazing Graphics, Still a Benchmark Buster, Boring Gameplay · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The Crysis series has always been a game engine first and foremost. It's called the CryEngine. They just sell it as a game to recoup some of the R&D. I wouldn't be surprised if they just start selling the next engine directly to developers and let them make a game out of it. They obviously have the street credibility to pull that off now.

  20. Re:Only exist as AAAA in DNS on Home Server On IPv6-only Internet Connection? · · Score: 1

    If his IPv6 is dynamic, he will want to look into DynDNS like service. For $30 a year, they offer "Dyn Standard DNS" service which will support AAAA records.

    Problem is, there are still many ISPs out there that don't support IPv6 yet. And even as are coming online, the client most likely doesn't have an IPv6 router yet. There are many broken segments that need to be brought up to spec before we can start enjoying a reliable end-to-end IPv6 network. It will happen, but honestly, not for another few years at best. Say, four years at the most from now (pulling educated guess out of thin air).

  21. Re:If Groupon was Battletoads on Groupon Still Losing Money, CEO Is Fired And Leaks Final Email · · Score: 1, Funny

    This CEO is a clown! Drafting up a final email referencing...Battletoads?! WTF? Talk about random.

    Shampo and wrench! Nope, I can't pull it off like he can.

  22. Re:Manufacturing in the US *is* hard on When It's Time To Scale, US Manufacturing Hits a Wall · · Score: 2

    And this is why we need a simplified tax code. All our problems with running a business these days is all the red tape of excessive rules and regulations. I'm not suggesting getting rid of some minor regulations, but damn our nation has its hands tied.

  23. Re:"In-browser popups?" on What a 'Six Strikes' Copyright Notice Looks Like · · Score: 2

    Please review the OSI Model. There are 7 layers. Layer 1 is hardware and all the physics that make it work (light, microwave, electrons...etc). Layer 7 is the application layer.

    Layer 1 = CAT5, fiber optic, and switches.
    Layer 2 = Ethernet protocol, VLANs
    Layer 3 = IPv4, IPv6 protocol
    Layer 4 = TCP, UDP.
    Layer 5 = TLS/SSL
    Layer 6 =
    Layer 7 = DNS

    Your ISP can jack with Layers 1 - 4 and there is nothing you can do about it. This effects layers 5 - 7 on your end.

  24. Re:Failure to learn from history on 3-D Printed Car Nears Production · · Score: 1

    Good catch. That's scary as hell! I could be driving along a long stretch of interstate for several hours only later to find out I can only make a few degrees turn? Assuming that snow compacts into a ice, that's a very big problem. Deadly in fact. Aside from suspension, that's another good reason to have deep wheel wells above.

  25. Media distortion on Music Industry Sees First Revenue Increase Since 1999 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just you wait! Five years will pass and the RIAA will claim this event was the result of the six strikes ISP rule. Given enough time, a little historical revisionism is all it takes to cascade the "truth" to your favor.