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  1. Population control Nazis on Stopping Malaria By Immunizing Mosquitoes · · Score: 1, Troll

    This won't go over well with those in favor of population control and radical environmentalism. They will stop this, like they did DDT!

  2. Re:Why a dock? on British Pizza Chain To Install Cones of Silence · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because then it would no longer be hip now would it? Now, do you want your frappuccino now or after your meal while you read poetry from your iPad?

  3. Re:How long does it last? on Electric Car Goes 375 Miles On One 6-Minute Charge · · Score: 1, Informative

    With that kind of current draw and storage, your "capacitors" would most likely be flywheel based. Pentadyne is one such company that sells flywheel electric storage for many industries. At least, that's what a Google search brought up.

  4. Re:Do not trust on Wireless HDMI At 1080p, Lag-Free WHDI Tested · · Score: 1

    When you think about it, WiFi and Cable use radio waves. But there are pros and cons to each method of transmission.

    WiFi Pro = Transmission without attached media.

    WiFi Con = Portions of bandwidth are being used for error correction. Less usable bandwidth for user data. It's still susceptible to outside interference. Range and bandwidth limited to transmit power and environmental RF in use.

    Cable Pro = Vast amount of available bandwidth that can be multiplexed. Range and reliability. Little to no error correction required thanks to the shielding.

    Cable Con = Fixed media. Potential media damage leading to extended down-time. Cost of media to install and maintain depending on the environment.

  5. Re:Do not trust on Wireless HDMI At 1080p, Lag-Free WHDI Tested · · Score: 1

    And just how would you "shield" your wireless broadcast? With a big pipe?

    Well, yes. And it might work. Think of a Pringles can running end to end. It's shielded form outside interference.

    That doesn't sound like much of a step up from using a cable to be honest.

    Pretty much. That's why your analog stations and data drops packets if the outer braiding gets frayed. Because the shielding has been compromised, it's now acting as an antenna! The technical term for this problem is called "ingress".

  6. Do not trust on Wireless HDMI At 1080p, Lag-Free WHDI Tested · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What the subject says. If it's WiFi, I have good reason to never trust a trouble-free uninterrupted level of operation that it claims. I want copper, and shielded. Thank you very much.

  7. bluetooth headband on From Touchpad To Thought-pad · · Score: 1

    Sure, why not? With proper training exercises (much like learning to type), you could navigate through your PC with thought alone. Things like task switching, putting windows to the forefront, new tabs, minimizing...etc all could be done. More granular items might be more of a challenge such as thought typing and drawing on the screen. But none the less, such technology would be a versatile compliment to the mouse and keyboard used today.

  8. Re:Fastest Train and Computer are in China on China Makes World's Fastest Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    China is developing country where as the US is a developed one.

    It's much easier to invest and build infrastructure where none exists in the first place (clean slate) than it is to uproot your existing stuff and replace it with newer. For the later, it's also much more difficult to justify the future break-even point of such an investment. People want results NOW over and beyond a simple TCO calculation.

  9. Re:Argh... on British Airways Chief Slams US Security Requests · · Score: 1

    Or, you could have women with explosive breast implants...

    I really wanted to leave that as a joke, but it's a non-laughing matter when these people plan on packing explosives in their body. Who cares about infection or discomfort. They'll blow themselves up and causing as much mayhem as possible anyways.

    We are not simply fighting terrorism. To call it that is pure political correctness bullshit. We are fighting an ideology where by the members are praised for doing Gods work in his name. Focus on the root cause, not the periphery.

  10. Re:US doesn't know how to handle terrorism. on British Airways Chief Slams US Security Requests · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You made a fatal error. You assumed (at least I assumed you assumed) that these decisions are from a lack of experience and working knowledge. Incorrect. This is BY DESIGN. It's a total feel-good measure to protect against a political backlash of "not doing enough" spearheaded by the opposing political party.

    If you want to be serious about this, just place an armed air marshal on-board every flight. The weapon of choice doesn't have to involve shooting bullets. IMHO, this would be far more effective and far cheaper. If something gets out of hand, deadly force may be used accordingly. Case closed.

    KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid

  11. Re:What Operating System on those 30million PCs? on Bredolab Botnet Taken Down · · Score: 1

    That's the other half, the OS. But yes, DNS injection will redirect valid host names to sites hosting Fake Anti-Virus warnings and infecting machines. Specifically Windows...and Java...and Flash, and Acrobat.....

    All all too familiar with that game.

  12. Re:Godwin does not apply? on How Allies Used Math Against German Tanks · · Score: 1

    The suspense is killing me! We should be using .NAZI instead of .COM. That way, at least the most popular TLD based websites get Godwin'ed by default.

  13. Re:What Operating System on those 30million PCs? on Bredolab Botnet Taken Down · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Don't forget, half the problem is between the keyboard and the chair. If you don't recognize an attachment from an untrusted e-mail source. Do NOT open it!

  14. Re:Irrelevant on Iranian Cyber Army Moves Into Botnet Renting · · Score: 1

    You seem to be saying that if some people from another country migrate to yours then it follows that all the people in that country (even people that may have had the chance to move but decided instead to stay where they are) would rather live in your country than their own.

    Not all, but look at the numbers of human migration to western nations. America being one of them.

    His point - which, incidentally, you appear to be reinforcing nicely despite apparently trying to refute - was that some Americans appear to believe that their country is better than all others in all ways and that their lifestyle is to be desired and revered by the rest of the world when in fact this just isn't true.

    When you have mass immigration to your country, it's easy to see why some American feel this way. Pride aside, the numbers and change in culture from outside influence carries a lot of weight.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States

    Really though, it's all relative. Someone from N. Korea would risk life and limb just to immigrate to China. The quality of life is a huge step up. I'm simply saying that all opportunities being equal, most people would choose a western nation to live if they plan on uprooting their lives and start a new one to begin with.

  15. Re:Irrelevant on Iranian Cyber Army Moves Into Botnet Renting · · Score: 1

    Freedom/Democracy = American = bad!???

    Clearly there's a level of miscommunication going on. But if you could poll people individually, what citizens of a 3rd world nation wouldn't want to be an American, or Europian for that matter. Oh hell, the influx in immigration is proof alone.

    Illogical. Your answer does not compute.

     

  16. Re:No Connection with Tehran on Iranian Cyber Army Moves Into Botnet Renting · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You can blame national media and the speed of light. For better and for worse.

    Thought experiment: You thought WWII would have been won with all that coverage in hi-def bloody detail for all the public to see? I would say not. I would also say that's why we lost in Vietnam. Being that war will and is always nasty. The only way to win one is to not provide media coverage to the public.

  17. Re:Let me be the first to say to Microsoft... on Windows 8 To Be Released In October 2012 · · Score: 2, Informative

    As someone who deploys uses, and supports Windows. I'll give you my professional breakdown of Vista.

    1. Disk I/O and file transfers over the networked sucks...badly. This was corrected in Win 7.

    2. Windows Update installer process was buggy and extremely slow. It was very easy to corrupt the WinSxS directory, often requiring a complete reinstall of the OS. This also effected Server 2008 (R2 is based on Win7). Win7 is much better in this regards, but still a little buggy in this area too.

    3. Device drivers in Vista can have their catalogs corrupt. Thinks like USB thumb drives and BlackBerry devices needing to have the driver constantly re-installed each time they're plugged in. Yet, it fails to finish the driver install. Ya, totally fracked. Reinstall OS time.

    4. UAC feature was a trainwreck. It wasn't secure because people turned it off. That, and it broke application support.

    5. Minor annoyances with regards to functionality.

    In short, Vista was WinME all over again. How in the hell that mess got cleaned up in Win7 is beyond me. But, the performance, compatibility, and functionality between Vista and Win7 is night and day despite the kernel being close together in generation.

  18. Re:1989 CRX-HF on Mazda Claims 70 mpg For New Engine, No Hybrid Needed · · Score: 1

    Na, the Insight wasn't a true CRX. It was close, I'd admit that. Still, there are as many similarities as there are differences. 91 was the the last year of the CRX. Honda released an entirely new car called the Del Sol. In Japan however, it was still called the CRX. It wasn't a CRX except in name and classification (size, power, weight ratios).

    Speaking of Japan, their CRX Si had the DOHC. Stateside, our Si was only the SOHC. While I've never done it, I've known people to shoehorn in an Integra (VTEC?) engine.

  19. Re:1989 CRX-HF on Mazda Claims 70 mpg For New Engine, No Hybrid Needed · · Score: 1

    I used to own a black 91 CRX Si, and loved driving it every day. It even had a nice stereo with four 3-way speakers and two 10" subs. Sometimes, I'd just sit in the car just to play music! For the longest time, I've been a huge fan of the CRX. I was one of those cult followers of this car and like many others, *begged* honda to re-release it. Ya, it was that fun to drive and had lots of engine pep.

    About 7 years go in Austin, TX. I was involved in a minor multi-car pile up on the freeway (chain reaction). Both the front end and rear got crushed like an accordion in 10MPh speeds. I was perfectly safe, but the car was fucked. Because of it's uni-body design, the structural integrity had been compromised. With much bitterness, I had to claim it as "totaled" by my insurance provider.

    I never did buy another CRX. But the CRZ is supposed to be a bastardized hybrid of the CRX and Insight. That's as close as you'll ever get to that experience in a new car. And not a very good one if the negative reviews of the CRZ are to be believed. Oh well, legends are born and fade away. So too shall we let go of a dream and move on.

  20. Re:DVD DVD 5 dollar! on China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down · · Score: 1

    I love it when they sell them in clear plastic comic book slipcovers. It's easy to organize, and they can carry more inventory.

    BTW, what the hell is up with the fake Rolex watches being sold by just about every street corner merchant. When they spot a westerner, they holler if I want to buy? Funnier still, the merchant across the street sees and hears my reaction of saying "no". Yet, he tries to sell me the same shit. WTF? What? Like you thought I was going to say "yes" seconds later? Persistent bastards, I'll give em that!

  21. Eminent domain on Vint Cerf Keeps Blaming Himself For IPv4 Limit · · Score: 1

    If there are any patents associated with IPv6, the Feds could claim Eminent Domain over them if I'm not mistaken.

  22. Re:Wouldn't mining the moon be a bad idea? on NASA Strikes Gold and Water On the Moon · · Score: 1

    How do you know it's not already being mined?

    http://www.ironsky.net/ Enjoy =)

  23. Re:Headline Is So Very Wrong on How Google Avoided Paying $60 Billion In Taxes · · Score: 1

    One of the key benefits to the "Fair Tax" system is that it's simpler, streamlined, and efficient. There would be an unfortunate short-term side effect however. Millions of employees involved in the tax side of accounting would be out of work as most of their services would no longer be needed. Eventually, they would have to re-purpose themselves in the marketplace doing something else for employment.

    That alone should tell you have fucked up our current tax system is and how much we could be saving as a nation.

  24. Re:Headline Is So Very Wrong on How Google Avoided Paying $60 Billion In Taxes · · Score: 1

    Actually, you're wrong. Oh so very very wrong. The Tea Party is pure grassroots. The perfect definition of it in fact. So much so, it has the Republican party members running scared shitless. They know damn well that the TP members may actually split the vote which would hand the Democrats victory!

  25. Re:Start with the cell phone industry. on Interop Returns 16 Million IPv4 Addresses · · Score: 1

    Double NATing is a bad idea. All sorts of strangeness happens when connecting with a dialup VPN connection and whatnot.

    Of course, ISPs and data centers should convert to IP6 first. But come client side, I still think cell phones should be converted. A much more doable task in comparison to home use and SMB offices.

    And it's not just switching over to IP6. It's all the DNS, OS, and application support that goes along with it. Cell phones are pretty simple devices in comparison. They're centrally administered for the most part from a network side, and the technology has a high turnover. Phones that can't run IP6 will stay on IP4 until they're replaced. At most, 2 years on average. PCs and servers OTOH have a life span ranging in 5 years and beyond. So that's been my personal experience anyways.