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  1. That'd be 60 fields per second.

  2. But it will come with adapters, right?

  3. Re:I'd like to thank the leader of said nation-sta on NSA Chief: Nation-State Made 'Conscious Effort' To Sway US Presidential Election (aol.com) · · Score: 1

    Much of what was 'revealed' by the Wikileaks releases was already known by the media. The leaks only acted as confirmation. Over the years, these stories emerged, then the media seemed to run dead on each one. If they had performed their jobs of investigative journalism - seeking out stories, developing and following up leads, looking for inside sources - then perhaps Hillary Clinton wouldn't have made it as far as being the Democrat candidate.

    As I read elsewhere, they seemed to have taken the following action: "It's the job of the media to cover stories. Cover the stories with a pillow until they stop kicking."

  4. Re:Poor Nazis on Twitter Suspends American Far-Right Activists' Accounts (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    "Die whites die" is actually German. It means "The whites the". No-one who speaks German can be an evil man.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  5. Re:Over priced like most apple stuff! on Apple Releases $300 Book Containing 450 Photos of Apple Products (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    And the spontaneous combustion.

  6. "The Navy denied that a procurement official "acknowledged that additional licenses were necessary for it to distribute BS Contact Geo to its users." The government admitted that it had purchased 38 licenses, but "denies that the software licenses were 'limited,' as alleged by Plaintiff.""

    Then why did they buy more than one?

    Because government is full of ignorant spenders who don't care about the taxpayer dollars they waste.

  7. Re:Had this same issue with my 6s in the USA on Chinese Consumer Group Has Asked Apple To Investigate 'a Considerable Number' of iPhone Shutdowns (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    Happens to my wife's iPhone 6, too. It happens just randomly enough to be noticeable but not enough to reach the "I must do something about it". I may have to escalate this beyond Level 1 Help Desk (me) and to someone who may be able to actually do something about it.

  8. Ikea? on Self-Drive Delivery Van Can Be 'Built in Four Hours' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    If it's made by Ikea, that should read 'The vehicle's stripped-back design and lightweight materials mean it can be assembled by one person in "four hours". It took my wife and I 16 hours, got half way through and had to go back a bunch of steps, we lost some parts and no we're seeking marriage counselling.'

  9. Inspired by Hypercard.
    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2...

  10. Re:Since when? on Women in Computing To Decline To 22% by 2025, Study Warns (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    Wow. I haven't seen that in years. That was back when garbage men were MEN. Run all day, lift bins up over their heads, toss them carelessly down to the ground. Well that last one wasn't so good. Anyway, they deserved all the free beers they got at Christmas time.

  11. Re: Sure, just add more magic on Elon Musk's Mars Colony Would Have a Horde of Mining Robots (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    It was in that Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary Total Recall.

  12. Re:Ten years, you say? on Climate Change Could Cross Key Threshold in a Decade, Scientists Say (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Same as the latest cure for cancer. "Although today's research results are promising, scientists estimate we could be 10 years away from a cure."

  13. Re:Sorry, but I like it. on More Performers Are Demanding Audiences Lock Up Their Phones (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I think it was Def Leppard who specifically asked for no flash photography because one of their members is photosensitive, and it can trigger epileptic fits and migraines.

    If that's the case, Rock Star probably isn't the best business to be in.

  14. Re:Bad bands trying to hide a lack of talent on More Performers Are Demanding Audiences Lock Up Their Phones (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Their fans just wanted a venue to get blazed without being hassled. And as for seeing them multiple times, well what can I say? Stoners.
    "Hey dude, The Dead are playing next month over at the venue."

    "Awesome. But didn't we see them last year?"

    "Dunno. Whatever. Let's go. They'll be awesome!"

    Good times.

  15. Re:Forest of hands on More Performers Are Demanding Audiences Lock Up Their Phones (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    That went away when venues installed pop-up blockers.

  16. Uncontrollable innovation on Samsung Announces 10nm SoC In Mass-Production (anandtech.com) · · Score: 0

    Let's hope Samsung doesn't pack it with so much innovation that it becomes uncontrollable.

    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016...

  17. Re:More comfortable to hold on More Lithium Battery Product Recalls Predicted (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 1

    My phone blows up less, too, and it has a VGA camera. It also has sudoku. Ain't technology grand.

  18. Re:Just don't buy HP on EFF Calls On HP To Disable Printer Ink Self-Destruct Sequence (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Thank you. I needed that. I have a colour laser printer from HP that's stuffed, not because they've done anything to deliberately disable it, it's just crap.

  19. As Jeffrey Albertson might say on Why Data Is the New Coal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Worst analogy ever.

  20. Re:Summary missing important piece... on Guccifer 2.0 Releases More DNC Documents (politico.com) · · Score: 1

    Tuttle? Don't you mean Buttle?

  21. Re:Incorrect on Netflix Finds x265 20% More Efficient Than VP9 (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 1

    H.264 compression on the Mac can happen using Intel's QuickSync which is on the CPU. If you try and encode in a way that doesn't invoke QuickSync (for example, two pass encoding), it uses software compression on the CPU. QuickSync is very fast and a big improvement over what came before it.

    http://macperformanceguide.com...

  22. Skills that thrill on Companies Are Developing More Apps With Fewer Developers (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    "“Almost any employee now can do most or all of the same work that developers used to do,” says Mnookin."

    Yep, just like any employee can be trusted with the company's web site. Do you want your app to look like MySpace, because that's how you get an app that looks like MySpace.

  23. Re:Actually it's the 6th force of nature on There May Be A Fifth Force of Nature, Study Suggests (space.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought it was Milla Jovovich.

  24. Re:Foolish Investment? on New Zealand Crowdfunds $1.7 Million To Buy A Private Beach (fastcoexist.com) · · Score: 1

    ...and half the countries brightest citizens packing bags for australia

    They're the brightest ones you're sending? Boy, you have problems...

    Having said that, we visited NZ last year. Love it. Love to retire there as soon as I win the lotto and can afford a million dollar unit in Wanaka.

  25. Re:Foolish Investment? on New Zealand Crowdfunds $1.7 Million To Buy A Private Beach (fastcoexist.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a Queensland beer.