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  1. Re:I did not participate on Black Friday '14: E-commerce Pages Far Slower Than They Were in 2013 · · Score: 1

    But we're celebrating his birth by buying TVs we don't need. I'll put off dying until late March/early April (check local lunar calendar for exact date) if you don't mind.

  2. Re:OBD2 on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Hackable Car? · · Score: 1

    Most of those stats are pretty mundane and generic. It might get you somewhat to what you might be looking for, but I wouldn't exactly call it "hacking". And unless you have the diagnostic tool specific to that manufacturer/make/model, you are unlikely to do anything than read those generic values and reset the check engine light.

  3. Re:Hmmm ... on Bicycle Bottle System Condenses Humidity From Air Into Drinkable Water · · Score: 1

    I can see this applying to FAR more than cycling.

    You could use it to dehumidify an entire house! I mean, in summer when you have hot, muggy air something like this, obviously on a bigger scale, could do wonders to remove the moisture plus even maybe a bit of heat in the air making it much more comfortable in a space.

  4. Re:Wifi what about the poor saps on NYC To Replace Most of Its Payphones With Free Gigabit WiFi In 2015 · · Score: 1

    What difference does it make if a low income family saves $10 on POTS or $10 on a cell phone? It's not like that $10 is getting them an unlimited data plan and a top of the line phone.

  5. Re:The problem with corporations. on Sony To Take On Netflix With Playstation Vue · · Score: 1

    I figured it out.

    This is them whenever they see money, period. mine!

    Really? Who would have ever have though a corporation would want to make money.

  6. Re:How about Ultimaker? on HYREL 3-D Printers Were Developed by 3-D Printer Users (Video) · · Score: 1

    What else do you own that breaks in day-to-day usage?

    Everything can break in day to day usage. It doesn't break day-to-day, but it's the usage day-to-day that may cause it to break.

    Sounds like these 3D printers are a weird fad.

    Then don't participate.

    At least they pay for themselves in a year, right?

    Do you really need to make the same reply over and over?

  7. Re:But but but on HYREL 3-D Printers Were Developed by 3-D Printer Users (Video) · · Score: 1

    And when that fishing line eventually wears out and snaps, what happens to whatever axis that fishing line was supporting? It comes crashing down. With a Hyrel 3D printer, it looks like the Z-axis lifts up and is made of metal. That means there's a decent amount of weight that is being supported. I'm not sure a "professional grade" 3D printer should damage itself when a fishing line would break.

    Advantages for a ball screw is lower friction losses over an ACME or other lead-screw designs and for a use like this, is essentially maintenance free and will outlast the rest of the printer.

  8. Re:Ok but that's electricity, not energy on Denmark Faces a Tricky Transition To 100 Percent Renewable Energy · · Score: 2

    Actually here in Denmark many people use "jordvarme", which google translates to geothermal, which it is _not_.

    It's technical name is ground source heat pump or geothermal heat pump, often just shortened to geothermal. It's loops are typically 6-8 below ground (for horizontal loops) where the ground temperature is relatively constant year round. Yes it is different that "geothermal power" or "geothermal heating" which uses heat from the earth directly, but it's still "geothermal" none the less.

  9. Re:Shift the cost to the consumer ... on Gridlock In Action: Retailers Demand New Regulations To Protect Consumers · · Score: 1

    Consumers, in one form or another, will be responsible for breaches.

    We (the consumers) always have been. If breaches start to hurt the bottom line of the processors, merchant fees will just increase. Merchant fees increasing will result in merchandise prices to rise or credit card surcharges (where legal).

  10. Re: Home Depot is getting off cheap on Home Depot Says Hackers Grabbed 53 Million Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    I wasn't the one that make the original post, but yes, it's an expense to my credit union (and everyone else's credit union or bank) for something that they won't be reimbursed by Home Depot. The cost for Home Depot was what it cost them to investigate the breach, fix it, replace terminals, etc, as well as damage control, credit monitoring for the victims, etc.

  11. Re: Home Depot is getting off cheap on Home Depot Says Hackers Grabbed 53 Million Email Addresses · · Score: 2

    The cheapest first class metered mail for pre-sorted by 5 digit zip code is about $.38/letter. It's cheaper, but I wouldn't say "far cheaper". Standard class bulk mail (aka junk mail) goes cheaper, but can't be used for personalized correspondence, sending out replacement credit cards, etc.

  12. Re:It's so cute... on EFF Hints At Lawsuit Against Verizon For Its Stealth Cookies · · Score: 1

    And in the end, you'd just end up then paying Verizon well over $110 a month.

  13. Re:Home Depot is getting off cheap on Home Depot Says Hackers Grabbed 53 Million Email Addresses · · Score: 1

    My credit union sent me two snail-mail letters as well as two emails telling me my card likely was included in the breach. They then sent me, via Visa, a new card. Even after I had already activated it, they sent me two follow up letters, one to say that I should have already received my card and that even if I hadn't, my old card would be deactivated on a date, and then on that date I received a letter saying it was deactivated.

    If I'm reading USPS.com right, the cheapest first class letter rate is for an 5-digit zip sorted/trayed automation letter at $.381/letter which cost my credit union $1.905 in postage before even factoring in printing and stuffing the envelops, replacement card costs, and the employee costs for doing all the above.

  14. Re:Oh good on Discovery Claims It Will Show a Man Being "Eaten Alive" By an Anaconda · · Score: 1

    You must not have received the memo. Literally now means both in a literal sense, as well in a not so literal sense.

  15. $400m!!!?! on Sketches Released of New Star Wars Museum · · Score: 2, Insightful

    $400m dollars? I get the whole preserving your legacy thing, and it's his money he can do what he wants I guess...but is there nothing better that he could put $400m towards that will actually do the world good?

  16. Re:Not to worry! on Ebola Nose Spray Vaccine Protects Monkeys · · Score: 1

    Nitpick, but God created the earth on the first day and then populated it on days 5 and 6. The 7th day was spent resting, drinking beer, and watching football.

  17. Re:There are already ways to deliver vaccine on Ebola Nose Spray Vaccine Protects Monkeys · · Score: 1

    From your link:

    Because the jet injector breaks the barrier of the skin, there is a potential that biological material is transferred from one user to the next. Some infectious viruses such as hepatitis B can be transmitted by less than one millionth of a millilitre[6] so makers of injectors need to ensure there is no cross-contamination between applications. The World Health Organization no longer recommends jet injectors for vaccination due to risks of disease transmission.

    A breathable mist is even easier to administer and doesn't have the for any special precautions as the skin is never penetrated, eliminating the chance of infection or blood cross contamination.

  18. Re:Technicalities on Ebola Nose Spray Vaccine Protects Monkeys · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If the infection rate prior to being immunized was 100%, I'd say 9 of 9 not being infected is pretty fricking huge for something that kills 1/2 the people that catch it and no other known immunization technique.

  19. Re:Money on Marijuana Legalized In Oregon, Alaska, and Washington DC · · Score: 2

    Not to mention the money saved by not having to incarcerate nearly as many of the 45,000 state and federal prisoners currently serving marijuana-related sentences. Each prisoner averages around $30k a year to keep locked up.

  20. Re:You need enough rope to hang yourself on The Effect of Programming Language On Software Quality · · Score: 4, Funny

    and we all know how much developers love to test (and to document).

    What are these "test" and "document" things you speak of?

  21. What do traditional firearm shops use on Online Payment Firm Stripe Boots 3D Gun Designer Cody Wilson's Companies · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Having never been in a firearms store, let alone purchase one, what do "real" firearm shops use as a payment processor? Surely they take credit cards, don't they?

    Stripe makes it clear that they don't want to participate in transactions for regulated products and services. I don't see what the problem with that is.

  22. Re:That's what you get on Pirate Bay Co-founder Arrested In Northeastern Thailand · · Score: 1

    I doubt the shirt had anything to do with him being caught other than just a coincidence. His name matching that of someone wanted and thought to be in the area probably had more to do with it.

  23. Re:I'm not sure the point... on Mozilla Teases First Browser Dedicated To Devs · · Score: 1

    That's the great thing about having multiple choices. It may not be a solution to your problem, but it could be a solution for someone else.

  24. Re:Not new on Mozilla Teases First Browser Dedicated To Devs · · Score: 4, Funny

    But this is for developers, not for designers that want to pretend that they are developing.

  25. Re:Seems fair on Chinese Hackers Mess With Texas By Attacking Fracking Firms · · Score: 1

    That's different because the NSA has good intentions and it's for "national security". You can trust them unlike the Chinese...