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  1. Re:Well ... on Is It Really GPS If It Doesn't Use Satellites? · · Score: 4, Funny

    you might as well call navigating by the stars GPS

    That'd be galactic positioning system.

  2. Re:Man-portable supercooling? on Is It Really GPS If It Doesn't Use Satellites? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I'm guessing they didn't include the cooling apparatus in the 'shoebox' dimensions.

  3. Re:Stronger? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 2

    A freaking lightning bolt coming out of the tail as it slows would be spectacular.

  4. Re:You're talking about the cloud here on OpenStack: the Open Source Cloud That Vendors Love and Users Are Ignoring · · Score: 1

    For some businesses, yes. If they can rely on turn key solutions.

    Many businesses can't.

  5. Re:What is the use case? on OpenStack: the Open Source Cloud That Vendors Love and Users Are Ignoring · · Score: 1

    Meh, it's also just another level of complexity.

    http://docs.openstack.org/trun...

  6. Re:You're talking about the cloud here on OpenStack: the Open Source Cloud That Vendors Love and Users Are Ignoring · · Score: 1

    You still have to admin your servers, even if they're in the cloud. Just not deal with hardware issues.

  7. Re:interesting.... on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...less than a Surface.

    Reading comprehension fail.

  8. Re:interesting.... on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wait, you actually believe you'll be able to see the resolution difference when you're sitting normally?

    And try not to count the minutes lost by driving all those extra useless pixels.

    Also, you take your touch screen & digitizer. Which doesn't work for Office or the classic desktop. They're REALLY not part of a value proposition if they're useless.

    But, you're right, the Surface3 is a whole 5 ounces lighter. Well, unless you add the keyboard/cover, in which case it's back to 3 oz lighter. Do you even lift, bro?

  9. Re:interesting.... on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: -1, Troll

    Apparently, you don't.

    It compares to the $999 Surface3, but for just $899. And already has a keyboard, instead of having it as a $129 option.

    Are you still confused?

  10. Re:Drat! Still only 8GB RAM max. on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: 0

    The MBA is about 1/3 of a pound heavier, with better battery life. Can you handle all 5 ounces?

    You see if you can actually notice a difference in resolution from a standard use position. Hint - you can't, and driving those extra pixels are using up your battery faster.

    You take your touch screen & digitizer. Which doesn't work for Office or the classic desktop.

  11. Re:interesting.... on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, cherry picking numbers here, but:

    SurfacePro3 - Intel® Core i5, 128 GB and 4 GB of RAM - $999
    Extra - Surface Pro Type Cover $129.99
    Total - $1128

    MacBook Air - Intel® Core i5, 128 GB and 4 GB of RAM - $899
    Keyboard included

    $899 vs $1128 is 25% more.

  12. Re:interesting.... on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: 0

    Pricing is reasonable?

    You're going to freak when you compare it to a MacBook Air, which is $1-200 depending on model.

  13. Re:Drat! Still only 8GB RAM max. on Surface Pro 3 Has 12" Screen, Intel Inside · · Score: 0

    Macbook Air w Core i5, 256GB disk, 8GB ram, keyboard - $1,199

    $100 cheaper than an equivalent Surface 3.

    LOL.

  14. Re:Linux on China Bans Government Purchases of Windows 8 · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Just takes time to vet the code, and 'fix' all the exploits the NSA put into it.

  15. Re:Note to myself: on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 1

    You're awful fucking lucky then.

    http://www.autoblog.com/2014/0...

    General Motors can't seem to get its name out of the "bad news" column. Two more recalls were announced late Friday evening that will see The General calling in 490,200 fullsize pickup trucks and SUVs, along with 172,000 Chevrolet Cruze models.

    For those keeping track, General Motors has issued recalls for an alarming 4.8 million vehicles so far since last month.

    The Chevy Silverado 1500, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon models from the 2014 and 2015 model years are being recalled for a flaw in their transmissions wherein loose oil cooler lines may cause a fire. The automaker said in a statement (see below) that it knows of three incidents of loose transmission lines causing problems, but no injuries. We can't confirm whether it was this transmission issue that caused the widely publicized blaze that consumed a 2015 GMC Yukon that was being test driven in California.

  16. Re:So how to report an actual problem? on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 2

    Dude, this isn't the 00's anymore.

  17. Re:Note to myself: on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 1

    Fine. Buy a Tesla. Quality has a price. Your car or your money.

  18. Re:So how to report an actual problem? on The 69 Words GM Employees Can Never Say · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's about the best MBA-speak I've ever seen.

  19. Re:Bluecoat and other security products on Researchers Find, Analyze Forged SSL Certs In the Wild · · Score: 1

    Yeah, these 13 hr days, 7 days a week really suck.

  20. Re:Democrats want you to fear Republicans! on Controlling Fear By Modifying DNA · · Score: 1

    So,

    Reagan took the debt from $1T to $3T
    Bush Sr took it from $3T to $6T
    Clinton took it from $6T to $5T
    Bush Jr took it from $5T to $12T
    Obama from $12T to $17T.

    Add it up, Republicans overspent $12T out of $17T debt. So it's only 70%.

    And Obama had to deal with the mess of the Bush tax cuts (again, spend only republicans) and an actual recession (when the government actually should be spending). But, yeah, all $17T is his fault. If you're a fucking idiot.

  21. Re:DMCA says this isn't so! on Samsung 'Smart' Camera Easily Hackable · · Score: 2

    Please never leave your babied little home.

    http://kottke.org/14/04/traffi...

  22. Re:Democrats want you to fear Republicans! on Controlling Fear By Modifying DNA · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't even have to have all that experience.

    'Democrats' - tax & spend
    'Republicans' - just spend (~80% of the federal deficit is from Reagan & 2 Bushes)

    Which one actually sounds fiscally more conservative?

    Neither are really responsible, but at least one tries to have the cash to spend.

  23. Re:Help! Help! on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 2

    Try turning off a car with keys when the car is in drive.

    Mostly doesn't work.

  24. Re:Help! Help! on Did the Ignition Key Just Die? · · Score: 1

    Clicking on Start in order to Stop?

  25. Re:Article summary doesn't match article content on ISS Studies Show Bacteria From Earth Could Colonize Mars · · Score: 1

    Well, let's see.

    There's some water at the martian poles.

    Send a holder that can survive being plunged 10 feet into the martian surface shouldn't be hard.

    LOTS of bacteria can survive, or even require, 0 oxygen - anerobic bacteria. I'm sure that a few of those can survive 1 or 2 other requirements of Mars.