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  1. Re:Great. on Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Extra details. Hold power constant and you, more or less, get down to my analysis. I did mention a kilowatt linear for the outlaws.

    Fixed directional antenna's improve 5G, but don't do much for the higher frequencies weather tolerance. As you say 'direct relationship between frequency and maximum bandwidth.' Not exactly true, spread spectrum, anyhow. Whatever frequencies 5G runs on they (will be/are) higher than 4G and do worse through rain (all other thing being equal).

  2. Re:POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: 0

    And Obama's marriage to a heshe.

  3. Re:POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't even deny it. Just claim it was a law firm they paid six million to do it for them, so 'no foul'. First we need to shoot all the lawyers...

    We'll see how it turns out once the law firm is shown to have been acting criminally, hence no privilege.

  4. Re:Retail? Hasn't Redbox heard of distributors? on Disney Sues Redbox, Hoping To Block Digital Movie Sales (marketwatch.com) · · Score: 1

    A distributer in some third world shithole. The grey market rules!

  5. Re:POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Funny that Hillary's team was also constantly talking to the Ruskys, but nobody's phone was tapped.

  6. Re:POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Sorry, my bad.

    'Obama tapping Trump' is equally nightmare fuel.

  7. Re:POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Technically, neither will Trump. Not that it matters.

  8. Re:Toxoplasmosis on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    I won't have a cat, but I let my dog adopt some. I'll talk to him about responsible cat ownership.

  9. Re:Now really? on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    If I didn't have fruit trees, I would have never gotten my dog a cat. No matter how much he begged.

    It took a while to decide, but ultimately I prefer cats to rats.

  10. Re:They may have more cells... on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    My dog and his cats all beg exactly the same. Except the dog shuts up and the cats meep until the food is put away.

  11. Re:Fail. You're anthropomorphizing. on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    IQ is the single best predictive metric of 'success in life' known. It's not perfect, but it's a very _strong_ metric.

    Hard nosed studies of buzz phrases like 'EQ' (Emotional intelligence) shows them to _not_exist_ as distinct from IQ.

  12. Re:There are differences between cats as well on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    My dog loves to chase his cats, but knows to not catch them. Some just look at him when he charges, they're no fun.

    The cat in your example is fighting for it's life, the dog just wants to play. If the dog wanted to kill the cat, the encounter would last a second. Grab, shake, drop.

  13. Re:Social Complexity on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Pedant: They are related, but not ancestral. We're 'related' to hyenas.

  14. Re:WE've won! on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    fMRI studies have found the 'extra brain' in whales and dolphins is for sonar processing. They are about as smart as pigs. Sorry.

    The person to boldly assert that 'dolphins are as smart as humans' was on acid at the time and somehow managed to spend the rest of his life tripping balls while trying to teach dolphins to talk/learn dolphin. He failed.

    His assertion is accepted by those that want to believe. Many are fully committed. They will be along to mod me down.

  15. Re:What about the various cat/dog breeds on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Labs are dumb as rocks, except for getting to food. In that respect they are _super_geniuses_, except when they mistake a bag of roofing nails as food.

  16. Re:What about the various cat/dog breeds on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Hybrid or pure wolf?

    I've known a hybrid, great dog, even though my rotty/lab mix dominated the fuck out of her. Wumpus did that...his MO was: 'Hello, mind if I hump you? Ops sorry, was that a yes, too late.' Basically big as a Rott, acted like a (Lab/Hollywood producer).

  17. Re:What about the various cat/dog breeds on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    We'll beat up the test givers if they don't come through with higher marks!

  18. Re: Social Skills on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    Not so much. My dog has a pet cat that always goes out the cat door, then gets trapped under the eaves by the rain. Pitiful wailing results. Too stupid to retrace its steps.

    On the other hand, my dog knows 'the long way' perfectly. Particularly if there's one of his cats out there to chase. He also knows not to catch them, just chase them.

  19. Re:Social Skills on Study Finds Dogs Are Brainier Than Cats (vanderbilt.edu) · · Score: 1

    I've seen domestic cats team hunt.

    But it's a pure instinct, they are almost incapable of learning, born with their behaviors. All it takes is mom cat giving them a few half dead vermin while young and they take to hunting like ducks to water.

  20. POTUS non-incumbents will _all_ be wiretapped! on House Panel Advances Bill on Key Surveillance Measure (axios.com) · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's legal: You said so when it was Obama tapping Trump. It will be legal when it's Trump tapping Warren.

  21. Re:Diminishing returns on Firms Team Up On Hybrid Electric Plane Technology (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Name one commercial aviation example? It's a _dumb_ idea.

  22. Re:Great. on Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You don't know who 'Uncle Charlie' is, but you post on /.?

    Fucking millennials, get off my lawn.

    'Uncle Charlie' is the FCC.

  23. Re:not in my basement. on Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    My understanding is '5G' isn't about phones. Requires a hard mounted directional antenna.

  24. Re:Great. on Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    4G is better for BFE. 5G has more bandwidth, but shittier range and weather tolerance. Just based on carrier frequency. 3G is better still, it's a tradeoff between range and bandwidth. The best for you will be the highest bandwidth you can actually make work with reasonable height tower(s) (at 100 feet total height the FAA gets involved, basically requires lights.)

    But by the time you need towers, you're almost certainly, out of 5G range. Especially if you don't want uncle Charlie hunting you...kilowatt linears do exist, but do nothing for the return path. ;-)

  25. Re:I don't see how this will be worth it on Firms Team Up On Hybrid Electric Plane Technology (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Engine out issues. Long term, two generators, two fans, almost no batteries. Runs on one generator at cruise and has takeoff capability on one gen or one fan.

    The whole stinking deal is just added complexity if the hybrid setup isn't operating at significantly better efficiency. 4 engine small planes like this testbed are commercial non-starters.