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

    Did you even read this thread? Its in response to someone specifically talking about re-encoding from a lossy format.

  2. They apparently also did not ddos Israeli targets rather international ones.

  3. Re:Not Brennan's fault on Arrests Made After Group Hacks CIA Director's AOL Account (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would a high value target use a commodity grade email service?

  4. Re:Unity on Slashdot? on Linking Without Permission Violates Copyright, Rules EU Court (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    I don't think that is an apt analogy. The scenario is more like, you see some brand new magazines in a stack labelled free and you tell your friend about it. The owner put them there and making them available.

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

    Yup, re-encoding something that is lossy will almost always lose information.

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

    The Joke
    Your Head

  7. Re:I bet it was a security issue on Instagram Is Killing Photo Maps (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    Yea, as a non-instagram user I always wondered why they had it from a stalker perspective. That said, it would be trivial to fix by moving the location to the city center.

  8. Re:so what? on Netflix Finds x265 20% More Efficient Than VP9 (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 1

    The tyranny of backwards compatibility dictates we can never use anything new because some nitwit is using 10-year old software, of course they will never bother to upgrade unless things start breaking so....

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

    Jokes aside, mpeg2 is still lossy so I'm not sure that is the case.

  10. Re:Mostly... on Netflix Finds x265 20% More Efficient Than VP9 (streamingmedia.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly though, the image produced by mpeg2 is much superior to h265 much like records sound better than CDs.

  11. Re:What about perjury? on Warner Bros Issues Takedown For Own Website (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 2

    The DMCA is very unlikely to have anything to do with these as Google is not hosting the content so are not subject to takedown requests. This was one of those side things Google added to appease content holders.

  12. Yea, I recall that coming up in the NSA slighting case also. Ended as no one could prove they had their data collected without access to the data. Pretty big flaw in the court system.

  13. Spyware? Turn off WiFi if you think that is the case, battery lasts longer. Most sci-fi/fantasy/computer books can be bought DRM free and put on any e-reader.

  14. Re: Kindle format is terrible on No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book - Most People Still Prefer Them (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Why would you expect something the size of a paperback to be useful to display something that is shipped in a book four plus tubes larger?

  15. Particle? on Tiny Particle Blows Hole In European Satellite's Solar Panel (go.com) · · Score: 2

    Aren't particles microscopic, something that can be measured in millimetres doesn't seem like it ought to be described as a particle...

  16. Difference Between Asian & Western Executives on Mitsubishi Overstated Mileage For More Vehicle Models, Japan Ministry Says (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    Asia - we're sorry

    Western - fuck you, we did nothing wrong even though we've agreed to pay this massive fine.

  17. Numbers Are Easy on Welcome To Alphanumeric Car Hell (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Weird names and letter combinations no one has a clue what any of them mean.

  18. Conflating with Network Neutrality on Sprint Charging 'Unlimited' Users $20 More for Unthrottled Video (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    If all videos including those from the carrier are 480p then it isn't a network neutrality issue. Please don't muddy the waters for the technically illiterate people writing laws.

  19. Re:You weren't attentive on Google Fiber To Cut Staff In Half After User Totals Disappoint, Says Report (dslreports.com) · · Score: 1

    Its probably bundling with other services. iirc Google had a TV + Internet + Home Phone(?) but I'm sure many families also want to bundle their cellular.

  20. Re:Worked for Amazon. on Uber Loses At Least $1.2 Billion In First Half of 2016 (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    I pointed this out last time it was brought up... Amazon had huge capital expenditures in goods and warehouses. Uber's business model should dictate it needs nothing beyond a handful of servers and headquarters. Heck, their software requirements are even far less than something like Amazon.

  21. Re: Outsourcing vs Inhouse on NASA's Outsourced Computer People Are Even Worse Than You Might Expect (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    As someone who doesn't work as a contractor, this seems like an oversimplification to me. While its probably true for a small system, for large scale systems that approach is likely to result in a system that doesn't do what the customer needs it to.

    The second half of this is of course that people make things too complicated, every business or agency isn't a special snowflake. Requirements get tacked on for arbitrary and political (in the case of NASA both internal and public politics) reasons that aren't really necessary and everyone could be placed into the same handful of buckets.

  22. Ironic, Given HoloLense Doesn't do Holograms on Microsoft Details Its 24-Core 'Holographic Processor' Used In HoloLens (pcworld.com) · · Score: 0

    Holograms - seen without the aid of special glasses or other intermediate optics.

  23. Alarming Battery Costs on Tesla Unveils New Model S, Its Quickest Production Car (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oddly enough I was messaging a friend about the high cost of the battery upgrade for the old roadster model earlier today. Personally the extreme cost of the batteries (much higher than say a replacement engine) leaves me with big questions about how viable electric cars will be from a maintenance perspective.

  24. Re:In other news: Gutenberg sued as users steal bo on Cox Denies Liability for Pirating Subscribers, Appeals $25 Million Verdict (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Ford also sued for leased car used as get away vehicle.

  25. Re:White-washed submission on Microsoft Apps Will Be Pre-loaded On Lenovo and Motorola Android Devices (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    You're missing the problem. I don't care that Lenovo is mitigating the problem with bloatware; I've already decided to boycott them over Superfish and the lack of security updates for their phones.

    How is any of that relevant?

    The problem is that Microsoft is adding ~$10 to the cost of every Android device with their patent trolling.

    Ah, I see it isn't. You're simply taking the opportunity to bitch about stuff. Microsoft doesn't really qualify as a troll as they make software, though as a developer one would hazard that many of their patents are probably not novel.