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  1. Don't the compressions just need to run once per show? Not every time you stream. Yea, up to 500x more, but only once. Seems like there really isn't much of a problem.

  2. Re:Anyone care to post Tesla's side of the story? on Tesla Factory Workers Pushing For a Union Send Letter of Requests To Company's Board Members (phys.org) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Better yet, Tesla should move to another state. Arizona and Idaho are close.

  3. Re:My Sentry safe model 1250.. on A Robot At DEFCON Cracked A Safe Within 30 Minutes (bbc.com) · · Score: 2

    Police would be here in less than 4 minutes. Then again we encourage self defense, leading to so little crime that the police can respond immediately to what does occur.

  4. From what I've seen, people going into unpaid internships are the lower quality students that couldn't find paying jobs. It makes sense that they don't progress as fast later.

  5. Re: Yes on Will 'Smart Cities' Violate Our Privacy? (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Not if you say "No". Most people give up their privacy because of laziness.

  6. Re:Another ZEBRA battery? on Toyota's New Solid-State Battery Could Make Its Way To Cars By 2020 (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    I think that was underground heat storage from solar, not electrical storage for cars.

  7. Re:ethical rules of war ? on Top US General Warns Against Rogue Killer Robots (thehill.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To bad reality doesn't support morals. A human controlled robot is simply to slow to win. I think it'll end up with humans defining strategic mission parameters and robots using programmed tactics that are adaptable withing a framework.

  8. Re:This is the sort of testing the Feds should do. on The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates (propublica.org) · · Score: 3, Informative

    In the USA, drugs are required to expire once their effectiveness falls below 95% of original manufacture - in the worst storage scenarios. I think it was Tylenol that was still 99% effective after 40 years but aspirin was less than 1% effective. Pills lasted the longest but liquids lasted the shortest, while there are a few medications that do turn toxic.
    We do need far more testing because of the amount of wasted medications. Maybe something like an original (95% in worst conditions) date and extended (80% in good conditions) date.

  9. Re: Good, I'm glad on US Increases Number of H-2B Visas By 15,000 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1, Troll

    500 million asians have been pulled out of poverty - by reducing the living quality of 300 million americans. I don't want to pay that price.
    Europe, Canada, and really every country except the USA put their own citizens first. Why are we the ones that have to sacrifice for everyone else?

  10. Does it actually work that way? Is the entire civil contract thrown out on the smallest technicality?

  11. You mentioned something extremely important - how many hours do we work? Do companies now expect 12 hours a day now that some people no longer have a long commute?

  12. Re: Bye bye, Middle East on World's Cheapest Energy Source Will Be Renewables Within Three Years (qz.com) · · Score: 0

    Not when you factor in manufacturing of the pieces and parts to do the electrical generation, storage systems, far more complex energy transmissions, redundant systems due to undependable energy production, etc. Economics still wins out because its the science and engineering of Efficiency and Effectiveness.

  13. Where do you get that rural is more expensive? California pays 5x more for electricity than I do (in a border state) simply because of their over-regulation. That's common in "city" areas.

  14. Re:David Brooks? Seriously? on Ask Slashdot: Are We Living In the Golden Age of Bailing? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2

    When people bail on me then they are no longer friends. Clears things up very quickly. Peer pressure works.

  15. Re:Only works if you've got all the leverage on Amazon Threatened To Kill Its Whole Foods Deal if the Grocer Started a Bidding War (recode.net) · · Score: 2

    Same with FOX the last 8 years.

    Problem is that "news" is no longer interested in facts.

  16. Re:Epic Self-Own on Opinion: Google Unleashes Terrible New Update For Google News Upon the Net · · Score: 1

    In my effort to eliminate garbage like that I discovered that Google News only allows a maximum of 100 blocked misinfotainment sites.

  17. Except that a candy bar has nothing to do with secret information. A candy bar is an minuscule cost and a low cost challenge to keep a flexible mind.

  18. Re: Not everyone gets this price break on Amazon Will Offer Prime Video At Half-Price In All New Markets For Six More Months (ndtv.com) · · Score: 1

    It's probably better quality programming than Amazon or Netflix - their content is a race to the bottom and then some.

  19. Re:Automated checkouts = self check-out on Amazon Robots Poised To Revamp How Whole Foods Runs Warehouses (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I already do that at Winco and keep going back because the price is 1/3 less than anywhere else and the quality is good.

    "The Experience" is severely overrated unless you are going somewhere focused on entertainment. For that reason, I'm not going back to Disneyland for a while because its become just too mechanical. The magic is gone. I don't expect that from a grocery store.

  20. Re:A good first step on Trump Plans To Dismantle Obama-Era 'Startup Visa' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It legalized more over-immigration of quasi-legal stays without a visa for 6 years, then likely a path to still stay after that.
    It all reduces USA citizen jobs and pay. That's wrong. Look at every other country in the world and the USA is the only one that doesn't protect their own people.
    A big reason why Clinton lost was her promise to Wall Street for open borders. Americans told her to fuck off because of it.

  21. Re:The priesthood has spoken on Scientists Declare End to Global Coral Reef Bleaching Event (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Multiple factors are likely - including human caused global warming, which is an established fact.

    Rather than panicking or useless attempts to roll back the clock, start adapting. Plant coral that thrives in warmer water.

  22. I usually rent because Uber isn't there when I need it.

  23. Where the heck do you get that? Silicon Pirate Valley is sitting on $2 Trillion in offshore accounts.

  24. Re:China needs to be STOPPED by TRUMP. on China's Unprecedented Cyber Law Signals Its Intent To Protect a Precious Commodity: Data (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    Actually it was Clinton that enabled China's rise with Free Trade then Obama sitting back doing nothing the last 8 years during China's aggression.

  25. Re:something something gold farming on Chinese Company Offers Free Training For US Coal Miners To Become Wind Farmers (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    All of which has nothing to do with a company offering training. It's a standard marketing tactic to get people to buy their product - nothing to do with the environment. Software companies do it almost universally.