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  1. From the article. "and it’s a 180,000 pixel spectacular." Oooo. That's less than 1 megapixel. I think they meant 180,000 pixels wide.

  2. Re:hmmm on 12-Billion-Solar-Mass Black Hole Discovered · · Score: 1

    On a different scale "While a single galaxy is almost non-existent"

  3. Hardware support is required on New Encryption Method Fights Reverse Engineering · · Score: 1

    To do the job properly would take a processor with encryption support baked in, like Sega's Kabuki, or the into the memory controller as in the XBox. Software encryption or obfuscation is nearly useless.

  4. Run under an emulator on New Encryption Method Fights Reverse Engineering · · Score: 1

    Is it emulator safe? Would there be any way to determine which instructions are part to the decryption engine and which are part of the application?

  5. Re:Militia, then vs now on Retired SCOTUS Justice Wants To 'Fix' the Second Amendment · · Score: 1

    The only reason the Chicago stats have changed is because fewer crimes are written up. The police force there was told to do something about the crime rates so in order to make the crime rates drop they just started ignoring crime.

    www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2014/Chicago-crime-rates

  6. Re:Definition of a kilogram on Ampere Could Be Redefined After Experiments Track Single Electrons Crossing Chip · · Score: 1

    Weight changes as gravity changes, mass does not. A kilogram is a measure of mass.

  7. Re:Spartan-6 LX9 MicroBoard on Want a FPGA Board For Your Raspberry Pi Or Beagle Bone? · · Score: 1

    The $99 Parallela board uses a Zynq FPGA that has a dual core ARM CPU. The $199 version has close to 10x the FPGA fabric of the LX9

  8. No phones light on Senators Propose Bill Prohibiting Phone Calls On Planes · · Score: 1

    How about having a few 10 minute blocks during a flight that you can you your phone. It would let phone get messages through and keep them from annoying the hell out of others for the entire duration of the flight. Oh, and make sure there are roaming fees.

  9. Re:Spreadsheets? on Why Reactive Programming For Databases Is Awesome · · Score: 1

    A SQL Server CLR trigger, a message bus, a reactive object. I'm off to try it. Thanks for the idea.

  10. It is awesome. on Why Reactive Programming For Databases Is Awesome · · Score: 1

    I started using reactive extensions for .Net for over a year ago and am constantly learning new ways to use it. UI, message busses, async calls, business objects, the list keeps growing. It is by far the most useful programming concept I've learned in the last year. There is one for javascript if you are not into .Net

  11. Our sun generates the solar power on Largest US Power Storing Solar Array Goes Live · · Score: 1

    The plant doesn't generate solar power, the plant generates electricity.

  12. Re:GM Rice NOT passing to weeds on GM Rice Passes Unexpected Benefits To Weeds · · Score: 1

    No it doesn't say that it has happened. Only an idiot would release this into the environment.

    That would be like the NTSB allowing a car on the road that they expected to explode under normal usage.

  13. Re:GM Rice NOT passing to weeds on GM Rice Passes Unexpected Benefits To Weeds · · Score: 2

    From the abstract
    "herbicide resistance is expected to spread to conspecific weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) via hybridization"

  14. Just software? on Nobelist Gary Becker Calls For an End To Software Patents · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You can apply his arguments to more than software. Patents discourage innovation. Under the current system small companies and individuals end up with a huge disadvantage. Huge companies have enough resources to try to patent everything hope a few are approved.

  15. Re:+5 Insightful for on Jimmy Carter Calls Snowden Leak Ultimately "Beneficial" · · Score: 0

    Yes there will always be the top 1%. The real issue is the enormous economic disparity between the top and the bottom. High crime rates are a direct result of that disparity.

  16. B'bye on PCWorld Magazine Is No More · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't say I'm sorry to see it go. It was like reading a car magazine that explains that cars have four tires in every article.

  17. Re:Protecting the arts and artists on Birthday Song's Copyright Leads To a Lawsuit For the Ages · · Score: 1

    There it a point where sarcasm isn't funny anymore.

  18. Re:Protecting the arts and artists on Birthday Song's Copyright Leads To a Lawsuit For the Ages · · Score: 0

    I'm not sure how the parent got modded funny.

    The facts are that both parties are owned by corporate interests. If you want to change the world vote with your wallet not with a ballot.

  19. One down on New York Passes Landmark Gun Law · · Score: 1

    One down 49 to go!

  20. Not an issue in Canada on Codec2 Project Asks FCC To Modernize Regulations · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In Canada any codec can be used in ham radio as long as the signal fits in the allocated bandwidth for the frequency and no encryption is used. The restriction is that you must publish the method before going on the air.

  21. Reconfigurable instruction support on Toward An FSF-Endorsable Embedded Processor · · Score: 1

    I'd like to see support for a small chunk of FPGA fabric to allow for specialized instructions. I have no idea if FPGAs can be implemented free of patents.

  22. Well rounded on Parent Questions Mandatory High School Chemistry · · Score: 2

    Student need to be exposed to all sorts of topics so they can find out what they like and are good at. His kid might be good at public speaking but might have a passion for chemistry. Chemistry is also a good life skill, how else would you be able to read the ingredients on the cereal box?

  23. Why should he have to accept bribes campaign donations in order to be a legitimate candidate?

  24. Re:Not the Bible. on Ask Slashdot: What Books Have Had a Significant Impact On Your Life? · · Score: 0

    "a Christian would argue". Arguments require logic.

  25. Hashrate? on Oracle's Sparc T5 Chip Evidently Pushed Back to 2013 · · Score: 2

    "hashing up to SHA-512" How many MH/s per Watt? Does Oracle take bitcoins?