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  1. Re:Inertial Sensors on Early Earthquake Warning System In iOS 5 · · Score: 1

    The earthquake warning system works because it can warn people before it gets to the point that their phone can detect it. By the time the earthquake gets to that point, there wouldn't be enough time to evacuate the building or whatever people plan to do, not to mention people riding on trains of listening to music where there could be similar vibrations.

  2. Re:/ (slash) on Most People Have Never Heard of CTRL+F · · Score: 1

    Works in Opera as well

  3. Re:Isn't bad... on Digital Tech and the Re-Birth of Product Placement · · Score: 1

    Not only was Bones talking about her Prius, but the whole scene seems to be created around that product placement. There were several episodes in a row that did this so even if you missed the first time, it became painfully obvious the next few times.

    It seems Toyota requires the actors to talk about the car for some amount of time in their product placement, the same thing happens in Warehouse 13 where a main character says something like "I see you have the latest Prius" and starts naming off all the features in amazement.

    It's one thing for characters to be driving a Prius or drinking a coke (with the label towards the camera), but when they start acting as the spokesperson DURING the show it goes a bit far and sticks out like a sore thumb.

  4. Way Past it on FiOS on The FCC Says ISPs Aren't Hitting Advertised Speeds · · Score: 4, Informative

    On my Verizon FiOS connection, I can regularly hit 25mbps on my 15/5 line for file downloads and speed tests.

    I'm willing to bet that if I kept that up for extended periods it would drop down a lot, but it's fine for quickly downloading a Steam game once a month.

  5. Re:That's more than just looking inside ... on Science Fair Entry Shuts Down Airport Terminal · · Score: 2
    More information on Minty:

    Based on the comments, Nico & I felt a clarification was needed. This post purposely never mentioned a passenger because the bag was left unattended and there was no passenger available to interview. We're not implying that you cannot travel with these types of items, we're just pointing out that they could be of concern, or possibly even hold you up a little bit. Listen, we think these things are cool too, but this is just a friendly "heads up" and not a threat.

    So definitely don't leave your homemade mp3 player in your unattended bag.

  6. Re:scary? on The Story Behind Recent Patent Reform · · Score: 1

    But the vast majority of that will be health care costs. It just shows that we need REAL health care reform. The scary thing is that the legislative process is so bad that it takes greater than a super majority to pass anything meaningful.

  7. Re:scary? on The Story Behind Recent Patent Reform · · Score: 1

    No that's just a cool visualization of large numbers. Showing the GDP of the US would have a similar effect.

  8. Re:Can't deliver 1080p now. on Beyond HDTV · · Score: 1

    In addition to motion blur mentioned in another comment, theaters will show every frame twice to get 48 fps, which doesn't help with lots of moving detail, but does make it look smoother.

  9. Re:Unlike the haters. on Review: Captain America · · Score: 1

    Adding on to that, the part where his buddy died seemed very predictable, to where I was actually thinking during the movie "oh this must be the part where a semi-important character dies". There wasn't really any development or connection to any of the characters, so it didn't seem like a big deal. And destroying the super secure facility after one guy made it in seemed like Red Skull was just helping Captain America out.

  10. Re:News Corp Busunderthrowindurung! on James Murdoch's Defense Crumbles · · Score: 2

    This whole ordeal must be very traumatic for the local bus drivers.

  11. Re:Kid Friendly? on Review: Captain America · · Score: 1

    The worst "adult situation" is a brief kiss, but there's quite a bit of violence. Most of it is the typical PG-13 style where people just get knocked out or shot bloodlessly (or get instantly vaporized), but the villain is a bit creepy looking.

  12. Re:thanks massachusetts on Massachusetts Plans To Keep Track of Where Your Car Has Been · · Score: 2

    Should we fight Google driving around doing the same thing while we're at it?

  13. Re:Vixie is wrong. on Why Any Competing Whois Registry Model Is Doomed · · Score: 1

    why not just make a simple modification to IPv4?

    But there never could be a "simple" modification to IPv4. Any change in the address size would still require all routers and switches to by modified to accept it.

  14. Re:I really wish... on Google Plugs Hole That Lets You Remove Any Website · · Score: 1

    If you google the question, sometimes google will pick up a page with only the question and no answers.

  15. Re:I really wish... on Google Plugs Hole That Lets You Remove Any Website · · Score: 1

    They sometimes block the answers if google picks up a page with just the question. It doesn't violate the rules because it shows the same page to google and other visitors, but there isn't useful information beyond the question.

  16. Re:I really wish... on Google Plugs Hole That Lets You Remove Any Website · · Score: 1

    How about the several pages of ads mixed in with the useful results? Or the blocking of answers (on pages where just the question gets matched)?

  17. Re:My Wireless Is Open, feel free to (ab)use it. on Sydney Has 10,000 Unsecured Wi-Fi Points · · Score: 1

    But it's a lot easier for someone to sniff your wifi network to grab your data than to intercept a backbone router. Plus they have the advantage of being close by.

  18. Re:This web site only supports Internet Explorer 6 on Green Card Lottery Judgment Favors Mathematical Randomness · · Score: 1

    Or even running auto updates on windows to the latest IE

  19. Re:Bestbuy on The History of Ethernet · · Score: 1

    I was recently helping my parents pick out a new hub at bestbuy

  20. Re:i7 has an ethernet interface? on The History of Ethernet · · Score: 1

    Yep, you just solder a connector onto 8 of the pins and it'll automatically network.

  21. Re:From Detroit? on TSA Announces Pilot of Trusted Traveler Program · · Score: 1

    A lot of cross country flights will make a stop there as well. Might be able to switch planes without leaving security though since it's not really a fun place to go out and wander around the airport.

  22. Re:Why a blackberry on An Inside Look At the Rise and Fall of RIM · · Score: 1

    I always thought it was kind of cute how the two people I knew with blackberries used BBM. Of course there are loads of more open and more used protocols that you can get apps for on most devices. It's like being the one guy who uses Yahoo messenger

  23. Re:Upon further consideration on How Increasing Cloud Reliance Affects IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    I somehow doubt that a small business can provide a better hardware solution with proper distribution and back-up solutions while keeping the cost lower than a professional cloud service.

  24. Re:It's about the points of failure. on How Increasing Cloud Reliance Affects IT Jobs · · Score: 1

    If it's actually a cloud service (not just a server) that you're getting, then it should be distributed and backed up properly, thus reducing the single points of failure. Furthermore, it will be around multiple geographical locations, so even if a tornado comes by and takes out your physical office, the servers will still be running.

    The cloud computers will also be in a professional data center with people dedicated just to keep it running. Chances are the IT guy in the office has other responsibilities, even if he is a pro, and the office data center is much less likely to have fallback systems than the full data center.

    So, everything is fine, even if your office loses power and a squirrel chews through the fiber.

  25. Still using optical media? on Watch Ben Heck Hack a 360 and a Sega CDX · · Score: 2

    I solved the "get up and switch disks" problem on my Wii by installing them all on a flash drive. While it's kind of cool having a CD changer, it's a lot more practical to just get rid of the whole need to read disks completely.