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  1. SHOCKING interview with Nvidia engineer about 970 on GeForce GTX 980 and 970 Cards From MSI, EVGA, and Zotac Reviewed · · Score: 1

    NVIDIA engineer spilling the beans:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  2. "whore," "asshole," and "bitch." on Comcast Employees Change Customer Names To 'Dummy' and Other Insults · · Score: 1

    you are welcome

  3. Same thing happened with Starwars program on Mathematicians Uncomfortable With Ties To NSA, But Not Pulling Back · · Score: 1

    There was a small backlash and few campaigns appealing against taking military money

    http://articles.latimes.com/19...

  4. WebM/VP8 default? on YouTube Ditches Flash For HTML5 Video By Default · · Score: 1

    The only reason Im using Flash on YT is Google insistence on forcing VP8 on my old Core2 laptop (intel GPU means no hardware video accel).
    h.264 with mplayer plays perfectly in 1080p
    h.264 with flash plays perfectly in 720p
    VP8 with HTML5 stutters in 720p, and still drops frames in 640x480

    If/when they finally remove Flash option I will be forced to script direct mplayer streaming of mp4 files from YT server bypassing their player altogether.

  5. Wi-Fi-Centric VoiP Network? lets call it sip on For New Yorkers, Cablevision Introduces a Wi-Fi-Centric VoiP Network · · Score: 1

    $30 a month for Android SIP client, BRILLIANT.

  6. Re:DirectX is obsolete on DirectX 12 Lies Dormant Within Microsoft's Recent Windows 10 Update · · Score: 0

    Yes, phone platform with NO API for backing up sms messages will win the market!

    " Cliff Simpkins (Sr Product Manager, Windows Developer) responded

    Currently, the platform provides a number of SMS Access from a system eventing perspective (as of Windows Phone 8.1), and Windows Phone supports sms backup/restore for consumers as part of the base OS (Settings Backup). What we don’t provide is a backup API."

    Currently there is NO WAY of exporting stored messages away from M$ proprietary 3% of the market crap.

  7. Re:What an idiot on Silk Road Journal Found On Ulbricht's Laptop: "Everyone Knows Too Much" · · Score: 3, Interesting

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

    there are rfid rings/bracelets that do this already

  8. inventor ?!?!??!?! on Hands On With Microsoft's Holographic Goggles · · Score: 3, Insightful

    > [inventor Alex] Kipman ... idea he first pitched to Microsoft, which became Kinect

    so he invented Kinect? hmm nope, that would be Primesense cleverly going around earlier patents on structure light (for example Viewpoint Corps US6549288 filled in 1999) by using random instead of striped dot pattern.

    maybe Kipman invented original Natal aka Kinect 2 aka time of flight depth camera? hmmm nope, that would be 2 or 3 whole companies M$ bought (3DV, Canesta) spending over 1 Billion dollars before settling on ready to sell Primesense camera in the end.

    What exactly did he invent? He is a manager at M$, not engineer.

  9. Re:You gotta be kidding me... on FDA Approves Implantable Vagus Nerve Disruptor For Weight Loss · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Too cheap, cant package in a neat marketable device, get lost!

  10. startup landing page and few gifs on Being Pestered By Drones? Buy a Drone-Hunting Drone · · Score: 1

    FFS /. stop wasting my time.

  11. Re: Did Congress pass a law? on Cuba's Pending Tech Revolution · · Score: 2

    As we know, there is quite a bit that the President can do without congress

    like close guantanamo for example ....

  12. 'Presumably the Uber app can block based on IMEI' on Uber Suspends Australian Transport Inspector Accounts To Block Stings · · Score: 1

    No, Uber app can block on ANYTHING in your phone, including contact list, sms history, browsing habits. Did you all forget last months article about Uber app permission list and amount of data it collects and sends to the mothership?

  13. Re:Tao on The Mainframe Is Dead! Long Live the Mainframe! · · Score: 1

    You forgot one minor detail - Windows guy was taking a dump.

  14. Re:gui? local? on Ask Slashdot: Linux Database GUI Application Development? · · Score: 1

    You can host server part on same computer end user is sitting at.

  15. gui? local? on Ask Slashdot: Linux Database GUI Application Development? · · Score: 1

    Today your browser is THE gui. This way you gain flexibility, portability, and reusability.

  16. Re:Hello microwave on Indiana Court Rules Melted Down Hard Drive Not Destruction of Evidence · · Score: 2

    BULLSHIT, name ONE lab and ONE documented recovery from single overwrite

  17. Re:Hello microwave on Indiana Court Rules Melted Down Hard Drive Not Destruction of Evidence · · Score: 1

    From what I understand, all it takes is one knock with a hammer to

    trip mems sensor on HDD and leave permanent SMART 'physical damage' record

  18. Re: One fiber to rule them... on Google Fiber's Latest FCC Filing: Comcast's Nightmare Come To Life · · Score: 1

    All it takes is a small modification to Netflix client software. Make it upload at 80% uplink capacity of EVERY SINLGE customer - BAM, overnight Netflix traffic stops being one way, all peering problems are over. Do you spot the problem? Peering agreements are stupid and easy to manipulate, its strange no one did it on this scale yet.

  19. Meanwhile in civilized world on Google Fiber's Latest FCC Filing: Comcast's Nightmare Come To Life · · Score: 1

    Meanwhile in civilized world (Europe): Poland/Warsaw, Regulatory body prevented UPC Cablecom, European cable giant, from completely taking over local competitor. UPC was forced to sell hardware infrastructure gained in the merge, and obligated to lease it for at least 12 months after the sale.

    "In May 2013 Netia acquired from UPC Polska a part of former Aster cable operator’s network, which was classified for resale according to the decision of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) as of September 5, 2011 approving the acquisition of Aster cable operator by UPC Polska. Netia purchased from UPC Polska and UPC Poland Holding BV 100% of shares in Centrina Sp. z o.o. and Dianthus Sp. z o.o., which own cable networks in Warsaw and Krakow reaching a total of 446,000 homes passed. The transaction has been treated as a purchase of network assets and related liabilities with a net valuation of PLN 5.8m. Simultaneously, UPC Polska concluded with Centrina and Dianthus a 12-month network rental agreement in order to ensure service continuity to its customers during a transition period. Total consideration payable to Netia Group for this network rental amounts to PLN 4.5m. Moreover, Netia will receive discounts on certain ongoing commercial agreements between the Netia Group and UPC Polska. These discounts are estimated to amount to PLN 16.4m and will be recognized as they are received."

    Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) - sounds pretty alien to all USians, doesnt it? :)

    Result: 300Mbit/s internet is $17/month. 300Mbit internet + A la carte TV (YES, about $1.5 per 1-17 channel bundles you can freely pick from, 170 channels in total) starts at $20/month.

    http://giga-kablowka.pl/

  20. Re:So what exactly is it blocking? on Gmail Reportedly Has Been Blocked In China · · Score: 1

    just like NSA does on WHOLE internet traffic

  21. Serial rapists to get mandated condom pack. on Drunk Drivers in California May Get Mandated Interlock Devices · · Score: 1

    Interlocks? This is too funny!

  22. his name is Nayirah al-aba ? on North Korean Defector Spills Details On the Country's Elite Hacking Force · · Score: 3, Insightful

    this is Nayirah al-aba all over again
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    CIA/NSA propaganda machine is in full force. I predict US will be "liberating" north Korea in 2015.

  23. Re: My sockets are made of high quality steel on NASA 'Emails' a Socket Wrench To the ISS · · Score: 1

    titanium printer that needs a nitrogen atmosphere

    yes, it needs nitrogen, instead of vacuum

  24. Spanish is great on Want To Influence the World? Map Reveals the Best Languages To Speak · · Score: 1

    If you want to ask Donde Esta La Biblioteca? or tell someone to clean your pool, bot USELESS for business (unless you make "us" cars).

  25. Re:Cosmic Rays on Raspberry Pi In Space · · Score: 1

    Yes, and >100 NON hardened satellites in orbit today work only thanks to magic, right?

    https://www.planet.com/