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  1. Re:Quick question on Raspberry Pi In Space · · Score: 1

    You know what else is stupid? You :)
    Old hat NASA engineers have been repeating that same old story about hardening for years. They all said it cant work, will be unreliable, is a waste of time and money. All until Phonesat was tested and worked.
    http://www.space.com/21036-spa...

    Today there is over 100 NONhardened satellites in orbit
    http://www.wired.com/2014/10/p...

    They cost thousands instead of millions of dollars, and work just fine. You can listen to an interview with one of the founders/engineers here:
    http://www.theamphour.com/220-...

  2. Re:Archive? on Seagate Bulks Up With New 8 Terabyte 'Archive' Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    Yep, I remember watching some Linux conference about upcoming hot new SMR tech (2 years ago?), and I think they said those drives are read-modify-write on every write, that is the price you have to pay for huge capacities.

    They are targeting long term storage, and will be useless for desktop/server use.

  3. Re:Is SONY breaking the law with this "defense"? on Sony Reportedly Is Using Cyber-Attacks To Keep Leaked Files From Spreading · · Score: 1

    umm, Sony was worse to begin with, whole reason they got hackled is because Sony is FUCKING EVIL!

  4. smoke screen, like CIA Pakistan vaccination on Are the TSA's New Electronic Device Screenings Necessary? · · Score: 1

    They want you to power up devices so its easier to dump data without leaving a trace.

    Recent iPhone encryption bypass (if the phone was powered up and manually locked) using USB connection comes to mind.

  5. Re:Big Mistake on With Eyes on China, Intel Invests Billions In Mobile Ambitions · · Score: 1

    It was either that, or getting thrown out of China like Qualcomm. Intel was screwed no matter what, this way at least they get to slap a lot of intel inside stickers on cheap phones and getting piece of the market.

  6. Re:Agenda? on Sony Employees Receive Email Threat From Hackers: 'Your Family Will Be In Danger · · Score: -1, Troll

    you mean they are just following orders?

  7. except a lot of people use encryption every day right now and FCC doesnt do anything about it. AMBE is basically encryption, and only way to decrypt it is to pay DVSI or ICOM

  8. Re:I guess it shows that Valve as a company .... on Valve Rolls Out Game Broadcasting Service For Steam · · Score: 0

    > I'm the proud owner of 300+ games

    you havent read Steam TOS have you?

    you are the proud owner of a TEMPORARY license to use those games, steam borrowed you those games, steam owns them and can delete them from your hdd at any time

  9. Re:Something we need to take care off.... on Probe Into NSA Activity Reveals Germany Spying On Germans · · Score: 1

    The German version of the General Accounting Office does a pretty good job of spotting

    wasnt the GAO guy actively spying for the NSA during the investigation?
        hmmmm no, he worked for Germany's Defense Ministry, all right then ....

  10. Re:Had access to Glass for an afternoon... on Intel Processor Could Be In Next-Gen Google Glass · · Score: 2

    battery life was too long, intel will fix that

  11. "on this scale" on Graphene May Top Kevlar As a Bullet-Stopping Material · · Score: 2

    >We cannot use conventional techniques such as a gun barrel or gunpowder [on this scale]

    this means they essentially made bulletproof vest for a LEGO figurine, or a green army men

    > 2000mph by the gases produced by laser pulses rapidly evaporating a gold film

    yep, it will work great next time someone wants to shoot a speck of DUST at you

  12. So many "close calls" on FAA Report Says Near Collisions With Drones On the Rise · · Score: 1

    so dangerous, and yet no accidents. Sounds like a PR campaign before another FAA power grab.

  13. Re:uh, no? on Alleged Satellite Photo Says Ukraine Shootdown of MH17 · · Score: 1

    it was barely visible with naked eye, probably recorded by the same bastard that shot it down
    gee, i wonder why people that shot pasanger plane didnt upload their home movie

  14. Re:No longer a day one purchase on Elite: Dangerous Dumps Offline Single-Player · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Single player still seems to exist, but will need to sync your universe with that of the multiplayer universe "from time to time". That's perfectly acceptable

    no, that online DRM, like simcity

  15. Re:uh, no? on Alleged Satellite Photo Says Ukraine Shootdown of MH17 · · Score: 1

    1 its manpad, not buk
    2 no missile trail either

  16. Re:uh, no? on Alleged Satellite Photo Says Ukraine Shootdown of MH17 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Their other point on the other hand sounded much more reasonable. They note that BUK missile makes a very brightly visible plume and persistent smoke trail as it goes through its trajectory, and there were apparently no confirmed instances of footage of this in relation to the plane. Considering just how obviously exceptional it would look in the sky and how many photos there are of pretty much anything weird happening in the warring region, it does sound odd that no one got any footage of the missile. It should be visible for tens of kilometers in all directions.

    Overall, the case is getting stranger with every relevation.

    Pro russian/rusian forces used BUKs to shot down three other Ukrainian planes days before the MH17, got any pictures from those? No? see, not so weird.

  17. Re:TV on the pocket screen.... on Aereo Shutting Down Boston Office · · Score: 1

    Except ATSC IS better

    1 mpeg2 better than h.264?
    2 pushing down your throat better than pooling?
    3 fixed schedule better than on demand?

  18. Re:They tried to raise prices 20% unnanounced on Cutting the Cord? Time Warner Loses 184,000 TV Subscribers In One Quarter · · Score: 1

    No, they want you to have this box so they can TRACK EVERY FUCKING remote click you make. They sell this tracking info.

  19. fps? on Quake Meets Minecraft in FPS Construction Kit Gunscape · · Score: 2, Insightful

    fps and consoles doesnt mix, pick one
    not to mention minecrafting the graphics doesnt make it ok to make the whole thing look like shit, explosions, animations, netcode - all looked broken

  20. A manual of homoeopathic veterinary practice 1873! on A Library For Survival Knowledge · · Score: 0

    Its not meant to be practical and useful in any way shape or form. Its just a hobby, like prepping or embroidery.
    This collection of books is meant to make you feel good when you go to sleep, and dream of going back in time with your ipad.

    Imagine whipping out that bad boy in middle ages to ... oh wait, you just got burned at the stake, lets try again.
    Imagine whipping out that bad boy after zombie apocalypse, you can read about fur trapping ... or you could just break window glass, enter Hugo Boss shop and take any leather jacked you want.

  21. Re:This is just wrong. on FTDI Reportedly Bricking Devices Using Competitors' Chips. · · Score: 2

    FTDI driver never detected fakes, you are thinking of Prolific and their CODE 10

  22. Re:Wow on Raspberry Pi Founder Demos Touchscreen Display For DIY Kits · · Score: 1
  23. Re:Not "bricked" on FTDI Reportedly Bricking Devices Using Competitors' Chips. · · Score: 1

    you need to ask "marcan", he is the one that posted it on eevblog

  24. Re:Wow on Raspberry Pi Founder Demos Touchscreen Display For DIY Kits · · Score: 1

    wait, nexus 7 screen is ~$20 + ~$12 digitizer, so ~$32 for a 7' screen with digitizer

  25. Re:Wow on Raspberry Pi Founder Demos Touchscreen Display For DIY Kits · · Score: 1

    you can get 1.54' 240x240 mipi screen for $5
    http://www.electricstuff.co.uk...

    3.5' with touchscreen are ~$20
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replac...

    7' with touchscreen are ~$40
    http://www.aliexpress.com/item...

    so only ~2x overpriced, just like the camera module