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  1. Re:So it's going to be irrelevant on You Will Get DirectX 11.2 Only With Windows 8.1 · · Score: 1

    Except that you can get DX10 to run on XP if you try

    no you cant, making HALO run doesnt not mean that it was a dx10 game

    but DX11.2 appears to actually require features in Windows 8.1. (Guess MS learned from DX10.)

    no it doesnt

  2. Re:Good news everyone! on Seismic Data Set Could Improve Earthquake Forecasting · · Score: 1

    Not funny :) So called Italian Scientists (and town Mayor) didnt try to predict a quake, they went in front of cameras and publicly stated _there wont be any quake, go home and sleep tight_.
    See a difference?

  3. Re:Cheap on FBI Paid Informant Inside WikiLeaks · · Score: 1

    Loss of rep? Really? Ooooh, that is sooo bad. Maybe they will tease him at school too.

    You want to hire him, you google him up - first link is a story about a TRAITOR.
    Ummm what do to what to do, all the middle manager positions are closed so we dont really need any more traitors. Not hired.

  4. US government should use OSes made in China on Richard Stallman Speaks About Back Doors After NSA Documents Leak · · Score: 2

    CPUs on the other hand (Loongson) are kosher!

  5. specs that approach those of the most powerful on World's First Tizen Tablet · · Score: 1

    those are specs of $150 Chinese Tablet (1K moq)

  6. Re:asking for trouble on Black Hat Talks To Outline Attacks On Home Automation Systems · · Score: 1

    HLK-RM04 is almost the same PCB to the one that sits inside this
    http://dx.com/p/hame-mpr-a1-wifi-802-11b-g-n-wireless-3g-router-w-1800mah-battery-charger-dongle-122121

    I gave you 5 links and it seems you didnt read a single one of them :)

    and no, its not cheaper to make SOC with GPU, Ralink CPU that is powering this board costs about $6. SoCs with GPU start around $10 (Allwinner)

  7. Re:asking for trouble on Black Hat Talks To Outline Attacks On Home Automation Systems · · Score: 1

    umm do you know what Linux is? Openwrt?
    Boards I linked run full Linux. Half MHz of RPi at half the cost.

    Boards I mentioned arent alternatives to W5100 .. they are complete SoCs with GPIOs, plenty of ram, ethernet and Wifi.
    hlk-rm04 does >5 Mbits over ssl aes-256-cbc tunnel.
    TP-Link 703N does >15 Mbits over ssl aes-256-cbc tunnel.

    When I said HDMI I meant GPU part of RPi, something you would never use on a home automation box that opens garage door or operates lights.

    So, do you think 5 Mbit will be enough for a remote light switch at $16 shipping included, or do you really need RPi at twice the price? :)

  8. Re:Not really HTML5 on Netflix Ditches Silverlight With HTML5 Support In IE11 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its NOT a plugin citizen, we call them Extensions!

  9. Re:asking for trouble on Black Hat Talks To Outline Attacks On Home Automation Systems · · Score: 1

    Why RPi? Do you really need that HDMI out?
    You can get Ralink 350MHz MIPS modules running OpenWRT for $16 INCLUDING SHIPPING
    $20 if you want fancy plastic enclusoure (HAME MPR-A1 )

    http://dx.com/p/hi-link-hlk-rm04-serial-port-ethernet-wi-fi-adapter-module-blue-black-214540
    http://www.hlktech.net/product_detail.php?ProId=39

    http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/hilink/hlk-rm04
    http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/hame/mpr-a1

    or just get $20 TP-Link 703N like everyone else.
    http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr703n

  10. Re:Time to Support Google on Foxconn's Robot Workforce Now 20,000 Strong · · Score: 1

    Yes Google. Remember how google announced that weird ball shaped TV thingamajiggy? They said it was "made in usa". Turned out to be assembled in USA from prefabricated Chinese modules (not parts, whole modules snapped together in US just to be able to slap made in usa sticker).

  11. Re:the return of the Start button on Hands-On With Windows 8.1 Preview · · Score: 1

    Do you realize clicking that "Start button" does SAME THING as clicking Win key on your keyboard? Its just cosmetics. Its them saying FUCK YOU to the users.
    Its not Start menu, its Metro menu.

  12. They improved all the things I dont use! on Hands-On With Windows 8.1 Preview · · Score: 1

    >tile-based Start screen has gotten more flexible, with new smaller and larger tile options. Windows 8.1 also drastically improves built-in search, SkyDrive cloud
    >syncing, mail and Microsoft Music.

    Incidentally those are all the things I disabled/deleted/replaced 2 minutes after installing Win8.

  13. Its ok - Opera stopped making browsers a month ago on Hackers Steal Opera-Signed Certificate Through Infrastructure Attack · · Score: 2

    All they do now is recompile Chromium with their branding.

  14. Re:There is already encryption in HAM band (D-star on FCC Considering Proposal For Encrypted Ham Radio · · Score: 1

    DVSI makes vocoder chips, but its ICom that made a push with this proprietary tech into HAM market.

  15. Re:badg3r5 on HP Confirms Backdoor In StoreOnce Backup Products · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Go badg3r5!

  16. There is already encryption in HAM band (D-star) on FCC Considering Proposal For Encrypted Ham Radio · · Score: 1

    You need to buy decryption keys (patented and closed source) from ICom.
    FCC has clear rules that state encoding scheme should be OPEN and published in order to be called encoding and not encryption. D-star is neither open nor published.

    France already made D-Star illegal on those grounds and I am very glad. D-Star is the biggest SCAM ICom has pulled on HAMs, they sneaked in their proprietary closed tech as a "solution" to a problem that didnt exist and in effect almost monopolized digital market.

    You can compare D-star to Nvidia physX except its even worse - you need physical hardware from ICom to be able to use it, there is no interoperability.

  17. Re:Homophobic conference tracks on HackMiami Offers Both Training and Opportunity (Video) · · Score: 1

    You might have a broken keyboard there buddy, its new fags and old fags.

  18. Re: As the song asks... on Ask Slashdot: Is an Online Identity Important When Searching For Technical Jobs? · · Score: 2

    Github commits are NOT social posts. They tell you if you are hiring a 9 to 5 sheep or technology enthusiast.

  19. Re:Why is it a sealed criminal complaint? on US Charges Edward Snowden With Espionage · · Score: 1

    Aperture synthesis, Superresolution, 3D Reconstruction From Video
    You can do all of those on your phone today.

  20. Re:Thou hast angered thy King on China Says Serious Polluters Will Get the Death Penalty · · Score: 1

    Sure, remember that time someone was poisoning drinking water with hexavalent chromium for years and years? They all went to prison and share same cell with HSBC executives. ..oh wait

  21. Re:I wouldn't mind it if... on Lawmakers Try To Block Black Box Technology In Cars, DVR Tracking · · Score: 1

    I've contemplated wiring up cameras and building a small server to continuously record front and rear views

    Welcome to 5 years ago. Today you can buy car DVR with 2 cameras at under $100.

  22. Re:The system worked on 2 Men Accused of Trying To Make X-Ray Weapon · · Score: 2

    Actually from reading the article it was the KKK that called the FBI. Talk about strange bedfellows.

    ""Crawford has specifically identified Muslims and several other individuals/groups as targets," investigator Geoffrey Kent said in a court affidavit. According to the indictment, Crawford also traveled to North Carolina in October to solicit money for the weapon from a ranking member of the Ku Klux Klan, who informed the FBI. Crawford claimed to be a member."

    The FBI led the pair along for a while by supplying parts and money to build the device.

    Sounds like FBI was helping them in hopes of incriminating a lot of KKK members, but KKK saw right through (:P) FBI sting.

    FBI is trying to salvage another failed self manufactured terror. They will probably claim NSA spying helped them catch this.
    This might be a result of an order from DC to somehow pull 50 foiled terror plots out of their asses.

  23. Re:Announce Terminations! on Microsoft Kills Xbox One Phone-Home DRM · · Score: 1

    Terminations? People responsible were promoted, people who criticized or couldnt keep they mouths shut were fired.

  24. Re:Oh boy on MakerBot Merging With Stratasys · · Score: 2

    Why? its not like they have any credibility left. Bre sold out a long time ago, it all started with Thingiverse EULA.

  25. not Fun, but honest clip on Oculus Rift Raises Another $16 Million · · Score: 1

    This one is less fun, but realistic from a point of view of FPS gamer.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxCWwa7u7uM