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  1. Re:Grammar question on Toyota Adds External Speakers To Warn Pedestrians · · Score: 1

    No, the Latin plural would be "priora". Toyota has said that in English it is simply "Prius" and also that owners are welcome to use whatever they like. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius#Name)

  2. Re:I'm not exactly impressed... on Autism Diagnosed With a Fifteen Minute Brain Scan · · Score: 1

    That's way too much if you're planning on scanning the entire population looking for autism, but as this article notes it could be useful for diagnosis:

    The first thing to remember is that this is a scientific paper, and this result is first and foremost of research interest: it provides clues towards the biology, and ultimately the causes, of autism.

    But let's suppose you're a clinician and you have someone who you suspect may have autism, but you're not sure. They're a tricky one, a borderline case. You use this system on their brain and it says they are autistic. Should that factor into your decision? It depends. The fact is that rather than an either-or result, the SVM returns a distance from the hyperplane for each brain. You can see this clearly in the plot above.

    In my opinion, if you have a borderline case, and the machine says he's borderline, then that's not much help, and it doesn't matter if he's just over the line, or not quite over it. You already knew he was borderline.

    But if the machine says that he's deep into the autism space, then I think that is something. It tells you that his brain is very typical of people with autism.

  3. Re:Profit? on The Vending Machines of the Future · · Score: 1

    Although modded funny, parent actually has a good point.

    Sure, some people might have a strong preference for a specific drink, but others would likely not really care: they're thirsty, want something to drink from the machine, but don't really care what, and the recommendation is probably easiest to order, so they go with that.

    And of course the machine might be influenced a bit by customer demographics, but a smart machine would try to sell more expensive drinks, or the ones it has most left of, saving on refilling costs.

  4. Re:Lesser of two evils? on Google & Verizon's Real Net Neutrality Proposal · · Score: 1

    We should start our own network

    With blackjack, and hookers. In fact, forget the network!

  5. Re:Why approximate numbers? on Rubik's Cube Now Solvable in 20 Moves · · Score: 1

    They only solved each position in 20 moves or less, not necessarily in the least possible moves for that position. Since there already was a known position that takes 20 moves this was sufficient to prove 20 moves is the maximum needed, and this sped up the solving by a factor of 1000ish.

  6. Re:Separate them on Web-Based Private File Storage? · · Score: 1

    Don't want to take this advice? Don't come haunting me if, after you die, somebody sees something you didn't want them to.

    FTFY

  7. Re:TFA focus isn't just encryption... on Open Source GSM Cracking Software Released · · Score: 1

    Couldn't the fake tower just connect to a real tower?

  8. Re:It's not cosmic. It's from the die/package on Tracking Down a Single-Bit RAM Error · · Score: 1

    There are actual radioactive lead isotopes, and they can interfere with sensitive particle experiments, so neutrino hunters are apparently very happy with roman lead.

    I've never heard of it being a problem in supercomputers though, and if your computer flips bits from the tiny bit of radiation lead produces I'd imagine you might be doing something wrong.

  9. Re:...so what? on Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names · · Score: 1

    #11 and not having a character for whatever random symbol any person thinks of could hardly be considered a bug in Unicode.

  10. Re:Something important to remember on Artificial Cornea To Reach Patients This Year · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You could polarize the eyes differently, so you don't need glasses for 3D movies anymore.

  11. Re:Debate? on Google-Backed Wind-Powered Car Goes Faster Than the Wind · · Score: 2, Interesting

    But sailing vessels can't go faster than the wind directly downwind, this car does.

    FTFA:

    the propeller is not turned by the wind. The wind pushes the vehicle forward, and once moving the wheels turn the propeller. The propeller spins in the opposite direction to that expected, pushing the wind backwards, which in turn pushes the car forwards, turning the wheels, and thus turning the propeller faster still.

  12. I see singing up as opting in on Yahoo Treading Carefully Before Exposing More Private Data · · Score: 1

    I wonder how many people bother reading privacy statements anyway, I know I don't.
    Just assume fiddling with setting is futile, and whatever information you put online can never be removed and will eventually be shared with the rest of the world.

    This especially goes for free sites, since they're making money from advertising, they'll make more money from better targeted advertising, and the main reason all your contacts get to see your info is because "we're sharing your information with everybody" sounds just a bit better than "we're only sharing your information with everybody willing to pay for it".

  13. Re:80m? Quite a hair. on Sony Unveils Flexible OLED Thinner Than a Hair · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is really that useful? If you whitelist then should also be allowed, along with , and . Before you know it people will be asking for , or even !

  14. Re:"Better" code fails if javascript is disabled on Busting, and Fixing, Frame Busting · · Score: 1

    It is only an examply of their proposed solution.
    Instead of the whole site you would only hide elements that are dangerous to click, and show an explanation why they are disabled, with a nice target="_top" link to the same page.

  15. Re:OK, but on Rockstar Ships Max Payne 2 Cracked By Pirates · · Score: 1

    No, they only made the game run without CD.

  16. Hollywood got something right on Top 10 Things Hollywood Thinks Computers Can Do · · Score: 1

    7. Deleted files are removed from the screen

    You know the point in the film. The good guys have just got access to a computer and are looking at the secret files, when suddenly the bad guy hacks into the computer and starts deleting files. Not only are they gone from the hard disk, but they disappear from the application that they're open in.

    Our heroes look confused, and start wildly typing away in an effort to stop the process. However, not once do they think to turn the computer off and remove the hard disk, or unplug it from the internet to stop the hacker from having any access to it.

    In Hollywood land there's no such thing as an undelete utility so the files are apparently gone for ever. It's enough to make you cry.

    Seems like they actually got this right, at least when I delete files all my nautilus windows update, and good luck to anyone who tries to recover files deleted from an ext4 filesystem...

    Insert bashing of other OSes that don't do this here.

  17. Re:racist on Computer Competency Test For Non-IT Hires? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you saying incompetent people are no longer the majority?

  18. Re:Normally, I'd say let them do what they want on Sony Refuses To Sanction PS3 "Other OS" Refunds · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Except people who only buy PS3s for supercomputing aren't affected, only the people that want to run another OS and also play the games they buy.

  19. Re:tech solution on The End of the Road For Texting Truckers · · Score: 1

    Because obviously everyone in a car/bus/train is driving it...

  20. Re:It's a sin! on Using Classical Music As a Form of Social Control · · Score: 1

    Not a lot of politicians younger than 21, so I suppose they'll start burning books next...

  21. Re:Mind reading on The Computer That Can Read Your Mind · · Score: 1

    This is /., he was obviously speaking about a hypothetical fiancée.

  22. Obligatory xkcd link on xkcd, Devotion To Duty · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Best xkcd comic ever (Well, if you're lucky.)

    Actually, I suppose someone should've made an 'Obligatory article' reply...

  23. Re:The article isn't well written on Students Failing Because of Poor Grammar · · Score: 1

    But this is /., you're not supposed to read TFA.

    I realise every thread like this needs a "Haha, there's a mistake in the complaint about poor spelling/grammar." post, but you could've just counted the parentheses in the summary.

  24. Re:We'll save the justice system first.... on The LHC, Black Holes, and the Law · · Score: 1

    How about we preemptively launch those lawyers into space right now, just to be on the safe side?
    After all, this LHC sounds at least as dangerous as a mutant star goat.

  25. Re:Abolishment? on Sir Patrick Stewart · · Score: 1

    How exactly does this work? I'm pretty sure if I was king and had the power to veto insane government legislation, every law to take that power away from me would sound pretty 'insane'.

    Also, ./ needs a '-1. too lazy too look up stuff him/her/itself' moderation.