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  1. Re:Android + Prepaid Mobile + WiFi on Ask Slashdot: A Cheap, DIY Home Security and Surveillance System? · · Score: 1

    came here to say the same thing. A cheap android phone is certainly a good way to go.

  2. Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus on Siri To Power Mercedes-Benz Car Systems · · Score: 1

    Rumor has it that the iphone 5 has a different dock connector......

    My previous post suggests a 'modularised' interface into the car. Think of a card that slides into the car that has the Cars interface on one side, and the phone interface on the other. - these can be changed / upgrade to support technologies as they evolve.

    The phone interface could be ANY of the following: iphone jack, andriod jack, windows phone jack, HDMI, Bluetooth X, Audio Jack, USB X, whatever - you chose when you buy the car and can purchase as aftermarket accessories.

    The car side interfaces the car's display, steering wheel buttons, speakers, microphone, power and (GPS) antenna, and perhaps controls for the seat, interior lights etc. (but not safety critical services.)

  3. Re:How About Frigging Drive Kit Plus on Siri To Power Mercedes-Benz Car Systems · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is why the car should support *integration* with phones and not *duplicate* phones functionality. Connectivity should be in the most future-proof possible way. This could be mic and headphone jack, USB (for charging), & Bluetooth.

    Let the phone do the hard work and provide a means of integrating the phone.

    You might need to modularise the interface so it can be swapped out every few years as the 'standard' phone interfaces change.

  4. Re:Osama Must Be Happy Now on TSA Doing Random Truck Searches On Tennessee Highway · · Score: 1

    Wow... i just read that article. The parallels are very very clear.

  5. first ray trace on Wolfenstein Ray Traced and Anti-Aliased, At 1080p · · Score: 2

    first ray trace...

    now where is a decent link.

  6. Re:Is this suit actually filed? on TSA Groper Files Suit Against Blogger · · Score: 1

    Despite the Slashdot headline, from reading the article all I can tell is that nastygrams were sent by both parties and it hasn't entered the courts yet. I'd like to see a judge get involved, to be honest.

    is that because you're waiting for the Judge to say "Show me on the doll where she touched you?"

  7. Re:Chronicles of Ridiculous on NZ Illegal Downloading Crackdown Law In Effect · · Score: 2

    1. All Content is Copyright by default.
    2. How do you distinguish the legal from the illegal content?

    Exactly. In other countries they refer to the 'sharing' as the illegal part. Here in NZ it appears to be the 'downloading'. Does that mean if I watch 'RayWilliamJohnson' on youtube he can have my internet cut off?

    How am I to know whether the person who posted the video has the rights to post it, or not?

    If they're talking about 'sharing' then it's certainly not very clear in their education campaign.

  8. just let google drive on Car Makers Explore EEG Headrests · · Score: 2

    how about putting the effort into autonomous vehicles....

  9. Re:So goes a once-talented filmmaker on Lucas Loses Star Wars Stormtrooper Copyright Case · · Score: 1

    +1 insightful.

    After watching the plinket reviews you referenced, I purged the 1-3 movies from my collection. I now realize just how bad they are.

      I still enjoy 4-6 though.

  10. Rogelio Hackett on 675k Stolen Credit Cards = Ten Years In Jail · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The Mr Hackett was destined to become a hacker...

    ....researchers have found that people named Dennis are more likely to become dentists. An article, “Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore,” finds that in the U.S. population the names Jerry, Dennis, and Walter rank 39th, 40th, and 41st among male first names. But in the national directory of the American Dental Association there are close to twice as many Dennises (482) as Walters (252) and Jerrys (270). “Similarly, people whose names begin with ‘Geo’ (e.g., George, Geoffrey) are disproportionately likely to do research in the geosciences (e.g., geology).”

    http://www.freakonomics.com/2009/04/24/yes-part-ii/

  11. I live in New Zealand you insensitive clod... on Ask Slashdot: Are You Streaming-Only For Home Entertainment? · · Score: 1

    Here in New Zealand we don't really have Cable TV (except a couple of smaller areas). Sky TV (similar to DirecTV) has the whole Pay-TV thing sewn up.

    However there is a free to air digital service called Freeview that broadcasts on satellite (PAL 576i) and terrestrial (1080i).

    Sky has all the movie channels and all the sport as well as the standard Free-To-Air (FTA) channels, and Freeview has only the FTA channels with a couple of extra's. Sky costs about $100 a month and has only just added a DVR to their service (DVR's didn't really exist in NZ till a couple of years ago).

    All the US web based services are blocked, so no HULU or Netflix, and no equivalent services. A couple of the networks have 'TV on demand', but their offerings are very limited. I can completely understand why people here in NZ torrent shows and movies. However a recent three strikes law has just been introduced....

    My setup is a mythtv media centre with two satellite freeview tuners (to avoid program conflicts), and we find there are enough *good* shows to get us through the week. If I want to watch the latest Burn Notice, Chuck, or Doctor Who, I am resorted to either get them from iTunes (if they're even offered to our 'region'.) or 'find' them.

    Oh yeah, about the internet connection. I pay $70 base rate just for the 6Mbps privilege (does include a $15 VOIP phone line), then $1 per GB of traffic on top of that. So if I use 30GB of traffic costs me $100 bucks. (~USD$70)

    So if you haven't picked up on it yet, we're shafted down here. (So quit your whining).

    If any of you work for Hulu or Netflix, please bring your catalog and come on down to open your store here....

  12. Re:This creates a cool new service industry on German Politician Demonstrates Extent of Cellphone Location Tracking · · Score: 1

    I've seen pre-pay phones in the 'claw' game at the cinema.

  13. everyfamouspersoneverknown.xxx on ICANN Approves .XXX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait till someone registers $firstname$lastname.xxx .... of their least favorite politician. When they come along and say "hey you're domain squatting my name" you can make sure there is heaps of publicity about them wanting to register their .xxx domain.

    this will have absolutely no unintended consequences and certainly wont be abused [/sarcasm]

  14. sounds like a job for watson on DHS Chief Wants Better Algorithms For Analyzing Intelligence Data · · Score: 1

    sounds like a job for Watson - or at least a slightly modified version.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(artificial_intelligence_software)

    I guess they could re-use that hand which is currently used to press the buzzer to, say, feel your balls when you opt out of the x-ray.

  15. Re:Data haven on Chandrayaan-1 Spots Giant Underground Chamber On the Moon · · Score: 1

    just back-up during the 'visible' time. Does provide some limitations for an immediate restore, but better than driving to Austin to get the tapes......

  16. Re:Data haven on Chandrayaan-1 Spots Giant Underground Chamber On the Moon · · Score: 1

    The 1.3 seconds to the Moon would drive most computer communication protocols nuts, especially since they won't know if the other end has even received a packet for a bit more than 2 and a half seconds.

    I've worked with some military communication devices geared for Internet Protocol over half-duplex HF and they work just fine. While it's not 1.3 seconds latency, the problem is similar with half-duplex. You could easily have full duplex comms, and the need for forward error correction, Automatic Request for retransmission (ARQ) etc wouldn't be as high.

    of course you wont be playing COD4 Black Ops and getting headshots......

  17. Re:DNS not inherent on When the Internet Nearly Fractured · · Score: 1

    Building on that,...... search could actually resolve (in a DNS way) IVP6 when segments of the network dont support it. Think of google being the 'portal' that IPV4 users use to access the IPV6 internet.....

  18. Re:DNS not inherent on When the Internet Nearly Fractured · · Score: 1

    I think search (i.e google) would adapt. Everyone would just bookmark 66.102.7.99 (or whatevs) and use that... let google do the rest.

  19. Re:Starship Troopers on Army Psy Ops Units Targeted American Senators · · Score: 1

    Coffee keyboard spill on isle 5.

    hilarious.

  20. just as long as on Employer Demands Facebook Login From Job Applicants · · Score: 0

    just as long as they dont as for my Slashdot credentials...... this is where i rant things they wouldnt like....

    i think this is f%^ked.

    its security vs convenience .... (their convenience or mine) The more secure, the less convenient..... it can be very secure and very private....

    security vs privacy is BS pushed on the people by the patriot act...

  21. Re:Yes, Dr. Scott... on Scientists Invent World's First Anti-Laser · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure a device that took electricity and emitted a stream of matter would be damn interesting.

    I expect it would look something like this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdFuba8lPZo

  22. move upstream? on Cheap Games a Risk To the Industry, Says Nintendo President · · Score: 1

    Can they just move upstream and make game good development environments that 'everyone' can use - with the licences for nintendo things like mario - and sell these to the developers for a few hundred bucks? maybe new customer can use the tools to create and on-sell the games for $2.

    either that or make games for the mobile platform that are better, and similarly priced, and go for volume?

  23. Re:Too many lawsuits on LG Wants PlayStation 3 Banned From US Market · · Score: 1

    Agree. This approach will stifle innovation in the US.

  24. Re:Wow on Bill Gates Says Anti-Vaccine Effort Kills Children · · Score: 2

    I'm going to put forward this argument next time my mother uses famine in Africa as the reason I should eat my vegetables...

  25. Re:It is ethical on Is Setting Up an Offshore IT Help Desk Ethical? · · Score: 1

    What they call "leadership" is worth nothing.

    wow. just wow.