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  1. Re: tldr on Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? · · Score: 1

    netflix does 4k if you have the bandwidth. I get great netflix resolution.

  2. Re: tldr on Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? · · Score: 1

    I disagree. I have a media server, and I rip every DVD/Blu-Ray I buy to it. It is still far easier to watch a movie that way than loading disks.

  3. Re: tldr on Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? · · Score: 1

    That is probably the difference. I have genuine feels for people stuck in internet hell. I was for years, but was finally saved by a community fiber project.

  4. Re: tldr on Are DVDs Inconvenient On Purpose? · · Score: 1

    netflix looks great on my 65", as good or better than any given Blu-Ray. Not sure where you are getting your info from.

  5. Khan Academy on Ask Slashdot: Fastest, Cheapest Path To a Bachelor's Degree? · · Score: 1

    Khan Academy has a pretty good math program, up to high school AP math courses. Videos, problems, references, etc.

  6. Western Governor's University on Ask Slashdot: Fastest, Cheapest Path To a Bachelor's Degree? · · Score: 1

    WGU is fully accredited, same accreditation as a state university. It is completely self-paced, there are no classes- just suggested reading and references to self-teach. You simply test for each subject's final exam whenever you are ready to do so. Testing is stringent, and is done in proctored centers (usually a local state or community college testing center).

    You pay by the semester, and if you test out 4 years in that one semester, you are done- here is your diploma. I did it, transferred my associates from a military school and dove in. 2 semesters later, I had a BS:Information technology to hang on the boss' forehead. Could have done it in one semester, but I burned out/got lazy at the end and went long. With things like OpenCourseware, KhanAcademy, and similar for resources, you can learn any topic.

    Link:http://www.wgu.edu/

  7. Re:A toy for the 1%ers on College Grads Create Fake Tesla Commercial That Elon Musk Loves · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is all about being frugal. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it left.

  8. Re:Did Fluke request this? on $30K Worth of Multimeters Must Be Destroyed Because They're Yellow · · Score: 1

    Specifically, the Fluke Model17 multimeters. In case you cared...

  9. Re:Not even close to the worst. on It Was the Worst Industrial Disaster In US History, and We Learned Nothing · · Score: 1

    I beg to differ. Koch Industries does, in fact, make drones.

    http://www.economicpolicyjourn...

  10. Re:Did Fluke request this? on $30K Worth of Multimeters Must Be Destroyed Because They're Yellow · · Score: 1

    Seriously, the layout and color scheme was clearly meant to imitate Fluke. At first, and even second, glance you would assume this was a Fluke till you look closely.

    https://cdn.sparkfun.com//asse...
    vs
    http://www.dhresource.com/albu...

  11. Re:Watching where you are looking is great... on Your Car Will Soon Sense If You're Tired Or Not Paying Attention · · Score: 1

    Well, they were focused slightly to the left before Johnny Dickbag replaced them with HID and pointed them and the identical fucking HID fog lamps straight ahead.

  12. What I want to see on Your Car Will Soon Sense If You're Tired Or Not Paying Attention · · Score: 1, Funny

    Car senses driver texting.

    disengages seat-belt lock, quick slam on the brakes and release, bouncing their face off the steering wheel.

    Dash shows message "Put down the fucking phone and drive, asshole."

  13. Re:From the Article on Malware Attack Infected 25,000 Linux/UNIX Servers · · Score: 1

    DoD uses SmartCard certs + password for login. It is a little different to set up, but works perfectly fine. And getting in requires you to get the card AND the password. the card will lock itself permanently after 3 failed attempts, BTW.

    Down side: multiple physical logins are impossible. however, remote access does the trick nicely.

  14. Re:Don't they have to fly that thing around? on What If the Next Presidential Limo Was a Tesla? · · Score: 4, Informative

    One engine driving 2 wheels (maybe one- does the Beast have positrac?) through a transmission and axle
    vs
    4 motors each applyting power directly to each wheel working in concert to maximize traction and acceleration.

    I'll take option two if acceleration is needed.

  15. Re:Don't they have to fly that thing around? on What If the Next Presidential Limo Was a Tesla? · · Score: 1
  16. Re:Convenience of gasoline on What If the Next Presidential Limo Was a Tesla? · · Score: 2

    A small 220v diesel generator would top that puppy off quick. And seriously, how often does it go more than a few miles in a ceremonial trip?

  17. Re:Already denied on Engine Data Reveals That Flight 370 Flew On For Hours After It "Disappeared" · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Having dealt with the Navy for a decade..... I'd say it's 50-50

  18. Re:Good if they succeed. on Oregon Withholding $25.6M From Oracle Over Health Website Woes · · Score: 1

    bigger campaign contributions and a cushy high paying job when your term ends, of course.

  19. Re:Good if they succeed. on Oregon Withholding $25.6M From Oracle Over Health Website Woes · · Score: 1

    Correct. Never trust the word of a sales droid on what a product is capable of.

    According to them, it walks on water and cures cancer by touch. Reality is usually a tad short of that lofty claim.

  20. Re:Is that legal in the UK? on Mozilla Is Investigating Why Dell Is Charging To Install Firefox · · Score: 1

    Only the dumb ones. The rest of us operate from baseline images and master repositories/policy based intitial setup scripts.

    Initiate image, add to proper OU, BAM, it has everything that group needs to do the job. Amount of work per unit (after initial setup of the system of course) about 3 seconds.

  21. Re: CALEA on Government Accuses Sprint of Overcharging For Wiretapping Expenses · · Score: 1

    Pretty much any election Bush ran it would apply.

  22. Re:sell is the key word. Cogent not paying Verizon on ISP Fights Causing Netflix Packet Drops · · Score: 1

    Does not matter, it is still traffic in the pipe.

  23. Re:Good luck with all the coming ads on Google Fiber Pondering 9 New Metro Areas · · Score: 1

    Absolutely. You ignore that the taxes per person to do such a thing are WAY WAY lower than what we pay now for internet access.

    Way fucking lower. Holy shit, like, fucking, incredibly lower.

    Did i mention this would be cheaper?

    way.

  24. Re:Could we be so lucky? on FCC Planning Rule Changes To Restore US Net Neutrality · · Score: 2

    You simply need to learn how to drive. Every car I have owned has gotten better than the MFR listed average. Jackrabbit starts, excessive speed, and constant delta-V change (slow, fast, slow fast, goddammit get outta the way asshole, VERY fast, brake hard, slow. fast) will destroy your fuel economy.

    get to the right and set your cruise control for the speed limit, or even lower. unless you are driving hundreds of miles, you will arrive within seconds of the guy that drives like you do, and use half the gas doing it.

    I proved this to my leadfoot wife. For a couple of weeks, we took two cars everywhere. She drove her way, I drove mine. We each had a kid to keep it honest. Every single time i pulled in right behind her.
    every.
    single.
    time.

    without fail. you gain nothing whatsoever from driving like that, except an empty wallet and some ulcers.

  25. Re:Could we be so lucky? on FCC Planning Rule Changes To Restore US Net Neutrality · · Score: 0

    The major flaw in the "they can't handle the load" claim is that Comcast cable is just another data channel, and it handles 4, 5, and more constant multiple streaming channels per node (DVR multi-record) without a problem. If data path 1 can do this, why can't data path 2?
    Answer; because data path 2 competes with their product on data path 1, and they can't allow that to go unpunished.