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  1. Re: *The* Quickest, Not *Its* Quickest on Tesla Unveils New Model S, Its Quickest Production Car (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Production car means a car in production or PREVIOUSLY in production. That is what a production car is. A car that was mass-produced by a manufacturer for general sale to the public (meaning it meets all rules and regulations of the highway). Just because you cannot buy a Ford Ranger anymore doesn't mean they are not production vehicles. Likewise a Tesla Roadster, which is also no longer produced. It was a production vehicle.

  2. Re:*The* Quickest, Not *Its* Quickest on Tesla Unveils New Model S, Its Quickest Production Car (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    To 60, it's quick. In the 1/4 mile? The Nissan GT-R is quicker, and lower cost. If I want to get to 60 in a hurry, heck a GSXR-R1000 will do it faster, and cost about 1/10th the price as well.

  3. Re:*The* Quickest, Not *Its* Quickest on Tesla Unveils New Model S, Its Quickest Production Car (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    You need to learn what is a production vehicle. You're way off on this one. I guess because the P100D is not for sale yet, it's not a production car either, right?

  4. No, those are typically BLE - Bluetooth Smart, and are class 2 or class 3 devices. They are not full-range/full-power Bluetooth like headsets. Yes, there are actually different power levels of Bluetooth. And it's why you cannot use ANY Bluetooth in most airplanes in Asia because of the confusion over it. Technically, you cannot use class 1 devices on an airplane in the USA.

  5. Re:There is a better Bluetooth audio option now: A on Steve Wozniak Says Apple Must Fix iPhone 7 Bluetooth Or Revive Its Headphone Jack (afr.com) · · Score: 1

    Most mid-to-higher end Bluetooth headphones (including Beats until recently) have AptX. Sennheiser, JBL, AKG, Samsung, B&O, etc. It runs about $0.60 per headphone. And it has a definite improvement of audio quality, including in double-blind tests. I know Apple doesn't like to pay other license fees - but they LOVE to collect them (try including Lightning support without buying their chip AND paying a license fee...) A bit of hypocrisy. Just leave the 3.5mm jack and avoid it all...

  6. I fly 2-3 times a week - I use it a lot since Bluetooth audio is basically verboten worldwide (you're only supposed to use Bluetooth Smart - BLE - devices, not streaming audio). Also when walking around the streets of San Francisco or riding BART - IEMs in, and wired to the phone. I'd say the majority of people on the BART have wired earbuds/headphones in...

  7. Re:i'd like a water proof phone on Steve Wozniak Says Apple Must Fix iPhone 7 Bluetooth Or Revive Its Headphone Jack (afr.com) · · Score: 1

    Not the thin ones they use in phones

    Lil' Wayne disagrees.

  8. Given the fact that Samsung sells more high-end phones that Apple, and they sell for the same price as the iPhones, I'd say yes. And that's just one manufacturer...

  9. Nope. Doesn't support AptX either.

  10. There is a better Bluetooth audio option now: AptX on Steve Wozniak Says Apple Must Fix iPhone 7 Bluetooth Or Revive Its Headphone Jack (afr.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    And it's supported by all the high end phones. Except Apple - they want their own standard (interestingly, just the iOS devices; the Macbooks have AptX compatibility). It consistently rates higher than any other Bluetooth audio experience, and it's low-latency variant is very nice too. And yes, I develop Bluetooth headphones for a living.

  11. Re:Elect Trump for Honest Government on FBI Finds 14,900 More Documents From Hillary Clinton's Email Server (go.com) · · Score: 1

    I think a bit of both. I think pointing out the facts caused his brain to go into a bit of overload. But there was a few "F Trump!" and "he's a warmonger!" tossed in there. Nevermind Trump opposed the Iraq war from the beginning, our actions in Libya and Syria, and couldn't do anything about them anyway. Of course, Hillary! supported all of them, and was in a position of power to execute on each of them as well... He didn't like the hypocrisy of his position.

  12. We need a solution... on New Mexico Nuclear Accident Ranks Among the Costliest In US History (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    If only we had a place to put the waste. Something that wasn't closed because of politics.

  13. I should have said failed to win 50% or more of the vote. Every other two-time (or more) President has won with 50%+ of the popular vote at least once, if not twice/all times.

  14. No, the FBI said that she committed crimes, but they are not recommending prosecution (they cannot prosecute) because they do not believe you can find a Federal prosecutor who would take the case. Meaning they most likely looked for a prosecutor - and couldn't find one. The FBI can only recommend, it's the Justice department that prosecutes.

  15. Re:Elect Trump for Honest Government on FBI Finds 14,900 More Documents From Hillary Clinton's Email Server (go.com) · · Score: 2

    It's endemic to the left. This weekend, down in Santa Monica I came across a guy with a "Dump Trump" and "Trump = war criminal" posters, pushing "Peace" and Hillary! stickers on his table on the 3rd street Promenade. I asked him which candidate was the one that voted for the Iraq war, started the Libya mess, and let Syria/ISIS explode into the nightmare it is? The spittle was intense...

  16. Re:How hard is it to find emails? on FBI Finds 14,900 More Documents From Hillary Clinton's Email Server (go.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So if she wanted to be all above-board, and use good software - why did she PRINT them out, forcing the FBI to scan and do OCR and patchup on tens of thousands of pages of text? She could have just turned over that database you claim she could filter through...

  17. Don't forget Ross Perot! Bill Clinton may have lost both elections without Perot in the race. Note that Clinton is the only two-time Presidential winner who didn't win the popular vote for either election since the 1800s.

  18. Re: Popcorn's ready... on FBI Finds 14,900 More Documents From Hillary Clinton's Email Server (go.com) · · Score: 1

    I thought that's why the IRS is auditing his return, to make sure it's correct? I'm pretty sure than anything short of an army of IRS agents and auditors could work through the stack of paper that is his tax return... On the other hand, we KNOW that Hillary! has outright lied several times about retaining all her relevant e-mails. And that (as well as deleting them in the first place) IS an actual crime.

  19. Manbang - shebang on North Korea Unveils Netflix-Like Streaming Service Called 'Manbang' (bbc.com) · · Score: 1, Funny
  20. Re:Subsidy == No Sales on China's Xiaomi Gearing Up For US Debut (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Well, except for Ford. But I guess if you're a Chevy guy, then that is the beginning and the end of the US automobile industry...

  21. Re:12% is dangerously low on iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Looks like Samsung about doubles Apple's smartphone sales.

    Sorry, I take facts over your handwaving and rantings.

  22. Re:12% is dangerously low on iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Huh. So your evidence that allows one to claim others are wrong is???

  23. Re:12% is dangerously low on iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    From the GP:

    Samsung vs Apple at the high end, it is about 63% to 37%

    According to the GP, Samsung sells about 2 high end phones to every Apple phone (63% to 37%). Is that not a commanding lead?

  24. Mapping poverty in Africa? on Satellite Images Can Map Poverty (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Given the absolute poverty that overwhelmingly covers the Continent, it would be better to map areas WITHOUT poverty as they are few and far between (even Libya has a 33% poverty rate).

  25. Re:12% is dangerously low on iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com) · · Score: 1

    Wait, are you saying a 2:1 ratio in sales is not a commanding lead? If not - what is?