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  1. Re:Why? on Apple Adds Support For FLAC Lossless Audio In iOS 11 (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    There is a teeny (yet startlingly high-quality) DAC in the adapter. The lightning port is digital-only. (Source)

  2. Re:It starts with... on Motorcycle Gang Busted For Hacking and Stealing Over 150 Jeep Wranglers (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What I mean is opening the hood while the vehicle is locked should trigger the alarm, just as opening the door with a slim jim would. Or the horn/alarm circuitry should be located behind the firewall so it can't be disabled so easily.

  3. [...] possible because Jeep Wranglers allow thieves to pop the hood from the outside of the car and disable the alarm even before using their non-authenticated replacement key.

    There's your main problem right there.

  4. It will work, but not how you think on Nintendo Offers Up To $20,000 To Hack the 3DS (silicon.co.uk) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This tactic will likely work, even for the pitifully low amount of money Nintendo's offering, and here's why:

    Real exploit developers will be less likely to release their kits. As soon as they do, nothing's stopping someone from decompiling or reverse-engineering their exploits, and then sending them in to Nintendo claiming ownership and collecting the pitiful reward.

    For every true developer doing it for the challenge, there's two dozen desperate wannabes who will steal it to try and make a quick buck, and it's a lose-lose for everyone. This is why the Wii & Wii U modding and homebrew scene died, it's why the iOS jailbreaking scene died, and those are just recent examples.

    .

  5. Re:mountains of diamonds on Scientists at De Beers Fight the Growing Threat of Man-Made Diamonds (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    That would be "Spence Diamonds", with their horrendous, obnoxious, pervasive, loud and aggravating commercials. Yes they're calling synthetic diamonds "artisan created diamonds", and no, they're not marketing them as being worth more. They're marketing them as being a cheaper, yet indistinguishable alternative to traditionally-mined diamonds, for exactly the same reasons as the summary states: Jewelry sales are declining as younger generations cannot afford expensive jewelry, or view it as a frivolous expense.

    So what's the solution? Marketing, of course! The louder, more obnoxious, pervasive and aggravating the better. Thank their horrible ads for these two posts.

  6. Confirmed, not just hinted on Apple's Stock iOS Apps Land On App Store, Hints That It Could Allow People To Get Rid Of Them (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    There's now an Apple support document on the subject: https://support.apple.com/en-g...

    Of note: Removing these built-in apps only frees up ~160mb, which isn't a lot.

    Personally, I'm just happy to free up the home screen clutter.

  7. Re:no "In Soviet Russia" comments? on Theremin's Bug Let Soviets Spy On USA For More Than 7 Years (hackaday.com) · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Theremin plays you!

  8. Re:what about elevation? on Providing Addresses for 4 Billion People Using Three Words (mondaynote.com) · · Score: 1

    As many other people seem to have pointed out, there's nothing stopping you from using a unit number like you currently do. Like saying, for instance: "1907 gender.dizzy.ranged".

  9. > Missing filesystem access
    Why the F*** do you even want filesystem access? Wouldn't it be nice to not have to deal with all of that BS?

    > being unable to download arbitrary content using a web browser
    You've been able to do that since iOS 5 or 6, as long as you have an App that will handle the content you want to download, or a storage app that will let you manage and browse arbitrary content (See Dropbox, Documents, etc.)

    > being forced to use a media player for system management tasks etc
    Last time I checked, you don't need to use iTunes for anything other than transferring music & movies. You don't even need it to activate the device...

  10. Re:Yes, according to the FAQ on GOG Announces Open Beta For New Game Distribution Platform · · Score: 1

    I'm pretty sure they've reverse-engineered the old GameSpy protocol, and this can act as a middle-layer allowing Good Older Games to continue to be played. (I assume this is what they did for AvP). Additionally, it seems like they're running server backends, and also allowing a common cross-game ID, so you can find and join your friends, even if you can't use the game client to invite them.

  11. Re:solutions on How Security Companies Peddle Snake Oil · · Score: 1

    Oh. Dear. Lord.
    That has to be the most pronounced unibrow I have ever laid eyes upon.

  12. Re:avoid the CIA with this one weird trick on The Unlikely Effort To Build a Clandestine Cell Phone Network · · Score: 1

    Seducing and blackmailing a hot female enemy agent; I love the honeypot.

  13. Re:gloop on Cosmic Rays To Reveal the Melted Nuclear Fuel In Fukushima's Reactors · · Score: 1

    Gloop is an industry term.
    Gloop isn't fair.
    Gloop is tough on stains.
    Gloop doesn't know right from wrong.
    Gloop tastes like gravy.
    Gloop almost made the periodic table.
    Gloop can't or won't.
    Gloop has a secret.
    Gloop speaks four languages.
    Gloop is low in fat.
    Gloop is a lover, not a fighter.
    Gloop wants to talk to you.
    Gloop stays the course.
    Gloop cares about the environment.
    Gloop is everywhere.

  14. Re:Great, make the Internet even more infantile on Chrome For OS X Catches Up With Safari's Emoji Support · · Score: 1

    It would have been, but he's not running Mac OS X, you insensitive clod!

  15. Re: Not really missing vinyl on Vinyl Record Pressing Plants Struggle To Keep Up With Demand · · Score: 2

    This is my experience: https://twitter.com/t3rminus/s... Vinyl sounds better because constraints in the manufacturing process require the source material to be mastered differently, and (surprise!) people prefer things that weren't wrecked in the name of making it loud.

  16. Re:Not surprising on California DMV Told Google Cars Still Need Steering Wheels · · Score: 3, Informative

    No. Google cars don't drive on a "virtual track".

    They reference map data for general route planning, and then defer to onboard cameras and other sensors which feed into image-recognition systems to drive in the same way as a human (by paying attention to the environment, and not blindly following GPS).

    These cars use cameras, lasers and radar to look for lines on the road (or other markings), road signs, cyclists, pedestrians, other vehicles, etc., and use this to build a live 3-dimensional map of the surrounding area. The software builds a stack of triggers, sorts them according to priority, and then reacts, by turning, braking or accelerating.

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  17. Re:1990 called on Philips Ethernet-Powered Lighting Transmits Data To Mobile Devices Via Light · · Score: 2
  18. Re:What the f*$# is wrong with us? on Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As the guy who tells other guys to stop being so damn idiotic, I'm sick and tired of all these articles stereotyping men as misogynistic animals.

    Look, I'm actively fighting this problem (and it is a problem, nobody is saying otherwise), with you. So why are you so quick to group me with the monkeys in our society?

    Seriously. I'm sick of these articles saying I'm a bad person, and I hate women, and I'm a pig, an animal, and a rapist who should be ashamed of my physical urges.

    Please focus on the individual bad apples, instead of grouping them as "men".

  19. -1 Disagree on Why Speed-Reading Apps Don't Work · · Score: 1

    As someone who discovered Spritz when it started making headlines, and tried out a similar RSVP app with the novel I'm currently reading, I can tell you that my comprehension didn't suffer. I tend to adjust the speed while I read, ranging from 500-700 wpm, and I can still clearly recall and describe the plot and detailed events of the book over the sections that I read using the app.

    I do agree that it's not an ideal way to read, as the flow of text tends to be robotic and lacks some of the conveyance of emotion. In this regard, it's probably better for reading non-fiction or purely informational texts. I can't say it hurt my comprehension, though.

  20. Seriously? on Door-To-Door Mail Delivery To End Under New Plan · · Score: 1

    "The idea that somebody is going to walk down to their mailbox in Buffalo, New York, in the winter snow to get their mail is just crazy."

    Seriously? Are people that god damn lazy?

    In the town where I grew up, we had mailbox clusters for neighborhoods. Not just apartments and townhouse communities, but actual separate-houses-fences-and-yards areas. Oh, and get this, in the winter, we deal with an average of 14ft of snow annually. That doesn't stop anyone from walking or driving often as much as 1/2 a mile to the nearest mailbox cluster. It doesn't stop the elderly either, who sometimes rely on family, friends, and/or neighbors, but more often use it as an excuse to leave the house, even in blizzard white-out conditions.

    Seriously. Walking to your curb isn't a huge deal. Better if it gets your fat, lazy ass off the couch, and may even help you be more fit and able to walk to the curb when you're older.

  21. Re:bits and bytes on Small Town Builds Its Own Gigabyte Network; Cost To Citizens $57/month · · Score: 1

    It says it costs people "the same as what they currently pay for 100mbit". So it's giving them gigabit speeds for what they used to pay for 100mbit. ($57-$90)

    The summary is poor, and the headline is just plain wrong. This is fail on a level I've not seen since...

  22. Re: just throwing this out there... on Interviews: McAfee Says House Fire Was No Accident · · Score: 1

    You say it like a joke, but that would be Warner Brothers: http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/21/3899356/john-mcafee-gets-another-movie-deal

  23. Re:So basically on Cracked Game Released To Get Back At Pirates · · Score: 2

    Except it's only inaccurate in pirated copies of the game, as a clever "anti-piracy" measure. In a legitimate copy, piracy has a negative effect, but not enough to seriously affect sales of your virtual game.

  24. Re:Interesting comparissons on Cracked Game Released To Get Back At Pirates · · Score: 1

    Um... no? It's possible that right now, the Humble Bundle is showing the last mobile bundle, but the games are usually top-tier, cross-platform indie games. Some games have even made their debut on Humble Bundle.

  25. Re:Entangled Photons? on European Researchers Propose Quantum Network Between Earth and ISS · · Score: 1

    What happens to the Anomalous Materials they need for their experiments? Do they have the means for Residue Processing, or do they just seal all the waste in a Blast Pit? As far as pollutants go, We've Got Hostiles leaking into our atmosphere, oceans and rivers. So before you get On A Rail, and Power Up your Lambda Core, you need to consider the environmental Interloper.