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  1. Re:Nice ad. on OCZ Toshiba Breaks 30 Cents Per GB Barrier With New Trion 150 SSD (hothardware.com) · · Score: 3, Informative
  2. Re:New black markets on Austrian Minister Calls For a Constitutional Right To Pay In Cash · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well if it all goes to pot we can still use tide.
    http://nymag.com/news/features...

  3. Sorry I should have said free upgrade from 7/8.
    I deal with a crap load of prebuilt oem systems the key is baked into the bios and they have proprietary software from the manufactuer to make recovery discs.
    I suppose I could try it again on one of the machines at work tomorrow but last I tried I could still reinstall win7/8 from recovery disc without being prompted to activate. Long after msft's 30 day limit. You don't even need that last week I did a fresh install on a win8 machine without recovery media using the windows media creation tool just matched up the edition of windows 8 and it didn't even ask for the key.

    Now if you have a retail copy that requires you to enter a key I can understand them being able to revoke that since its not baked in. Why they'd want to go after the people that paid full markup is beyond me tho.

    Win8 has never given me any issues with activation so how does msft's revocation work? Is it supposed to just not allow you to activate or does it just spontaneously go non genuine at some random point after install?

  4. This is a PEBCAC Issue. on Why Sarcasm Is Such a Problem In Artificial Intelligence (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    This has already been solved humans just need to include :-) or say "I'm only kidding" every time they say something sarcastic such as:

    Vote donald trump. :-)
    or
    News flash: Republicans against torture. I'm only kidding.

  5. Re:First Ammendment on US Encryption Ban Would Only Send the Market Overseas (dailydot.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm sure the fbi has plenty of people on staff that speak klingon But If you and another person were to make up a language and not tell anyone else how to do the conversion that's probably illegal now if not I'm sure it will be within the next 10 years.
    The call centers in india will still be exempt tho.

    Yes I know that technically most everyone in india speaks english but there is just so much of an accent that it is just almost another language in itself.

  6. Re:It's math ... on US Encryption Ban Would Only Send the Market Overseas (dailydot.com) · · Score: 2

    Why would they need to know what a distributor is? It's not the 1970's Cars don't have distributors anymore. People don't need things like rights, privacy or encryption anymore. We trust our government to always do the right thing.

    If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.

    Papers please citizen. ;-)

  7. Re:The Disable Advertising Checkbox... on Dell Packs Xeon and Quadro GPU In 4lb Laptop (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Works for me too partially still have taboola at the end of the page and sponsored content.

    Takes care of the massive banner ad at the top of the page tho.

  8. Re: The Republicans have now killed self-driving on NHTSA Gives Green Light To Self-Driving Cars · · Score: 1

    Thats too bad I'm sure they would have rather been killed than had a broken arm.

    Also If you're worrying about the cost of care you have much bigger problems.

    Maybe we should teach kids to bike carefully because people in cars aren't looking for them. Helmet or no helmet that part doesn't change.

  9. Re:So what should we do? on Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com) · · Score: 1

    The trick is having studded tires and all four windows down because the a/c is out and its 90F outside. At 65 mph you can't even hear the engine over the wind and tires.

  10. Re:Youtube next? on French Gov't Gives Facebook 3 Months To Stop Tracking Non-User Browsers · · Score: 1

    Thanks thats what I get for reading the summary.

    Doesn't twitter have tracking buttons too?

  11. Cheaper? on Scientists Turn Paper Waste Into Aerogel (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 2

    What I want to know is if it will be cheaper as right now even a small sample of areogel costs a small fortune.

    Its supposed to be one of the very best insulation materials but its always been extremely cost prohibitive to insulate your house with it.

  12. Youtube next? on French Gov't Gives Facebook 3 Months To Stop Tracking Non-User Browsers · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I wonder if youtube is going to be next they keep track of the videos you watch to show you recommended ones on the home page even if you don't sign in.

  13. Re:So what should we do? on Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com) · · Score: 1

    I've seen it done once.
    Most people only use P-R-N-D. Park is all the way to one end so its easy to do without looking.
    Drive however you really need to look at the indicator as if you don't you may find yourself doing 65 on the highway in L/1.

    To make a long story short it runs the engine rpm too high engine over heats, oil pump fails and the engine locks up.

    You could probably put a stop on the shifter so it wouldn't go into the lower gears most of the time. You could also make the console go ding when the oil pump fails.

    Actually yeah an active warning for loss of oil pressure sounds like a really good idea someone should look into that. Even a high temp warning would be nice.

    Why isn't that standard already? If its acceptable for it do go ding ding seatbelt ding why not ding ding your engines on fire ding?

    Then again it might be standard on new vehicles today newest vehicle I've got is iirc a 2009 model.

  14. Re:So what should we do? on Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com) · · Score: 1

    Thats right because everyone loved the new office ribbon menu system. And people loved the windows 8 metro screen even more than that! Because everyone wants to relearn how to drive a car every time they get a new one. I can just imagine: Great news everyone we've improved the steering now when you turn the steering wheel left your vehicle turns to the right on any 2017. ;-)

  15. Re:So what should we do? on Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com) · · Score: 2

    Well there's a reason why we don't use the P-N-D-L-R layout anymore. Mainly it was dangerous and got people killed.

    Also you do realise modern vehicles imitate the clicking noise the bimetal blinker switches made just because people expect it.

    I've got a chevrolet that has a problem with multitasking it can't play the seatbelt warning at the same time as the turn signal. so I get this funny click click click click ding ding click click click click....Like no one's going to notice the turn signal magically went silent.

  16. Sorry I but I still think they should care enough to wear deodorant.

  17. Link to TFA on Windmill Blade Molds 3D Printed By National Labs (energy.gov) · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://energy.gov/eere/article...

    For mobile users till that gets fixed.

  18. Re:Wow that did not last very long! on Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Demands Torrents Time Cease and Desist · · Score: 2

    Well the people making the dialers ain't selling them to the telemarketers for free so I figure they have more money than some Podunk torrent software thats free..I checked the torrent time homepage it doesn't even have any ads on it. Its likely being run at a loss by someone who thought it was a neat idea.

  19. Re:Density is nice, but what about longevity? on NAND Flash Density Surpasses HDDs', But Price Is Still a Sticking Point (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Pretty much it depends a lot on the brand in my eperience with failed drives seagates tend to get bad sectors so most data is recoverable most wd drives have failed outright with no warning. That's just what I've seen ymmv.

    No most data recovery companies can handle HDDs

    Yes much better than a HDD in rough enviroments.
    A dvr does not qualify as a rough enviroment.
    Otherwise HDDs are very durable if not thrown around and are much cheaper per TB.

  20. Re:News that Matters????? on Instagram Launches Account Switching On iOS and Android (google.com) · · Score: 1

    Lots of other apps don't support fast user switching so It's an improvement. But at the same time it's probably a pita. Ever signed into google on a shared computer? After signing out you still get to back to the login screen to remove your account from the login page.

    I don't always want my login info saved.

  21. Re:News that Matters????? on Instagram Launches Account Switching On iOS and Android (google.com) · · Score: 1

    Ive never used instagram.

    But in the past if I needed to use multiple accounts on ios apps I just installed 2 copies of the app so I could have both signed in. (jailbreak required)

  22. Re:Rajiv.. on Sen. Blumenthal Demands Lifting of IT 'Gag' Order (computerworld.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think you are refering to Approximations https://xkcd.com/1047/

  23. Re:The funny thing is on Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Demands Torrents Time Cease and Desist · · Score: 1

    At&t said they would have internet service out to my house within 5 years..10 years ago. So good luck with that.

  24. Re:Wow that did not last very long! on Anti-Piracy Group BREIN Demands Torrents Time Cease and Desist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Since we're suing tool makers why not go ahead and sue the makers of the auto dialers telemarketers use. That would greatly cut down on the telemarketing calls we receive. Save us all a lot of time and money.

  25. No fair! I saw it first! on Listen To Hawking's Second Reith Lecture On Black Holes, Illustrated (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    Who is The Journal of Quantum Physics going to believe?