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If you really like Windows, and can't think of much that you'd want it to do differently, then no, there's not much reason. Linux has some nice little tricks that it just does better out of the box, such as finding drivers for about 90% of the hardware out there with no input from the user, handling updates all in one ...
The problem with OpenGL comes from an outdated API. OpenGL is sorely lagging behind DirectX. DirectX has a modern architecture that many programmers favor because of it's clean and well thought design. When you compare DirectX to OpenGL, OpenGL comes out as a joke. And yes I know the PS3/PS4 use a variant of OpenGL, ...
and this is why we need to bring back ISP choice . I don't give a shit who put the infrastructure up or with what dollars, telecommunication infrastructure should not be owned by one non-utility, for-profit monopoly in a metropolitan area/region. bring back my ability to choose a different ISP from the local cable/DSL...
A lot of people commenting are confused by how New York Times is using the term "social network." They're not talking about Facebook, Myspace, etc. They're talking about the NSA secretly building graphsyour real-life social network without warrants: everyone you talk to, do business with, etc. From the article: ...
and reliance on security-hole-ridden plugins So now we switch from general plugins that at least enjoy a sort of herd immunity by the fact that so many people use them it's a target for research and further development to highly privileged binary blobs created by media corporations that by law we aren't allowed to ...
Its helped a tiny handful. Those people go on to become successes and get their names in the media. You don't hear about the people who get their shit pirated to death right out the gate, and they never amount to anything (even though they would have in a pirate-free world), and they go back to accounting.
It's pretty common for people to actually think about the fire hazard while deciding which kind of fuel they use in their cars. I work at sea and gasoline is almost strictly forbidden onboard because of the fire hazard. I know we had some small trucks that we used to load small cargo that ran on petrol and we had to h...
There is no way of knowing how long the truck was on fire VS. how long the Tesla was. If you look under the Tesla you see fire on the road directly under the side doors to ~1/4 the door length. It would only be a matter of time until the cab was engulfed in flames from the heat below starting the floor coverings on ...
If you read the article, 10% of the Tesla's battery packs equaled about 1% of the energy that would have been released, compared to a traditional cars gas tank. So even if all of the packs got lit on fire, it would still only be 10% of the energy of a normal cars fuel being lit on fire.
The difference is in technology. We have been mass producing gasoline engines for nearly 100 years. Battery technology is much harder to mass produce in such as state so it is both affordable and reliable. We just don't have the experience yet with electric cars. Battery fires really are a serious concern (or did you f...
I don't want to make a fool out of myself because I'm not that good at english but I'll try to explain. With evaporation temperature, we get fumes which are very flammable. But we also have the flashpoint, which is the temperature the fuel is able to burn. ( I think this is directly parallell to evaporation temperature...
Quick rough estimation for a sanity check: Typical new reactor puts out about 1.1 GW of electrical power max. Let's say 2 reactors per site, for 2.2 GW. They don't run all the time though, so scaling from the average annual output of [this reactor]( we get about 20,000 GWh/yr. Googling around for site sizes was d...
There's a difference between being a big company with a lot of income, and an industry itself being profitable. Exxon gets 9% profit margin but other oil companies get under 5% have much higher profit margins. Analyzing this statistic is far more important than the straight profit total. The article you posted yourse...
but for now you're subsidizing rich people buying expensive cars. What? You're subsidizing Tesla to stay afloat and keep releasing cars when you buy their cars. Their first car was a 2 seat sportscar that was a little over 100k. Now its a 70k sedan. Next will be a more middle-class style car. You're not keeping th...
Not exactly. Generally speaking, solar powered houses are still connected to the grid. The infrastructure is designed so that if a house runs out of solar power, the house can start pulling juice immediately from the grid. There is a cost to this "safety net"; simply installing solar panels doesn't mean that this house...
The use of "peer review" in this instance; the government grant review process, has you a little confused. Th link above is talking about the process of reviewing research proposals to see which ones the US government will give grants to. While they use a basis of the peer review process in their considering research...
An intriguing answer, and one that I find somewhat reflected in this article about bullshitting TED Talkers lying and bullshitting? You seem to distinguish an interest in the pursuit of truth from scientific literacy. I don't think I can agree with that. I would in fact argue that better scientific literacy, such a...
OK someone explain this to me. From what I understand, GPS is a receiver only. It determines location based on the clock value from multiple satellite signals. There are a bajillion devices out there that have GPS chips in them since it's both a great way to determine location and a great way to keep an accurate clo...
Don't feel like you're ignorant. I am very, very new to the field myself and am still trying to wrap my brain around it. The D3 modem makes it so you are capable of getting better speeds/more channels. Having a D1 modem makes it so the ISP must have a single channel connection for the older modems, thus causing ev...
It sort of makes sense. The said companies don't know if you're on the up-and-up. For all they know you have something against the people running the servers you're complaining about. Investigating them could put them in hot water -- either legally or at the minimum civilly based on privacy policies. In my opinion, it'...
I graduated from a public charter high school in 2012. Our old principal had to retire due to illness in 2011. As soon as the new principal came in, she immediately lets EVERYONE who wanted to transfer in come (it was a pretty nice school before). Not out of the kindness of her heart, but so she could get more grant mo...
My honest impression is that the technology is far from perfect, and Clorox doesn't give the lead engineer whatever he wants because they don't see the product happening. The lead engineer is now butthurt. The idea that companies block research that may (partially) replace their current line of products is bullshit. ...
Not really since it's adjusted by numbers sold so even if this did qualify the price alone will make sure it doesn't do much. Not that they need much help. My car does 420hp at the crank and can still best 20mph (18.5 mostly city driving with my lead foot). That's about 4 mpg worse than my last car while producing 3x a...
but I bet it's fun to drive Pretty much nailed it. I can pay less for something more efficient but I'd hate every second of it. Why bother driving something that's going to bore me to death? I'm also a huge VW fan so I actually test drove and really considered buying a TDI (diesel) Jetta which has a measly 140hp (ak...
Your analogy is incorrect. . Let me first give a simplified explanation of how the internet works. There are usually four parties involved in an internet connection; the end-user(EU), the content-provider(CP), the ISP, and internet exchange points --> IXP --> ISP(CP) --> CP Send data : CP --> ISP(CP) --> IXP --> ...
You're aware that encryption is a mathematical algorithm that would take millions of years to break with classical computers? No shortcuts, no ways around it. Just some wannabe geek on Reddit arguing with a mathematician about shit he doesn't know about.
I had Prey installed on a laptop I purchased back in December. I had my main account as the only admin and it was password protected, but I also had a guest account to be used just for some idiot to use if my computer happened to be stolen. Sure enough, just in a little over two months, it got jacked. I immediately act...
EDIT: As an example, this track has a huuuge bassline throughout the entire song that I can't even hear on my speakers here at work. I just sounds like a crappy kick drum, a hihat, and some cinematics: I just plugged in my earbuds and I can hear it now at least, but most of it is still inaudible even at 720p. I would...
Going 1920x1080 vs 1920x1200 means that if you can watch hi-def stuff without scaling or black bars. The black bars are especially pesky for LCD's as their contrast ratio is dynamic , meaning if you are watching a movie, you will notice the black bars becoming grey in light scenes, or simply a much worse contrast rati...
There at least nothing legal that prohibits my employee to pay me in most professions. Some professions have regulations (such as doctors, truck drivers etc) to avoid overworked personnel. Doctors which are employed by the government for instance receive "time" they can swap for working hours later (take a friday off)....
Good question. It's because when it comes to overtime, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees are divided into two classes: exempt and non-exempt. Exempt employees aren't paid overtime, but they are also paid their full salary even if they only work one day a week. (Essentially they work for a fixed sa...
It's okay everyone, I'm from the internet. I actually read this (all 4-5 paragraphs) then read the bill it was amending - the original language is already in there. Already existing verbage: [Here]( >(B) the design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, or modification of computer systems or progra...
Yep, this issue is long-term, and transcends borders. The aforementioned increase in computer crimes -- a direct result of companies willing and able to employ cheaper, less competent workers -- will not be halted nor circumvented by hiring more skilled (more expensive) people who could build a system without gaping ho...
Like _mach said, he's european like myself. Over here his is a valid response. The reason american workers get fucked over is because they are totally unable / inept / unwilling to protect their own rights. You are owned by your employer because generations have let them get away with just that. This is why it's s...
Because the US, with some basis, thinks that the EU uses scientifically baseless GMO scares to discriminate against US products.
Does this not all stem from the ending of World War 2? This left Europe in ruins as the US recovered from the Great Depression. This allowed the US to become a Super Power just as the USSR did which allowed the US to have a reason to have a presence around the world, especially militarily. We can assume that this has l...
No. Facebook apps are so full of shit it's unbelievable. I have never found an app with facebook integration that doesn't piss me off. First off, every single fucking app posts shit for you. No, I don't want to publish my rainy day playlist onto timeline, to 400 friends who don't give a shit. No, I don't want to let ev...
DIGITAL FREEDOM, GUYS! RISE AGAINST OUR MECHANICAL OVERLORDS But more seriously, Facebook isn't going to take over the fucking internet. No one is. Sites fall in and out of favor, and it's inevitable that another, better site will pop up eventually, and overtake it. When someone sees another's success, like Facebook,...
The desert analogy is a neat one, but it doesn't take into account technology. Say one of the two people lost in the desert has a gps device and access to a satellites imaging system. It might take him a while, but he will find the other person if given enough time. How does this continuation of the analogy transla...
I smoke e-cigs, and they're definitely better for my lungs than actual cigarettes. I'd like to point out, though, that nicotine its self may be carcinogenic, as it activates MAP kinases. . So nicotine alone could be carcinogenic, but no studies have really confirmed it in humans. That's why I'm still trying to quit en...
Cheaper is sort of a huge understatement, too, for those wondering. I ALWAYS bought cigarettes around here when they were on sale from 50 cents off to $1 off, I had no brand loyalty or anything so I never minded. That said, I still smoked probably 5 packs a week and it still came to around $25-$35 a week. That's $1,300...
Dude, all you need is a [VV eGo]( An e-cig works basically like a light bulb. When you press the button, a coil heats up like a light bulb filament. This turns the juice into the vapor we inhale. Variable voltage (VV) just means it has a "dimmer" knob to change how bright or hot it gets. An eGo is a model that i...
Caffeine is a poison that causes significant issues as well. In moderation , neither is harmful. In fact, nicotine is an anti-inflammatory, similar to ibuprofen (but without the stomach and liver damage), and thus helps with arthritis. It's also been shown to help with alzheimers and other mental diseases (there's ...
This is what needs to be discussed. The government makes ludicrous amounts of money on cigarettes, and it's going to be very, very hard to tax ecigarettes the same way. If they start taxing them like tobacco, people will just start ordering from China. If they crack down on imports, people will just start making their ...
I also quit smoking due to e-cigs. Came home from a holiday to the US with two cartons of duty-free smokes, found out American cigarettes are just awful (it was my usual brand, they're just a lot harsher), so I was already primed to want to quit (constant sore throat etc). Bought an e-cig around the time the carton ran...
I'm the child of a father who is an alcoholic and an addict, not to mention a chain smoker of 40+ years. I have every indicator and outside influence that would lead most psychologists to say that I am predisposed to addiction. I smoked full flavored and filterless cigarettes for 8 years and the day my wife and I found...
For me the psychological components are far and away the most difficult to get over. I've gotten through the initial few days of nicotine withdrawal hell many times and the following week or two of constant cravings a few times. After that the nicotine issue is minimal, and it's a combination of conditioning (getting i...
I can only give my story which will probabley be differant for alot of people. I resisted taking a drag on a smoke for a very long time with people trying to get me to do it. What finally got me was my big sister, she would tell me to go for a walk with her and I would say no, then my mum would tell me to go for a walk...
Tobacco and pharmaceutical companies and our "treat not cure" medical industry are the reason for this. Period. Same reason why harmful drugs with medicinal value are considered culturally corrosive (I'm looking at you marijuana and MDMA). Having smoked from 14-24, I need nicotine like a diabetic needs insulin. Almos...
Some things we can predict because we have seen it happen so often before. There is no reason to believe that not having to make sure there is at least two different compatible rendering engines will lead to anything other than a mess. That one rendering engine would turn into a monolithic mess. Considering the forks...
That is just such a fundamentally stupid piece of wording. It clearly would impact on far too many things, regardless of the nature of whether its a morally acceptable law or not. It clearly can never go through so it must be there for a reason. I feel it may be there to begin to introduce the idea of banning or cont...
Did people in the European government fall asleep during history lessons in school? You simply cannot ban an act that doesn't harm others generally, or else people will side with you based on personal bias and other people will side against you causing a rift between society. This inevitably leads to possible prohibi...
If you were paying attention the joke rule used was that when men do it it kills men. Your sarcasm is not building a discussion or awareness to whatever your point is about sexism in a fictional universe portrayed on YouTube.
I feel similarly. It's like no one wants to be real for fear of someone finding out who they are (personality-wise). Fuck that, might as well hear it from me. Maybe I'm just too young to get it, but I don't understand why the whole point of marketing yourself, i.e. pretending to be a shell, is to gauge responsibility a...
Soooooooooooo uh. Quick question for you Google and Facebook. If you want us all to know about how many requests you get for data, and how transparency is absolutely imperative, why did we have to find out about this crazy program called PRISM from a man who had to essentially destroy his own cushy life to get the word...
That's correct. The industry turns out profit from mostly the big bands out there, like Kings of Leon, Muse, Arctic Monkeys and the like or the small bands that get stuck in a system that acts like a bank. Giving them money and expecting huge amounts back. Just look at 30 Seconds to Mars, sold a huge number of albums a...
So I think it's important to mention the last of the article: > Blue Coat’s filtering tools were first discovered in Syria in 2011 by a “hacktivist” group, prompting a Commerce Department probe and, in April, a $2.8 million civil fine for one of the firm’s distributors in Dubai. > > The department’s Bureau of Indust...
Not much. I agree. I basically got it as an impulse buy, and don't really regret it as it was only 30€, and my previous Windows 7 install was free (through my university, so I'm currently running win8 pro for only 30€ total). But so many people here are saying Windows 8 is SO MUCH WORSE than win7. In my experience it...
1) I dont get the time pop up error, and to use windows 8 I do none of these. I have not run into a single thing listed. 2)You can minimize ribbon in windows, just like going to detail list for file management. >Mold the OS at installation itself for users liking. I agree this should be a wizard, but is ultimatel...
It's called watering hole, look it up. I do this shit for a living.
While this is correct the taser is still one of the more prominent tools on the officers belt. Mace or OC Spray does not effect everyone the same. Some may be debilitated, some may be red eyed, some may have no noticeable change. The taser is an excellent weapon because it causes the muscles to seize which is more like...
Good point. When you get tasered, the cop has just made the decision not to shoot you. When this doesn't work, the cop will then have to decide if the gun is in fact appropriate. Now they could also make this clothing bullet resistant...
Nobody seems to be talking about how terrible unimpregnated carbon cloth is. Guess what it would feel like to wear clothing with exposed carbon fibers? A lot like wearing clothing made of innumerable diamond needles. I've worked with this stuff a lot, and it bothered me just to cut it to size before 'laying up' with ...
I got one of those before, I took the phone call but didn't make the cut, so it goes. This is not a job offer, but the recruiters are usually working for Google, at least in my case. He found me on linked in. The Google cache is here: Though it's not exactly thought out. Sadly the Wired article that talks about how...
I just ran into this today; apparently Verizon has been building it's fiber to the home under Title II regulations under state regulations all along (to get favorable right of way regulations). They have been picking and choosing whichever Title they felt like and have never told the FCC. Here's a good plan for resolvi...
Don't be an idiot. Without us, Facebook does not exist. Once enough people gather in one place, it becomes essentially socially mandatory. Pre-facebook: I didn't HAVE to use email or msn, but if I wanted to get in touch with my friends and not be left behind socially, I had no choice. Now look at MSN, practically non...
I'm sorry, but after reading this whole thread I think you really don't get what NotInDenial is trying to say. He's not saying that smart phones are bad or that everyone has to be like him and smash their phone with a hammer. It just works for him to not have one, because he prefers the independence to whatever gimmick...
The argument that X technology isn't widespread is a shitty argument against improving methods of shipping said technology. In order for 4K streaming to become widespread, the means to stream it must first be widespread. Take for example OnLive. Did you know the company behind OnLive was founded in 2003? I didn't u...
I wouldn't code on a tablet, even if I could get real Linux to run on it.
As someone who echoes this sentiment, I can tell you why. I currently work for a hospital in the IT dept. we run your typical EHR and systems to make the place move forward on a daily basis. Most of these programs are windows only programs that need special software to run the software we require. Each and every on...
This is one huge plus for Windows tablets that nobody talks about: You buy a cheap $60 Chinese Android tablet and it's loaded with bloatware and a halfway broken Android install that doesn't have the Google Play store and will never, ever, get updates. You buy a cheap $60 Chinese Windows tablet and it works 100% ex...
I do not believe it is bad, because even if I pay for the content, I end up getting fucked. For example, games that force me to put a CD in the drive when many modern computers do not offer CD drives and developers will not officially patch this malware out. On the other hand, the guy who got an unlicensed copy does no...
So, the article does a really weird job of explaining everything. It mainly focuses on the two outlying viewpoints of the issue, but does nothing to explain where the middle is. It doesn't even bring in any other viewpoints at all. Just another example of how everything has to be a two-sided issue. There are people w...
I don't think libraries allow you to conduct or operate businesses inside their doors. I take it you didn't read the paper.
Hah, that reminds me of a great story. My dad was flying overseas a year or two ago. At the airport he had purchased some Listerine, but when he went through security he was told it had to be removed because it contained too much liquid. He said that was no problem, all airport security needed to do was reimburse him f...
Something has happened when a search result makes the news. Not the image, not the creator, not the context, but simply, “a Google search found this.” Meanwhile, back at the plot, there are comparisons with Bush being widely caricatured as a monkey, and he was, but regardless of the reasons or implications, caricatur...
First off, styrofoam doesn't burn very well. According to wikipedia, it has a class 'A' flame spread rating. {1} This means that compared to wood, or 'cataclysmic backdraft firestorm', (where a red oak board is class 'C'), styrofoam is more of a 'smoulder quietly'. Secondly, Tornado debris is not as great a concern. ...
It is recyclable, but not renewable. You couldn't possibly replace every house in the world with this design, there simply aren't enough precious materials to do it.
ebert, i usually like what you have to say, but lately you have said some stupid things... 1 a 'waste' constitutes that it could have been used for something else, also just because a movie does something badly doesnt mean that something shouldnt be done 2 "it adds nothing to the expirience" enhanced realism is not n...
I'm not gonna claim I'm a networking expert, especially from an isp standpoint, but I am at least familiar with how bandwidth allocation works, traffic shaping etc. (I have a dedicated computer as my router that is running smoothwall ( and am familiar with most linux networking utilities, iptables, etc. I know you say ...
OP, why do you make such accusations against a person and have absolutely no information to back up your claims? If I had to say so, I would say that you are the troll. Not only are you accusing DontBelieveTheLies of being a troll that is hired by a large company to spread "lies" you are also asserting that these com...
Hi -- I'm actually paid to represent Time Warner Cable on the Internet. I write/edit the company blog ( and when possible, I get into online discussions about issues that involve my company's business. But I'd NEVER stoop to copy-pasting talking points like that. I know we had at least one agency think it was a good ...
It's easy to upvote/downvote, but it doesn't really make a difference, we all mostly have the same opinion, it would be preaching to the choir. Donateing would actually help the issue. If one person upvotes, nothing really happens. If one person donates, a huge difference is made.
The N8 was supposed to be Nokia's iPhone. It didn't kill the iPhone, in fact it barely gave it a gentle poke. Nokia clearly are stuck in the past and I think their sales will drop off sharply over the next few years. They lack direction. They lack focus. They literally released a new phone [every two weeks]( last yea...
Edit: Holy Shit I didn't think my rant would turn out this long. Okay, I'm using this account to say something I've wanted to say for a long time. Fuck you anon. No, seriously. Fuck you. Whenever I see you get involved somewhere, be it Wikileaks, HBGary, or whatever, I always see something like "the internet will...
I believe that Anon behaved properly. The US Govt. has made it abundantly clear that it has no intention of following or enforcing privacy laws. If the government is going to behave as a criminal it is appropriate for organizations like our friends Anon to bring a little balance and remind the Govt. that it is not quit...
I've had several bad experiences in theaters and have been that "douche". We were in the middle of Titanic when Rose is being a bitch and won't let Jack on the board with her when this guy stands up and yells, "Denounce your worldly possessions! Only Jesus saves!" Myself and a total stranger ran after him and beat hi...
This isn't done for marketing purpose, every textbook uses bites instead of bytes for bandwidth and the reason is that there is nothing that is forcing you to send data in bytes. For example you could send 3 bits of data through network although it would occupy 1 byte in memory.
I'm not a fan of magnet links because your torrent program has no information about them when they're first opened. What that means is that I don't know how many files and what kind of files I'm downloading (oh, I thought this was a single iso, but it's 50 rars instead). This also means that if I don't want to download...
Then let's hear it for not following reddiquette. ಠ_ಠ Downvotes are not supposed to be used for people you disagree with, only for comments which do not contribute to the conversation. I don't care about the karma(even if I did, I've already received plenty from this comment), but people who misuse downvotes are part...
Agreed. Who knows, maybe if digg were to actually stick to primarily serious content, it'll actually push reddit to reconsider keeping crap like AdviceAnimals on the front page. And yes, all those of you who enjoy that templatic forced meme stuff, feel free to downvote me. Reddit's default front page could really be ...
When I was somewhere between 5 and 7 (mid/late eighties) I was at some sort of expo. I was showing people how to boot up computers by using boot drives (this was before hard drives on personal computers) and how to run programs afterwards apparently. I was so young that I only have very vague memories of the event, a...
I meant even if she did think she was doing something illegal, she technically wasn't. Its basically thought crime with to catch a predator logic. I'm not familiar with Finland's jurisprudence and criminal justice system, but from a US perspective, it doesn't matter whether you get the "real thing" or not. What's i...
Yes it does matter. When you do those things you are charged with ATTEMPTED whatever. And ATTEMPTED whatever is a crime in and of itself. If ATTEMPTED whatever hasn't been made a crime, which in the case of copyright, it has not, then no crime has been committed.
My problem with all this is that music and entertainment used to be an art form where you expressed yourself and made something so awesomely cool that you go down in history for it. Nowadays everyone views it as a cash cow where you immediately get rich once you get into it. No. The people who get rich aren't the a...
UPDATE HERE EDIT:- I be late as usual, yarrrg! It seems the ship be making sail again, so go back to ye copyright infringement ya scurvy dogs! END From their facebook page "Yes, we're down. :( but not out! :PpPPpPpP Hrm.. ok. Anyway. Some tech problems. Everyone is pulling everey string, cutting red wires...
If that is the case, really, then as a utility we should be charged by the byte. But we're not, because telecomm has a fixed cost. Electrons are free, and that is the fundamental difference between this structure and power. Power costs because it's a non renewable resource (most of the time), and there is a direct c...
I have 10 acres of land,I live 5 miles from 2 towns and the ONLY game on my street is telecom DSL with a speed of 1Mb download. I gave up trying to get cable down my street(was trying since the early 1990s) 3 years ago,a new subdivion was put in..550feet from my street sign..guess what. Cable company has almost every...
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Forgive my ignorance, but if the files are encrypted, how is it possible to share them? Alternatively, if the key is available online for others to decrypt the files, then what is the point in encrypting them in the first place?