Sorry, but the SI prefixes are usually used correctly when denoting transfer rates in networking documentation. 100 megabits/second means 100,000,000 bits/second. Memory is the big exception. Software is also a common exception, since it's written by people whose familiarity with those prefixes is often primarily through using them, or seeing them used, in reference to memory.

It seems like a lot of people are forgetting that the SI prefixes have been around much longer, and have a much broader use, than just the computer industry. All of this confusion is just a perfect example of why clear and distinct notation is important.

'tera' is the SI prefix for 1,000^4 (or 1,000,000,000,000). So, 'terabyte' does literally mean 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix

1,099,511,627,776 = 1,024^4 That would be 1 tebibyte(TiB) using the prefixes for powers of 1024 that have been standardized and supported by many international standardization bodies.

The reason people still use SI prefixes when referring to powers of 1024 is because that is what they have been using for a long time prior to the standardization of binary prefixes. Many people don't like change, and many more simply aren't up to date on the new standardized binary prefixes.

It's also useful if an attacker can, by any means, get any one of the people already on the network to visit a URL. If an attacker knows that many people are using the same password on their routers, he simply has to setup the exploit once then use any technique he prefers to bring in visitors. (ad networks, gain access to a popular site and modify a page or two, spam the URL all over the place, etc.)

Technically, a Verizon handset will work on Sprint, US Cellular, Cricket, etc. The reason you can't actually do this, with the exception of Cricket and some MVNOs, is that the major carriers refuse to allow devices with serial #s that aren't already in their system to be activated with their service. However, the reason you can't use a Verizon, Sprint, or USCC handset on AT&T or T-Mobile's networks isn't just because they operate on different frequencies, but because they use different, incompatible, communication standards.

I don't agree that the government should force everyone to use a single standard for cellular radio communications. However, I would like to at least be able to use devices I already own on services they are already compatible with. I don't expect the carrier to provide any support for my devices, but they shouldn't be blocking their use for arbitrary reasons either..

Even when your religion influences you to do things which have negative consequences for other people?

According to TFA, cell phone screens are still too small. This is intended for devices with larger screens that will be coming out using a new nvidia chipset and running Android.

That's what I would do. Then if someone has a legitimate reason to contact the domain owner through whois information, the provider should pass the message along.

Then what prevents you from losing your domain if someone were to report it for having inaccurate contact info? Yeah, it's rare. Although, you did just draw attention to it in a very popular public forum where many assholes are known to frequent...

Why would they store data in a string consisting of only of '1' and '0' characters?

Why was this was modded down?

The article mentions €1000 (euro), which is equivalent to ~$1200 (USD).

How is the fact that £1200 (GBP) is equivalent to $1756.8 (USD) relevant to any of this?

Except that the pins are not so easily accessible on an IC in a BGA package: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array

Who said she loses her phone? It would probably be a completely different phone which is also registered under her name.

They could use a fake or stolen id. They could pay, or pressure, others to buy phones for them. They could buy from a store clerk who's sympathetic to their cause and willing to enter made up identity information. Their options are only limited by the combined creativity of those in their social network.