FreeFire - Slashdot User

Comment Re:An obvious hired shill (Score 1) 114

by FreeFire on Friday February 14, 2014 @04:24PM (#46249577) Attached to: Japanese Man Already Lined Up To Buy iPhone 6

My wife once told me not to get her anything for Valentine's day... so I didn't (I'm an engineer). Don't ever do that.

Comment Re:Does anybody believe Aereo? (Score 1) 211

by FreeFire on Friday January 10, 2014 @10:26PM (#45923521) Attached to: Supreme Court To Hear Aereo Case

If Aereo isn't actually using one antenna per customer, then they're broadcasting and they'll lose any fight they have. They have absolutely no incentive not to have one antenna per customer. If you can prove otherwise, I'm sure the Broadcast companies will love you.

Comment Re:question.. (Score 1) 211

by FreeFire on Friday January 10, 2014 @10:23PM (#45923499) Attached to: Supreme Court To Hear Aereo Case

Splitting the signal from a few antenna's counts as broadcasting, and broadcasting requires big fees. Using one antenna per customer negates broadcasting. It's necessary for legal reasons, not for any engineering reasons.

Comment Re:what's the point? (Score 2) 211

by FreeFire on Friday January 10, 2014 @10:11PM (#45923415) Attached to: Supreme Court To Hear Aereo Case

The point is that not everyone in the viewing area can put up an antenna and get decent reception.

Comment Productive testing (Score 1) 33

by FreeFire on Friday December 20, 2013 @02:14PM (#45747493) Attached to: Web Surfing Improves Motor Skills

Instead of playing Pong, shouldn't they have been gold mining in WOW?

Comment Re:Make metal ilegal too... (Score 1) 551

by FreeFire on Friday May 24, 2013 @01:44PM (#43814867) Attached to: Australian Police Move To Make 3D Printed Guns Illegal

You should print out a plastic gun.

Comment Re:The definition of PC (Score 1) 184

by FreeFire on Thursday March 21, 2013 @01:24PM (#43236493) Attached to: Apple Yanks "Sweatshop Themed" Game From App Store

And being in the black financially is a good thing.

Comment Re:Leave Google Alone! (Score 1) 303

by FreeFire on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @01:13PM (#41670945) Attached to: Congressman Warns FTC: Leave Google Alone

That would work a whole lot better if this were at all analogous to being hit.

Comment Re:What the fuck (Score 1) 295

by FreeFire on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @02:17PM (#41610333) Attached to: Steve Ballmer: We're a Devices and Services Company

No, it would finally mean the year of the Linux Desktop. That's why it will never happen.

Comment Re:Misquote (Score 1) 398

by FreeFire on Thursday October 04, 2012 @01:21PM (#41550943) Attached to: For Obama, Jobs, and Zuckerberg, Boring Is Productive

Wait a minute. Who wants to think while reading Slashdot? We all need to conserve our mental energy. Personally, I'm hoping for a mental energy Tax Credit.

Comment Re:Nothing to see here (Score 3, Funny) 137

by FreeFire on Monday October 01, 2012 @02:10PM (#41515947) Attached to: US Agricultural Economists Say Bacon Shortage Is Hogwash

Are Americans so obese that they can't live without cutting their bacon intake in half?

I just came back from the store where I purchased the largest chest freezer that they have. I intend to stockpile a month's worth of bacon for myself until the crisis recedes. My wife indicated that perhaps I should have also purchased a freezer for her.

Is she planning to freeze herself until the crisis is over?

Comment Re:Apple hating ? (Score 0) 146

by FreeFire on Friday September 21, 2012 @01:58PM (#41413375) Attached to: Meet Two Security Researchers Apple Hates (Video)

Or it could be that the sensationalist headline doesn't have any justification whatsoever.

Comment Re:Pentalobe is not proprietary (Score 3) 171

by FreeFire on Friday September 21, 2012 @01:47PM (#41413213) Attached to: iPhone 5 Teardown Shows Boost To Repairability

I looked at Google stuff too, and found nowhere that claimed the Pentalobular is a NEW design by Apple. Torx has a Pentalobular in various sizes; I'd presume they've been around for a while, especially since they come in sizes not used by Apple.

Comment Re:Lightning vs micro-usb (Score 1) 171

by FreeFire on Friday September 21, 2012 @01:33PM (#41413067) Attached to: iPhone 5 Teardown Shows Boost To Repairability

The new lightning connector isn't USB 3.0, it's still 2.0 I doubt if USB 3.0 would make much difference on any current phones; I don't believe they can even saturate USB 2.0.

Comment Re:Hope it's not IMPORTANT documentation (Score 1) 372

by FreeFire on Tuesday September 11, 2012 @02:19PM (#41303041) Attached to: FAA Permits American Airlines To Use iPads In Cockpit "In All Phases of Flight"

You're pretty close, but it's the Mode 3 transponder. Mode C is used for altitude.

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