halfEvilTech - Slashdot User

Comment Re:an easier way to make up revenue. (Score 1) 347

by halfEvilTech on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @04:00PM (#52038433) Attached to: Should You Pay Sales Tax on Internet Purchases? South Dakota Law Could Be The Test

this would be fine if South Dakota had a State Income tax.

Submission + - SpaceX sticks the landing! (spacex.com)

Submitted by bryanandaimee on Friday April 08, 2016 @05:02PM

bryanandaimee writes: SpaceX has successfully landed their first stage on an autonomous platform in the ocean for the first time. Congratulations to the team over at SpaceX!

Comment Re:Read: You're going to need it for PSVR (Score 0) 67

by halfEvilTech on Monday March 28, 2016 @02:47PM (#51794051) Attached to: Sony's More Powerful PS4 To Be Announced Before PlayStation VR Launch

Incorrect, 4k resolutions is 4x that of 1080p not twice.

resolution of 3840x2160 is not twice that of 1920x1080

Submission + - Supreme Court Justice Scalia has died (dallasnews.com)

Submitted by halfEvilTech on Saturday February 13, 2016 @06:23PM

halfEvilTech writes: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas at the age of 79.

Submission + - Slashdot Poll: Year of Linux on the Desktop? 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 30, 2015 @04:19PM

An anonymous reader writes: Year of Linux on the Desktop?

Sometime in the 1990s
2000-2005
2006-2009
2010-2012
2013-2015
Sometime in the future
Never

Submission + - Speaker of the House Boehner announces resignation (washingtonpost.com)

Submitted by halfEvilTech on Friday September 25, 2015 @11:37AM

halfEvilTech writes: House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), faced with a constant conservative rebellion, told Republicans Friday morning that he will resign at the end of October, according to aides and lawmakers in a closed-door meeting.

The resignation will end a nearly five-year reign as speaker, allowing House Republicans to approve a short-term government funding bill that will avert a shutdown of federal agencies. Boehner’s hold on the speaker’s gavel had grown increasingly unsteady amid threats from more than 30 Republicans that they would force a no-confidence vote in his speaker’s position, which would have forced him to rely on Democratic votes in order to remain in charge. Several GOP members told The Washington Post that Boehner would step down from Congress Oct. 31.

Comment Re:i can't LTE (Score 1) 70

by halfEvilTech on Thursday September 24, 2015 @05:55PM (#50592569) Attached to: US Rank Drops To 55th In 4G LTE Speeds

we may be 55th in speed but due to hard work our carriers are #1 in Prices charged (in their favor)

Comment Re:No Surprise (Score 1) 155

by halfEvilTech on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @02:47PM (#50303123) Attached to: The Fastest-Growing Tech State Is... Minnesota

Except that the Minneapolis metro area is the 16th largest metropolitan area by population in the US. So I would say a fair number of people live there. Now if you move say more than 30 miles outside the metro, the populations drop off fast.

There are a few exceptions of course like Rochester which is home to the famed Mayo Clinic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment 100% effective rate... (Score 1) 118

by halfEvilTech on Friday July 31, 2015 @02:51PM (#50225277) Attached to: Ebola Vaccine 100% Successful In Guinea Trial

Wait I think I seen this movie some where, granted it was a cure for cancer but it doesn't end well for the humans unless of course you like zombies

Submission + - Dice Ditches Slashdot and SourceForge (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by lq_x_pl on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @10:37AM

lq_x_pl writes: After failing to effectively capitalize on Slashdot's user base, Dice Holdings is deciding to sell off Slashdot and Sourceforge. Dice also announced that they would be selling off Sourceforge. The change of ownership is likely welcome, as Dice has been much-maligned by Slashdot's regulars.

Comment Re:It's that time... (Score 5, Interesting) 342

by halfEvilTech on Thursday July 02, 2015 @11:21AM (#50033149) Attached to: Volkswagen Factory Worker Killed By a Robot

In related news - one of the first reporters to tweet about the story works for the Financial Times has a rather unfortunate name relating to deadly machines. The reporters name being Sarah O'Connor.

https://twitter.com/sarahoconn...

Comment Re:Fire (Score 1) 99

by halfEvilTech on Thursday April 23, 2015 @04:38PM (#49540395) Attached to: Bloomberg Report Suggests Comcast & Time Warner Merger Dead

yes...

Comment Re:That's interesting ... (Score 2) 81

by halfEvilTech on Thursday April 09, 2015 @09:45AM (#49437757) Attached to: US Started Keeping Secret Records of International Telephone Calls In 1992

except Clinton didn't take office until 1993, the election was in 1992 yes but Inauguration isn't until January the next year. But hey don't let facts stand in your way of being a troll.

Comment Re:Too Dumb To Figure It Out (Score 1) 81

by halfEvilTech on Thursday April 09, 2015 @09:44AM (#49437735) Attached to: US Started Keeping Secret Records of International Telephone Calls In 1992

Correction if it was in 1992 that would be put on Bush Sr.

Clinton didn't get sworn into office until January 20, 1993
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

Submission + - FCC Approved Change in the definition of Broadband (theverge.com)

Submitted by halfEvilTech on Thursday January 29, 2015 @02:02PM

halfEvilTech writes: As part of its 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal Communications Commission has voted to change the definition of broadband by raising the minimum download speeds needed from 4Mbps to 25Mbps, and the minimum upload speed from 1Mbps to 3Mbps, which effectively triples the number of US households without broadband access. Currently, 6.3 percent of US households don’t have access to broadband under the previous 4Mpbs/1Mbps threshold, while another 13.1 percent don't have access to broadband under the new 25Mbps downstream threshold.

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