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Comment Re:Orbital Envoirment Protection Agency.... (Score 1) 47

The GP has a point. The GGP states they have little relative velocity, which means they would have to have the same inclination. A geosynchronous satellite that is moving in the opposite direction is going to have a ton of relative velocity and would have disastrous results in the event of a collision.

So perhaps the GPP meant geostationary (or close to it), not just geosyncronous (if the only definition of that is the satellite has a 1-day orbit). However, I am not an astrologer or any sort of scientist, so correct me if I am making incorrect assumptions.

Comment Re:Verizon (Score 1) 375

It can use Wifi and cellular data. I think the free version of GrooVeIP might restrict the ability to use the program over cell data, but I know the paid version can do this. And SIP programs work over cellular data as well.

However, you need a reliable connection, and a fast one as well. The 3G I get from Virgin Mobile is not very good, so I disabled calling over 3G. It's usable in a pinch (like it is at the end of the monthly cycle and I've used up all my minutes), but it usually has a large delay (sometimes a second or more).

Comment Re:Verizon (Score 1) 375

I'm pretty sure when GP mentioned it was a hassle to set up, they were referring to setting up Google Voice so it was VOIP. This can be done with GrooVeIP (android app) or using any number of SIP apps with a SIP proxy server. It can be done so that Google Voice uses zero minutes and only data.

Comment Re:Help me, I'm apparently retarded (Score 1) 92

What in god's name does XBMC stand for?!

I see these stories all the time with no disambiguation of the acronym, and I go to their website and can't even find it there. For the longest time I thought it stood for XBox Media Center.

Save me from this nagging question please!

XBox Media Center.

It was originally created for the XBox, and was later ported to the desktop; the XBox version, incidentally, has been discontinued..

It is a little annoying seeing the logo on startup: XBMC Media Center. Has no one caught the redundancy?

Comment Re:Broken on Android too (Score 1) 176

an even better security measure would be to allow the user to prevent access to a certain permission, while still allowing the app to think it has that permission (call it "permission spoofing"). that way if the app doesn't really need the permission, it will work just fine without it. worst case is the app stops working and you have to restart (or uninstall) it.

You can do this with many custom roms by default, or with the Permissions Denied app, provided you have at least root on your stock rom. I disable permissions on some apps, and generally find that they force close fairly soon, if not instantly, after starting the app.

Comment Re:There is no FIRE IN SPACE YOU DUMBA (Score 1) 146

(Yes, the liquid turns to a gas and then kind of dissolves itself in the liquid, but it turns out that a gaseous form of a substance dissolved in the liquid form of that same substance is indistinguishable from the liquid itself.)

This sounds interesting. Do you have a wiki or other link I can go to? I'd enjoy reading about this.

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