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Comment Re:That room on the 6th floor of the Book Deposito (Score 0) 381

But if I *WERE THE LONE KILLER IN THAT ROOM* and if I *WERE DOING THAT*, I would not be able to know WHEN JFK's MOTORCADE WOULD ARRIVE, as there is no way I could see the LEFT HAND SIDE of the windows when I crouched and lean against the left side of the window holding my weapon aiming towards Dealey Plaza at my extreme right side.

The motorcade would come into view slowly, it's a motorcade, not a formula 1 race through Dealey Plaza... Plus, you KNOW where the car is going, point the gun where it will be and wait. Once it comes into view, take a second to line up the shot (you've got decent time since the car is moving very slowly in a straight line away from you) and fire off a few rounds, only takes one to kill him anyway. Or don't sit in position, wait and watch out the other side of the window till the motorcade comes into view, watch what's in front of the motorcade (the police bikes) and remember "When i see the police bikes, the car will be right behind them." It's really not difficult at all, sitting and waiting, pointing a gun exactly where you know your target will be going and shooting the target when it shows up.

Following your logic, skeet shooting is impossible if you're looking out a window in only one direction even though that's exactly where the clay pigeons are going...

Comment Re:We'll get there gradually, but we'll get there. (Score 1) 472

But sideways mounted wheels have absolutely no potential to advance cars towards driving autonomously. It's more of a cheap gimmick than anything. A car that can parallel park itself is an advancement because the car needs to be aware of the environment. Plus most major advancements that are now seen as standard equipment on most cars, started off with the luxury brands. It's a lot easier to sell that stuff and perfect it on cars for the people that always want the latest and greatest.

Comment Humorous, hidden and a cultural reference (Score 1) 458

My SSIDs are IThinkIHaveAGenitalWartKhaleesi for my "public" VLAN (only has access to the internet, can't access other devices on the same network, can't access the router, etc.) and BobDolesHouseOfPain for my own personal devices, I can access the router admin page from that interface as well as my desktop and server.

I've thought about setting up an unsecured honeypot called "I read your e-mail" and then redirecting all of the traffic to a splash page that runs a script to tick a counter on my server and log the traffic. Living in NYC I always wanted to know how many people are in range of my wireless networks and how many people just jump onto the first open network they see.

Comment Re:Circular Tube Map (Score 4, Insightful) 124

The subway map is roughly geographically correct while not being all squished together. It's easy to see what stops you need to get off when you need to transfer and also it works as a real map for most tourists since a lot of attactions are displayed on the map (Rockefeller Center, Natural History Museum, Central Park, etc.) As a native New Yorker that uses a subway map almost daily, this circular design doesn't seem to add any benefit.

Comment Re:Seems legit. . . (Score 1) 121

I work near Penn Station and it's pretty terrible but not nearly as bad asTimes Square. The obnoxious lights, the swarms of tourists, the constant noise. I know a few people who work overlooking Times Square and while it's a nice place to visit, you wouldn't want to deal with that every day. Plus to top it all off, everything around there is a tourist trap. There's practically no good food around (it's almost all chains since not many small places can afford the rent) and all of the prices are ridiculously jacked up. The best offices I've seen are around Chelsea and the West Village, and any place that overlooks the park.

Comment Can't you just detect the RF? (Score 1) 159

Don't drones blast RF on known frequencies? Unless they're flying with auto pilot and just collecting data, but that would be dangerous in an urban environment with lot's of air traffic. How much would it cost to build something with an antenna that's just listening for broadcasts on these frequencies? You could even measure the doppler shift to see if they're coming or going, and at what speed. Listening for audible noise just seems useless anywhere outside of a big empty desert with a large directional microphone.

Comment Re:I need new glasses. (Score 1) 214

Wisconsin is known for it's cheese. Or if you're in NYC I would visit the Cheese Factory on Bleecker street in the West Village. I'm not a big fan of cheese (except mild cheeses like Mozzarella) but they've got the best cheeses I've ever tried. The also have a cave downstairs for aged cheeses, didn't visit that since I'm not a fan. My roommates loved it (they're big cheese fans, got them some cheddar and gouda.)

Comment Why would we switch? (Score 4, Interesting) 269

Have you (or has your business?) moved to Windows 8?

I don't know why we would switch. Vista was such a shit show that Windows 7 was a blessing, but Windows 8 just seems to do nothing better than Windows 7 on a desktop compter (which is my primary use at home and at work) so why would I spend the money upgrading? I don't even want to pirate Windows 8 for my home computer just to play around. Used it a few times and I didn't like it, and I'm dreading not having Windows 7 included with our new computers.

Comment Re:Nothing new here (Score 1) 657

When did you last install Windows?

Probably after Windows 7, it installed very quickly and easily last time I installed it (probably a month or two ago, I build a lot of computers.) Plus, you're referencing a 6 year old bug from an OS that has been followed by 2 major releases. I'm generally a Windows hater (especially 7) but you're arguing just for the sake of arguing.

Comment Logitech remotes are worse... (Score 1) 249

The Logitech Harmony remotes require you to register online just to use them. There is no way to program the remote offline or without an account with Logitech. It makes sense that they don't want you having to download a massive database for every ir device you can posibly use but they should at least let you download a basic database for the devices you own.

Comment Brilliant law... (Score 1) 305

The law also states that the sex offenders must pinky promise not to make any new usernames or online aliases, or else!

This is a ridiculous law that can never be fully enforced and won't work the way people think it will. What the hell are they even trying to accomplish with it?

Comment Re:Get Some Priorities! (Score 1) 107

I know I shouldn't feed the trolls but this post really hits home so I just have to respond.

During the week I'm a network engineer for a large phone system vendor in Manhattan that has hundreds of big customers relying on those data centers to be up. During this weekend I'm at my families house on Staten Island so I can volunteer and help hurricane victims and their families (which includes members of my family.) So this is news that actually matters to me.

So please, fuck off and die in a fire.

Comment Am I mising something? (Score 2) 180

Can't you just as easily call a car service? I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan. I never take a yellow cab anywhere in Manhattan, I always ride the subway (or drive if I need a car for work.) If I'm in Brooklyn and I'm feeling lazy or just tired I call a car service. The other option would be to allow this app to contact a car service for you. Why does it need to hail a yellow cab?

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