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Comment Re:great story (Score 1) 492

You're just plain inaccurate. First: the GP post already mentioned the loss in resolution when they went to Beta II. Second, no, only the Super versions of both formats store the signal in a split fashion. The regular versions do not. Last, the first one-piece camcorder was the Betamovie. The tapes were completely identical to the home decks.

Comment Our state has a program like this already (Score 1) 425

It's called Running Start. You can substitute the last two years of high school with two years of community college and still receive a high school diploma. I graduated community college and high school at the same time. Then if you transfer to a state university or college you will already have your first two years of general education completed. It's a great program and basically costs nothing; the college receives the money that the high school would have received from the state anyway.

Comment If you can't repull (Score 2, Informative) 608

The HPNA Coax adapters are only about $70, and the best solution if you can't repull new Category 5 cable. Google Products shows plenty of stores with them in stock. You will get 100Mbit and the reliability of the ones I've used has been quite good. They are also available in phone line versions if that's the sort of wiring you have around.

Comment Re:Hmm (Score 3, Informative) 131

Western Digital does one better - they will cross-ship a new drive if you need for only the cost of your return shipping to them. It's really handy when you have a drive kick up a pre-fail SMART error. You can get a new drive on the way before the old one fails and just do the swap out in the array. I've had to do it twice (out of 16 drives) for my home storage array over the years.

Comment Re:Jalopnik has been covering this... (Score 2, Insightful) 749

Yes, their coverage so far has suggested there's more to this problem than just the stated accelerator problems. Remember that this is a Japanese company, so there may be an attempt to push the problem off onto outside suppliers to avoid loss of face. There are several reports of problems that had nothing to do with a mechanically sticking pedal, and beside that the ECU software should disable the throttle-by-wire after the brake has been held down for several seconds. Other car manufacturers do that; if you hold down the brake for two seconds the throttle control is cut. Why not Toyota?

Comment Re:MPG is middle of the priority list (Score 1) 599

People are poor at selecting for some things. You think 4 wheel drive was a primary selection criteria? That may have been what people said, but it was being sold to them on freedom and safety. And interior volume? If people wanted interior volume, they would buy minivans and wagons. They wanted to sit up high. Reptile brain at work.

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