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Comment Re:if you know how a polygraph works... (Score 3, Informative) 197

it only takes about 30 seconds to think up ways to circumvent it, which is why they aren't permissible in court.

The reason why they're not permissible in court doesn't have anything to do with ways of circumventing them. It's that they do not work as advertised in the first place.

Comment Kind of ... (Score 1) 220

Probably because it's the right tool for the job.

Kind of. It can do the job well enough that using specialized audio processing hardware is a thing for applications that have additional requirements besides "needs X GFlops for audio stuff", for example where power is a big issue (e.g. hearing aids) or where ultra-low latencies are required.

Comment Re:So a good match... (Score 1) 354

And its all because of that damned stealth which cripples the HELL out of the aircraft! The ONLY advantage it gives you is on sneaking up, that's it, and in return for the sneaking up?

And worse yet, all them terr'ists that are the new enemy nowadays don't even have any radar you could sneak up on.

Comment So, any data on current models? (Score 1) 444

"Brand" reliability is one thing, but each model (or maybe even each lot) is made with subtle differences in the manufacturing process that can affect reliability.

Is there any data on models currently on the market? If I'm looking for, say, a 1TB drive that doesn't die within two years, which models should I be looking for?

Comment Re:My replies (Score 1) 692

If the seatbelts have nothing to do with the job, then you can't make the assumption that i would know all the machinery where a seatbelt could be used

Well, but it should be common knowledge that machines besides cars might have seat belts. Maybe they were looking for a candidate who asks for clarification - so that he can avoid misunderstanding with customers or colleagues. On the other hand, an hour-long discussion about seatbelts that concludes with "Oh, I meant on airplanes, not on cars!" would certainly be hilarious.

Comment Re:My replies (Score 1) 692

15) "Describe to me the process and benefits of wearing a seatbelt." -- Active Network, Client Applications Specialist interview. Keeps you Locked Up nice and tight during car fires.

"I didn't mention cars." (Candidate makes obvious, but possibly unwarranted assumptions.)

Comment Re:"Concerns" (Score 1) 61

You mean that fantastically overpriced machine that passed all regulatory requirements even though there are high school programmers who could have written less brittle software?

It's what happens when you have insufficient measures for product quality in place. As far as I'm aware, some of the newer regulations were partially due to these incidents.

Working without these measures will increase the frequency of such incidents again.

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