Comment Re:access to broadcom chips (Score 1) 165
Broadcom makes money from people buying in huge bulk. Not little small fries ordering a few chips here and there.
Comment Re:Dangerous virus (Score 1) 86
Unfortunately, my doctor wasn't in that day and I was sent home (by a rather young doctor, rather fresh from the med school) with a prescription for cough syrup instead of a penicillin shot.
Why would you think a doctor would give you penicillin for a viral infection? Do you know how antibiotics work?
Comment Re: Good (Score 1) 108
No he also mentioned the NSA LOVEINT abuses.
Comment Re:NSA was collecting data in the 1960s (Score 1) 180
Yes, and they were slapped down by Congress via the Church Commission for doing what they did in the 60s.
Comment Re:Haply so, but exec orders and agencies (Score 3, Insightful) 180
If this sort of surveillance had been used against the founders, they would have taken steps to prevent the newly-formed government from doing the same thing, just like they did on a number of others issues that they faced at the time, and since the spirit of the constitution is what matters, that's really what's relevant.
So what did they do against the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Comment Re:maybe (Score 2) 355
Doesn't really matter though, you can't charge somebody for bandwidth used to move data, only the bandwidth the end user used.
Says who?
Comment Re:It's supposed to look that way (Score 3, Informative) 167
That the (S)NES and Genesis can output RGB via modding doesn't change the fact that game developers did use the artifacts from the composite output and the CRT to do what the GP mentioned.
Comment Re:Mandatory panic! (Score 1) 421
I was talking about China as was the person I responded to. And just to correct myself, apparently 3 years ago they stopped executing people for it.
Comment Re:Mandatory panic! (Score 1) 421
And they'll even execute you for non-violent offenses like not paying your taxes.
Apple CarPlay Rollout Delayed By Some Carmakers 76
Lucas123 writes: Some car makers are delaying the implementation of Apple's CarPlay iPhone interface for vehicle infotainment systems. The delays, which are prompting manufacturers such as Mercedes, Volvo and Honda to push their announcement from 2014 to 2015, appear to be related to a few snags in the integration process or in choosing which model cars should have the middleware. At the same time, many of the automakers rolling out CarPlay are also implementing Android Auto, which will provide a vehicle head unit user interface for Android smartphones. Analysts believe the addition of Android Auto earlier this year may also be causing delays because manufacturers want to be able to announce availability of both platforms in their new model vehicles.
Comment Re:Insurance rates (Score 1) 239
Way to not address my points. You've simply repeated your assertion. Why would any bank finance a car loan without insurance? That would be monumentally stupid.
Comment Re:Insurance rates (Score 1) 239
If you were financing car loans would you do so without requiring it be insured? That would be an extremely dumb thing not to do.
Comment Re:Insurance rates (Score 1) 239
Why would finance companies and state governments not still require you to carry insurance? No finance company is going to give you a car loan and not require you to insure it. Your post is hilariously naïve.
Oh and the insurance companies are hugely greater in size than car dealerships. Car dealers are chumps in comparison.
Comment Re:Insurance rates (Score 1) 239
Accidents and injuries have been decreasing for more than a decade. And yet you're still required to have insurance both by financing companies and state governments.
There is absolutely zero reason to believe that finance companies and state governments will not still require insurance even when cars are automated.
Comment Re:Insurance rates (Score 1) 239
Do unicorns and flying pigs exist in that fantasy world, too?
