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Comment Re:Why would you call something Mayo that isn't? (Score 2) 145

Why not let the Food and Drug Administration an the Code of federal Regulations Title 21 tell you, exactly, what the legal definition of Mayonnaise is?

To quote:

a) "Description. Mayonnaise is the emulsified semisolid food prepared from vegetable oil(s), one or both of the acidifying ingredients specified in paragraph (b) of this section, and one or more of the egg yolk-containing ingredients specified in paragraph (c) of this section."

source:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=169.140

Now that that is put to bed, care to explain how something that doesn't include eggs, as specified by the FDA, can be called Mayo?

Comment Re:Can they catch BMW? (Score 1) 293

Per your own statistic on the first in the first 3 months of the year Tesla sold 5000 cars. That's 1666 a month. They sold 2500 in September. They already have over 50,000 in the market place worldwide.

BMW is selling 1000/month of their electric(y) car.

Based on the numbers how long will it take for BMW to catch Tesla?

Comment 1977 Oldsmobile cutlass/GM equivalent (Score 1) 195

Totally open platform, well documented, simple wiring and so common that replacement parts are easy to find. Also acceptable, Malibu, Monte Carlo, etc. Get the 350/3speed auto version. I recommend Olds because most them have power windows, 4 speaker radios and other 'luxury' items.

In 1978 the emissions regs kicked in and things started to get weird.

Hacking a modern car is not for the hobbyist, the nanny state and sensor system are complex proprietary, closed systems.

Comment Re:I just want to... (Score 3, Informative) 195

have you searched online? There is sometimes a way to "program" it. On a modern GM (2010+ ) hold the Information and Reset buttons at the same time. A menu will pop up on the multi display and you can set various things. There are often hidden codes (Chrysler used to use the headlight switch as a selector, with the horn as feedback - so you are sitting in your driveway , honking horns and flashing lights :) as well...

Comment Re:Nope... Nailed It (Score 2) 186

Your argument is nonsense and can be extended to: he didn't even mention the servers, be sure to add a few megs of RAM for each feature to developed, and some HDD space too. Oh, and increase the chip speed for each new feature as well! Then later but new servers to replace the cobbled together disasters you built on the fly.

We use Agile for the *development* process which is distinct from the *design* process. That is, we do architecture up front, including DB design, and - surprise - we even build the server platforms too!

Business gets an opportunity once a month to change development priority order. Once. A. month. New features introduce are written up, added to the feature list and the business gets to include them in next months re-prioritization.

It's simple , everyone gets it, and the business (ie the people paying the bills) love it. And that's bad, how?

Comment Re:patching a live kernel? (Score 5, Insightful) 61

Because x86 doesn't have the system management chip that Unix boxes (full disclosure, old AIX admin, last used 5.1L) have. x86 has the crappy bios and UEFI neither of which can manage the system. This also what allows hot cpu, hot ram upgrades etc. The AIX system chip is an OS unto itself, it will boot with no RAM or CPU on board.

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