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Comment Re:Where's the outrage?! (Score 1) 255

It's basically the difference of picking up the brick from the street or buying it from Wal-Mart before you throw it through the window. Some likes the convienience of Wal-Mart, others understand that any odd brick will do the trick.

Written from a not-yet-converted stock Galaxy S3. Was actually hoping to install CM this weekend through Play Store. Now I have to use the slightly less convenient option.

Comment Re: NOT posted as AC. (Score 1) 603

Somehow I do feel safer with police in countries with an emphasis on long term training and education to become a police officer..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Germany#Training

Here at home the police education is a three year education at bachelor level.

In the US it depends what kind of police it is, and if it's federal, state or municipal. Mostly it's just about jumping through some hoops. I wouldn't trust them to the degree I do here at home.

Comment Re:Remove it (Score 1) 462

Living in the northern hemisphere, we're used to huge changes in the days.

Here in the capital of .no, Oslo, the longest day is just under 19 hours long. June 21. the sun gets up at 03:54AM, and goes down 10:44PM, accounting for a day of 18h 50m 01s
The summers are incredible, as it never truly gets dark.

The shortest day is under 6 hours. December 21., the sun goes up at 09:18AM, and down again at 3:12PM. That's 5h 53m 54s.

Hours are adjusted for DST.

We're not even living that far north, all things considered. In the northern part of Norway, like Hammerfest the summerdays last for a couple of months and the winternights also.

There is no night from May 14. until June 30. Land of the midnight sun.

What most travel brochures fail to mention is that it is just as much the land of noon night ;)

The sun disappears November 22., to reappear January 20.

Now, you were complaining on DST? Carry on. =)

Comment Re:There are other applications (Score 2) 291

Mine sure does.
Using two none-SLI GPUs, a GTX670 and an older GTS460. I use the 460 for physx and a couple of older 20" monitors, and a 27" WQHD as main monitor on the GTX670. I've also hooked the 670 up to the TV, running 1080p for when I'm in couch potato mode. I can see a dramatic difference in speed changing between TV and main monitor.

The difference between 1080p and WQHD is remarkable in certain games, like eg. Civilization 5. Most games with an isometric view benefit from it.

Comment Re:Wall-builders (Score 1) 182

Nope, instead they'll be the ones who build a thick high wall around your new "space" to make sure you stay put and don't infect everything outside of it. Your space will become a prison like Waco, Texas, etc. Eventually they'll decide to reclaim the space you Occupy, and then it's game-over.

If your society doesn't manage to snuff itself out before that.

Comment Re:Tiniest violin (Score 1) 292

Sorry for repasting an earlier post in this thread, but I figure this might help you out a bit.

https://techdirect.dell.com/Portal/DTDLogin.aspx [dell.com]

You'll need to certify for each product range, and recertify once a year. Easily done through an online course. But when that is done, you are the de facto service technician, and can order parts as you see fit. You, or at least the organization you work for, might even get reimbursed for time spent.

We are enrolled and using it at my place of work. It works well enough.

You can still order traditional support and technicians according to your support plan if you can't spare the time.

If I remember correctly, you can order 4 or 6 parts per unit at a time.

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