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Comment Re:Wow... (Score 1) 629

In most (all?) states the camera has to show that the light was red before you entered the intersection. Two pictures are taken - one of you outside the intersection with a red light and one of you in the intersection with the red light.

Oh, and the citations in Maryland include your speed. Can't speak for any other states.

Comment Re:AMD price : performance linear (Score 5, Insightful) 214

It's because Intel dominates the high end. AMD can't sell a processor with a premium pricetag because its performance would compete with Intel's midrange which is priced pretty reasonably.

AMD is the loveable underdog, but don't forget how expensive their X2s were when they were dominant. AMD isn't cheap because they're doing us a favor, they're cheap because they have to be.

Comment Re:How can anyone be against net neutrality (Score 1) 409

Poorly written net neutrality legislation could cause problems and reduce service quality.

For example, Akamai could work out a deal so that Comcast could cache Akamai's most popular content close to the end user. This requires less internet bandwidth and so Comcast could deliver the content to their users at a faster rate (a higher tier).

Poorly written net neutrality legislation could stop this from happening.

This is why there is some push back on net neutrality. If the legislation is screwed up, QoS and local caching that benefits the end user could end up inadvertently outlawed.

Comment Re:More detail, please (Score 1) 18

I'm quite conservative and I enjoy listening to Limbaugh. I find him incredibly entertaining whether or not I agree with him.

The aggravating thing with this is that now there are going to be 100 stories on sites like Digg proclaiming him and the entire conservative movement frauds simple because of the misstatement.

Comment Re:More detail, please (Score 1) 18

Fair enough. I've read your journal long enough to know how carefully you parse words, so I immediately focused on his choice of words:

"We believe that the preamble of the Constitution contains..."

I'm embarrassed to admit that I had to look it up to verify my assumption.

Comment Re:the computer is not just the cpu (Score 1) 115

Actually, I had to look that up recently. It's not 3GB, it's 4GB. Here comes the science:

RAM starts from address 0. The BIOS allocates RAM from 0 up to the bottom of the PCI memory addresses mentioned above, typically limiting available RAM to between 3 GB and 3.4 GB."

I actually learned something last week, thought I'd pass it on...
*Cue the "The More You Know" logo*

Looks like you ended up arguing his point. 32-bit Vista/XP are limited to a little over 3GB. How much over 3GB is determined by your hardware.

Media (Apple)

Submission + - Apple Finally Opens iTunes Plus, iTunes U

jwisser writes: "Apple has finally started selling higher-quality, DRM-less music in a new service called iTunes Plus. The selection is currently limited, but as more small labels sign up for the service, the offerings will hopefully increase. iTunes has also opened iTunes U to the general public, enabling everyone running iTunes to download lectures from schools like Stanford and Berkeley. iTunes Plus requires the new iTunes 7.2 to use. Non-iTunes links to Apple's press releases are here (iTunes Plus) and here (iTunes U)."
Handhelds

Submission + - Why Your BlackBerry Causes Nearby Speakers to Buzz

AZA43 writes: "Ever wondered why your BlackBerry — or other mobile device — causes nearbly speakers and electronics to buzz like a swarm of disgruntled honey bees? Ever wondered what handset makers and cell phone carriers think about the buzzing and whether or not they're doing anything about it? Or why some phones seem to cause more buzzing than others? I did, and I asked Research In Motion (RIM) for information on the subject. Duncan Bradly, RIM's global intelligence director, let me in on where RIM stands on the issue, what they're doing about it and even offered up a few ways you can muffle the sound — though he cautions against them since they'll void warranties. Check it out."
Operating Systems

Submission + - Next Windows to Be Redesigned for Multicore CPUs

eldavojohn writes: "A Microsoft executive announced that the next Windows will be fundamentally redesigned to handle the numerous cores of present and future processors. The article notes that with Vista, the 20 year old GDI/GDI+ model was completely rewritten. Has Microsoft finally learned not to persist limitations and bad features of operating systems through generations? It will be interesting to see how Microsoft tackles the race conditions and deadlocks that come with pervasively multi threaded software and in the past complicated attempts to utilize multiple CPUs (like BeOS). Do you think it's it a smart move to further complicate an operating system to take advantage of these cores or should Microsoft concentrate on utilizing a single core for Windows while the applications take advantage of (possibly) more resources?"

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