Comment Re:Poor QA or playing out of their league? (Score 1) 8
I realized my misuse of "there" as soon as I hit post... Think I'm more of a speaker than a writer. I should proof read my posts more.
Submission + - Imran Khan detained by US customs over opposition to drone strikes (guardian.co.uk)
Serious Callers Only writes: Imran Khan was detained yesterday by US officials for questioning on his views on United States drone strikes in Pakistan. Glenn Greenwald writing for the guardian: "On Saturday, Khan boarded a flight from Canada to New York in order to appear at a fundraising lunch and other events. But before the flight could take off, US immigration officials removed him from the plane and detained him for two hours, causing him to miss the flight. On Twitter, Khan reported that he was "interrogated on [his] views on drones" and then added: "My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop." He then defiantly noted: 'Missed flight and sad to miss the Fundraising lunch in NY but nothing will change my stance.'"
Comment Re:Poor QA or playing out of their league? (Score 1) 8
I could be a little off in my years too, maybe it was more 2004-2007.
Comment Re:Poor QA or playing out of their league? (Score 1) 8
That's crappy Danomac. I build hundreds of machines with OCZ ram in 2006-2009 and only had 4-6 bad sticks... which were all in one batch.
Sounds like there QA went to shit.
Comment Poor QA or playing out of their league? (Score 1) 8
Don't know if they expanded to quickly or just couldn't compete with the big boys. There RAM was fantastic and I believe they were the first to offer modular power supplies. There SSD's lacked the quality control that they had in the past with memory, dunno if this was what ruined them or just another nail in the coffin.
Submission + - OCZ Technology: From SSDs to Layoffs (benchmarkreviews.com) 8
An anonymous reader writes: Once upon a time between 2004-2006, OCZ was a well-known manufacturer of high-end memory components and power supply units that sold under the motto "Founded by Enthusiasts, for Enthusiasts". During the peak economy in 2007, OCZ Technology CEO Ryan Petersen proved his devotion to enthusiasts by purchasing PC Power & Cooling (May 2007), swiftly followed by elite system-builder Hypersonic PC (October 2007). Through the years that followed, OCZ's brand name would successfully sell NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, overclocker heatsinks, premium thermal pastes, hardcore gaming peripherals, and even a mind-controlled Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA). On March 2008, OCZ Technology revealed the industry's first consumer Solid State Drive — the apex of their dedication towards high-performance computer hardware enthusiasts. The future looked so very bright, until stock value became the mission. As of 26 October 2012, many of the great minds behind OCZ's enthusiast movement were without work.
Submission + - FreeNAS 8.3.0-RELEASE is available with full ZFS 28 Support (freenas.org)
An anonymous reader writes: FreeNAS project once again has made available an update to their NAS/SAN appliance operating system "FreeNAS" at version 8.3.0-RELEASE. Improvements include support for ZFS 28 (which include on-disk de-duplication of data), as well as other features such as USB 3.0 support, webshell console, etc. As usual, download package or ISO is about 100 megs.
Comment Their IT director should be slapped (Score 2) 148
Gross negligence on behalf of the tech staff. Disabling ports and drives is basic level security stuff.
Submission + - iControlPad 2 Kickstarter Project Reaches Its Goal
YokimaSun writes: "The iControlpad 2 project which is an opensource joypad with keyboard with support for IOS, Android and for anything with either bluetooth or USB connections ie Mac, PC, Phones, Tablets, PS3 and even new devices such as Ouya and Raspberry Pi has achieved its goal of reaching $150,000, but obviously the more the better. The company behind the project are responsible for the Pandora Console and the successful original icontrolpad.
The joypad has a 55 key keyboard — Shoulder buttons — Twin analogue nubs — High-quality Dpad, Lasts for 14 hours of active use on a single charge. With the iControlPad2 you can enjoy proper computer emulation on your phone or tablet. Imagine Amiga/C64/PC/ZX Spectrum/Atari/Amstrad all with complete Keyboard, Mouse and Joystick emulation on one small controller; not to mention amazing support for almost any console emulator."
The joypad has a 55 key keyboard — Shoulder buttons — Twin analogue nubs — High-quality Dpad, Lasts for 14 hours of active use on a single charge. With the iControlPad2 you can enjoy proper computer emulation on your phone or tablet. Imagine Amiga/C64/PC/ZX Spectrum/Atari/Amstrad all with complete Keyboard, Mouse and Joystick emulation on one small controller; not to mention amazing support for almost any console emulator."
Comment MS needs this, as do consumers (Score 1) 1
If MS hasn't completely lost any chance of being a player in the smartphone game then they will need a concise and clever plan to stay around. Any such plan would require a flagship phone, something they have been promising since the dawn of WP7 yet haven't been able to deliver.
Apple and Google offer two polarized but lacking solutions. MS has a chance to be the innovator, the smaller more nimble company that can react in ways A and G are to tied down in the mobile market to deliver.
If MS can pull it off and deliver something to really draw people into their ecosystem it'll be a better mobile world for it, however unlikely that may be.
Apple and Google offer two polarized but lacking solutions. MS has a chance to be the innovator, the smaller more nimble company that can react in ways A and G are to tied down in the mobile market to deliver.
If MS can pull it off and deliver something to really draw people into their ecosystem it'll be a better mobile world for it, however unlikely that may be.
Comment Capitalism at it's finest (Score 2) 288
I'd be surprised if this hasn't been happening for some time. Everything else has been KIRFed, look at the variety of cheap crappy aftermarket car parts on eBay.
Comment Limited compatability (Score 1) 2
Solar powered EV charging stations sound great until you see that they're only compatible with the Tesla Model S. No other EV's, not even other Tesla's. Seriously? At least offer compatibility. Poorly played Tesla.
As a result this is never gonna happen. Maybe they'll build a couple stations in LA and SF. MAYBE.
Submission + - French Bees Produce Blue and Green Honey (reuters.com)
jones_supa writes: Since August, beekeepers around the town of Ribeauville in the region of Alsace, France have seen their bees starting to produce honey in an odd blue or green color. Mystified, the beekeepers embarked on an investigation and discovered that a biogas plant 4 km away has been processing waste from a plant producing colorful M&M candies. Subsequently the bees had been carrying the waste to their nests. Agrivalor, the company operating the biogas plant, said it had tried to address the problem after being notified of it by the beekeepers. 'We discovered the problem at the same time they did. We quickly put in place a procedure to stop it,' told Philippe Meinrad, co-manager of Agrivalor.
Submission + - iPhone online ordering App for Restaurants (icgsoftware.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: ICG Software UK unveils the iphone mobile application for the restaurant and bar industry fully integrated with the ICG EPOS System. Users locate the nearest store and then browse the continuously updated menu to place their order. Orders are sent straight through to the kitchen, and up-to-the-minute status reports keep customers informed as to pick-up times. Secure payment options via the app include both debit and credit card. This app allows users to surf through various easy-to-use screens to achieve these actions.
Submission + - Electric cars could be a threat to the environment (bbc.co.uk) 3
another random user writes: Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology study found greenhouse gas emissions rose dramatically if coal was used to produce the electricity. Electric car factories also emitted more toxic waste than conventional car factories, their report in the Journal of Industrial Energy said.
"The global warming potential from electric vehicle production is about twice that of conventional vehicles."
In addition, producing batteries and electric motors requires a lot of toxic minerals such as nickel, copper and aluminium. Hence, the acidification impact is much greater than that of conventional car production.
In regions where fossil fuels are the main sources of power, electric cars offer no benefits and may even cause more harm, the report said.
"It is counterproductive to promote electric vehicles in regions where electricity is primarily produced from lignite, coal or even heavy oil combustion."
"The global warming potential from electric vehicle production is about twice that of conventional vehicles."
In addition, producing batteries and electric motors requires a lot of toxic minerals such as nickel, copper and aluminium. Hence, the acidification impact is much greater than that of conventional car production.
In regions where fossil fuels are the main sources of power, electric cars offer no benefits and may even cause more harm, the report said.
"It is counterproductive to promote electric vehicles in regions where electricity is primarily produced from lignite, coal or even heavy oil combustion."
