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Comment Re:um.... (Score 1) 311

by DocSavage64109 on Monday April 14, 2014 @03:08PM (#46749997) Attached to: Mathematicians Use Mossberg 500 Pump-Action Shotgun To Calculate Pi

Just FYI, but that should be 3.14159

Comment Re:Um, no? (Score 1) 311

by DocSavage64109 on Monday April 14, 2014 @03:03PM (#46749939) Attached to: Mathematicians Use Mossberg 500 Pump-Action Shotgun To Calculate Pi

I don't know about getting dizzy and all, but I will say that those cheap lawnmower wheels/bearings/mounts are unlikely to last very long if under constant horizontal forces.

Comment Re:Reboot does not fix anything, it just hides thi (Score 1) 136

by DocSavage64109 on Monday April 14, 2014 @10:51AM (#46747427) Attached to: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Unix Admins

Tell that to all the linux based copiers around here. Even the dollar bill changer in one of our coke machines stops working until it is rebooted. Granted those items aren't "fixed", but replacing everything that a reboot resolves would be rather expensive.

Comment Re:driven properly (Score 1) 371

by DocSavage64109 on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @06:18PM (#46699467) Attached to: Smart Car Tipping Trending In San Francisco

Interesting. I must drive the opposite of properly, as I get 24 mpg (mostly city) in my 09 manual corolla, and got the same in my old 96 integra gsr - both with 1.8 liter engines. It still beats the 11 mpg I got in my old Durango though.

Comment Re:Way to generalize (Score 1) 371

by DocSavage64109 on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @06:11PM (#46699397) Attached to: Smart Car Tipping Trending In San Francisco

Same thing happens to motorcycle riders. Just because the obnoxious riders stand out, all riders tend to get a bad rap.

Comment Re:here's how stupid this is (Score 1) 146

by DocSavage64109 on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @11:35AM (#46694615) Attached to: AMD Unveils the Liquid-Cooled, Dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 At $1,500

Radiators are usually mounted on a case panel with fans blowing outward. How exactly does that heat up the other components?

Comment Re:This is how they develop CPR training (Score 1) 162

by DocSavage64109 on Monday April 07, 2014 @04:54PM (#46687641) Attached to: Judge (Tech) Advice By Results

Maybe we are group A. He probably sent a readable article to group B.

Comment Re:If only it were possible to do challenge/respon (Score 1) 178

by DocSavage64109 on Monday April 07, 2014 @03:05PM (#46686595) Attached to: UAV Operator Blames Hacking For Malfunction That Injured Triathlete

That 30 meter rule sounds pretty wise. Not too long ago in New York, a rc helicopter enthusiast managed to chop part of his own head off while trying to do stunts.

Comment Re:Clone your current main drive... (Score 1) 353

by DocSavage64109 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @05:23PM (#46654003) Attached to: An SSD for Your Current Computer May Save the Cost of a New One (Video)

Guess I'm out -- my current main drive is 1.5 TB.

Comment Re:nope! (Score 1) 496

by DocSavage64109 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:27AM (#46649629) Attached to: Will Cameras Replace Sideview Mirrors On Cars In 2018?

I used to have a 74 chevy with a 454 that ran just fine with a broken alternator belt for a week. Granted that was with a 1000 cca battery.

Comment Re:Because Hollywood. (Score 2) 544

by DocSavage64109 on Thursday April 03, 2014 @11:15AM (#46649525) Attached to: 60 Minutes Dubbed Engines Noise Over Tesla Model S

They've been adding fake noise for over 50 years. I was just watching the 1958 movie "Touch of Evil" and noticed when they added tire-squealing noise to a car turning on desert sand/dirt.

Comment Re:Realize the truth: There is no "nerd". (Score 1) 167

by DocSavage64109 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:18PM (#46643917) Attached to: Wil Wheaton Announces New TV Show

+1 for well thought out thought provoking essay. Thanks!

Comment Re:Why still male-female ends? (Score 2) 208

by DocSavage64109 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:12PM (#46643843) Attached to: USB Reversable Cable Images Emerge

I worry that there appears to be a tab on the new socket that I assume fits into the new cable. I've seen way to many mini USB ports break on phones due to that.

Comment Re:Oh, it's on SyFy? (Score 5, Insightful) 167

by DocSavage64109 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:00PM (#46643743) Attached to: Wil Wheaton Announces New TV Show

Nerds hate him.

The media think nerds love him, so they keep trying to market him as some sort of elite nerd. The same goes for all the other "nerd" "celebrities" - from Felicia Day to Adam Sessler / Morgan Webb to Olivia Munn.

Dude. You need to chill out a little. Would you rather go back to the nerds portrayed in "revenge of the nerds" or all the fake uber-nerds on every NCIS / crime fighting show there is? At least these people are real.

Comment Re: genre shows that nerds like us love (Score 2) 167

by DocSavage64109 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @05:22PM (#46643309) Attached to: Wil Wheaton Announces New TV Show

Hmm. That might actually be entertaining. A show that just mocks other shows :D

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