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Comment Re:Compaq was afraid to use AMD chips FOR FREE (Score 1) 345

it's really astonishing, to see AMD still afloat.

No, I think Intel keeps them around to get around anti-trust regulators. AMD should get into more consumer markets. For instance, I use Macs, but I'd like to give AMD some of my money so they can keep the competition up with Intel, because ultimately this will mean better Intel chips for my Mac.

Comment Re:Repeatable as Fuck (Score 1) 209

also could have mentioned some bird's eyes that can see the earth's magnetic field

Why does everyone overlook the fact that the eye is a device that leverages quantum mechanics? The simple fact that we can observe the electromagnetic spectrum is proof of this. By extension, it would be reasonable to conclude that the brain also leverages quantum mechanics.

Comment Re:how much is a name worth? (Score 1) 198

Apple couldn't care less about headphones, they want the digital streaming rights that Beats Music has so they can integrate a subscription service into iTunes. I wouldn't be surprised if apple spins off headphone business after it incorporates their marketing and sales staff into the apple fold. There is no way I see a beats logo showing up on apple hardware.

Comment Re: Don't understand it. (Score 1) 198

Like maybe record labels have been trying to bend Apple over a barrel when they ask for streaming rights, and in this deal, Apple acquires the streaming rights that Beats had, thereby side-stepping the deal.

Yes. You hit the nail on its head. Beats music is a direct derivative of MOG, and they had a 16 million track music catalog. Apple is already in the music on demand business and subscription music service is the next logical evolution. This subscription service will be wholly incorporated into iTunes, and $10/mo will get you access to 16 million iTunes tracks. You'll of course still have the option to buy the track, but who would what to do that? The record label's royalties are going to be significantly impacted. This was a smart move by Apple, they've just cornered the online music market for the next decade.

Comment Where is arcfour? (Score 1) 144

Where is the arcfour cypher? You can't not include the fastest cypher there is for bulk data transfer.

for i in aes128-cbc 3des-cbc blowfish-cbc cast128-cbc arcfour128 arcfour256 arcfour aes192-cbc aes256-cbc aes128-ctr; do echo $i; dd if=/dev/zero count=1000000 2> /dev/null | ssh -Cc $i 127.0.0.1 "dd of=/dev/null"; done

Comment Re:"Enough protein" (Score 3, Interesting) 499

The CDC recommends 56g of protein for adult males, and 46 for females. The British Nutrition Foundation's RNI is 0.75g per kilogram of body weight.

The CDC is whey off, follow the British standard. Most people do not get enough protein, you know when you've eaten enough protein because your body stops craving food. Without protein intake you die fast, faster then simple calorie starvation, protein is one of the major reasons why your body triggers a hunger response. For a week try intaking 1g/kg of protein a day and you'll understand what I'm saying. The whole point of this article is that processed foods typically exchange protein for fat and carbohydrates, the problem with that is fat and carbohydrates are fuels; protein is a biological building block.

Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 171

If I had to choose between Bisphenol A ("BPA") and Bisphenol S ("BPS") based on the chemistry, I would choose BPS. Why? BPA is a synthetic organic compound with a dimethylmethylene group, whereas BPS is a regular organic compound with a sulfonyl group. 4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol and 4,4'-Sulfonyldiphenol respectively.

2 C6H5OH + H2SO4 (C6H4OH)2SO2 + 2 H2O

Why do you say BPS leeches more?

Comment Re:Kill it with MAGMA! (Score 1) 281

You might consider putting the material near a subducting tectonic plate and plan on the downward flow of material trapping and subsequently diluting the radioactive material. You don't have to drill a big hole, you 'just' have to wait a couple of thousand years while the material gets incorporated into the plate, all the while worrying about leakage of the containers.

While a good ideal, this is not the best idea since you can't later decide to recycle the waste into useable fuel. In a couple thousand years we''ll have the technology to reuse this stuff. I think the best plan is to simply put the waste back where it was mined from, this would allow us to come back in the future to reclaim it.

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