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Comment Re:Diesel and window defogging (Score 1) 687

My family has diesels in Norway (German Fords, 1.8L TDI). Latitude approximately Anchorage AK.
The cars have a secondary heat turbine that is used as a engine heater to get the engine to starting temperature in the morning, and to INCREASE the coolant temperature if it is too low.

The cool thing is that this turbine has its own timer so you basically have a mobile block heater with you at all times...

Comment Re:Lead solder replacement (Score 1) 178

We have a product with about 15 fairly expensive BGA's on it.
Before RoHS, we had little to no problems with the board. After we switched, we have a lot of problems with cracked solder joints/BGA balls under the BGA's, and they usually doesn't show up right away, but waits for a few thermal cycles.

The ironic thing is htat since we're making telecom equipment, we're excempt from using unleaded solder, but we cannot get the BGA's with anything except unleaded balls.

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Netflix Extends "Watch Instantly" To Mac Users 205

CNet is reporting that Netflix has opened up its "Watch Instantly" feature to Mac users (here is Netflix's blog entry). They accomplished this by using Microsoft's Silverlight technology on both platforms, abandoning the Windows Media Player solution that had been employed in the first, Windows-only, version. Silverlight's DRM capabilities meet Netflix's needs, apparently. Netflix warns that this is beta software. Mac users can opt in here, then watch instantly with Safari or Firefox 2+, with the Silverlight plugin in place. Movie selection is somewhat limited.

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