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Comment Re:Stunning preview? (Score 2) 94

by YesIAmAScript (#45717265) Attached to: Google Nabs Bing Maps Architect

Google also does that. They integrate panoramia pictures in some locations.

Go to "Old Tucson Studios" in google maps (not the preview). Grab the man and drag him to a spot on the map. You will get pictures of the different buildings. In some you can click on other areas which will transition to another picture a different person too. You can move around like this. It's all from public pictures.

Google hasn't integrated this into the preview yet, so they clearly don't know what to do with it yet.
Software

GitHub Takes Down Satirical 'C Plus Equality' Language 575

Posted by timothy from the questions-and-meta-questions dept.
FooAtWFU writes "Some clowns and jokers over at 4chan thought it would be a funny idea to put together a web page for a programming language named 'C Plus Equality' as a parody of feminism, dismissing OOP as 'objectifying' and inheritance as "a tool of the patriarchy". But this parody was apparently too hot to host at Github, which took down the original Github repository after receiving criticism on Twitter, prompting a backlash and inquiry into the role of free speech and censorship on Github's platform. The project has since found a new home on BitBucket, at least for the time being." Comments on an article describing the research which sparked the parody call the parody's language "fake," and compare it to the 1996 Sokal affair. (It also reminds me a bit of Jesux.)

Comment it's more like bearer bonds (Score 3, Insightful) 258

And issuance of stock certificates. This person is allowed to continue his work if he works according to the regulations.

Same with those who issue stock certificates.

Bearer bonds are so heavily regulated that you never see them anymore in the US, some say they are essentially illegal in the US now.
Networking

ITU Standardizes 1Gbps Over Copper, But Services Won't Come Until 2015 153

Posted by timothy from the if-you-transmit-it-they-will-come dept.
alphadogg writes "The ITU has taken a big step in the standardization of G.fast, a broadband technology capable of achieving download speeds of up to 1Gbps over copper telephone wire. The death of copper and the ascent of fiber has long been discussed. However, the cost of rolling out fiber is still too high for many operators that instead want to upgrade their existing copper networks. So there is still a need for technologies that can complement fiber, including VDSL2 and G.fast. Higher speeds are needed for applications such as 4K streaming, IPTV, cloud-based storage, and communication via HD video, ITU said." Meanwhile, I'm hoping Google Fiber, FIOS, and other fast optical options scare more ISPs into action along both price and speed axes.

Comment Re:if you can access it on a website (Score 1) 107

by YesIAmAScript (#45634117) Attached to: Storing Your Encrypted Passwords Offline On a Dedicated Device

Oh. Okay. The single page project page wasn't all that descriptive so I went by the summary partly and stated you had to go to a website and enter a PIN to log in. It wasn't particularly clear.

If this is just a smartcard, then this system has been in use for at least a decade. MS' internal VPN system used a smartcard login system, and IE supports it. That system is even more secure actually because it uses a challenge response and a PIN, it doesn't just decrypt a password which can be captured on the host computer and reused.
Security

Storing Your Encrypted Passwords Offline On a Dedicated Device 107

Posted by samzenpus from the built-to-last dept.
An anonymous reader writes "The Hackaday writer Mathieu Stephan (alias limpkin) has just launched a new open source/hardware project together with the Hackaday community. The concept behind this product is to minimize the number of ways your passwords can be compromised, while generating long and complex random passwords for the different websites people use daily. It consists of a main device where users' credentials are encrypted, and a PIN locked smartcard containing the encryption key. Simply visit a website and the device will ask for confirmation to enter your credentials when you need to login. All development steps will be documented and all resources available for review."

Comment please go back to apprenticing (Score 3, Informative) 1010

No, a breaker doesn't immediately trip at 0.1A over. Not even close.

And you say there are 40A outlets? No kidding. I would think you'd know the names NEMA 14-50 and NEMA 6-50 (stove/dryer outlets). This article isn't about NEMA 14s or 6s or the rare 5-50., it's about regular NEMA 5 household outlets ("standard 115v nominal household (NEMA 5-15p) plug is rated for 15 amps").

Please tell me your name so I can know I'm not having you wire my house.

Comment it's not 8.3A (Score 1) 1010

It's 12A. And the breaker will be at 15A. 12A is the max allowed for continuous on a 15A circuit (20% derate) and car charging is considered continuous use by code.

The breakers will not be rated for over 20A. It depends on the wire, but the outlets aren't rated for more than 15A usually, 20A tops and you cannot put a breaker higher than the outlet rating on a circuit in the US. In other countries like the UK where outlets are individually fused, you can have a high power "ring circuit" such as you speak of.

It is very easy to trip circuit breakers charging EVs off random outlets like this. This alone is a good reason for people not to charge off random outlets like this, think of the people inside who lose services because you tripped their breaker.

Comment a Leaf takes about 1.5kW (Score 1) 1010

12A/110V.

Not 1kW.

I don't know about arrested, but this kind of situation has to be controlled. It's super easy to blow a circuit breaker charging an EV off a 110V outlet. And some outlets where the wires aren't connected well will heat up and that can be a problem.

Let's see more EVSEs installed and then we won't have to worry about this issue. And maybe we can charge a little quicker too.
Education

Code.org: More Money For CS Instructors Who Teach More Girls 381

Posted by timothy from the achieving-a-particular-balance dept.
theodp writes "The same cast of billionaire characters — Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt — is backing FWD.us, which is lobbying Congress for more visas to 'meet our workforce needs,' as well as Code.org, which aims to popularize Computer Science education in the U.S. to address a projected CS job shortfall. In laying out the two-pronged strategy for the Senate, Microsoft General Counsel and Code.org Board member Brad Smith argued that providing more kids with a STEM education — particularly CS — was 'an issue of critical importance to our country.' But with its K-8 learn-to-code program which calls for teachers to receive 25% less money if fewer than 40% of their CS students are girls, Smith's Code.org is sending the message that training too many boys isn't an acceptable solution to the nation's CS crisis. 'When 10 or more students complete the course,' explains Code.org, "you will receive a $750 DonorsChoose.org gift code. If 40% or more of your participating students are female, you'll receive an additional $250, for a total gift of $1,000 in DonorsChoose.org funding!" The $1+ million Code.org-DonorsChoose CS education partnership appears to draw inspiration from a $5 million Google-DoonorsChoose STEM education partnership which includes nebulous conditions that disqualify schools from AP STEM funding if projected participation by female students in AP STEM programs is deemed insufficient. So, are Zuckerberg, Gates, Ballmer, and Schmidt walking-the-gender-diversity-talk at their own companies? Not according to the NY Times, which just reported that women still account for only about 25% of all employees at Code.org supporters Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. By the way, while not mentioning these specific programs, CNET reports that Slashdot owner Dice supports the STEM efforts of Code.org and Donors Choose."
Google

Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger 223

Posted by timothy from the just-lay-still dept.
judgecorp writes "Wireless charging has had little success so far (except for toothbrushes) but Google is giving it a good try, with a Nexus Wireless Charger that works with LG's Nexus 4 and 5 as well as the latest version of Google's tablet, the second generation Nexus 7. The charger operates using the Qi standard, which seems to be ahead of rival Powermat."

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