grim4593 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Wait until all Janitorial is "contracted out". (Score 1) 1216

by grim4593 on Saturday November 23, 2013 @02:39PM (#45501961) Attached to: Should the US Copy Switzerland and Consider a 'Maximum Wage' Ratio?

If it take that one step further and apply it to outsourcing to other countries...

Comment Re:Still too small of a 'pipe' (Score 4, Informative) 68

by grim4593 on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @12:05AM (#45397503) Attached to: NASA's Mars Orbiter Reaches Data Milestone

It is even worse than that. The closest distance from Earth to Mars equates to about 3 minutes at light speed, the average is 14.1 minutes, and the longest is 15.22 minutes. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Distance+between+earth+and+mars

Comment Re:Goes back centuries ... (Score 1) 555

by grim4593 on Sunday September 01, 2013 @09:56PM (#44734905) Attached to: The Legal Purgatory at the US Border: Detained, Searched, and Interrogated

If the primary goal is to steal trade secrets why bother with any of that? You can purchase the use of a 50GB VPS for $6 a month and store any encrypted data you want on it which can be accessed anywhere in the world with Internet access.

Comment Re:No shit (Score 1) 286

by grim4593 on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @06:12PM (#43990219) Attached to: Another Study Confirms Hands-Free Texting While Driving Is Unsafe

Perhaps if people started installing dash-cams like the Russians.

Comment Re:No shit (Score 1) 286

by grim4593 on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @05:42PM (#43989899) Attached to: Another Study Confirms Hands-Free Texting While Driving Is Unsafe

If you catch someone texting while driving and can provide evidence to the authorities, YOU get most of the money from the fine issued.

Comment Re:Will it be a repeat? (Score 3, Funny) 372

by grim4593 on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @08:40PM (#43980415) Attached to: Will PCIe Flash Become Common In Laptops, Desktops?

USB 1.1 wasn't bad compared to floppy disk capacity and read/write speeds.

Comment Free Single Player? (Score 4, Insightful) 259

by grim4593 on Saturday March 09, 2013 @01:06PM (#43126119) Attached to: EA Offering Free Game to Users After SimCity Launch Problems

A free single-player version of the new SimCity game would be nice.

Comment Re:Arduino, AVR, RPi, Beaglebone (Score 1) 228

by grim4593 on Monday January 28, 2013 @09:40PM (#42722081) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Electronics Prototyping Platform?

Actually I take that back. I just looked at the PICKIT 2 page and they are supported now. They weren't when the chip came out and I had to purchase a PICKIT 3 to program the things.

Comment Re:Arduino, AVR, RPi, Beaglebone (Score 1) 228

by grim4593 on Monday January 28, 2013 @09:39PM (#42722063) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Electronics Prototyping Platform?

Unfortunately I am working with some of the latest PIC's like the 16F1507 which isn't supported with the PICKIT 2.

Comment Re:Arduino, AVR, RPi, Beaglebone (Score 3, Informative) 228

by grim4593 on Monday January 28, 2013 @09:22PM (#42721977) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Electronics Prototyping Platform?

I agree with parent: I have not seen any good tools to work with Microchip PICs under Linux.
That said, I do enjoy working with PIC micro-controllers under Windows.

Comment Re:Agreed (Score 1) 453

by grim4593 on Monday December 31, 2012 @06:30PM (#42436679) Attached to: A Wish List For Tablets In 2013

It would be feasible if the tablet was thick enough to house full sized USB and HDMI ports as the OP wants.

Comment Re:Impossible (Score 1) 121

by grim4593 on Sunday December 23, 2012 @10:07PM (#42378795) Attached to: Google Chrome 25 Will Disable Silent Extension Installation

Chrome could hash the extensions files upon proper installation and have an encrypted list of all valid extension hashes. That way an elevated process could move the files to the right folder locations but Chrome can choose not to evoke them if they aren't on the list.

Comment Re:LCD vs. E-Ink/E-Paper (Score 1) 333

by grim4593 on Friday December 14, 2012 @08:51PM (#42297237) Attached to: Will Tablets Kill Off e-Readers?

It might help to switch the colors to white text on black background and then lower the back-light brightness to 1/4.
With those settings I can sit and read for hours without eye strain.

Comment Terms of Service Violation (Score 1) 218

by grim4593 on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @03:48PM (#42059103) Attached to: Judge Demands Email and Facebook Passwords From Women In Sexual Harassment Case

Does the fact that the judge ordered for this disclosure require Facebook not to close the account when the account holder violates their terms of service?
If Facebook does close the account does the account holder have any recourse to get the account reinstated? Does the judge?

Comment Re:lamest name ever (Score 1) 318

by grim4593 on Thursday October 18, 2012 @05:34PM (#41698871) Attached to: Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Out Now; Raring Ringtail In the Works

2^8 = 256. 0-254.

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