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Comment: Re:"News for Nerds" indeed (Score 1) 116

by Dahan (#40061205) Attached to: Rare 'Annular Solar Eclipse' Tonight

No idea where you got that link from, but as the Fine Article says, the eclipse actually "begins at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 GMT) in southern China." And it takes some time for it to move eastward from there to the US; it didn't start where I am until some time around 7:00pm CDT (8:00pm EDT). While I didn't depend on /. to tell me about the eclipse, if I did, I would've been informed in time.

Comment: Re:The Takeaway (Score 1) 202

by Dahan (#39963861) Attached to: HP Shows Off Power Over Ethernet Thin Client

You obviously don't know what "marginally" means. Here, I'll paste a definition for you: "close to the lower limit of qualification, acceptability, or function : barely exceeding the minimum requirements "

So you said that a 100Mbps RDP connection is close to the lower limit of acceptability or function, and that ltwally repeated what you said. However, that is not the case--ltwally said that a 100Mbps RDP connection "is rather more speed than is necessary" for function. That's pretty much the opposite of being at the lower limits of functionality.

Comment: Re:Havn't they ever heard of shifts? (Score 1) 210

by Dahan (#39661373) Attached to: Data Center Staff Will Sleep Among the Racks For London Olympics

That chart showed up to a 30minute wait in London! I don't ever remember waiting longer than 4 minutes to take transit in Bangkok, and they're considered a developing country.

What? When was the last time Bangkok hosted the Olympics? Never? In that case, how is your non-Olympic Bangkok experience at all relevant to London during the Olympics? I'm sure you'd have long wait times in Bangkok too, if they were hosting the Olympics there.

Comment: Re:For this you want a professional product (Score 1) 387

by Dahan (#39636429) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Open Source Tax Software?

As amazing as this seems, the IRS (and many state and muni tax agencies) have in fact figured out how to produce a form-style PDF that can be filled in ENTIRELY electronically. The IRS does make you do the math yourself, but I am sure you can find an open source calculator to help with that, right?

While the IRS does provide PDFs, if you're OK with Flash, they also provide a version that you can fill in electronically, and it'll do the math for you too: Free File Fillable Forms. No income limits either.

Comment: Re:For this you want a professional product (Score 1) 387

by Dahan (#39636305) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Open Source Tax Software?

That being said, I would like the IRS to come out with some basic tax forms which do the calculations and look up by itself. i.e., you would still need input the numbers, but the simple “multiple by 28%” and “Look up income in tax table” would be automated.

http://www.freefilefillableforms.com. It's listed pretty prominently on irs.gov, and has been for a few years.

Comment: Re:"Clean diesel is here to stay" (Score 1) 998

by Dahan (#39628427) Attached to: Hybrid Car Owners Not Likely To Buy Another Hybrid

The current Volkswagen TDI's for instance, are 50 state legal (including CA), and don't require urea.

Low sulfur is nice, but that doesn't affect NOx, which is what the urea is intended to take care of. According to VW, the 2012 Passat TDI models "use a special catalyst and urea-injection system that reduces NOx emissions by up to 95 percent. Filled by a 4.9 gallon tank located inside the trunk, the injection system delivers a range of approximately 15,500 miles."

So as you can see, current TDIs do require urea, and the tank will need to be refilled multiple times over the life of the car.

Comment: Re:They applied for a site license (Score 5, Informative) 225

by Dahan (#39298479) Attached to: Is Onlive Pirating Windows and Will It Cost Them?

As an SPLA provider I can confirm there IS a win7 license available under SPLA.

Huh, maybe you should let Joe Matz, VP of Worldwide Licensing and Pricing at Microsoft know, since he says, "However, it is important to note that SPLA does not support delivery of Windows 7 as a hosted client."

He also mentions, "We are actively engaged with OnLive with the hope of bringing them into a properly licensed scenario, and we are committed to seeing this issue is resolved," which implies that OnLive is not currently properly licensed.

Comment: Re:I've said it before... (Score 5, Informative) 777

I think what set them off was the Erlenmeyer flasks. They seem to scream mad scientist to non chemistry people.

Erlenmeyer flasks (and much of the other glassware you mention) are illegal to possess in Texas without a permit--and in order to get a permit, you must allow the police to search your house (or place of business) unannounced: The Precursor Chemical Statute

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