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Comment: Re:They need to rethink 4G claims in the USA, too (Score 2) 105

Wish I could mod you up: that is precisely my point! Only once could I find a location where the AT&T model would even show "LTE" vs "4G". The entire AT&T 4G marketing scam is, imho, lawsuit-worthy false advertising. (Although it's really awesome to have my brand new 4G iPhone now, since updating to iOS5.1).

Comment: They need to rethink 4G claims in the USA, too (Score 2, Interesting) 105

AT&T "4G" is a joke here. After a week of running around looking for WiFi in order to even use my iPad here in Los Angeles (supposedly one of AT&T's "LTE" markets), I finally returned the iPad for a Verizon model. It's a completely different device. 12-15mbps down / 5-10mbps up throughout LA and the valley. The AT&T model of the iPad is *not* a 4G device...

Comment: Re:I'm confused (Score 4, Insightful) 369

by JWyner (#37133828) Attached to: Apple Patents Cutting 3.5mm Jack in Half
Except, again, if you bother to RTFA, you'll note that the author clearly defines what he means by "jack" (i.e., plug), when he states "The audio jack consumes about 3.5, while the port and its ring add another 2.5 mm." Of course, I'm sure it's more fun to play Language Nazi than actually discuss the implications of the article...

Comment: Re:Internet Stupidity Test (Score 1) 641

by JWyner (#32979574) Attached to: <em>Onion</em> Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion

but the video itself seems to have had any reference to "The Onion" stripped out. Unless you click through to the YouTube page and read the fine print attribution, you won't see the word "Onion" anywhere.

You mean aside from the giant "Onion-SPAN" logo at the bottom right corner throughout the entire video?

Comment: Re:Opponent moves? (Score 2, Informative) 63

by JWyner (#32860600) Attached to: Online Chess With Physical Pieces On a Chessboard
Most of the physical "chess trainers" you could buy 10-15 years ago would move the computer's pieces automatically. I think the point of this article is that there is a DIY system presented that can be easily connected to the existing gaming infrastructure. Sure, you could design a piece of hardware that moves the opponents pieces and links up to the public servers, with wifi, but that would not be an inexpensive DIY project anymore.

Comment: Re:Causation (Score 2, Insightful) 586

by JWyner (#31677104) Attached to: Magnetism Can Sway Man's Moral Compass
Designed experiments *attempt* to establish causation. They don't necessarily do so, as they can (and often do) establish instead a causal link via a secondary system.

In this case, for example, the actual research article states that the researchers believe the magnetic fields disrupt the ability for the subject to properly evaluate the intentions of the story protagonist, thus altering the outcome of their moral evaluation. This is different from fundamentally changing the subject's underlying moral framework.

Thus, the current study does show a causal link, but only between magnetism and perception, not a causal link between magnetism and morality.

By the current logic, if I throw a brick at your face and you stopped walking, I could then argue that bricks thrown at faces cause legs to cease functioning...


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