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Comment: Stop calling it 4G (Score 3, Interesting) 99

by ruiner13 (#38792951) Attached to: How Much LTE Spectrum Do Big Carriers Have?
It isn't 4G, per the standard that was previously established for it. Quote:

In 2009, the ITU-R organization specified the IMT-Advanced (International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced) requirements for 4G standards, setting peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 Mbit/s for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 Gbit/s for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users).

So... who is getting between 100Mbit/sec and 1Gbit/sec? Anyone? Anyone?

Comment: Re:choosing between 2 parties (Score 5, Interesting) 792

by ruiner13 (#38644678) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Which Candidates For Geek Issues?
The two party system has to go. It only fosters a "you're with us or against us" mentality that doesn't get anything done. Get rid of political parties, make lobbying illegal, and one more thing. Make all politicians write summary documents about any bills they vote for. If they can't summarize it like any child does in reading class, they should NOT be able to vote on it. It also provides an audit trail into their dumb thoughts at the time.

Comment: Monday's stock market news... today! (Score 0) 325

by ruiner13 (#37843376) Attached to: Netflix Loses 800,000 Subscribers After Qwikster Gaffe
Seriously, you are reporting on stock market events from two days ago. Surely there was a story posted way earlier about these events?

Ok, besides the untimeliness of this posting, I am thinking that 800,000 subscribers are just the number that left entirely. I bet there are a HUGE number that like myself simply switched from both streaming and BluRay/DVD to just one or the other. I bet that has to hurt a bit too... and they won't report those numbers. I bet they would have to if they split the company though. Keeping it all under the Netflix name allows them to obfuscate their numbers a bit...

Comment: Re:Old news (like 1980 old) (Score 1) 133

by ruiner13 (#37765944) Attached to: Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Levitation
I think the difference between the new video and the one you posted is that in the new video, the superconductor can be placed in any position and it will stay in that orientation, and can have its orientation changed manually at any time. Your video, I think they imply that the positioning is locked in during the cooling process, and cannot be changed until it warms and is cooled again. So, this aspect of the material seems new.

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