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Comment: Re:New versioning scheme (Score 1) 644

by spinkham (#38275102) Attached to: Will Firefox Lose Google Funding?

They do have a stable SDK with forward compatibility now, just most extensions were not written to use it as they were written before it was released. Like Chrome's API, it's less powerful than the XUL addons, but it covers what 95+% of addons need.

IMHO they should have released the SDK first and pushed for developers to use it, and then started rapid release, but that's not how they did it. ;-)

It's a legacy problem like that many other systems have. Getting big enough that people bitch about some of the early imperfect decisions you made is a problem many devs would like to have. ;-)

Comment: Re:Municipal broadband is on its way, then (Score 2) 397

by spinkham (#38237642) Attached to: Web Usage-Based Billing On Its Way

This is why Time Warner pushed a bill through NC to put lots of roadblocks up for municipal broadband here.

http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/cities-consumers-lose-municipal-broadband-fight/Content?oid=2440390

The local LUG was quite vocal in fighting this, but we don't have the resources of Time Warner.

Fuck you very much Time Warner.

Comment: Amazing! (Score 3, Interesting) 277

by spinkham (#38202444) Attached to: iPhone Auto-Combusts On Australian Airplane

Energetic chemistry is energetic.

Go find some RC enthusiasts and ask them if they've seen LiPos burn. There's a good chance they have.

That's why we charge our batteries in a lipo bag or other fireproof container.

Of course, RC batteries are abused much more than those in phones, but it's highly non-surprising that occasionally one lights on fire.

Comment: My search must be broken (Score 1) 363

by spinkham (#38159676) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Science Sights To See?

Is it really possible that in 80 posts, no one has suggested The Geek Atlas?

It's a book of 128 geeky sites to visit, with background stories and science discussions for each one, as well as the normal location and logistic information.

There's also a website with maps and other content, as well as an iOS app that will give you info on the places closest to you and other handy reference info.

Comment: Re:Iodine isn't freely available (Score 1) 757

by spinkham (#38146908) Attached to: 88-Year-Old Inventor Hassled By the DEA

It's also damn easy to make.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLhwkFKLdPA

You'd have to be fairly confident in your chemistry skills to put the result in drinking water purifier, but for home chemistry and presumably for whatever it's used for in meth production(yeah, really don't feel like googling that), it should be fine.

So once again, our laws only hurt the legal users.

Comment: Re:And? (Score 1) 658

by spinkham (#37873468) Attached to: TSA's VIPR Bites Rail, Bus, and Ferry Passengers

Luckily there are people who can do something who care.

TSA operates with the blessing of local law enforcement and the property owner of where they are. They have no jurisdiction, nor law enforcement powers, and are totally dependent on these individuals.

From wikipedia:

Savannah incident - Amtrak temporarily bans VIPR teams, 2011
In early 2011, a TSA VIPR detained and patted down people at an Amtrak station in Savannah, Georgia. The incident became rather controversial. According to Trains magazine, Amtrak Police Chief John O'Connor described the TSA behavior as illegal, and in violation of Amtrak policy. The incident led Amtrak to temporarily ban VIPR teams from Amtrak property.

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