Comment: And of course Apple has to have their version (Score 0) 44
iLand
Comment: Should I throw up now? (Score 0) 353
Or should I wait until after I order a McVitro?
+ - Microwave ovens and WiFi interference- is it real?->
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toygeek
toygeek writes "For years I've heard rumors and seen articles online that discuss the interference that can be caused by microwave ovens. It goes like this: Using your microwave oven can disrupt your WiFi because they use very close frequencies. Because of this, it is advisable to place your WiFi equipment at least 10 feet (3m) from your microwave oven. But is there a specific reason this happens, is it real, and can it be fixed? Today, I found out and managed to diagnose and solve the problem, showing that it is very real. The fix might be outside the scope of the average folk, however."
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+ - Helicopter rescues drone from Swiss mountain top.-> 2
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garymortimer writes "Some impressive mountain flying skills from this helicopter pilot who for $800 drops off an FPV pilot to pick up his $2500 model aircraft. All in postcard pretty Swiss scenery. First person view flying is one of the fastest growing areas of model aircraft flight.
The airframe has a camera attached and the video feed is relayed to either a monitor or goggles. On screen displays (OSD) overlay information on that display tell the pilot how far, high and how much power he has remaining. To a degree it mimics flying a real aircraft. One proponent even getting out as far as 100km a 200km round trip! A flight just shy of 5 hours in length all for a motor run of a minute. If nothing else it demonstrates the untapped potential of soaring UA. Something sUAS News hall of fame personality Dan Strider knows all about."
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The airframe has a camera attached and the video feed is relayed to either a monitor or goggles. On screen displays (OSD) overlay information on that display tell the pilot how far, high and how much power he has remaining. To a degree it mimics flying a real aircraft. One proponent even getting out as far as 100km a 200km round trip! A flight just shy of 5 hours in length all for a motor run of a minute. If nothing else it demonstrates the untapped potential of soaring UA. Something sUAS News hall of fame personality Dan Strider knows all about."
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Comment: I have CenturyLink (Score 1) 69
And all I get is 1.5mbps DSL because they are still using ancient copper out in my neck of the woods. C'mon... PLEASE.
Comment: I am in Soviet Russia (Score 1) 558
Slashdot pinged ME!
Actually I'm in rural Washington state, USA. No fiber, and Comcast isn't interested in expanding apparently, and the local telco is still running all copper out here in the sticks. What does that mean for this high tech household? It means surviving on 1.5mbps DSL for FOUR of us. Painful at times, but QoS helps.
Pinging slashdot.org [216.34.181.45] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 216.34.181.45: bytes=32 time=126ms TTL=247
Reply from 216.34.181.45: bytes=32 time=129ms TTL=247
Reply from 216.34.181.45: bytes=32 time=125ms TTL=247
Reply from 216.34.181.45: bytes=32 time=128ms TTL=247
Ping statistics for 216.34.181.45:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 125ms, Maximum = 129ms, Average = 127ms
Interestingly, my latency is only 65ms from home to Portland OR, then to Seattle WA, but when savvis goes from Seattle to Chicago, ping time jumps to 130ms and stays that way for the rest of the trip, 11 hops total. What are they running transport on, IP over Avian Carrier?
Comment: Already read about this on arstechnica.com (Score -1, Flamebait) 142
Is slashdot just mirroring arstechnica now? So often I find that
Comment: As if Bluetooth headsets (Score 1) 198
weren't douchy enough...
Comment: Laptop batteries, anyone? (Score 4, Interesting) 157
I've always wondered why they say that Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries don't have a memory effect, when even laptop batteries based on those technologies die after several years, and NOT because of charge cycles. I'm talking about the ones that stay plugged in most of their lives, charging. Maybe its the lack of charge cycles that kills them? But to say Lithium batteries have no memory effect has always been ludicrous to me.
Comment: As E.T. would say (Score 4, Insightful) 124
Face-book-phooone-Hooome
Comment: Re:The biggest problem is lack of options (Score 1) 1010
Yep, you're right. And that is why there is a lack of options, and why there is a problem.
Comment: The biggest problem is lack of options (Score 5, Insightful) 1010
If I buy a new PC (I did buy one instead of build last year before windows 8 came out- for a quick gift to a friend in need) I would not hesitate to buy one with Windows 8 on it. I know how to install a program that'll make it friendlier for every day use. Or if I want I can put 7 back on it or a linux distro if I want. But for the average person, I see nothing but frustration from people.
PC makers need to give options. 7 or 8 should be available. People will say that Linux should be available too, and I won't disagree, but I don't think it will give an overall good user experience from most PC makers. But that's not what this is about.
This is about MS forcing vendors to force their customers to be guinea pigs for windows 8's new paradigm that totally sucks. Sales are down? GOOD. Maybe they'll get the message:
THE NEW WINDOWS 8 GUI SUCKS.
Comment: Re:Boot to the guest account (Score 0) 572
And the nasty malware can still install even in a guest account. This is a poor solution. Sorry. VM image all the way. VirtualBox and an old copy of XP has been mentioned several times and is the best solution.
Comment: How to solve the problem (Score 4, Funny) 316
Change your facebook password to "I-L0\/3-Tüü-ætP0O" and THEN give it to them.
Comment: Its things like this (Score 3, Interesting) 283
That cause me to consider bringing email back home. I switched to gmail several years ago because running a mail server was just too much of a pain in the neck. Then again, maybe running my own smtp/pop server would make it easier to be eavesdropped on by the FBI and their ilk.