Comment Re:I'm in trouble (Score 0) 111
I regret the install and uninstalled the app, but I'm sure they mined for data I gave up.
Comment I'm in trouble (Score -1) 111
I just installed Hero of Sparta, non-market place game for free. I swear, that's the last non-market place app I'll install on my phone.
For those that are interested, url = http://www.gameloft.com/android-hd-games/?adid=147865
Comment Wondering if jury rigging... (Score 0) 152
is a possibility on my laptop. I know it would void my warranty with HP. I have a Pavilion DV6 with a discrete AMD Mobility 5650 1GB in my laptop. If I put in a more powerful mobility card or jury rig a desktop card, would I be at risk of cooking components?
Comment I wish... (Score 0) 360
I could still use Internet Explorer 8. I have 9 right now, but certain websites that my job requires me to go to locks me out of some content. Autotask.net and some other sites that my school has access to is nonfunctional. I know most pages comply, but the few that don't - why are we forced to use Microsoft software?
Comment USB Tethering - safe? (Score 0) 208
I have a lot of anxiety using free hot spots in stores and coffee shops. I got a Driod X recently and I am tethering from it via USB rather than the wireless mode. I feel a lot safer, but - is the cellular traffic from the phone to a cell tower relatively secure?
Comment On my way to graduation (Score 0) 60
Wow, I'm glad I am in the right field of study. This makes me happy... I will be able to pay back student loans...
Comment Re:General purpose computing engine? (Score 1) 127
What sort of framerate can it run Crysis at?
0 FPS, only because it would be annoyed at how unoptimized the code is. It would be so annoyed that it would rewrite the source into a preferred code, maybe CryEngine 4 and bypassing the new Crysis coming out
Comment Re:Question: If we had such a computer, or artific (Score 1) 127
Excuse me, I was thinking in relation sense, if we had a sudden leap in computer technology. I can't edit my previous comment :(
Comment Question: If we had such a computer, or artificial (Score 1, Interesting) 127
Question: If we had such a computer, or artificial intelligence. Would we be aware of it’s existence? I am leading to the idea that our military intelligence would likely have AI and suppress any knowledge of it until it is leaked or we are ready.
I like to think that we have the tech now for cars to drive themselves but our society isn’t ready for a leap, so we are getting slow introductions to it – i.e. Microsoft Sync that is only available to those who want to buy a new Ford
Comment Saving up for a trip into orbit.... (Score 4, Interesting) 133
I'm saving up money for a trip into orbit. It would be feasible for me to spend $10,000 to $20,000 dollars for space flight. I figure this will be a possibility for me in 20 years when it drops to that price, maybe sooner when we have space elevators.
Comment Questions - Verizon's Droid X (Score 1) 165
I ordered Verizon's Droid X a few weeks ago, it should arrive next week. But I heard that Droid 2 has a discreet graphics component whereas the Droid X doesn't. Is this true? People who have the Droid X, are you happy with the phone?
Comment Re:tactical nuke (Score 1) 181
I only asked a question, I didn't state that I think a tactical nuke would be the way to go. My question was just a simple thought experiment.
Comment tactical nuke (Score 1) 181
My comment is hindsight, but does anyone think the damage done would have been less if we utilized a tactical nuke at the site of the spill?
BP's Gulf Spill Report Shows String of Failures 181
eldavojohn writes "News is out of
BP's report on the gulf spill that shifts some of the blame on to other companies like Transocean that worked with BP in erecting the Deepwater Horizon rig. If you were affected by the spill, you might find the video, executive summary and 193-page report an interesting read. The summary outlines six or seven major failures in safety and engineering that all built up to the deaths of eleven workers and widespread contamination of the gulf. From incorrectly using seawater instead of drilling fluid to misinterpreting pressure test results, this report is just BP's side of the story as the blowout preventer has been pulled up and is still on its way to NASA where it will be analyzed by government investigators who will be able to compile their own report."
Comment Bruce Willis (Score 2, Interesting) 118
I never saw Armageddon when it came out and never bothered to rent it since. I heard so many bad things about that movie.
