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Comment Re:Seems simple enough (Score 2) 278

There is zero evidence, so the FAA should change the rules.

I thought the rule was there because flight attendants can't be expected to know the tech specs of every single device on the market, which have WiFi, which have cellphone connection, whether or not they're in "flight" mode, etc., etc.

Given that problem, the only sensible solution is to ban everything.

Anybody who can't put down their Facebook feeds for a few minutes during takeoff/landing doesn't deserve to fly anyway.

Comment Re:Intel License Agreement not GPL-compliant (Score 1) 130

current capability is problem on any microcontrollers..

True, but Arduino owners are used to having a lot more than 10mA.

what I am asking is if it can replace an arduino in any project??

No, not even close.

It's obviously aimed at completely different market than the Arduino Uno, et. al..

Comment Re:Stupidity on a Massive Scale is still Stupidity (Score 4, Insightful) 81

That is the problem biometrics were INTENDED to solve. But all wishful thinking aside, so far nobody has been able to DESIGN a biometrics system that actually solves it.

Nirvana fallacy

Just because it doesn't solve the problem 100% doesn't mean it isn't damn useful.

I'm not saying it isn't evil, but in India it may be the lesser of two evils.

Comment Re:If I were a betting man... (Score 1) 608

I believe we will see most of the coverage tonight trying to paint the shooter as a supporter of one side or the other on this whole stalemate deal. Fact is, unless he managed to shoot a few legislators, it won't matter anyway who he sides with, since he's obvious nuts.

I want to know what'll happen if he's NOT Muslim. How will they spin that story?

Comment Re:How about (Score 2) 528

Never nudes.

See, that would require having good judgment and putting a thought or two towards contingency.

Nope. It would require a magic sixth sense that lets you know that the apparently trustworthy person you're with won't turn into a total asswipe six months from now. To date, there's no known method.

It also requires that none of his buddies will 'borrow' his cellphone when he's asleep/drunk and that he's incapable of hiding a cellphone in a place where you might be naked, or even just surprising you in the shower.

etc.

Short version: Life isn't the perfect little utopia you were imagining when you said that.

Comment Re:Or just a battery. (Score 4, Informative) 126

Although you're posting as AC, you make a decent point to which I would like to see a riposte.

Have you ever climbed Denali or Everest or Chimborazo? I can bet that the folks who do today will love having longer-term charging power.

The folks who do it today have things like this: http://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Digital-Hand-Crank-Emergency-Charger/dp/B0089QB2KY/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_2

They're more reliable than fire in a strong wind (strong winds occasionally happen on Everest, and I should know, I've climbed it 16 times).

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