Comment WIFI != Intnernet (Score 1) 16
So, the voice commands went through the wifi router, over the intertubes and ended up at the drone?
Where is the "internet" in this "internet of things" drone?
Comment Re:Why the fuck is this on Slashdot?! (Score -1, Offtopic) 235
Holy shit. I think that Anonymous Coward may have hit a new all-time low with this comment. Everything about this comment is dumb and irrelevant.
Come on! Can't we get some relevant comments, rather than total shit like this comment? It's not like they don't exist. They're sitting there in the goddamn comments section, while donkey shit like this comment ends up being upvoted.
Seriously, why the fuck is Slashdot allowing asinine comments like this of all things? The commenters involved aren't even remotely important in any way.
What a fucking stupid comment! It's utterly stupid in every single way!
Come on! Can't we get some relevant comments, rather than total shit like this comment? It's not like they don't exist. They're sitting there in the goddamn comments section, while donkey shit like this comment ends up being upvoted.
Seriously, why the fuck is Slashdot allowing asinine comments like this of all things? The commenters involved aren't even remotely important in any way.
What a fucking stupid comment! It's utterly stupid in every single way!
Comment IoT (Score 1) 432
The Internet of Things breaking.
Comment Re:3,600 cubic miles of ash and rock! (Score 1) 67
15000 cubic kilometers for everyone else in the world.
Comment What are the highest waves it can produce (Score 1) 64
The article said a lot of things but didn't say how high the waves get. There is no easy way for me to discern scale in that video either.
Comment No problem (Score 2) 93
Just reset your fingerprint, this time please use numbers, letters and other symbols.
Comment Re:Kalmbach (Score 1) 149
You get all my mod points for the next 3 months. I have been a Model Railroader fan since the 70's. Also, n-scale rocks.
Comment Toronto "drivers" (Score 0) 195
Studies done at the University of Toronto
Ya, but drivers in Toronto are horrible... well not as bas as Quebec I suppose.
Comment Re:I know a lot of this is cutting edge... (Score 1) 41
It's not a parachute in the classic sense - it's more like an enormous airbag around the perimeter of the craft designed to help high-altitude aerobraking. Lots of problems to solve.
The SIAD or "airbag" has worked flawlessly the last two tests. The parachutes are the systems that have been failing... 0 for 2. If the 3rd test produces the same result with the chute then maybe the team should switch focus and bump up the specs on the SIAD and concentrate on retro rocket landings.
Comment Cha cha (Score 1) 296
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Comment Oceans on Earth (Score 3, Interesting) 33
Are really, really big.
Though the odds were in their favor Roscosmos dodged a bullet here.
Comment leave open a Skype channel (Score 1) 208
Slack ftw
Comment Progress 59 Reentry Bingo (Score 1) 120
Comment Calm down with the "threats" (Score 3, Informative) 120
The ship does not seem to pose a threat to the ISS at the moment.
The resupply ship is not even remotely in the same orbit as the ISS. Progress 59 will never pose a threat to the ISS unless they regain control, adjust the orbit 200km higher, rendezvous with the ISS and attempt a docking.
Comment This happens about... (Score 2) 131
a thousand times a day across all industries.
