Comment Re:Type of meat (Score 0) 393
Of course it is: a thread about beef and vitamin B12 in feces, it's obviously bullshit.
Comment I have a phone, call me. (Score 0) 456
It's that simple.
The *problem" with other channels is: their signal-to-noise ratio keeps decreasing to the point where they become unusable. I don't care about social interaction, photos of your cat, children, lunch, dog, grandchildren, and so on. I moved from ICQ to Skype to Fring to BBM to Hangouts, because all the people I care about can (and do) use them. Now I am trying out Allo, waiting for Google to pull the plug on Hangouts. I am not using whatever you think is "better". There is no "better", if all you want to do is send and receive information. I am not choosing a channel based on its entertainment potential, we have TV for that.
If I have something important to say, I will find a way. If not, I don't care about your funny pictures.
I don't mind paying a couple of pennies if necessary, if I want my message delivered. I don't care if your messaging system is cool, is new, is free... If you think your message is not worth 15 cents, then don't send it.
Comment Re:Why MIPS? (Score 0) 203
I was thinking the same thing.
I think it's because OpenDingux already runs on MIPS hardware. It's easier to port.
On the other hand, I wouldn't call the specs "impressive", at least not for the price.
Comment Two words (Score 0) 251
Nokia Situations.
(I had it on my 5800, and it worked very well)
Submission + - Oracle Open World: Ellison Preaches Cloud Religion (slashdot.org)
Nerval's Lobster writes: "Oracle CEO Larry Ellison used his opening keynote at Oracle Open World (OOW) to unveil several initiatives to accelerate the cloud, including its own private cloud, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, and its latest database version—which, coincidentally, can be stored in memory within Oracle’s latest Exadata database machines.
Ellison also paid tribute to Oracle hardware partner Fujitsu, which had earlier announced “Project Athena”: a server designed with a UltraSPARC chip that (he claimed) can run the Oracle database “faster than any microprocessor on the planet.”
Ellison opened OpenWorld with four key announcements: that Oracle is now offering infrastructure as a service; that it will complement the IaaS offering by allowing customers to run that same infrastructure behind their corporate firewall as a private cloud; the launch of Oracle database 12C (where the “c” stands for “cloud”); and, finally, the new Exadata servers, which barely use disk drives at all in-favor of in-memory storage, with flash memory as a fallback."
Ellison also paid tribute to Oracle hardware partner Fujitsu, which had earlier announced “Project Athena”: a server designed with a UltraSPARC chip that (he claimed) can run the Oracle database “faster than any microprocessor on the planet.”
Ellison opened OpenWorld with four key announcements: that Oracle is now offering infrastructure as a service; that it will complement the IaaS offering by allowing customers to run that same infrastructure behind their corporate firewall as a private cloud; the launch of Oracle database 12C (where the “c” stands for “cloud”); and, finally, the new Exadata servers, which barely use disk drives at all in-favor of in-memory storage, with flash memory as a fallback."
Submission + - Ice may lurk in shadows beyond Moon's poles (nature.com)
ananyo writes: "Water ice on the Moon may be more widespread than previously thought. Permanent shadows have been spotted far from the lunar poles, expanding the number of sites that would be good candidates for exploration by robotic rovers — or even for the locations of lunar bases."
Submission + - The US Navy's awesome electromagnetic railgun programme (naval-technology.com)
RougeFive writes: Imagine a warship weapon that can launch projectiles at Mach 10 without explosives (more than three times the muzzle speed of an M16 rifle), that has a range 220 miles and that uses the enormous speed to destroy the target by causing as much damage as a Tomahawk missile. Meet the US Navy's electromagnetic railgun programme.
Submission + - EU says Apple's Warranty Advertisements are Unacceptable (tekgoblin.com) 1
An anonymous reader writes: The European Union believes that Apple should be investigated for the way that it advertises warranties on their products. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wrote to the member countries which is 27 to ask them to check whether Apple retailers failed to let buyers know about the right to a minimum 2-year warranty for products such as the iPhone and iPad under EU law.
Comment Mobile computing! (Score 0) 220
...of course!
Submission + - DEA wants to scan all license plates on Utah's 'drug corridor' (sltrib.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Everyone driving on Interstate 15 in southwest Utah may soon have their license plate scanned by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The DEA and two sheriffs are asking permission to install stationary license plate scanners on the freeway in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose would be to catch or build cases against drug traffickers, but at a Utah Legislature committee meeting Wednesday, the sheriffs and a DEA representative described how the scanners also could be used to catch kidnappers and violent criminals.
That, however, wasn’t the concern of skeptical legislators on the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. They were worried about the DEA storing the data for two years and who would be able to access it.
The DEA and two sheriffs are asking permission to install stationary license plate scanners on the freeway in Beaver and Washington counties. The primary purpose would be to catch or build cases against drug traffickers, but at a Utah Legislature committee meeting Wednesday, the sheriffs and a DEA representative described how the scanners also could be used to catch kidnappers and violent criminals.
That, however, wasn’t the concern of skeptical legislators on the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. They were worried about the DEA storing the data for two years and who would be able to access it.
Submission + - Nikola Tesla Wasn't God and Thomas Edison Wasn't the Devil (forbes.com)
dsinc writes: Forbes' Alex Knapp writes about the Tesla idolatry and confusing his genius for godhood: "Tesla wasn’t an ignored god-hero. Thomas Edison wasn’t the devil. They were both brilliant, strong-willed men who helped build our modern world. They both did great things and awful things. They were both brilliantly right about some things and just as brilliantly wrong about others. They had foibles, quirks, passions, misunderstandings and moments of wonder."
Submission + - Star City and the Baikonur Cosmodrome (theatlantic.com)
zyborg writes: 44 photographs of the Baikonour Cosmodrome used by the ISS program. Photographs range from training, launch vehicle transport and assembly, launch, touchdown, pictures from space, etc. From the article "Earlier today, a Soyuz-FG rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying an International Space Station (ISS) crew into orbit. Baikonur, Russia's primary space launch facility since the 1950s, is the largest in the world, and supports multiple launches of both manned and unmanned rockets every year. With the U.S. manned space program currently on hold, Baikonur is now the sole launching point for trips to the ISS. Gathered here is a look at the facility, some of the cosmonaut training programs in Star City outside of Moscow, and a few recent launches and landings — plus a bonus: 3 spectacular long-exposure images of Earth from the ISS".
Submission + - CPU competition heating up in 2012? (eejournal.com)
jd writes: "2012 promises to be a fun year for hardware geeks, with three new "Aptiv-class" MIPS64 cores being circulated in soft form, a quad-core ARM A15, a Samsung ARM A9 variant, a seriously beefed-up 8-core Intel Itanium and AMD's mobile processors. There's a mix here of chips actually out, ready to be put on silicon, and in last stages of development. Obviously these are for different users (mobile CPUs don't generally fight for marketshare with Itanium dragsters) but it is still fascinating to see the differences in approach and the different visions of what is important in a modern CPU.
Combine this with the news reported earlier on the DDR4, and this promises to be a fun year with many new machines likely to appear that are radically different from the last generation.
Which leaves just one question — which Linux architecture will be fully updated first?"
Combine this with the news reported earlier on the DDR4, and this promises to be a fun year with many new machines likely to appear that are radically different from the last generation.
Which leaves just one question — which Linux architecture will be fully updated first?"
Submission + - Google's Grand Android Plan: Finally, It All Makes Sense (computerworld.com)
CWmike writes: "Get ready, gang: Android may be on the brink of its biggest change yet — a shift that could redefine the platform and send waves through the entire mobile market, writes JR Raphael. Signs of something big have been brewing in AndroidLand for some time now: First, we've had the increasingly loud buzz about Google's top-secret mission to build an inexpensive Nexus-like tablet. Then, last month, Google opened the door to selling unlocked Nexus devices directly to consumers, eliminating the need for carrier meddling and contract commitments. Now, at long last, we're getting a glimpse at what's likely the final piece of the puzzle. Google is getting ready to expand its Nexus program, a report from The Wall Street Journal says, and will soon offer a "portfolio" of Nexus-like flagship devices. Instead of selecting a single manufacturer to make each Nexus model, as it's done in the past, El Goog will reportedly work with up to five different manufacturers in order to offer a wide selection of stock devices — both phones and tablets. But wait: There's more. According to the Journal, Google will sell all those Nexus devices directly to users through its new Google Play Device Store. It'll supposedly offer direct sales to users in the U.S., Europe, and Asia; it might even partner up with some retailers to expand the program. This, my friends, is huge."
Submission + - Big Media and Big Telcos getting nasty in landmark Australian law Case (delimiter.com.au)
Fluffeh writes: "In Australia, we have the right to record TV and play it back at a later date, we also have the right to transcode from one format to another, so anyone with a media server can legally back up their entire DVD collection and watch it without all those annoying warning and unskippable content — as long as we don't break encryption (please stop laughing!). Optus, Australia's second largest Telco has been raising ire though with the new TV Now service they are offering and Big Media is having a hissy fit. They recently offered the service that does the recording on behalf of the customer. Seems a no brainer right? Let the customer do what they are allowed to legally do at home, but charge them for it. Everybody wins! Not according to Sports Broadcasters who made this statement when Optus said they would appeal their recent loss in an Australian Court to the highest court in the land: "They are a disgusting organisation who is acting reprehensibly again and now putting more uncertainty into sports and broadcast rights going forward I’m really disappointed and disgusted in the comments of their CEO overnight." Is this yet another case of Big Media clutching at an outdated business model, or should consumers be content with just doing their own work?"
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