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Comment Re:Short of NICs and CPUs, what else has succeeded (Score 1) 39

I was working there when they came out with the Bad Axe motherboard.
Broken drivers, horrifically ugly and broken "xtreme" configuration apps, flaky overclocking.
In less than a year, they were unsupported and left to die.

The chip engineers were top notch, but sales and management was full of clueless
expense account eaters, all waiting for the 90's to return so they could cash out stock grants.

Comment How soon until the thermostat is dumped? (Score 2) 16

I have a gen2 Nest thermostat. Unless I pull the white A/C wire every winter,
It'll die mid-winter because somehow, it can't pull enough current to charge its battery.
I didn't snake the extra power wire because it's a 100+ year old house and not worth the trouble.
Nest knew about the design flaw years ago, said they would fix it, and never did.

Last month, a software update broke the thermostat's wifi, and it won't connect anymore.
Nest says to reboot my router (yeah, ok) or get a new Nest router.
Best of all, it insists on resetting the inside heat to 74 degrees, every day, because it's "smart".
So now it's actually worse than a 1960's Honeywell round manual.
I could screw with it, but I really don't need another hobby.
F'n Google.

Comment Slashdot offers clear evidence (Score 1) 491

The decline in the quality of education is directly reflected in the increasing rarity of
of intelligent and informative commentary here on Slashdot over its 30 year history.

And just like here, the United States has been overrun with anonymous cowards,
offering little of value, but proud of putting their ignorance on display for all to see.

Comment Re:BYD (Score 1) 275

In my experience, the level of obedience of speed limits is about equal in France and the USA. Average speed (when there are not traffic jams) is really 75-80mph on highways. I myself got a ticket from a roadside bunker camera about 100 miles south of Paris. I do agree French drive somewhat slower on urban roads, but highways through cities (when not jammed solid) seem to be just like the USA.

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