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Comment Re:I don't get it... (Score 1) 131

I can understand what you're saying (but the other commenter already corrected you about the specifics on that ban), but ... what most people are not aware is that these batteries (normally 18650 bats) are EXACTLY the ones that are used in laptop batteries. If you break open a battery pack from a laptop, all that you'll see inside is a row of 18650 bats ;)

Comment Re:Fire hazard? No shit sherlock. (Score 1) 131

With a mec mod there are no buit-in protections, so no restrictions. The only "rule" is Ohm Law. That means you can build a ridiculous low coil setup, in the low sub-ohm range, and get the most watts out of the battery.
Of course, that also means that if you fuck up your build, there are no built-in protections to save you if your battery goes into bad territory.

That being said... with the ample selection of regulated devices that support high wattage output, up to 200W in some cases... it's mainly a question of looks, or preference.

Comment Re: Better Link (Score 2) 342

by wtfamidoinghere (#52056727) Attached to: FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes Like Tobacco

Posting anon because mod.

Sorry, you're wrong. It's the other way around. VG makes much more vapor, and it is preety much popular nowadays. Three years ago liquids were mainly PG or 50/50 mix, nowadays most liquids are much higher VG.

So, VG: more vapor, softer; PG: better flavouring, more ''throat-hit''

Comment Re:You insensitive clod! (Score 1) 286

by wtfamidoinghere (#42659045) Attached to: Three Low-Tech Hacks for Phones and Tablets

I had one of these back in the days: http://www.mobilephonehistory.co.uk/motorola/motorola_d160.php
(or a very similar model, mine had a kind of shell cover thingy, if I remember correctly)

The battery it used was basically four AA batteries, and you could take it off and put 4 AA batteries in it when the main one went dead.

Submission + - Congress Capitulates to TSA; refuses to let Bruce Schneier testify (schneier.com)

Submitted by McGruber
McGruber writes: Following up on the earlier Slashdot story "Congress Wants Your TSA Stories" (http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/03/23/2312228/congress-wants-your-tsa-stories), earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing titled 'TSA Oversight Part III: Effective Security or Security Theater?' that was streamed line by CSPAN (http://www.c-span.org/Events/House-Hearing-Examines-TSA-Security-Initiatives/10737429331-1/).

In a blog update (http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/03/congressional_t.html), Bruce Schneider says that "at the request of the TSA" he was removed from the witness list.

Bruce also said "it's pretty clear that the TSA is afraid of public testimony on the topic, and especially of being challenged in front of Congress. They want to control the story, and it's easier for them to do that if I'm not sitting next to them pointing out all the holes in their position. Unfortunately, the committee went along with them."

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