jakeonthemove

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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
In my opinion, yes, it's pretty annoying. I never work in full screen, but even if I did the objects are too big and you have to move the mouse a lot more, which is a drawback on a desktop/laptop...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
How about the ESA just starts using Falcons - then the prices will go down even further and they can focus more on actually putting good stuff in space rather on how to do it...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
But you do HAVE to use it! Start computer - Metro, Open app - Metro, Search for something - Metro, Shutdown/Restart - Metro, Windows Updates - Metro, Control Panel - Metro, switch apps - Metro, and more. It's a real PITA when you get the hu
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Why the hell doers everyone think a libertarian government would be pushing the ideology to the extreme? It doesn't happen with the other two parties, and it definitely wouldn't happen with libertarians at the helm. They would compromise be
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I've broken and overheated countless SMDs with tweezers - I guess my hands are too shaky for this kind of work :-)
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I'd be more worried about what's crashing - Windows 8's Explorer is at the top, which is not a good thing...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I think it'll be more akin to the situation with through hole and SMD components. The former allowed one to tinker with PCBs with a simple soldering iron, while the latter require a reworking station no matter what you want to do. Thankfull
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I don't think it's useless. As I understand, quantum teleportation would allow for a massive increase in bandwidth. That's a pretty good result, and who knows, maybe they'll get rid of the interconnecting cables in the future, as well.
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
How much is "a few euros" exactly? Because you won't go anywhere without food and shelter, and last time I checked, the cheapest bread was E1.70 and a bus ticket E1.50, and it adds up pretty fast...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
He did quite a lot of shady and downright illegal things, too. He's definitely a self made man, though... Change the government.
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
That's your problem? Too much energy? Why not create some buffers of sorts - wind energy CAN be stored, you can use it to charge battery banks, extract hydrogen, or even compress air or gas for later use. Obviously, it's not that easy, but
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
This is a classic case of a law that needs to be changed. When your country has an education problem, even charging the universities a fee for free courses is simply stupid.
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Sure, they could have their own nuclear fusion reactors or even something more sophisticated, but why let a perfectly good source of energy just go to waste? I don't think they'd care that anyone could detect them if they're that advanced..
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Oh God... not that I don't trust the Chinese (they do tend to overpromise, though), but I really hope that building doesn't come down at the first earthquake or fire. Plus, building it in the middle of nowhere almost guarantees that it will
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
It's the same thing as with aircraft carriers - today, smaller, more maneuverable ships (hence the focus on VTOL, as well) and drones are favored over the huge floating islands that are basically sitting ducks. I think the reason for no mor
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
They're moving away from x86 - maybe. I remember Intel's XScale ARM processors were the best around at the time. But Apple without x86 = suicide...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I'm sorry, I don't understand - I was talking about the gas in the tank on motorcycles (which also ignites from a match and it's pretty damn explosive). Also, hydrogen does not ignite without air, just like gasoline.
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Is hydrogen really that dangerous anymore? I mean, we use bikes that have highly flammable fuel right under your body, surely it's possible to create some safety measures to prevent the hydrogen from catching fire. Not to mention that Hinde
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Well, this is the perfect time to introduce sea farming - famers seasteading and growing fish (and other seafood) on the open ocean (on their own lots of water). I always found the idea pretty interesting...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Isn't that a result of relative stagnation in the 1800's? When things like better microscopes, advanced plumbing, higher speed trains, electricity, phone, radio and other staples of today's world were just being researched and used by a han
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
I suppose they could replace the pilot in the F35 in the future? I still think the F22 would've been more than enough for now and F35 is a waste of money, though...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Shows how much they care :-)
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Then I believe Luxembourg blocks it, too...
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
It's pretty interesting: this was bound to happen since digital copies are no longer the cheap variant that costs nothing to reproduce, but are becoming the more convenient version for which people pay a premium....
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Yep, in Belgium you get: http://imgur.com/7qAwh I'm surprised - I wonder if it's the same thing in other EU countries?
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
You'd shout that if you hated the persons in that building, and you'd be the one affected in the end. Youtube self-censoring "for the right reasons" now can easily lead to them censoring things in the future not only on the basis that it's
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
It doesn't even really matter if China will become a superpower bigger than the US - since most of the production of physical products is there, it makes a lot of sense to teach children the language - it will make it so much easier to work
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
The UK has always depended on import to sustain its industry. Pretty much nothing's changed since it was a colonial empire - it's just that the materials and parts are sourced from independent countries now. I was surprised to find out that
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
They seem to really hate any and all pre-sales, plus they have a list of "risk items" - if you're lucky not to fall into one of those categories, it's a happy life with Paypal for you :-). Then there's their automated fraud prevention syste
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by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Huh, it seems to me that the first way produces both/either aspiration or ambition, whereas the second way produces complacency...

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