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by spauka 15y ago
C is the rate that the battery can be discharged (or charged). A rate of 17C suggests the battery can be fully discharged in 1/17 hours. The actual current/power this produces is dependent on the battery itself.
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1st Generation iPod Nano Recall(musicweek.com)
1 points by spauka 15y ago|0 comments
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Stuxnet-style virus hits Iran(abc.com.au)
3 points by spauka 15y ago|0 comments
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by spauka 15y ago
I'm not entirely sure that I agree with this article, or indeed whether what this article says is entirely logical... First of all, the article is suggesting that simply dealing with companies with a certain amount of moral ambiguity makes
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by spauka 15y ago
You don't actually send your private key to the server during authentication, the server asks you to sign a random value with your private key, which never leaves the safety of your computer. If this value can be restored using the public k
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by spauka 15y ago
This is certainly an interesting hack attempt, and it certainly sounds like Apple is compensating people affected out of their own pocket. If the hack is genuine, it reflects one of the biggest problems Apple has, in that while they may be
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by spauka 15y ago
The article is a bit old, but I bring it up again because it was just played on the ABC (Australian Network). In addition, the article highlights a move in indie film making to crowd funding, and distribution through social media. A further
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Australian Crowd-Fund Feature 'The Tunnel' Gets BitTorrent Release(hollywoodreporter.com)
6 points by spauka 15y ago|1 comments
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by spauka 15y ago
While I agree that people should look for alternatives, I do not necessarily agree with your analysis. I do research in Physics at the University of Sydney, and the proliferation of Internet Explorer is quite high within the research staff,
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by spauka 15y ago
Posts in all caps look like spam... If this is a genuine threat, I suggest you don't use such an alarmist tone.
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by spauka 15y ago
The article does assume that bitcoin laws will be passed, and will be used to limit and persecute those who use bitcoin. A bit of regulation may, in fact, be a good thing, and could be used to make bitcoins an attractive mainstream investme
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What Tau Sounds Like - New Scientist(newscientist.com)
2 points by spauka 15y ago|0 comments
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by spauka 15y ago
While I agree that the shit-pile Microsoft faces is of their own making, I do think that it is bias, and a really clear bias. I'm an android/linux user, and it is quite clear that a lot of the IT community who don't use Microsoft products h
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Three Arrested over Sony Hack(abc.net.au)
8 points by spauka 15y ago|2 comments
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by spauka 15y ago
What I have never understood about any of these arguments is the demonization of corporations for the purposes of argument. IF, and I stress if, there is a better option, for users then I suggest use it. But arguments such as it was bought