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    New Zealand Tourist Dies After Being Hit by Jet Blast

    Youtube "Girl blown by plane" and you can see why its a bad idea to be there. Faceplant in to a concrete divider. Probably the same thing happened just with an older more frail person.
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    Researchers Design 3-D Printed Ovaries that Produce Healthy Offspring

    Caitlyn Jenner is about to get ovaries. Cue new reality shows.... "Caitlyn's having a Baby" "Keeping up with Caitlyn" "Bruce & Cate, plus 8"
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    This Is What Xbox Games Look like on Project Scorpio on 4K and 1080p Displays

    So people are getting ugly and ugly with each "upgrade". Mass Effect Andromeda... weird faces. Now this "upgrade", the girl gets a crater face. Ultra realistic oozing & popping zits are next. Great! smh.
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    The iPhone 7 Has Arbitrary Software Locks That Prevent Repair

    This is a security "feature". When wikileaks leaks its Vault 8 documents in 2 years, you'll see how a (customized HW) home button swap could have tricked the phone in to unlocking & unencrypting the whole device! So pick your poison.
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    The Darker Side of Black - Vantablack

    Articles says "Behold the New Vantablack 2.0, the Art Material So Black It Eats Lasers and Flattens Reality" So it should be good for absorbing lasers. The problem is it can't be touched, which probably also means it can't go 70+mph, where you would need it. Or where a stealth craft could...
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    Amazon Expands Counterfeit Removal Program

    Serious problem for NFL, NHL, MLB, & NBA. Jerseys, team logo'd clothes, hats, etc. Amazon really needed to do something about it. Retailers, etailers, etc.. paying for the real stuff are losing out on millions of dollars of sales to the fakes. Samething with a lot of big brands. Fake...
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    Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 378.92 - WHQL Released

    HD Audio Driver - 1.3.34.23 I wonder if the new audio driver fixes the problem that have using the line in on the monitors built in speakers. I currently disable the audio over HDMI, so I can use the line in on the monitors and set them up as left and right speakers. Problem is after sleep...
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    200,000 Wi-Fi Cameras are Open to Multiple Hacks

    So it looks like its only an issue if you're using the cloud services? (can someone confirm this) I have multiple cameras on that list... foscams, zmodos, etc. that I've set up at work, home or family's houses. But hopefully since I manually set up everything with strong usernames &...
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    Quake Champions Will Be Free, Unless You Want to Buy It

    This is the first time I've really been excited about a new game coming out in nearly a decade. Quake 3 and Soldier of Fortune 2 were my favorite all time games. (both based on the ID Tech 3 engine) I tried a few other games around that time period Doom3, Quake4, HalfLife2, but nothing...
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    How the FBI Used Geek Squad to Increase Secret Public Surveillance

    So are you saying "Chuck" was a true story?
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    Method to Bring Down Malicious Drones is Effective, but Illegal

    Seems like a lot of wasted time, complexity & money when a bullet costs about a quarter. :D
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    YouTube Announces Streaming TV Service for $35 per Month

    Not a bad line up, just need to add Nick, NickJR and Discovery channels for my kids. Most services have too many channels, I'm a simple person. I'd be happy if I could just pick the 10 channels that I need and pay for nothing else! With AT&T to get the channels I wanted I needed like U300...
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    Retail 7700K Not Up to 5GHz - 3600MHz

    4.8Ghz is pretty darn close to 5Ghz, IMO. I know hitting that magic # makes everyone feel all warm & fuzzy, but the little few percent margin from 4.8Ghz to 5Ghz makes very little real world difference. And since "we" (people around here) at Hard OCP always focus on real world performance...
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    Tesla Model S Versus Airplane

    My dad used to do this with his 1970's station wagon with my brother & I in the car 30+ years ago when we were kids. Granted we had a little bit of a rolling start, but we would beat it halfway down the run way, with the plane only beating us near takeoff. At night there would be no traffic...
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    Feds Unlock iPhone 5C Used By San Bernardino Terrorist

    What if the FBI could hack it from day one? What if they downloaded the information immediately got working on the leads. Meanwhile, they tell the press & everyone else they're trying to figure out how to get information from the locked phone so any terrorists that may have been connected to...
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    Beware Of Hacked Linux Mint ISOs

    Their site is down: www.linuxmint.com Makes you wonder if you should trust getting an OS from them, if they can't even manage an easy Word Press website!
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    Smartphones Don't Kill Pedestrians, Cars Do

    One word: Darwinism
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    Volvo Cars Tests Replacing Keys with Smart Phone App

    This is actually genius. As long as there is a secondary / back up system still in place, like a good old fashion key. And the possibilities for this are awesome & endless.... and hackable? "Hey can I borrow your car? " (friend or kids) "Sure, I'll allow you on my phone app. Ok, you can...
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    New Technique Makes GPS Accurate Down To The Centimeter

    I thought TACC, Trapped Atom Clock on Chips, were supposed to give everyone accuracy to a centimeter on their cellphones in another couple of years.
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    Concerned By Cyber Threat, The White House Seeks Big Increase In Funding

    Agreed. But not really related to the problem of network security. The problem is windows is so popular. Its on a majority of computers worldwide, so all the hackers know how to write a virus for it. The older and more wide spread an OS is, the more holes that have been found. I think...
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    Building a home....

    Exactly. I'd love to have everything wired. My TV's, blu-rays, etc... I think all have LAN ports. And in future, that will be a requirement for me, since my new house will have LAN jacks everywhere. I have a good central location that I plan on putting my wireless AP. The problem...
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    Building a home....

    Cat5e should be plenty enough bandwidth for anybody.... right? Also, 640Kb of ram should be enough for everybody right? For now, I'm doing nothing! :mad: I'll see when I get closer to actually running the wiring. I will probably buy Cat6 wire, maybe even Cat7 to "future proof". It...
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    Building a home....

    wife & I about 41 y/o - dual income - (combined about $250-300k/year), started out, married at 28 with dual incomes @ about $100k/year combined. Only problem with our income: 2 kids in private school... that costs $26k/year of after tax money ($13k each kid)! This has been in the...
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    Future Intel PCs Will Have No Wires

    Well, my solar powered pocket calculator is wireless. Maybe they foresee their chips being that power efficient in the future. Take something like an Intel Compute Stick + a few generations + increased solar panel efficiency. Gaming PC's not included.
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    Building a home....

    Very cool set up. Yeah I was already planning on doing two Cat5 drops per room on different sides. Though I was probably only planning 1 coax per room. I figured going forward most cable boxes will probably be Cat 5, like U-verse. And now (after the recommendation) I plan on...
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    Building a home....

    So I'll be breaking ground on a new home build in a few weeks. I already have the plans for the house. I plan on wiring Cat 5 wires all over the place. In fact, I think I'm going to have at least a pair to every room. I can use one for phone & one for Ethernet. My main area of concern...
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    FS: RVS4000 & FREE: T1 Router

    FREE: Polycom Netengine 6200 T1 router and 8 VOIP system. It can provide up to 8 phone lines over the T1. I tried looking up its value. New it was like $500++, used I'm seeing them for basically nothing. You pay for shipping and you can have it free. Email me a UPS label and its...
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    Windows 8 Has Driven Millions To Become Apple Users

    It wouldn't sway me or most people here. But my father & step-mother bought an apple instead of a windows 8 PC recently b/c windows 8 was too unfamilar & hard to use. I think its absolutely true for 60+ people.... ie: millions of baby boomers. They also pick iphones over androids...
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    Dubai Splurges on Lamborghini Police Cruiser

    A few high speed chases and it will end badly for that Lambo. Countdown until pictures of crashed Aventor hit the internet begins now. Personally, I think a fleet of cheap fast cars. (mustangs, vettes, etc.) ie: 20 x $50k cars would do better coordinated together, than one $1mill car...
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    Google In Industry's Defining Fight With Apple

    I don't think its overly dramatic. While around here everyone still loves their big watercooled overclocked PCs. But everyone besides us (hardcore gamers, overclockers, etc.) wants tiny & convenient. ie: the future is tablets, phones, book sized PCs and docking stations for our phones...
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    Hackers Lay Claim to Saudi Aramco Cyberattack

    I think it goes in an order like this: 1. comb IP's for vunerabilities. 2. Find vunerable IP address 3. scan network to see what's on there. 4. figure out who's PC's/network it is.... 5. THEN Decide what to do, based on who's PC's. ex1: some lame organization... make a public...
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    Spotify Crop Circle Appears Near Stonehenge

    Looks more like a Trilobyte.
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    John McAfee House Raided Megaupload Style

    That's how things work "down there". In fact, thats they way things work in shady American cities with corrupt policitians!! You don't pay the right people, they try to make things difficult for you. 1. They make sure you're denied permits, licenses, etc.. for whatever you need...
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    Blame Netflix Troubles on Spotty Streaming Selection

    Let's see CEO raises prices for DVD and streaming and says "nothing to see here, keep moving along" Suscribers leave in droves CEO says "nothing to see here, keep moving along" Remaing subscribers complain and leave. CEO unapologetically makes up silly name to separate services...
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    MySpace Mirror Pose Minus The Camera

    Here's a way for the non-photoshop fluent people.... Step 1: Find an equally femanine looking male with girly hands like yourself Step 2: Get him to wear an equally femanine colored purple shirt and gentally touch your hands. Oh so romantic. Step 3: Have him take picture from shirt...
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    $44k Random [H] Sighting

    Notice the pictures are in front of the cookie jars.... where everyone stores their money right ? He would like to remain anonymous, so the IRS won't wonder how he got that much cash / DI ?
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    Win A BF3 Tribute System

    I clicked Like, Like, Like, Then checked one website, and realized its way too much of a pain in the butt. So then I proceed to click unliked, unliked, unliked. And now I VERY MUCH unlike all 3 companies for coming together with such a PITA contest. 3 Likes should have been plenty...
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    Facebook Teen’s Father Shows Some Tough Love

    He takes "sticking to his guns" to a whole new level. But seriously. 1. Just take it away or sell it if he wants it gone permanently. By shooting it, he's acting rashly, violently, and teaching her to destroy things to get back at people. JUVENILLE behaviour. 2. Why post it to her...
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    Steve Jobs Picture Photoshopped?

    It looks like Steve is ready to return to his alien planet of Hyper BS in the Believa Anything Quadrant.
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