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Re:The Internet of Way Too Many Things on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @12:22AM (#10184111)
>My Roku is the size it is not because it needs to be that big to hold components, but so that it looks substantial to consumers and doesn't get lost in a ball of cables.

Are you sure its not because multiple-generations-removed miniaturization technology is cheaper, and the latest Roku devices are under $100? Or that perhaps it's a different economic driver, rather than so the consumer sees its physical size?

Regarding the second app, I think the issue is again non-technical -- content is not available across devices because it's a differentiator. It may seem an artificial barrier -- your Roku can decode any video stream -- but the structure of a system that created the content suggests otherwise.

Sounds like things are ready for interoperation except for the human/economic/structural element.

Re:Why Some Security Experts Use Mutt on Tuesday September 08, 2015 @12:16AM (#10184096)
I think the idea is that a security professional should use, on a regular basis, multiple email clients.

It's a funny trick of the english language that when we say someone uses an email client, it comes across as an exclusive use. We need an explicit patch.

Re:Ancestry.com can use your DNA to target ads on Monday September 07, 2015 @11:26PM (#10184014)
Pay with a burner credit card, throwaway account? Access via VPN / LiveCD if concerned?

23andme knows my DNA. They know my email, and possibly where I bought the kit.

They don't know who I am, I hope.

And, regardless, I suspect the de-anonymization will be either so haphazard or so thorough in the future that it's not a primary concern.

Re:Tesla owner drives 452 miles on single charge on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @01:59AM (#10121316)
Of course a bicycle that is what... 1.2x human weight... is more efficient than a car that is probably ~10x human weight, when you measure it by vehicle rather than kcal per mass.