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Re:Train Robbery for Amazon Packages? More Common Than You Think on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @04:54PM (#39123080)
I can't tell if this is sarcasm or an actual idea you are proposing.
I’ve always questioned this assumption. Doesn’t the factory do a burn-in test for the engine and drivetrain? I’d be shocked if they really were delivered without any basic bathtub-curve test performed.
By my understanding the answer according to Christian belief is no. Your body is restored to its fully capability when you enter the kingdom of heaven.
Re:Travel Routers Improve Your Life [video] on Friday December 29, 2023 @02:01PM (#38808878)
These types of views/takes honestly are not productive. Security is never 100%. If location-based blocking defeats 98% of the low hanging fruit threats, it is most likely worth it. You can then filter down your more costly countermeasures to the 2% of the remaining pie.

Similar reality exists regarding security through obscurity. Is it perfect? No; nothing is. But if the cost to even understand the system in play is very expensive, that alone is a deterrent to low-effort / drive-by attackers.

Re:Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison on Thursday December 21, 2023 @03:13PM (#38726192)
> There is a way to harness this energy regardless.

Yeah, it is called prison. I don't care if someone is "autistic" or "shit-head asshole". If you are a violent son of a bitch, I have a concrete cage with bars to house you in.

You're confusing quality with gross revenue. First thing that comes to my mind: Marvel movies gross an absolute shit ton of dollars, but the quality of the story is absolute dogshit. Yeah, she won't lose her job, but the quality of said movies lacks.
I would love to know the waist size of the average HN user.
Re:SpaceX will launch the X-37B on a Falcon Heavy rocket Dec. 7 on Saturday November 11, 2023 @06:12PM (#38235555)
It’s really not that special in my eyes. It’s a miniature space shuttle, minus humans. The purpose is 100% classified but you can guess the usual suspects (advanced sensor testing, experimental payloads, testing space warfare / asset manipulation, etc).

I really doubt they have put humans inside of it, given that they have kept it up there for year-long plus periods over its lifetime.

Re:Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers on Saturday November 04, 2023 @11:54PM (#38147992)
> enshitification

Stop using that term. Go back to Reddit.

You are correct in general. Lossy = no guarantee mechanism / state-based acceptance; it’s handled by a higher level proto (tcp).
Re:Breaking Through Depression on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @08:22PM (#37490535)
Jesus I am so sorry to hear about that. I have no idea how I would cope dealing with that. I sincerely hope life gets better for you over the next few years. Stay strong brother.
The Shia LaBeouf “He Will Not Divide Us” 4chan geo-location is my favorite. Never underestimate bored autistic shitposters lol.
It is really a reflection of how broken the civil court process is in the US.
Re:The crash of Air France flight 447 (2021) on Friday August 11, 2023 @12:42PM (#37090741)
What a great article on TWA 800. My gramps was a retired manager from TWA and when that happened he was all over it calling his buddies still working there. Thanks for the article!
Microwave and narrow focused point to point wifi is still definitely a thing in remote areas. Although with Starlink becoming very popular I wonder how long until new deployments decline.
Do you really believe the consent of UK was a real gating decision? Lol. I chalk that one up purely to diplomatic nice-ness.
Referencing hand me down and donated goods in a conversation about economic growth. What level of cope is this?
Re:A few things to know before stealing my 914 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:53AM (#36768362)
You must be wonderful to talk to at a party.
Is there a visual / graph that shows these relationships and blockings? Would make navigating whom is censoring what much more easier.
You are historically accurate. For a long time there was a lot of fiber that physically hopped through Hawaii, but didn’t actually talk to any gear locally (switches/routers). It was just an optical landing/regen station.

These days I believe there is less “optical only regen” and more IP-connected links.

Most simple answer is you can cram N number of light streams via WDM (wave division multiplexing). You transmit N number of parallel streams on different wavelengths.