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Comment Re:Cannonical is just trolling us (Score 1) 984

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Saturday March 27, 2010 @12:24PM (#31640212) Attached to: Ubuntu Will Switch To Base-10 File Size Units In Future Release

a few years ago you didn't need to: 1kb was 1024 byte. it was defined like that. why don't we define 2 as 1 and 1 as 2 next ?

Not really.

Comment Re:Cannonical is just trolling us (Score 5, Informative) 984

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Saturday March 27, 2010 @12:03PM (#31639998) Attached to: Ubuntu Will Switch To Base-10 File Size Units In Future Release

If you read closely, you'll see that the summary is kind of misleading. What canonical is actually doing is using SI prefixes for base-10 units, and IEC prefixes for base-2 units.

In other words, they will use 1kB for 1000 bytes and 1KiB for 1024 bytes. This is a good thing, it just means the UI should be consistent and you don't need to second-guess.

Deposit Checks By iPhone 293

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday August 10, 2009 @12:49PM from the bad-day-to-be-a-bank-teller dept.

kaychoro writes to mention that at least one privately held bank is planning on removing a little bit more legwork for the consumer by allowing the electronic submission of paper checks via a new iPhone app. The app would allow users to take a picture of the front and back of the check and submit that to the depository. "Customers will not have to mail the check to the bank later; the deposit will be handled entirely electronically, and the bank suggests voiding the check and filing or discarding it. But to reduce the potential for fraud, only customers who are eligible for credit and have some type of insurance through USAA will be permitted to use the deposit feature. Mr. Peacock said that about 60 percent of the bank's customers qualify."

Comment Re:ya know what i'm talk aboot eh? (Score 1) 76

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday June 04, 2009 @05:41PM (#28215409) Attached to: Canadian Regulator Says No To New Internet Regs

why bother regulating them? all Canadians use the internet for is to search for hockey scores, maple syrup, beavers, learning how to become a mountie, and learning how to best serve as America's hat.

Wow, you deserve a comedy award for that one.

Comment Other sites with support exist as well (Score 4, Informative) 281

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Tuesday June 02, 2009 @05:07PM (#28187877) Attached to: Firefox 3.5 Beta Boosts Open Video Standard

There are some other sites which have had <video> support for a while now, such as omploader. It would be nice if some big sites like youtube get rid of flash too, but I'm not holding my breath.

Disclaimer: it's my site

Comment Sure, but (Score 5, Insightful) 222

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Saturday May 09, 2009 @08:46PM (#27892851) Attached to: The Grid, Our Cars, and the Net

Maybe instead of continuing to focus on the dinosaur that is the automobile, more effort should be put into building very a efficient mass transit infrastructure. Just a thought.

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Friday May 08, 2009 @12:46PM (#27878073) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

There's your problem; you're a single male 20 year old with 5 years of experience (by default) and no driver training.

Actually I did have driver training when I was 15, just before I turned 16 and got my license. The problem is that it expires after 2 or 3 years.

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @10:21PM (#27871791) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

means you're using a little less than $100 of fuel per week.

Maybe I could have worded that better by saying a tank lasts less than a week.

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @09:12PM (#27871097) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

Given that there are ~52 weeks in a year, how can less than $100 a week in fuel add up to $7k/year?

a little less than 1 tank of fuel per week

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @08:49PM (#27870807) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

I've been doing it for more than 2 years now, every day. Quite alive and well, thanks. The myth about cycling in the city being dangerous is just plain crap. See what Ken Kifer has to say about cycling safety and statistics.

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @08:43PM (#27870739) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

Take a look at my other comment.

Comment Re:depends (Score 4, Funny) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @08:39PM (#27870665) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

Well, since everyone here thinks I'm full of crap, I decided to take a picture of my old insurance policy. Here's the first, and second picture. Note that the highlighted value is the annual cost (so the monthly payment was $489.67).

And for the record, I have a nearly perfect driving record (other than a couple speeding tickets when I was 16).

Comment Re:depends (Score 1) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @07:29PM (#27869663) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

Technically, you only have a mix of the rights of a motorist and a pedestrian. Examples:

Sure, I'll bite.

Bicyclists are required to stay as close to the curb as possible.

Maybe this is the case where you live, but where I live (and in most other places) cyclists are viewed the same way as any other automobile on the road in the eyes of the law.

Pedestrians get priority over bicyclists on the sidewalk. Riding and crossing intersections too fast is an "unsafe operation" of a bicycle and possibly make you liable in a collision with a vehicle.

Actually, cycling on the sidewalk is illegal (where I live, and in most places as well). However, it's very easy to dismount a bicycle.

Comment Re:depends (Score 0) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @07:20PM (#27869507) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

Bloody hell, where do you live that insurance is $450 per MONTH? Or perhaps you owned some crazy car, considering $650/mo payments... I used to pay about $100/mo for two cars...

As I mentioned in another comment, those dollars are CAD, and the cost of ownership for automobiles is a lot more here in Canada. Everything is more expensive, plus there is a 20% additional cost from the currency exchange. Even when the CAD was worth more than the USD, everything up here cost 10-40% more. Especially automobiles.

Comment Re:depends (Score 4, Insightful) 1137

by g-to-the-o-to-the-g on Thursday May 07, 2009 @06:52PM (#27869029) Attached to: Your Commuting Costs By Car Vs. Train?

2) In the US, if you are on a bike, you do not have the rights of a pedestrian. You are bound by motor vehicle laws.

It takes approx. 2 seconds to go from being a cyclist to a pedestrian. It's really easy, I swear.

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