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Jaqua

186 karma · joined April 7, 2011

Chilling is the way of life..
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Jaqua··on Introducing Surface Book 2
Hmm.. Not really..
Jaqua··on Introducing Surface Book 2
What phone charges with USB-C?

From here: https://www.windowscentral.com/surface-book-2-tech-specs "Microsoft is still using its proprietary Surface Connect for power and the optional Surface Dock."

aaah.. at the end: "Users can also recharge the Surface Book 2 with a USB Type-C charger as long as it is powerful enough. Devices can be charged from the Surface Book 2, such as a phone using USB Type-C."

Jaqua··on Introducing Surface Book 2
Looks like a proper MacBook Pro replacement HW wise, but the OS is not one I would use for work.. =/ So attached to OSX for the past 6 years and cannot see me using a windows OS for work , but at home only for gaming. The new MacBook Pro has many flaws. Not sure how this compares in real use for it?
Jaqua··on Snowden an eccentric, but hardly stood out at NSA
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340565/Edward-Snowd... =)
Jaqua··on Snowden an eccentric, but hardly stood out at NSA
wtf - In later years, Snowden was proud of his career advancement, bragging about his salary (“I make $70k, I just had to turn down offers for $83k and $180k”) and dispensing online advice like a world-weary veteran. .. what a teen
Jaqua··on Texas college students hijack drone aircraft
I just posted one Snowden link, I guess it's over covered.. :)
Jaqua··on Texas college students hijack drone aircraft
Why is this story back on Hacker news? There was additional analysis on this here: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/07/02/drone-hackedwith-... and here http://video.foxnews.com/v/1706007795001/hackers-put-us-dron...
Jaqua··on Google hurdles doodle
Got 13sec and 2 stars.. hmm.. Keyboard is not the best for this.
Jaqua··on I'm an American and I want to watch the Olympics. What do I do?
If you happen to have PC in virtual - or physical HW then ill recommend using the http://bbc-player.com/ which uses the TOR network to give you access to BBC channels. The iPlayer portal is also accessible with it.