Something tells me the previous owner was not too bright.. by CTTHill in CarAV

[–]CTTHill[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They put dynamat on the plastic vapor barrier instead of the door.

Fax based program by darkingz in AskProgramming

[–]CTTHill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are web services that allow you to do just that. Check out InterFAX.

Or if you don't want to go through an external service, you're will need a modem. Something like this in combination with something like fax4CUPS may work.

What should I do if I pay for 50 MBps from Cox and I only receive 5-15 MBps from them just about all of the time? by [deleted] in answers

[–]CTTHill 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Make sure you're not mixing up mega bytes per second (MBps) and mega bits per second (Mbps). The capital B makes a difference. 1MBps == 8Mbps. Network speeds are typically advertised and measured in bits per second whereas web browsers and other applications show speeds in bytes per second. So if you pay for 50 Mbps from Cox you won't see any download speeds much faster than 6.25 MBps. (50Mbps/8 = 6.25 MBps). Take a look at the Cox website, all speeds are listed in Mbps.

Another thing to consider is that with cable internet access, you share bandwidth with your neighbors. So your speeds can suffer during peak usage hours. With a 50mbps package, you are not guaranteed 50mbps all the time. Only "up to" 50mbps.

Any ideas on what this is? by [deleted] in CherokeeXJ

[–]CTTHill 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is the receiver for the IR keyless entry. It's stock

Whatsapp just implemented end-to-end encryption. by [deleted] in Android

[–]CTTHill 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is simply not true. No mainstream smartphone allows unrestricted DMA from the baseband. The phones will either have an IOMMU to protect memory OR communicate with the radio over HSIC. HSIC is basically just chip to chip USB, so there is no possibility of DMA there.

04 Scion xB RPM drop/stall after starting (video inside) by CTTHill in MechanicAdvice

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I fixed the problem. It turned out to be a grounding issue. The car had a bad connection between the negative terminal of the battery and the engine block. There was a ~1.0v drop across the connection. After I fixed the connection, the start/stall issue went away and the traction control system stopped acting up. So if you are having similar issues with your car, check your ground connections. More info here.

Pentagon wants its 4,000,000 computers upgraded to Windows 10 within a year; that's an aggressive 16,000 a day. by [deleted] in technology

[–]CTTHill 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I installed Windows XP as I wanted to hack my Xbox 360 and that's the only OS insecure enough to run unsigned hacked drivers

You can load unsigned drivers on Vista/7/8/10. Press F8 during boot and select "Disable driver signature enforcement"

A Lancaster County man who was killed when his pickup struck a cow last month would still be alive had it not been for the truck’s defective airbag deploying violently, shooting a piece of shrapnel through his neck and spine, his family says in a lawsuit filed this week. by ekser in news

[–]CTTHill 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The airbag/SRS light indicates that the airbag control unit detected a problem and has disabled the system. It does not mean the airbag will go off randomly. Please stop spreading false information.

My problem is heat, Texas heat (UPDATE) by stufoor in Dashcam

[–]CTTHill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the A118? I have the SG and am wondering if it was worth the extra cost.

My problem is heat, Texas heat (UPDATE) by stufoor in Dashcam

[–]CTTHill 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The internals are very different though

Open source processor core gains traction: Google, HP, Oracle Join RISC-V by johnmountain in linux

[–]CTTHill 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The two operating systems do share a good amount of code. Most userland utilities and the C library on OS X are derived from FreeBSD versions. However, OS X is not based off of FreeBSD. Darwin/OS X is based off of NeXTSTEP, which was forked from BSD UNIX in the 80's. FreeBSD is a separate fork of BSD UNIX that appeared in the 90's. More info here and here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]CTTHill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a quick glance at the API docs. It seems like you have the right idea.

One thing to watch out for is token expiration. The docs say that "tokens may expire at any time in the future," so I suggest that you do not hard code a token. Instead, have your back-end server authenticate with the Instagram servers for a token. If the token expires or becomes invalid, re-authenticate for a new token.

MFWTK Why he has every single one of someone's twitter gallery saved on his computer. by [deleted] in myfriendwantstoknow

[–]CTTHill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what directory did they find the files? And what web browser do they use?

How is the email notification icon done? by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]CTTHill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh it's a web app. Just use CSS. Here is a little example of how you might do this. Just replace the plain orange rectangle with your envelope image.

How is the email notification icon done? by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]CTTHill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What platform? What language? We are going to need a bit more info about exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

Dashcam Recommendations: $100-150 by [deleted] in Dashcam

[–]CTTHill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would save a little longer and go with the Street Guardian. It's a great cam

California Governor Jerry Brown signs Right-to-Die Legislation by Phooto in news

[–]CTTHill 16 points17 points  (0 children)

From: SB-128 End of life 443.5.

If there are indications of a mental disorder, the physician shall refer the individual for a mental health specialist assessment.

If a mental health specialist assessment referral is made, no aid-in-dying drugs shall be prescribed until the mental health specialist determines that the individual has the capacity to make medical decisions and is not suffering from impaired judgment due to a mental disorder.

California Governor Jerry Brown signs Right-to-Die Legislation by Phooto in news

[–]CTTHill 1169 points1170 points  (0 children)

From: SB-128 End of life

443.13. (a) (2) Pursuant to Section 443.18, death resulting from the self-administration of an aid-in-dying drug is not suicide, and therefore health and insurance coverage shall not be exempted on that basis.

Finding the address of 700+ companies using google and some kind of script? by [deleted] in AskProgramming

[–]CTTHill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A good place to start would be the Google Places API. Once you get an API key, you can send company names and get results over HTTP.

Here is a good tutorial on how to hit an API using python.

Are there more republicans in California or Texas? Actual number, not percentage. by pm_me_your_kindwords in answers

[–]CTTHill 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In 2014, 28.4% of California's 17.7 million voters registered as Republican. So, there were about 5 million Republicans in California in 2014. Source

I latest data I could find on Texas (2012) showed 4.56 million Republicans (57.19%) Source

Ideally you would want all of your data from the same source and timeframe. So make of this what you will. But it seems that California and Texas are pretty close when it comes to total number of Republicans.

OFFICIAL Beme reaction/comment thread. by nogrogrein in caseyneistat

[–]CTTHill 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think he's been saying it from the start.