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Godric · « **Reply #800 on:** June 02, 2015, 02:22 PM »

Audi conjures fuel out of thin air (and water)

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #801 on:** June 03, 2015, 10:30 PM »

33 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True

The Android M Preview makes for a surprisingly usable daily driver.jpg

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The Android M Preview makes for a surprisingly usable daily driver

Renegade · « **Reply #802 on:** June 04, 2015, 12:56 AM »

^ A whole bunch more about conspiracy theories at Washington's Blog:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=conspiracy+theories+site%3Awashingtonsblog.com

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #803 on:** June 06, 2015, 12:43 AM »

Chrome Will Soon Be Less of a Friggin’ Battery Hog.jpg

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Chrome Will Soon Be Less of a Friggin’ Battery Hog WIRED

tomos · « **Reply #804 on:** June 06, 2015, 01:40 PM »

^ Chrome:
advanced settings:
Privacy >Content Settings >Plugins >Let me choose when to run plugin content
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Detect and run important plugin content seems to work quite well too (but have just started using it).

unfortunately some content refuses to run when the plugin is allowed.
And Youtube is now HTML5 video (can that even be blocked?)

MilesAhead · « **Reply #805 on:** June 06, 2015, 01:56 PM »

I just started using chrome x64. I found it is honoring the command line switch I used in chromium years ago.
--renderer-process-limit=n I have been playing around with the setting. On my Laptop n=6 seems like the sweet spot. But I found setting Fast Dial to never refresh the dial thumbnails seems to eliminate the lag I noticed. With a setting of 6 as max renderers and 6 or 7 tabs open it seems to hover around 8 or 9 exe instances running. With no switch it was around 11 or 12.

tomos · « **Reply #806 on:** June 06, 2015, 02:41 PM »

I just started using chrome x64. I found it is honoring the command line switch I used in chromium years ago.
--renderer-process-limit=n I have been playing around with the setting. On my Laptop n=6 seems like the sweet spot. But I found setting Fast Dial to never refresh the dial thumbnails seems to eliminate the lag I noticed. With a setting of 6 as max renderers and 6 or 7 tabs open it seems to hover around 8 or 9 exe instances running. With no switch it was around 11 or 12.
-MilesAhead (June 06, 2015, 01:56 PM)

hmm. I have 18 tabs open in Iron portable, and there are 24 instances shown in the taskmanager. Maybe I should give your suggestion a go and see what happens if I limit it *and* open lots of tabs :-)

MilesAhead · « **Reply #807 on:** June 06, 2015, 02:53 PM »

I just started using chrome x64. I found it is honoring the command line switch I used in chromium years ago.
--renderer-process-limit=n I have been playing around with the setting. On my Laptop n=6 seems like the sweet spot. But I found setting Fast Dial to never refresh the dial thumbnails seems to eliminate the lag I noticed. With a setting of 6 as max renderers and 6 or 7 tabs open it seems to hover around 8 or 9 exe instances running. With no switch it was around 11 or 12.
-MilesAhead (June 06, 2015, 01:56 PM)

hmm. I have 18 tabs open in Iron portable, and there are 24 instances shown in the taskmanager. Maybe I should give your suggestion a go and see what happens if I limit it *and* open lots of tabs :-)
-tomos (June 06, 2015, 02:41 PM)

It may be worth a stab. If it doesn't support the switch it should just ignore it. Or quit with an error thinking it is a typo.

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #808 on:** June 08, 2015, 10:24 PM »

Chimpanzees may know when they are right and move to prove it.jpg

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Chimpanzees may know when they are right and move to prove it -- ScienceDaily

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True History - Wikipedia,

ewemoa · « **Reply #809 on:** June 09, 2015, 04:58 PM »

True History - Wikipedia,
-Arizona Hot (June 08, 2015, 10:24 PM)

Looks pretty nifty!

FWIW, there are links to an English translation and an audio book via:

https://en.wikipedia...story#External_links

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #810 on:** June 13, 2015, 08:47 PM »

12 things that surprise foreigners when they visit the US.jpg

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12 things that surprise foreigners when they visit the US

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #811 on:** June 15, 2015, 09:20 PM »

'Ethnic' Foods That Are Actually American.jpg

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'Ethnic' Foods That Are Actually American

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Icelandic Foods That Blew Our Minds

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #812 on:** June 17, 2015, 02:07 PM »

15 Food Jingles You'll Never Forget

19th-century champagne haul shows seabed is perfect wine cooler.jpg

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19th-century champagne haul shows seabed is perfect wine cooler

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #813 on:** June 17, 2015, 02:13 PM »

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1969 Ford Mustang - Long-Lost Boss

John Grafelman bleeds Ford blue. He says he is "always looking for old Fords." He remembers reading as far back as the early '80s about the long-lost 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 prototype once owned by car designer Larry Shinoda. Now, wouldn't that be a Mustang to find?

Incredibly, this hardworking farmer from Peoria, Illinois, already owned that very Mustang. Unbeknownst to him, the '69 Cobra Jet fastback he bought through an ad in the local newspaper was that very car.

tomos · « **Reply #814 on:** June 17, 2015, 02:47 PM »

Especially enjoyed the Ford Mustang and the Champagne stories :Thumbsup:

Twinbee · « **Reply #815 on:** June 18, 2015, 03:26 AM »

Speaking of the Mustang, here's a pure electric version that did 0-60 in 1.94 seconds: https://www.youtube....48&v=YCXuXDh9zrs

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #816 on:** June 19, 2015, 07:56 PM »

The “dreams” of Google’s AI are equal parts amazing and disturbing

Why Dylann Roof has been charged with murder, and not with a hate crime.jpg

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Why Dylann Roof has been charged with murder, and not with a hate crime

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #817 on:** June 19, 2015, 08:01 PM »

Is Asus’ New $199 Jumbo Smartphone Any Good.jpg

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Is Asus’ New $199 Jumbo Smartphone Any Good?

Here are some ways you can soon pay with your phone.jpg

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Here are some ways you can soon pay with your phone

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #818 on:** June 19, 2015, 08:05 PM »

WikiLeaks Says It's Leaking Over 500,000 Saudi Documents.jpg

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WikiLeaks Says It's Leaking Over 500,000 Saudi Documents - ABC News

4wd · « **Reply #819 on:** June 19, 2015, 08:24 PM »

(see attachment in previous post)
Is Asus’ New $199 Jumbo Smartphone Any Good?
-Arizona Hot (June 19, 2015, 08:01 PM)

Did I miss something?

The ZenFone 2 is available with 2G -> 4G (GSM, WCDMA, LTE) which allows connection pretty much everywhere no matter what carrier, (unless they're completely anal and you have to buy one of their phones - I guess for the USA this might be true).

Network Standards Supported

UMTS/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
Data Rate:
HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps
2G :

EDGE/GPRS/GSM : (WW version)
850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz,
EDGE GPRS GSM : (TH version)
900MHz/1800MHz, Class
3G :

WCDMA :(WW version)
850MHz/900MHz/1900MHz/2100MHz
WCDMA :(TH version)
900MHz/2100MHz
TD-SCDMA: (CN/IN version Only)
1900 ~ 2100
4G :
FDD-LTE: (TW version)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/1800MHz(9)/800MHz(18)/850MHz(19)/700MHz(28)
FDD-LTE: (WW version)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (US version)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (TH version)
2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (CN version)
2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)
TDD-LTE: (CN/IN version)
2600MHz(38)/1900MHz(39)/2300MHz(40)/2500MHz(41)
ASUS phone 4G/LTE band compatibility varies by region. Please check compatibility with local carriers If intending to use your ASUS phone outside the original purchase region.
SIM1 Support2G/3G/4G
SIM2 Support2G
Dual SIM Dual Active