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  1. Re:Well let me be the first to say... on Diesel-Like Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy By 50% · · Score: 2

    Also, as speed increases, wind resistance increases exponentially

    Garbage. Unless you're close to the speed of sound it's roughly proportional to the velocity squared.

    Velocity squared is not exponential? Raising something to the second power and all, I thought that was exponential.

    x^2 is polynomial, 2^x is exponential.

  2. Already ran into this on Samsung TVs Can Be Hacked Into Endless Restart Loop · · Score: 1

    I was working for a company that was trying to develop an App for Samsung's Internet@TV. Twice we had to get the TV RMAd because we bricked it while messing around with the remote control protocol.

  3. Re:Wow on NY To Replace IT Vendors With State Workers · · Score: 1

    Take healthcare. Most people outside of the USA would consider the health care that's delivered in France to be superior to the American system.

    I'm curious, in what ways is the French system better than the American one?
    Is it just cost, cost/quality of care, or some other factor?

  4. Re:Horrible on The Biggest Roadblocks To Information Technology Development · · Score: 1

    QWERTY was designed to prevent common sequences of letters from being next to each other, to prevent the typewriter from jamming. Typists initially claimed it was designed to slow them down, but found that they had significantly improved WPM with it once they learned.