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  1. Re:But they use lithium-ion on Tesla's Battery Revolution Just Reached Critical Mass (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    It's not quite in the desert - it's in Ontario, CA, where people live. http://www.latimes.com/busines...

  2. Re:Elon Musk doesn't have a private plane? on Elon Musk Says He'll Start Digging a Tunnel From SpaceX HQ Next Month (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 2

    Would make it even more likely that a plane headed for LAX would try to land at Hawthorne, which is southeast of LAX and on almost the same heading -- it's happened before.

  3. Re:Elon Musk doesn't have a private plane? on Elon Musk Says He'll Start Digging a Tunnel From SpaceX HQ Next Month (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    That's Northrop.

  4. I've never heard anyone in my office talking to Siri/Google/Cortana.

  5. Great Lakes Paperclip Company on Struggling Workers Found Sleeping In Tents Behind Amazon's Warehouse (thecourier.co.uk) · · Score: 1
  6. Re: Great! on Google Is Rolling Out Android 7.1.1 (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Not just version updates but the monthly security fixes.

  7. Re: Kalman filter on ESA: European Mars Lander Crash Caused By 1-Second Glitch (space.com) · · Score: 1

    Or it's an off-by-one coding error.

  8. Re: Just stop raising cows on Can Cow Backpacks Reduce Global Methane Emissions? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Get Fuzzy for 8/19/2016 | Get Fuzzy | Comics | ArcaMax Publishing http://www.arcamax.com/thefunn...

  9. But Google isn't going to support OS and security updates on their phones for any longer than the lifetime of the battery.

  10. Re:Android Pay/Google Wallet on Apple Pay Has a Siri Problem (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes indeed. Really annoying when the media write only about Apple Pay in cases where Android Pay, et. al. apply just as much.

  11. The term "munition" here refers to export of strong encryption methods and implementations from the United States. Encrypting is indeed constitutionally protected within the United States.

  12. Perhaps they meant Sandia National Lab.

  13. Re:Rotting eggs? on Giant Methane Leak in California Won't Be Capped For Months · · Score: 1

    Actually, this is a storage well run by So Cal Gas, the local utility, and the smell is the mercaptans that the gas was doped with.

  14. Re:Fundamental right????? on Fast Broadband To Be Classed a Fundamental Right in the UK (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I recall a law professor defining a right as "a legally enforceable interest".

  15. On the Other hand... on Phone Passwords Protected By 5th Amendment, Says Federal Court · · Score: 1

    Here is a contrary view: "Fifth Amendment protects passcode on smartphones, court holds - The Washington Post" https://www.washingtonpost.com...

  16. Re:because drinking water is so pristine on Texas Town Turns To Treated Sewage For Drinking Water · · Score: 1

    The other thing they do in Orange County is that instead of using the water directly, they pump the water upstream and inject it into the ground so it replenishes the aquifer.

  17. Re:You got it backward on Ask Slashdot: Intelligently Moving From IT Into Management? · · Score: 1

    Dilbert, of course: http://dilbert.com/strips/comi...

  18. Re:Other quakes today on 5.1 Earthquake Hits California · · Score: 1

    The earthquakes in Oklahoma aren't all in the same spot. I would be interesting if several of these small quakes were to happen at about the same time and the vibrations intersect.

  19. Re:Automobile tires? on The 3D Economy — What Happens When Everyone Prints Their Own Shoes? · · Score: 2

    This assumes that a tire has to be made out of vulcanized rubber, etc. Part of the evolution of 3D printing will be the development of new materials and printing processes that are suitable for products to be printed.

  20. Re:They still have not caught a single terrorist. on TSA: Confiscating Aluminum Foil and Watching Out For Solar Powered Bombs · · Score: 1

    You could use aluminum foil, lye and water to make hydrogen gas. The airline supplies the water on board..

  21. Re:RTFA (I know... sorry) on TSA: Confiscating Aluminum Foil and Watching Out For Solar Powered Bombs · · Score: 1

    When I read the headline, I thought that TSA was thinking of someone using the foil to make a parabolic mirror to burn something.

  22. Re:Why manual controls? on A New Use For Drones: Traffic Scouting · · Score: 1

    Controlling the drone manually suggests that the controller is watching via the camera in the drone. In California, at least, watching video visible from the driver's seat is illegal.

  23. Re:Why does Ford need this data? on Ford Exec: 'We Know Everyone Who Breaks the Law' Thanks To Our GPS In Your Car · · Score: 1

    Actually, Ford's system does not have its own cell phone a la OnStar. It relies on you pairing your own phone if you choose to.

  24. Re:Maybe this corn can be used for food again? on Lawmakers Out To Kill the Corn-Based Ethanol Mandate · · Score: 1
    I agree -- compatibility with existing engines and delivery infrastructure is key.

    Every few years, some company talks about making butanol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanol_fuel in commercial quantities instead of ethanol.

  25. Re:Maybe this corn can be used for food again? on Lawmakers Out To Kill the Corn-Based Ethanol Mandate · · Score: 1

    I would think that sweet corn has a whole different infrastructure for farming, storage and distribution than feed corn.