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  1. Considering that I'm allergic to beef on Should Plant-Based Meat Replace Beef Completely? (pbs.org) · · Score: 1

    I'd go plant based in a heartbeat. Also, I kinda like animals.

  2. Non-fiction for the win on Ask Slashdot: How Many Books Do You Read a Month? · · Score: 1

    Probably I scan 30-50 a month and deeply read 10. I just grab an arm of books at the library 2x a week and sit down for a couple of hours and pour over them. Diverse topics, usually on things I know nothing about.

  3. Why can't Venus be an accepted CO2 example? on EPA Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It's the hottest planet in the solar system because of its CO2 based runaway greenhouse gas situation. It's remarkably bad model to want to emulate.

  4. FoxPro on Ask Slashdot: What Would You Pay To See Open Sourced? · · Score: 1

    Visual FoxPro. Would be great to have a 64 bit version. FoxPro was really great at data manipulation.

  5. Re:self-driving or assisted driving ? on All Tesla Vehicles Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware (jalopnik.com) · · Score: 1

    Heck I have a problem doing that..

  6. Sounds like essential equipment for lifeboats on Floating Solar Device Boils Water Without Mirrors (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    A desalinization tool like that could save a lot of lives.

  7. Re:Not a surprise on Apple Unlikely to Make Big Changes for Next iPhone · · Score: 2

    Intel's 3D Xpoint and Samsung's 3D NAND should be hitting the market by the end of the year so next year's phones could have a very significant bump.

  8. I'm nearly 53 and I still haven't owned a smartphone.

  9. Elon Musk on Big Satellite Systems, Simulated On Your Desktop (sf.net) · · Score: 2

    If Elon Musk's SpaceX can use recyclable rockets to toss satellites into orbit for the cost of fuel he'll have a huge leg up compared to competitors.

  10. Re:This is it! on Microsoft Now Uses Windows 10's Start Menu To Display Ads (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    PCLinuxOS is absolutely dead easy.. Stable as heck as well. Great community. Never thought to look for a book on it. Never needed to.

  11. Re:You lie. on Rare "Healthy" Smokers Lungs Explained · · Score: 1

    I sometimes walk my dog with a guy who once took LSD and decided he could fly. It took three guys to pull him off the roof.

  12. My money is on Musk on A More Down-To-Earth Way To Bring the Internet To the Rest of the World · · Score: 1

    In 5 years I want my Tesla, solar panels and Musk Gigabit Internet.. The guy sure knows how to put dreams in your head.

  13. Dunno, I think it's a way cool idea. It's not that plugging in the charger takes any time. It's just that it's one more thing you have to remember to do in your day. Tesla is trying to make charging effortless. Presumably it will only charge when the time is appropriate and to the level desired and will slither away when it's done. It's a beautiful thing.

  14. Re:imagine an iphone on Fabs Now Manufacturing Carbon Nanotube Memory, Which Could Replace NAND and DRAM · · Score: 1

    HP was claiming it could put 100 TB of storage on a cell size device.

  15. Re:Does This Make Sense? on Tesla To Unveil Its $35,000 Model 3 In March 2016 · · Score: 1

    Up here in Ontario Canada our electricity comes from nuclear, hydro and wind. It's a slam dunk for us.

  16. Re:danger vs taste on Pepsi To Stop Using Aspartame · · Score: 1

    >Diet soda is a miracle for Type I diabetics.

    I'm not diabetic but I get by just fine drinking only water and peppermint tea.. That pop of your is just a habit you could break if you wanted to.

  17. Re:Does anybody realize on Google Battles For Better Batteries · · Score: 4, Informative

    Tesla has done a lot of work in this area, see: http://www.extremetech.com/ext...

  18. Re:Was I watching the same show? on Daredevil TV Show Debuts; Early Reviews Positive · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe you have to be a comic book fan. It's pretty rare that a character you've known for decades comes alive in, what is to me anyway, is a believable portrayal.

  19. A BIG thumbs-up so far! on Daredevil TV Show Debuts; Early Reviews Positive · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've seen 3 episodes so far and it's been enough to make me wonder why regular TV is such crap in comparison.

  20. Whenever I deal with Bell I feel slimy on Privacy Commissioner of Canada Rules Bell's Targeted Ad Program Violates the Law · · Score: 2

    Every 5 years or so I forget how bad my experiences with Bell Canada have been and I buy a service from them. Invariably within a month or two I'm horribly disappointed. Incompetence, poor ethics and deceptive pricing. Then I bounce into the arms of small local providers and I relearn what good service is all about.

    I don't know what went wrong with Bell. Some kind of institutionalized bad karma or something, but they have to be the worst large corporation to deal with in Canada.

  21. Tweet today from Elon Musk on Stanford Develops Fast-Charging, Stable Aluminum Battery · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Battery "breakthroughs" need to state power *and* energy density (not the same thing), plus how long they last. They usually fail on energy."

  22. Elon Musk on Planetary Society Pushes For Mars Orbital Mission Before NASA Landing · · Score: 1

    Isn't Musk far ahead of this schedule? So far as I can remember his time for getting a man on Mars is 15 years on the outside.

  23. I'm all for this on Scientists: It's Time To Resolve the Ethics of Editing Human Genome · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ask anyone with Cystic Fibrosis about the morality of gene editing.

  24. How much would a driverless cab fare cost? on Musk Says Drivers May Become Obsolete, Announces Juice-Saving Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Cost the cost in half and I'd ditch my car in a heartbeat.

  25. Re:From another article... on Musk Says Drivers May Become Obsolete, Announces Juice-Saving Upgrades · · Score: 1

    I'll go with Elon on this one. Cuz.. well.. he's Elon Musk.