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  1. You are not one person who has conclusively answered all these questions which scientists are debating. It may or may not be tidally locked. The magnetic field may or may not be too weak to protect the atmosphere. Tidal locking with a strong atmosphere does not result in absolute zero temperatures any more than months without light in the winter in polar regions of Earth does. The radiation from flares may or may not be an issue for life which will presumably evolve in the ocean (which offers substantial radiation protection) or on the dark side of a tidally locked planet (which will still get energy via the atmospere from the light side, again much like Earth's polar winters).

    We do not have any strong evidence yet. It's very likely that our investigations of this very planet's atmosphere via telescopes in the coming decades will be what settles our questions about planets in tight orbits around flare stars.

  2. Re:What a read. on NASA Reconnects With 'Lost' STEREO-B Satellite (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Tractor beam? Let's just get back to spending our funds on calling in wizards to do magic incantations.

  3. Re:In some country "terrorist" means something els on Turkish Journalist Jailed For Terrorism Was Framed, Forensic Report Shows (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Iraq is a democracy too (now) -- an example of why democracy isn't necessarily a good thing for a developing country with deep internal tensions.

  4. Re:Risk of a flame war on Linux Turns 25, Is Bigger and More Professional Than Ever (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    What tools does Mint have that Ubuntu doesn't? I've used both but never noticed a difference, perhaps because I used their KDE editions.

  5. Re:In other words on Mozilla Is Changing Its Look -- and Asking the Internet For Feedback (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Marketing people deserve to cry.

  6. People aren't looking for whimsy in an app they'll use for banking.

    This is a company logo, not an app logo. Mozilla != Firefox.

  7. Re:Broken Windows Policing on Chicago's Experiment In Predictive Policing Isn't Working (theverge.com) · · Score: 2

    Another solution is to make fines be a percentage of income, with perhaps a small amount of community service replacing them for the unemployed.

  8. Re:since when is power user bad? on Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying? · · Score: 1

    Linux needs a stupid hipster interface. What it doesn't need is to eliminate all of the smart non-hipster interfaces. KDE is not meant for that crowd, and we need that diversity of purpose.

  9. Re:It's been dying since KDE3 on Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying? · · Score: 1

    I use konqueror every day as my default file manager. Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.

  10. Re:It better not be. on Ask Slashdot: Is KDE Dying? · · Score: 2

    I loved gnome 1 for the customization options, but switched to KDE when gnome 2 came out removing all the options. KDE went through the same thing removing options with KDE 4 and again with Plasma 5, though... and of course gnome repeated it with gnome 3. Perhaps KDE dying will be a good thing, it'll prevent removing any more features from it.

  11. Re:A life without steak ? on Can Cow Backpacks Reduce Global Methane Emissions? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    It could be that 10% of people raise livestock in their bedrooms.

  12. Re:Waste of money on Astronauts Successfully Install Parking Spot At ISS (phys.org) · · Score: 1

    Clicking your link, it says their space station is similar to Mir except with much shorter stays. It does not have capabilities or size remotely comparable to the ISS.

  13. Re:Not quite... on America's First Offshore Wind Farm In Pictures (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    If they were in my view, I'd be pleased. They're magnificent, certainly better than a flat empty horizon of only water.

  14. Re:Uh-huh on Airbus Details Plan To Build Flying Taxis (autoblog.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can somehow force everyone to want to go to the same place, you can just put them on a bus. The problem is that people all want to go to different places.

  15. Re:Those 15% of independents... on Your Political Facebook Posts Aren't Changing How Your Friends Think (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Having everything go to hell on your party's watch doesn't have to be a bad thing. If you can parlay it into a failed coup or a serious war, that'll rally the people behind your incompetent leadership and allow you near-dictatorial powers.

  16. Re:I change a mind about Israel/Palestine on Your Political Facebook Posts Aren't Changing How Your Friends Think (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Most Americans have never really thought about that issue beyond knowing that Israel is an ally. It's a lot easier to change people's minds about things they don't know or care about.

  17. Re:Changing minds is not the goal on Your Political Facebook Posts Aren't Changing How Your Friends Think (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe the totalitarian concept of forcing everyone to vote isn't such a bad idea.

    Hardly a totalitarian concept. It's in force in many successful democracies and is really no different from requiring people to serve jury duty, for example. And of course somebody who really doesn't want to vote can still vote a blank ballot.

  18. It has as much power and speed as I need. Whereas I don't think golf carts can make it onto the freeway, which becomes a problem. I'd be more than happy to consider a little one seater miniature electric car if I could get it for a couple thousand and it'd handle freeway speeds and got at least 60 miles to a charge, but those aren't on sale.

  19. I get about 33 MPG with my '98, so apparently switching to a modern car would get me worse MPG than I already get? Also, I only drive about 5000 miles a year so it's going to take a while to save much even if there were an MPG advantage.

  20. Great, send me the electric vehicle that replaces my '98 Ford Escort at trade in value. And it better not be a used golf cart.

  21. Re:G+: The Social Network for Sociopaths on Google Is Discontinuing Google+ Hangouts On Air On September 12 (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Gmail was invite-only too for a long time. It didn't fail. The problem is google's standards for the success or failure of their products. If it doesn't dominate the market, they declare that a failure and discontinue it.

  22. It's really not safe, let alone desirable, to drive 7 hours non-stop without a rest break or food.

  23. Re:VocTech Programming on Billionaire Launches Free Code College in California (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Of course, by the time they finish the program they'll be burnt out and looking for a different career.

  24. Re:"Students between the ages of 18 and 30 ..." on Billionaire Launches Free Code College in California (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Good luck finding a 50 year old who can pull 12 hour days 6 days a week.

  25. Re:Waste of money. on Fourth SpaceX Rocket Successfully Landed on A Drone Ship (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Didn't bother to read the summary? This mission was a telecommunications satellite so those suffering people can talk to each other and watch TV to take their mind off their misery.