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  1. Re:Almost there, with the graphenecrete on Graphene Makes Concrete Twice As Strong While Reducing Carbon Emissions (inhabitat.com) · · Score: 1

    Does it have to be 3D-printable as well?

  2. I also don't own much of the music I store. ;-)

  3. Re:It's not frivolous. on Nikola (Motors) is Suing Tesla (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    You also have the Jaguar e-pace, which isn't e-powered; that's i-pace.

  4. Re:Invented by accident.. on Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    vulcanized rubber

  5. Re:Why have a wristband at all on Engineer Develops Sonar Alarm System To Monitor Kids In the Pool (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    Having to turn off for other swimmers is fine, forgetting to turn it on again is not.

  6. Re:Why would you want cashless? on Swedes Turn Against Cashlessness (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Equipment needed to accept cashless payments in China: A sticker with a QR-code. Cost: 2 cents.

    How does the phone/bank/whoever know the amount I want to pay? I guess the shop needs a networked computer of some sorts after all, right?

  7. Re: DRM rename on A New Era For Linux's Low-level Graphics (collabora.com) · · Score: 1

    No, it's just fine. Read "to manage something" as "to lessen something" or "to lessen the consequences of something". Like weight management, anger management, crisis management...

  8. Re:That Which Shall Not Be Named on Android P Drops Support For Nexus Phones, Pixel Tablet (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    I like having root access to my wife's devices.

  9. A car radiator is not really radiating much, it needs airflow. That's why it has a fan.

  10. Re:EDM? Maybe 15 years ago on Is Pop Music Becoming Louder, Simpler and More Repetitive? (bbc.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    It's either full volume or silence, and never any subtlety.

    One advantage: this works better when listening in a noisy environment (in a car, during jogging, etc). Which is how most music is listened to nowadays, rather than sitting in a silent room and focusing on music.

  11. Re:99 bugs in the code.... on 'The Year That Software Bugs Ate the World' (fastcompany.com) · · Score: 1

    Sex?

  12. stop support or stop working? on Google Is Shutting Down Project Tango (androidpolice.com) · · Score: 1

    Does anybody know whether that means existing Tango-based applications will stop working, or just that you won't be able to record new environments anymore, or even just that there will be no more updates/support effort? (I am not very familiar with it, don't know if it does any server-side stuff or is all processing in the device.)

  13. Re:Range and Price Barriers on Toshiba's Fast-Charging Battery Could Triple the Range of Electric Vehicles (newatlas.com) · · Score: 1

    I also like the idea of plug-in hybrids, but what worries me is battery durability. Many drivers will be completely draining the battery each day, those that charge at work even twice a day. If a Tesla battery survives 1000 full cycles, that is some hundreds of thousands of miles, so essentially the lifespan of the vehicle. Draining a plug-in hybrid battery each day, 1000 cycles is less than 3 years.

  14. Re:Maybe BLU should open source the SoC drivers? on Down the Rabbit Hole With a BLU Phone Infection (threatpost.com) · · Score: 1

    Had an Alcatel Poptouch C3. It kept getting slower and slower, to the point of needing ~1 minute from locked screen to dialing. Rebooting only helped temporarily.

  15. Re:Props don't scale because they are one-dimensio on Boeing-Backed, Hybrid-Electric Commuter Plane To Hit Market In 2022 (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    By middle school geometry the area of the disc is pi 2 r.

    Shouldn't that be pi*r^2? So that your ten-foot drone would make 100 pounds of thrust, rather than 10? Of course. since 100 1000, your point still somewhat stands.

  16. Re:The bottom line is on If Data Is the New Oil, Are Tech Companies Robbing Us Blind? (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    You picked a really obvious example. Advertising, just like Facebook.

  17. Re:"interesting" facts or "disturbing" facts on Tesla Model 3 Owners Share More Info On Model (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 2

    1. "Alexa, tell Siri to ask Google to set wipers to 80 %".
    2. A bunch of wiper blade ads. Some with prices reduced by 80 %.
    3. ?
    4. Profit!

  18. average out the number of people per car and the answer will come out at just over one person per car.

    Careful - if you count the people in the car, then also count the people in the bus. That is, include the driver, because with cars it happens many times that somebody just drives someone else somewhere, then has to return home. That makes for an average of 1.5 people in the car during that round trip, but one is just a driver with no intention to go anywhere himself so the "payload" is 0.5 on average.

  19. Replying to myself to correct mistake: above reply was meant to the below "Is there any movie that can hold a candle to a book?", of course.

  20. The bridge on the river Kwai

  21. Re: Propaganda in the summary on FSF Sees Hopeful Signs Before Sunday's 'Day Against DRM' (defectivebydesign.org) · · Score: 1

    DRM manages, that is, lessens, the rights. Think "weight management", "anger management", "crisis management" etc.

  22. Re:60 to 0 in 6 seconds on Tesla Says Its Model 3 Car Will Go On Sale On Friday (apnews.com) · · Score: 2

    They're so powerful, and single gear, so they're mostly limited only by the rubber.

    Still, they can only accelerate nearly as fast as they brake at low speeds, when air resistance is low enough. Air resistance works for you when braking, but against you when accelerating.

  23. The washing machine uses most of the electricity to heat the water. If you feed it warm water, it will need much less. You either get one with both hot and cold water inputs, or just get a normal one and feed it the right temperature (using an extra thermostatic valve or some such).

    Same for dishwasher.

  24. Customize? Please try ordering less salted fries or have them leave the lettuce out of your burger.

  25. so like bicycle rims/tyres then on Home Improvement Chains Accused of False Advertising Over Lumber Dimensions (consumerist.com) · · Score: 1

    As mentioned, many other industries have such quirks. For example bicycle rim diameters:
    27.5" rim 28" = 29" 27"
    Also, a 26 x 1.75" tyre is NOT the same as 26 x 1 3/4".