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  1. Re:NOT. GODDA. HAPPEN. on Elon Musk: I'll Put a Human On Mars By 2026 · · Score: 1

    Sure but sucky as they are, Microsoft still has a lot more software available than Apple.

  2. Re:NOT. GODDA. HAPPEN. on Elon Musk: I'll Put a Human On Mars By 2026 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe but I'd rather have someone say let's shoot for the moon (or Mars) rather than just making a ton of profit using patents on old technology.

  3. Re:No, you don't have an opt out. on France Cries Foul At World Cup "Spy Drone" · · Score: 1

    Well he didn't specify what he meant by "remove it". Denmark requires permission to publish a picture so he could be talking about remove it from the internet, rather than from phone memory.

  4. Re:A taste of things to come? on France Cries Foul At World Cup "Spy Drone" · · Score: 1

    A drone is more like a telescopic lens camera and a directional antenna pointed at you - so even in the public space there are issues imho.

    Well if someone can basically walk a cell phone to the same location...

  5. Re:My experience driving a Prius on Are US Hybrid Sales Peaking Already? · · Score: 1

    There were times (turning left in front of oncoming traffic) where I stomped the gas and it seemed as though the computer had to stop and think, "Hmm.... electric, gas, or both?" and the car barely moved. Once it got going it had ample pick-up, for an automatic, but that 1-2 second delay took a lot of getting used to.

    I've had a couple Ford Taurus and from what I've read, this is actually a fuel saving design feature. Wierd.

  6. Re:He continues to show himself to be ... on Musk Will Open Up Tesla Supercharger Patents To Spur Development · · Score: 1

    And what stock holders like tends to screw over the company in 5-10 years...

  7. Re:MIT sure has fallen far on MIT Used Lobbying, Influence To Restore Nuclear Fusion Dream · · Score: 1

    ITER is not run by Robots so it is, de facto, poorly managed.

    Correction.

  8. Re:Behind the curve on Seattle Approves $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage · · Score: 1

    I've calculated that I live on $15 an hour even with some luxuries. I make more than that but that money goes into savings.

  9. Re:Just gotta ask on Not A Hoverboard, but Close (Video) · · Score: 1

    Seems like something with rolling motion would be a pain to ride front to back, without handlebars (segway) anyway...

  10. Re:Missing the point on I Want a Kindle Killer · · Score: 0

    I loved my kindle but stopped using it because it doesn't run in low light and I can read with my phone so don't feel like carrying around an extra device.

  11. Re:Very true and that makes people uncomfortable on Belief In Evolution Doesn't Measure Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    Not sure if I properly clarified anything but... meh. :)

  12. Re:Very true and that makes people uncomfortable on Belief In Evolution Doesn't Measure Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    When I say educated faith vs blind faith I am talking about educated faith being theories started from certain observation and expanded and blind faith being theories based on something no one can observe. Both religion and science apply both types of faith, even if science tries to be more biased toward educated faith.

    I agree with your post but I think a lot of my perspectives are biased because I'm a developer. I tend to view a lot of existence from the perspective of how well everything I see could be produced in a simulation. But at the same time I weight everything based on how likely it seems that something is caused by one thing vs another.

    Most things I've seen in life seem far more likely to exist as it does based on having been created. Given the odds are equal the universe exists with or without a creator, the odds are much higher things got where they are with a creator (though given infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters...). Yet at the same time I've never seen anything that cannot be written off to chance, even if the odds seem pretty long in some cases.

    Ultimately I lean slightly more towards a world that has been created by some power rather than the other way but I prefer not to throw out any possibility. Just consider some less probable.

  13. Re:Maybe it doesn't measure science literacy on Belief In Evolution Doesn't Measure Science Literacy · · Score: 1

    Definitely agree that religion is based more on mythology and science is based on adaptation of existing observations. However I just want to make sure people understand that theories are only as good as the (sometimes idiot) that proposed them. I see this everyday as a developer when people keep expecting computers to be perfect but forget its a human developing the software.

    Also while science tries to adjust the theory based on findings, I feel like there isn't enough searching for alternate theories. Scientists often seem to be heavily invested in keeping their theory alive with minimal modifications for new observations.

  14. Re:Maybe it doesn't measure science literacy on Belief In Evolution Doesn't Measure Science Literacy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    There is a certain amount of faith required that our models accurately show how things happened when it is over a time span that is impossible for us to actually observe. Though there is a difference between educated faith and blind faith.

  15. Re:Stronger? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 1

    Well the more responses the more people might read what is being responded to. So I guess those responding think it is important for some reason.

  16. Re:Stronger? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 1

    Was thinking it could power internet egos, though I forgot they need far more energy.

  17. Re:Who needs brakes? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 1

    As many hits as that YouTube video would get, I don't think it will pay for the replacement.

  18. Re:Stronger? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 0

    After you good sir.

  19. Re:Clearly they've broken him and... on AT&T Hacker 'weev' Demands One Bitcoin For Each Hour He Spent In Jail · · Score: 1

    And a patriot uses indiscriminate targeting to carry out patriotic plans?

  20. Re:As a long-time Glass user, he's a bit off on Why I'm Sending Back Google Glass · · Score: 1

    Yep, I think its time to disconnect the I/O of a computer from its processor. Seems like we only need a mobile (low power) and non mobile (high performance) processor that talks to a bunch of I/O devices.

  21. Re:Not pointless at all. on Why I'm Sending Back Google Glass · · Score: 0

    And yet here you are discussing it on an internet forum rather that face to face...

  22. Re:Stronger? on The Brakes That Stop a 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC · · Score: 1

    If heat is a problem, it seems like regenerative breaking could be a better option.

  23. Development Prototype on Why I'm Sending Back Google Glass · · Score: 1

    I never got the impression these were supposed to be mature release devices. You buy one to experiment with developing new software for them. While an end user can still provide valuable feedback it doesn't seem like they are the target audience.

    My bent $0.02...

  24. Re:Salaries have fallen on US College Students Still Aren't All That Interested In Computer Science · · Score: 1

    I work as a contractor. No time and a half but paid OT nonetheless.

  25. Re:Why learn CS only to train your H1B replacement on US College Students Still Aren't All That Interested In Computer Science · · Score: 1

    Because I spent three years fixing the results of software outsourcing?