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  1. Re:Kill 2 birds with one stone on Electric Car Nano-Batteries Aim For 500-Mile Range · · Score: 1

    I was thinking hydrogen fuel cells, thus there would be no combustion at all and no NOx or GHGs

  2. Kill 2 birds with one stone on Electric Car Nano-Batteries Aim For 500-Mile Range · · Score: 1

    To solve the problem of recharging such a crazy big battery system I propose a merger of the 2 "greenest" technologies. Just have a passive recharge system based on hydrogen. Fuel hydrogen tanks, easy to store and fill up and then use those hydrogen tanks to recharge the battery as you drive (preventing megawatt recharge stations). That way you get ridiculous range, 0 emissions (except water) and unless you're driving continent to continent no real urgency to fill up the tank. Synergy FTW!

  3. Re:Already A Fad on Electric Car Nano-Batteries Aim For 500-Mile Range · · Score: 1

    Speaking of efficiency, how does the new VW's 235 mpg sound? It makes a prius look like a fleet of hummers: http://www.switched.com/2008/05/10/volkswagen-to-produce-1-liter-car-in-2010-should-get-over-200mp/

  4. Maybe not this one, but onecare is alright on Microsoft Security Essentials Released; Rivals Mock It · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've been using Microsofts OneCare security suite for over a year now and I absolutely love it. It has been able to stop, detect and remove and lot of pieces of malware, spyware and trojans. I can see how Microsoft got a bad rap in the past, and I used to believe Microsoft software in the security field was unreliable but OneCare has changed my thinking. I think Symantec might be rushing to judgment a bit quickly but time will tell whether Microsofts new innovation is a worthwhile endeavor

  5. Re:Attention, Tinfoil Hat Wearers on LCROSS Team Changes Target Crater For Impact · · Score: 2

    I'm pretty sure that's sarcastic but here's the numbers anyway:

    moon to earth = 238,857 miles

    ISS to earth = 220 miles

    the moon is over 1000 times farther than the ISS

    Hooray applied mathematics!

  6. Not too bad on LCROSS Team Changes Target Crater For Impact · · Score: 2

    I can barely hit my friends with nerf guns. If NASA only misses its target (which is about 238,857 miles away from here) by the next nearest crater I raise my glass to you NASA. Not too bad NASA, not too bad...

  7. Re:it's all good on The Night Sky In 800 Million Pixels · · Score: 0

    The logic behind this joke is as follows: The pornography industry plays a large role in determining which technologies evolve and end up as industry standard (mini dv, blu-ray, to name a few). As such, the joke above was playing upon this unfortunate determinant by poking fun at the fact that pornography can play a role in high technology even though in this case it obviously wouldn't (thus hyperbolic satire). I apologize if mod points were wasted rating this down, I'll try to avoid being so crass and childish in my future posts.

  8. Finally computer artists get some credit on Judge Rules Games Are "Expressive Works" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    While I don't think an EA football title is the perfect example of artistic expression... it is nice to know that the supreme court is finally giving artists of the digital age their due. There's a reason game design and computer graphics is always filed in a colleges Art's and Sciences program. It's because these fields are the best of both worlds. We might be nerdy but don't forget the art part

  9. Another college student with a kindle on In Trial, Kindles Disappointing University Users · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As a college student I don't really carry much sentimental value towards textbooks. I hate them because they're expensive and I would love for a cheaper replacement. Unfortunately the Kindle is not it.

    I have a kindle and I love it for when I'm traveling and just reading a novel or a few articles but I tried using it as a textbook replacement and it was miserable. The difficulty of trying to multitask switching between pen and paper and scrolling pages with the kindle is too time consuming and frustrating.

    If future e-readers and e-textbooks can integrate interactivity more effectively I might give them another try, but until then I'll take my chopped up trees please.

  10. it's all good on The Night Sky In 800 Million Pixels · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The next logical step in this process...360 degree zoomable 800 megapixel boobs FTW!

  11. uh oh on Banking Via Twitter? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tweet: you're broke. :) Thank you for choosing stupidity banking.

  12. I got it! on NASA Wants Your Ambitious High-Tech Contest Ideas · · Score: 1, Insightful

    How about we find a useful mission for the billions of dollars in research we have just sitting around NASA? Like a mission that would improve the quality of human life instead of watching m&m's floating in zero g. I'm just sayin...

  13. Distribution costs on Why Games Cost $60 · · Score: 1

    It's important to not overlook the overhead required for successful product distribution. You need an entire branch/ sector to make sure the product arrives everywhere it needs to on time, gets placed on the right shelves. The company needs to pay salaries and benefits for a group of employees who manage this. Although the physical product and packaging might be cheap to produce, making sure it is properly distributed and keeping store inventories stocked is more difficult than one might think. While it might only cost $10 to ship a case of games, maintaining the relationship with retailers and knowing where to ship the games costs a lot. Digital distribution will help cut these costs and should hopefully reduce prices (although publishers are evil and probably won't pass the savings on to consumers).