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  1. So you think that tube is seriously leaking?
    I don't like your style of engineering, period.

  2. Re:Confusing terms... on New Hyperloop Cargo Company Promises Deliveries at 600 MPH (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Also, mixing the Greek k for kilo with American miles is odd, Americans would/should use the Latin m for mille (=1000).

  3. Re:It all comes down to one thing on New Hyperloop Cargo Company Promises Deliveries at 600 MPH (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    That's the difference, a train needs 'right of way', often only achievable via Eminent Domain procedures.
    A Hyperloop will in most places go underground, it does not require any level or otherwise troublesome crossings.
    The NIMBY community can't complain about a new eye or ear sore and the terminals will be much smaller than a typical airfield.

  4. Re:What is KMPH? on New Hyperloop Cargo Company Promises Deliveries at 600 MPH (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    kmph is unusual but not unknown, your reply shows a great deal of ignorance (or backwardness).
    Same is to be said about the moderators, this should at best be rated Funny.

  5. Indeed.
    But these measures like refrigeration and conservation all have a price that is influenced by the duration expected.
    When you can make this delivery much faster your associated conservation costs are going down and the quality of the produce goes up.

  6. It doesn't take much engineering acumen to understand a Hyperloop requires a lot less energy than a plane.
    Especially the motion itself is near frictionless, making the tube vacuum is a one time investment that only requires maintenance.

  7. Energy my boy.
    This Hyperloop thing running in near-vacuum requires a lot less energy than an aircraft.
    And that equates directly to less cost but at least as important indirectly to a much smaller carbon foot print, something that is outside of Trumpworld a BIG thing.

    Also, because the Hyperloop, like a train, does not need to carry its own fuel or power it can easily be powered by alternative sources.

  8. I doubt the US consulate cares, back home they have lots of strip clubs and other shady businesses every day flying their national flag.

  9. Frankrijk.com (Dutch name of the country France) is still run by a Belgian guy registered in Malta.

    Unfortunately the French happen to spell France similar to the English.
    If not Jean-Noël could still own the site.

  10. Re:Worrrisome it took so long on All Indian Villages Now Have Access To Electricity (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    They've got about a billion people to work on it.

  11. Worrrisome it took so long on All Indian Villages Now Have Access To Electricity (indiatimes.com) · · Score: 1

    India is a country that developed nuclear weapons and intercontinental rockets, in that light I find it worrisome it took them so long to get basic infrastructure to their remote villages.
    Yes national security is important but a happy population and good infrastructure are so too.

  12. And your complaint about Turkish letters having diacritics and/or different sounds than they do in other languages is just silly. Exactly the same things are true of any other language using the Latin alphabet.

    Not quite, English is a prime example where spelling remained as is while pronunciation of vowels changed drastically from the original.
    Danish is another example, they even added and removed some letters. And take French, or how else would you explain the pronunciation of the name of the Canadian prime minister?

  13. It seems like they plan on enforcing it on everyone somehow, as opposed to having it affect only the government or public signage (a la bilingual signs), otherwise why would that businessman bother with the change at all?

    Because most countries have language specified in their national laws.
    Or how would you conduct efficient business in a language different to the legal system you have to comply with?
    Remember Kazakh belongs to the Turkish languages and almost a century ago Turkish went from the Arab script to Latin
    Also, I'm really interested why someone found your remark Insightful.

  14. Oh yeah, at the time of Atatürk Turkish moved from Arabic script to Latin.
    Because Kazakh is of the Turkish family of languages it sounds kind of logic to do this move.
    But in Turkey there is now a small religious movement to go back to Arabic...

  15. Indeed.
    But Kazakhstan is very literate.
    And large sections of the population master both the Kazakh and Russian language meaning in future they'll have to learn both scripts.

  16. Re:End to end isn't the Google way on Google Accused of Showing 'Total Contempt' for Android Users' Privacy (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Who cares uses Signal by open whisper systems.

  17. Re: if u dont like on Some Android Device Makers Are Lying About Security Patch Updates (phonedog.com) · · Score: 1

    Even when on airplane mode you can access WIFI.
    How else would you be able to use the expensive in-flight internet.

  18. No more ratings for Stormy Daniels on 'Erotic Review' Blocks US Internet Users To Prepare For Government Crackdown (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    This will mean no more ratings for Stormy Daniels.

  19. Re:Thanks Ubuntu! on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS 'Bionic Beaver' Beta 2 Now Available (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Indeed it was, but Kubuntuforums is more to the point.

  20. Re:Slashdot Alternatives? on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS 'Bionic Beaver' Beta 2 Now Available (betanews.com) · · Score: 2

    Usenet, comp.misc

  21. Re:Now let's see what excuses they'll come up with on The Supreme Court Fight Over Microsoft's Foreign Servers Is Over (theverge.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Indeed, the EU has to be much stricter implementing their privacy rules, they are fundamentally incompatible with keeping data offshore in the US.

  22. Re:create all the USA laws you like on The Supreme Court Fight Over Microsoft's Foreign Servers Is Over (theverge.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    As long as Google or (fill in corporation) wants to do business in the EU they will have to comply with the local laws.
    EU civilians have legal enshrined privacy rights, yes that might be shocking to US citizens and corporations, deal with it.

    The by far best solution for corporations and citizens in the EU is to keep their data in Europe, it avoids any misunderstandings about jurisdiction.

  23. Re:No. on Slashdot Asks: Should Android OEMs Adopt the iPhone's Notch? · · Score: 1

    We read Apple is making a non-trivial profit on these phones so spending a few bucks more on the manufacturing should not be a great drain.
    Besides, those that are already in the Apple garden would pay regardless.

  24. Re:Popular? on Slashdot Asks: Should Android OEMs Adopt the iPhone's Notch? · · Score: 2

    Indeed, because so far I've yet to see an iPhone X in the wild.
    Maybe next trip to the US where they do seem to sell.

    I prefer what was done on the OnePlus3, the fingerprint sensor doubles as the 'return to desktop' and left and right of it are sensitive areas working as the 'return' and 'list' buttons that would otherwise litter the screen.

  25. Re:RL Support Timelines on Intel Says Some CPU Models Will Never Receive Microcode Updates (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    Sure, manufacturing has an environmental impact but only once.
    Running outdated CPU's has an energy impact every day. (Cycles per Watt)
    Remember modern GPU's are also large energy sponges.