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  1. Re:You miss the point. on Protesters Block Apple and Google Buses In California · · Score: 1

    >What we need is a MASSIVE overhaul of national taxation so it doesn't discourage savings and capital investment in the USA. I hate to break this to you, but this will only widen the wealth gap in the US. Not that I disagree with you, but it won't solve the problem of people complaining about the rich.

  2. Re:DPI isn't a problem. on ITU Approves Deep Packet Inspection · · Score: 1

    While this may sound good in ideal circumstances, the reality is that everything has costs, and traffic shaping is -way- cheaper that "building out the network". I worked in IT for a bit during university on campus, and without traffic shaping most HTTP would have been unusable during peak hours. We had two options, try and disallow popular file sharing completely or just limit it, and the best solution for everyone involved was the limiting.

  3. Re:No Crime here on Petraeus Case Illustrates FBI Authority To Read Email · · Score: 1

    Wait, you mean just like Clinton?

  4. Re:So confusing... on Solar Panel Breaks "Third of a Sun" Efficiency Barrier · · Score: 1

    33 ish percent is at the top of that chart...

  5. Additional Information on Solar Panel Breaks "Third of a Sun" Efficiency Barrier · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to wiki this happened in July. Also, for info, they have received over 180 million dollars in grants from the government, and closed their las vegas plant in order to "focus on international opportunities".

  6. Re:Imagine a world without a petroleum industry. on Algal Biofuels Not Ready For Scale-Up · · Score: 1

    What are you saying? It would be VERY easy to start a petroleum industry in that world. Literally scoop up oil and burn it. 0 technology required and you have an energy source, unlike this, which is still not a positive energy source even with modern technology.

  7. Re:from the summary on Algal Biofuels Not Ready For Scale-Up · · Score: 1

    if you are developing an energy source, you want the energy produced to be more than the energy it took to create it. Solar, wind, hydro and fossil fuels all pass this test, algae does not. It's not hard.

  8. Re:Why all or nothing? on Algal Biofuels Not Ready For Scale-Up · · Score: 1

    The majority of gas stations where I live sell diesel as well, and the "truck stops" on the highways and interstates sell gasoline as well.

  9. Re:Gotta keep moving on Algal Biofuels Not Ready For Scale-Up · · Score: 1

    Yeah, and my hamster turning a wheel technology doesn't work at the current state of the technology either, not that it isn't a viable alternative if some of the technological challenges can be addressed.

  10. Re:I already have a slow chunk of crap on Why Ultrabooks Are Falling Well Short of Intel's Targets · · Score: 1

    they were thicker, had much worse battery life, and had smaller screens.

  11. Re:iSuppli ignores recent history on Why Ultrabooks Are Falling Well Short of Intel's Targets · · Score: 2

    Are you joking? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/872800-REG/ASUS_UX31A_DB51_UX31A_DB51_Zenbook_Prime_13_3.html 1920 x 1080 Native Resolution, better than MBA, also cheaper.

  12. Re:Ivory tower intellectuals on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    And in a few years once you get tenure?

  13. Re:But that's not the real problem. on To Encourage Biking, Lose the Helmets · · Score: 1

    Did you miss the 50 references above to studies that prove its safer without a helmet?

  14. Re:Ehh. on Torvalds Uses Profanity To Lambaste Romney Remarks · · Score: 1

    Except, you know, it isn't correct and Linus apologized the next day.

  15. Re:Check your countries. on iPhone 5 GeekBench Results · · Score: 0

    Yes and no to this... reloading webpages on other tabs because the phone didn't save them is a ram thing. Yes, internet reloads are not really "performance improvements", but in reality they might as well be.

  16. Re:Batshit Crazy! on EVE Online CSM and Diplomat Killed in Libyan Consulate Attacks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sorry guy, but making a movie and killing an innocent person are two very different forms of "extremism".

  17. Re:what really needs to be done... on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1

    If you drive a SUV you can afford higher gas prices, unlike the poor which couldnt.

  18. Re:Realistically, many cars will no longer run on on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1

    And how long have we been waiting on the battery packaging/recharge/swap technology to catch up? Oh right...

  19. Re:Overcomplicated solution. on White House Finalizes 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard · · Score: 1

    Cool, first step, shrink the size of America to that of Europe and / or adjust the population density accordingly.

  20. Re:Idiots, I'm sure on Victory For Apple In "Patent Trial of the Century," To the Tune of $1 Billion · · Score: 1

    There are some of us that would have wanted the case thrown out...

  21. Re:Poetic Justice on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 1

    People arent born colorblind. There are differences in races, and yes, people are born with the ability to discern that.

  22. Re:Poetic Justice on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 1

    Except that she confessed on camera, she is not innocent, and he needs to prove nothing, its on tape already.

  23. Re:Poetic Justice on Georgia Apple Store Refuses To Sell iPad To Iranian-American Teen · · Score: 1
    Whats more probable? That she actually mentioned something and that caused all this, or that the Apple store guy was crazy racist and refused in front of a camera for -no- reason?

    And lets not forget that what she was trying to do was/is illegal.

  24. Re:Wrong on Your Passwords Don't Suck — It's Your Policies · · Score: 1

    And then you remove the reason to use pass phrases to begin with. Read the XKCD linked.

  25. Re:Disc Space on Gaming Clichés That Need To Die · · Score: 1

    Did your CS classes teach you about throughput or random seek times?