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  1. Recharge time not range is the problem. on Hyundai To Build a 300-Mile-Per-Charge Electric Car (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    We've had reasonable range from Electric cars for a while now. For most commuters, Even 100 miles a day is plenty, and that allows some longer journeys as well. Especially in Europe, where cities are closer together.

    But on those occasions you do need to go further, you need to stop and recharge. A regular fuel powered car, this just requires a minor inconvenience of stopping, refuelling and heading off again. Electric cars though - it takes an hour to fill up the battery, and that's at a Tesla Supercharger station. Even after the infrastructure has improved, that's something that requires a certain amount of prior planning.

  2. Re:Version Control = Good on Developer Accidentally Deletes Three-Month of Work With Visual Studio Code (bingj.com) · · Score: 1

    It isn't enough to commit the code, you also have to push it somewhere. Even if that is just a repo on the same box.

    Still a risk here though. PCs can get stolen, or infected with viruses, or destroyed in a fire.

  3. Re:Howzabout "The airline lost my luggage" on Why Does Hollywood Remain Out of Step With the Body-Positive Movement? (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Nobody cares enough to even ask for an excuse. But if you're going to a red carpet event, you want to look good!

  4. Still coming out in September. on CBS Delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' To Maintain Quality (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Is this news about the fact that it was delayed until September? Surely we knew about this back in January.

  5. It's only a test of concept.

  6. Re:Saw the preview, it's not a "quality" problem on CBS Delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' To Maintain Quality (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    22-26 episode seasons seems to be an aspect of the US production model though. And while it works fine for episodic shows, when there's a degree of continuing storyline, they tend to drag a little during the mid-season. I prefer it when they have shorter seasons and a more compact story. If they can give us more variety, I'm happy with that too.

  7. Re:Stinker on CBS Delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' To Maintain Quality (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    9 months is probably long enough to make a show; not just fix it. At least assuming they have sets and a couple of decent scripts.

  8. Re:Don't expect intelligent discussion here on CBS Delaying 'Star Trek: Discovery' To Maintain Quality (foxnews.com) · · Score: 1

    Hey, I want to be outraged! Don't bring your facts into this!

  9. The law gets things wrong sometimes. This developer has been able to challenge the procedures used and should get recompense.

  10. Re:Does this break the limited supply 'feature'? on Why the Bitcoin Network Just Split In Half and Why It Matters (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Weird. But then I've also never really understood the speculation going on in stock markets and futures and commodities and whatnot.

    If you're like me, you do, but rejected the correct answer because it seemed so silly.

    It's explained reasonably well by analogy with the Parable of the Ox Explained here on the BBC's excellent "More Or Less" radio programme/podcast, but if you prefer to read here's the author's post.

  11. Re:Fuck off with the iPhone masturbation on Is the iPhone 'Years' Ahead of Android In Photography? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Essentially though, I want a decent camera that takes photos.

    Portrait mode looks like an effect to compensate for technical limitations of the hardware. It's great that you can do that! I agree, I can see why people might want a one stop solution, and a phone camera is really good especially in bright conditions (even a crappy Android one), but there is a nice for a good compact.

  12. Re:Fuck off with the iPhone masturbation on Is the iPhone 'Years' Ahead of Android In Photography? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Optical zoom, larger CCD, decent ones have aperture and shutter speed settings. My camera has continuous shooting mode.

    There's no need for a cheap compact camera if you have a phone, but there are some pretty decent ones that cost way less than an iphone, and even give you adequate change for a cheaper phone.

    The mid range compacts have always been a niche item anyway.

  13. Re:Fuck off with the iPhone masturbation on Is the iPhone 'Years' Ahead of Android In Photography? (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Even a decent compact is better than a phone camera. There's a limit to how good you can make a camera when you have to make it so thin.

  14. Re:Virtue signaling douche bags on Tech Leaders Speak Out Against Trump Ban on Transgender Troops (axios.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes. The person who you were responding to was doing just that. as are you.

    Freedom of speech! Great, isn't it!?

  15. Re:I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but.. on Company Gets 45,000 Bad Facebook Reviews After Teenaged Hacker's Unjust Arrest (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 1

    It's only natural, when finding a bug, to test it and confirm that it is a bug. If a front door is unlocked, you might reasonably push on it, poke your head in and shout "is anyone home?". And then leave a note on the doormat.

    I'd say he did the minimal possible to confirm there was a problem.

  16. Re:Ok, yes, that's funny on Swedish Rail Firm Approves Trainy McTrainface As Name Following Online Poll (theguardian.com) · · Score: 2

    Probably From Blackadder. "Madder than Mad Jack McMad, the winner of last year's Mr. Madman competition"

  17. or perhaps reprogram your immune system to recognise the transplant as native rather than foreign.

    I've heard about this happening; someone's immune system was destroyed for something unrelated. When it was restored, a transplant patients no longer needed immunosupressants. There is some research into doing this specifically to deal with transplants.

    A good thing. Great though these drugs are, they cause all sorts of problems, making people more susceptible to sickness (minor ailments can be fatal), and they increase the risk of cancer.

  18. Jokes on you! on Ask Slashdot: Is Password Masking On Its Way Out? · · Score: 1

    My password is ************.

  19. How good is image recognition? on Is Homeland Security's Face-Scanning At Airports An Unreasonable Search? (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 1

    We have millions of people going through each airport every year. You'll need a pretty huge database. And a lot of people look fairly similar.

    Are the false match rates really good enough to make this worthwhile?

  20. Re:Technically Legally Binding? on UK Wifi Provider Tricks Customers Into Agreeing To Clean Sewers (upi.com) · · Score: 1

    Quite true.

    People believe that contracts are absolutely binding. While it is wise to treat every clause as legally binding before signing, courts are allowed to use a little common sense to determine whether the person signing actually understood what they were agreeing to.

  21. Why is the RIAA dealing with the EU? on EU Sides With RIAA, Says YouTube Underpays For Music Streaming (mercurynews.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Isn't there a European record industry association, or a consortium of national associations that would be better placed here?

  22. Re:Blame the tool? on Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop In the Classroom (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    Computers are used at work because the utility gained is greater than the cost of distraction. If it's the other way round then they should stop using computers.

    Working out who to blame is a distraction, but if removing computers is the most efficient solution then go for it.

  23. Re:Crutches prevent learning to walk on Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop In the Classroom (scientificamerican.com) · · Score: 1

    A class where mathematics is over explained. Or a class where it's under explained. Or explained badly by a lecturer.

  24. Re:Do we have to blame Trump? on Afghan Girl Roboticists Denied US Visas (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I used the term ironically because I was expecting Anti-Trumpers to leap on my comment and accuse me of being a Trump-fanatic. I was expecting people to either get the irony, or be so partisan that they miss it entirely because it agrees with their preconceptions.

  25. Do we have to blame Trump? on Afghan Girl Roboticists Denied US Visas (bbc.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    President Trump recently ordered a ban on travel from six Muslim-majority countries, but Afghanistan was not included on the list.

    So it has nothing to do with Trump's ban on those countries has it?

    US immigration is a law unto itself and usually pretty arbitrary. I realise a lot of the world's problems are Trump's fault, but not all of them are.