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  1. Re:Loss of jobs... on Bill Gates: AI Is The 'Holy Grail' (mashable.com) · · Score: 1

    That's just what they want you to think.

  2. Re:2 meters high. on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Completely laughable response.

    So you jump up and down telling me I should think first, but you didn't watch the video. Or even look closely enough at the first picture to see what you were saying was already completely wrong. You thought the concept was fraught with "peril and logistical nightmares", but only bothered to tell us about 1 concern, 2+ meter vehicles. And that was obviously completely unfounded, just from a quick glance at the first picture. High vehicles could still use the other lanes (just as you were told), and enter and exit from them. When called out on your own lack of thought, you doubled down and tried to explain why your version of reality was more important than what was already shown in the picture or video.

    Now you have added cost as a factor, but have obviously not thought at all about this either. A subway or monorail would have at least the same cost for stations (likely much higher) and you still have to build a monorail track (more expensive) or a subway system (vastly more expensive). Even the summary mentions the bus would be only 20% the cost of an underground train. (You did read the summary at least I hope).

    You don't need to convince me this system is a joke, I already mentioned I thought it was "silly" and "impractical". I've been to China and seen first hand how they drive. Seems like what you are really trying to do, is convince yourself that you had thought about it as much as you were telling other people to do. Is it working?

    If you had put even a fraction of as much effort into your initial assessment as you have in your attempt to squirm out of admitting you were wrong, you may have even realised all this for yourself.

  3. Re:2 meters high. on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1
    If you even spent a couple of seconds, and saw the first frame of the video, not even open it and watch it. You would see the bus thingy is in the left 2 lanes of the three lane road...
    Don't assume they need to do what you think they need to do. Especially if they have already showed you you are wrong.

    This is proposed as a replacement to a subway, I'm sure they can afford a few pedestrian bridges etc. and still be cheaper.

    PS. I think this is a silly concept and totally impractical. Think if you can come up with some actual reasons why this time.

    PPS. Spoiler alert since you didn't watch the video, but the passengers get on and off via the top anyway :)

  4. Re:2 meters high. on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Or how about they just use the other lane(s) on the road?

  5. Re:Um, moving walls? on China Unveils 'Straddling Bus' Design To Beat Traffic Jams (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Wouldn't that be all the way up?

  6. Re:if "flexible" means uncontrollable 100X variati on Carbon Dioxide From the Air Converted Into Methanol (gizmag.com) · · Score: 1

    So the free energy also varies over time. Whats the problem?

  7. Re:if "flexible" means uncontrollable 100X variati on Carbon Dioxide From the Air Converted Into Methanol (gizmag.com) · · Score: 1

    So why not turn the others on and make use of the free energy???

  8. Re:110v/220v? on USB Killer 2.0: a Harmless-Looking USB Stick That Destroys Computers · · Score: 1

    I take it you have never heard of China...

  9. Re:Where you stand depends on where you sit ... on Technology Colonialism · · Score: 1

    It's almost as if different people have differing opinions of things...

  10. Re:Civil forfeiture on How California Is Winning the Drought · · Score: 1

    Maybe you need to google Civil forfeiture, and then realise it's already happening. No need to bother with amendments or constitutions or what people think.

  11. Civil forfeiture on How California Is Winning the Drought · · Score: 1

    No one believes in that nonsense anymore...

  12. Re:disappointing on Japanese Scientists Fire the Most Powerful Laser On the Planet · · Score: 1

    I didn't read the article, but the summary says 2 seconds not 10.

  13. Re:Profiting from other people's crimes on The Guardian Looks At Hacking Team's Client List, Internal Communications · · Score: 1

    Yes it is. If your government says it is, exactly like what was said.
    Maybe the dead soldiers government may have something to say about it, but then they probably have something to say about people hacking them illegally too (regardless of what your government thinks).

  14. Re:Liberty on France, Up In Arms Over NSA Spying, Passes New Surveillance Law · · Score: 4, Funny

    A gentleman doesn't ask that of a lady.

  15. Re:Doesn't it matter what the "link" actually is? on TSA Fails To Find Links To Terrorism of Airport Workers · · Score: 1

    'the world' doesn't like whats happening now...

  16. Re: Query on Nerve Cells Made From Blood Cells · · Score: 1

    And you my friend, didn't even read the post you attempted to reply to...

    Thats just standard level retardedness apparently.

  17. Re:Better get more visa workers to replace them on US Levels Espionage Charges Against 6 Chinese Nationals · · Score: 1

    Then they will just move on to plan B and pay a 'local' to steal it.
    What, you thought America didn't have criminals or greedy people?

  18. Re:Power Creep Unless Proven Otherwise on Marvel's Female Superheroes Are Gradually Becoming More Super · · Score: 1

    He's my favorite villain.

  19. Re:dumbass sciantust's on Fault System Enables Larger Quakes In California · · Score: 1

    clueless idiot.
    Learn what a log scale is...

  20. Riiight... on Reporters Without Borders Unblocks Access To Censored Websites · · Score: 1

    Because there's no way China will block Google is there...

  21. Re:Wanna know a secret? on Blu-Ray Players Hackable Via Malicious Discs · · Score: 1

    Luckily most sane countries have exemptions for just such situations :)

  22. Re: Slow news day? on Extreme Heat Knocks Out Internet In Australia · · Score: 1

    It's one of the most remote cities in the world. That said it affected all of Australia not just Perth.

  23. Re:If the government can't defend you... on FBI Monitoring Hacking Targets For Retaliation · · Score: 1

    If the first time you think about this is when you are under actual attack, haven't you already lost anyway?

  24. Re:Old? on Gmail Reportedly Has Been Blocked In China · · Score: 1

    This is completely false.
    I have just recieved a test email from China to my @gmail.com address and it works no problem.

  25. Re:Kind of disappointed in him. on Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explains His Christmas Tweet · · Score: 1

    1 scientist said 1 thing that I didn't like so now I'm anti-science..
    C'mon, was I really that fond of science in the first place?