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  1. Re:Saving the world on Rubber Duckies For Global Warming Research · · Score: 0

    What the hell do you think? Muscle energy isn't free energy, it comes from food, and food is anything but green energy. Funny you should talk about "making us feel better", because it's exactly what the type of stuff does, with disputable benefits.

    Buddy, everything takes energy. It's all about energy efficiency and environmental friendliness.

    A human riding their bike to work produces significantly lower amounts of produced environmental pollutants.

    Though riding to work needs to be very well planned and preparation both before and after needs to be set up. It's not quite as simple as starting a Hummer and parking it to walk into work. At least 20 miles distance-wise in less than 1.5 hours.

    Living like Cubans is not necessarily a great thing to describe a scenario like this... considering that's an embargoed country that doesn't have much money running through it. Changing your spending is not unAmerican, in spite of what anyone else has said.

  2. Re:Expensive, poisonous... on New Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record · · Score: 1

    Poison in any object has never held back production unless it's something kids touch or groups of citizens rise up against it for large periods of time.
    I'm saying this is in a "yeah it's sad but true" way.

  3. Re:DRM on Game Distribution and the 'Idiocy' of DRM · · Score: 1

    The primary problem is being missed though. At any moment the game can be discontinued and virtually taken away from you simply by turning off the authentication servers.
    Never a good deal, and something no one wants.

  4. Re:well yes on Game Distribution and the 'Idiocy' of DRM · · Score: 1

    Mostly because doing that pats the bad children on the head for their actions.
    The proper thing to do as a parent is to not encourage bad actions.

  5. Re:Put the warning on there, no one cares on Game Distribution and the 'Idiocy' of DRM · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Your friends don't equal 99%.

  6. Re:First thing I do with every game I buy. . . on Game Distribution and the 'Idiocy' of DRM · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I consider it pretty easy.
    "Oh it has DRM? I guess I won't buy it."

    I've done it with music, and anything else that needed outside intervention to use it. My opinion is that everyone and everything else is superficial and will disappear in time. Most of the time I've been right. It's best not to bet against those odds.

  7. Re:Fuel Efficiency of Honda on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    which is pretty wild considering 50cc scooters today only get 80-100 mpg....
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Super_Cub

    Of course on wikipedia it says they were 340 mpg.
    Though they aren't available in the states :( They've also been discontinued...

  8. Re:Taken for a ride on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    It's a touch closer of a drive than in the states also.

  9. Re:Taken for a ride on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    The necessities of vehicles in america is different than europe. EPA requirements for pollution control, impact ratings, etc.
    It all makes the fuel use a little different since more weight from the additional protection adds fuel use, and the pollution control adds a little bit more fuel inefficiency.

  10. Re:Next stop, infomercial and/or MLM on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    So is carrying four kids.

  11. Re:Next stop, infomercial and/or MLM on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    what are you talking about, arnold and auto safety?
    is there some new safety admin I don't know about?

  12. Re:Next stop, infomercial and/or MLM on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    While the Metro felt like a gocart, the civic actually felt good, I liked it.

  13. Re:Quality testing on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    no. the mans out to get you.

  14. Re:Typical slashdot vaporware on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Only if Palin and Samuel Jackson are on those planes!

  15. Re:until we measure in Miles per drop on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Go for it, we're not stopping you.

  16. Re:Easy way to massively improve fuel consumption on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Yes, it wears off over time and it's no longer a toy.
    My old Jeep Grand Cherokee had one and after a month it was one of those things you knew does averaging so it's alright to look at it less frequently.

  17. Re:Easy way to massively improve fuel consumption on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Probably because one is a measurement of units of fuel used in a certain time sequence versus miles per those gallons.

    Most would look at the latter just because they don't care any many minutes it took to burn a gallon of fuel.

  18. Re:Blind testing needed on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    No, man.
    While I don't believe that this is real, I know that most modern internal combustion engines are not already as efficient as physically possible.
    Motorcycle engines themselves produce a significant amount of energy with much smaller cubic centimeters of fuel use. Now if your meaning ALL internal combustion then your probably right, but I know your referring to car engines.

  19. Re:Detergent Gasoline on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Carbon builds up no matter what, the detergents just keep things from gumming up the valves.
    as far as your civic needing a "tune up" at 100,000 miles, I guess they only refer to timing checks as a tune up then. Spark plugs are pretty much changed every 60K or so, and that's a long term thing.
    Every car is different but the general list of a tuneup is:
    spark plug changes (platinum plugs last to every 60-100K miles, regular plugs about every 30-60K miles)
    air filter (every 15-30K miles)
    distributor rotor (and cap, since they are cheap) (every 30K miles)
    belt checks/replacement if necessary (every 30K miles)
    check ignition timing and adjust if necessary (every 30K miles)
    check valve timing and adjust if necessary (every 30K miles)
    fluid checks (every 30K miles)
    and battery check (whenever... lol)

    It's not like we suddenly have some solid-state motor inside of vehicles nowadays. They are much better than they used to be, but they ultimately break down if you don't do stuff to them every so often.
    Most of them are just checks though, they aren't replacements all of the time. The term "tune up" is a misnomer really.

  20. Re:This is... on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    tuneups are easier, but not non-existant!
    heck, I've done vehicle work since I was 15, and I do Unix work now.
    Vehicles now still need the same work done pretty much, just less replacements, and other stuff.
    You have to do checks on different things obviously... and it all depends on the vehicle you have.
    Most is based on miles or time, though.

  21. Re:This is... on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Oh so pretty much anything thats put in there by say... Chevron... is professional stuff and was "meant" to be there?
    Oh my god.. not one of those people.

  22. Re:This is... on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Dude, Ford just has a few token "compact" cars. They're smaller cars are the same quality.

    It's true, what he's saying.
    Especially from those driving around with Escalades and you pull up next with a 750cc motorcycle... they have to mention that the price of gas needs to come down (saying "you should agree too"), and that them there towel heads are going to stop this once we bring the price down ourselves.
    It gets real good over time. lol

  23. Re:This is... on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    Hey now that's just because of government taxes in foreign countries. No other reason, really.

  24. Re:This is... on Simple Device Claimed To Boost Fuel Efficiency By Up To 20% · · Score: 1

    same with food, water, etc.

  25. Re:A mistake on many levels on Complaints Pour In After Digital TV Test · · Score: 1

    I agree, I've used satellite for close to 10 years (Until recently since the prices are hiked tremendously) and it all has to do with dish placement and getting it lined up right in the first place.
    But yeah... a vicious storm overhead with clouds that block the transmission of waves from space definitely will have an effect on satellite transmission.