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  1. Re:Meh. M. E. H. Meh. on Boeing CEO Says Boeing Will Beat SpaceX To Mars (space.com) · · Score: 1

    The thing about conservatives is that they don't like thinking long term. They're mainly old people, so they don't have any vested interest in the future.

  2. Re:Meh. M. E. H. Meh. on Boeing CEO Says Boeing Will Beat SpaceX To Mars (space.com) · · Score: 1

    That's why he's launching a Roadster on the Falcon Heavy.

  3. Re:Between a rock and a hard place on YouTube to Launch New Music Subscription Service in March (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Then advertisers will just stop advertising there. There is more content on the Internet than ads to be served with said content.

  4. Re:Let's do the calculations on Patreon Hits Donors With New Fees, Angering Creators (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Apparently they've received a lot of VC and are priming for IPO. It's a cash grab to boost revenues.

  5. Re:Let's do the calculations on Patreon Hits Donors With New Fees, Angering Creators (venturebeat.com) · · Score: 1

    The worst part is, they now levy the transaction charge on every single post, rather than on the single monthly payment.

  6. Re:Nature of the Failure Mode on A Programing Error Blasted 19 Russian Satellites Back Towards Earth (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    That's not always true, NK-33 engines were launched decades after being made. Space shuttle engines are being brought out of retirement for the SLS.

  7. Re:Parabolic... on Bitcoin Hits $10,000 Because Ceilings Are Just a Construct, Man (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Well the minds of people are the ones investing in it, so that makes it inherently valuable. Maybe aliens won't value it, that's not really relevant.

  8. Re:Anyone priced a semi lately? on Tesla's Electric Semi Trucks Are Priced To Compete At $150,000 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The thing about your comments, is that you're looking for problems and reasons why it can't work. Musk seems problems as mere obstacles to be overcome rather than something that kills the idea stone dead. His mentality has gotten him pretty far. If he can put Superchargers everywhere then he can put Megachargers everywhere.

    And one thing I've learnt about truckers is that they always whine, about everything, all the time. When the Model T came out they probably were all saying that it could never beat horses.

  9. Re:Between fuel and maintenance savings... on Tesla's Electric Semi Trucks Are Priced To Compete At $150,000 (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    A technology as world-changing as EVs isn't going to be stopped by a matter as trivial as drivers' piss breaks.

  10. Re:Seems feasible on Is Elon Musk Greatly Exaggerating Tesla's Battery Technology? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Farmers can make money having panels and turbines on their land.

  11. Re: Seems feasible on Is Elon Musk Greatly Exaggerating Tesla's Battery Technology? (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    That's a retarded idea, there's a reason you don't see lorries pull into normal petrol stations.

  12. Re:Parabolic... on Bitcoin Hits $10,000 Because Ceilings Are Just a Construct, Man (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    Gold has inherent value, proven by the fact that every single civilisation in human history has considered it valuable and a tradeable commodity. US dollars are useful in that they are necessary for the payment of taxes, and as legal tender must be accepted for payment of a debt. They are also a reserve currency, accepted all over the United States and many places worldwide.

    Bitcoin fits none of these.

  13. Re: Getting pretty decent for road trips. on EPA Confirms Tesla's Model 3 Has a Range of 310 Miles (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Hydrogen is a dead end, it's hard to handle, is made from fossil fuels, and hydrolysis is inefficient. How easily can you convert a gas station to hydrogen? If they're lucky you can just put the hydrogen in the petrol tanks and use the same pumps. Otherwise you're replacing everything but the shop where you buy a Mars bar.

    It's easier to extend an electricity grid than it is to build a hydrogen infrastructure from scratch. You can put solar panels anywhere, you can connect wind turbines to the grid, hydrogen has nothing waiting for it. Superchargers are going up everywhere, where are the hydrogen stations?

  14. Re:And the fatal flaw of Bitcoin becomes visible on Coinbase Ordered To Report 14,355 Users To the IRS (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Why is not being able to dodge taxes a flaw?

  15. Re:Gibberish much? on The Disappearing American Grad Student (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    If they can work out how to understand your accents, why can't you understand theirs? American accents can be pretty hard for even English-speaking foreigners to grasp.

  16. Re:Well.. on SpaceX Rocket Engine Explodes During Test (space.com) · · Score: 1

    It's news because the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, who owns a rival space company.

  17. Re: Well on SpaceX Rocket Engine Explodes During Test (space.com) · · Score: 1

    What is the point? Companies are launching important payloads with SpaceX.

  18. Re:Always wanted to ask on Exit Interview: Scott Kelly (atlasobscura.com) · · Score: 1

    When did John Glenn fly in a Russian capsule?

  19. Re:Always wanted to ask on Exit Interview: Scott Kelly (atlasobscura.com) · · Score: 1

    The shuttle sure as hell wasn't built by the lowest bidder.

  20. Re:Should YT Kids require YT Red? on YouTube Says It Will Crack Down On Bizarre Videos Targeting Children (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    It's not insufficient, they just don't want to spend any money or do any work. Google's business model is making zillions merely by existing and sitting there as a middle man, doing stuff defeats the point.

  21. Re:They'll just steal it like always instead on China Says Foreign Firms Won't Be Forced To Turn Over Technology (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    You call it stealing, they call it learning. Do you ever use paper?

  22. Re:Trump expands H2B program by 15000 in 2017 on H1-B Administrators Are Challenging An Unusually Large Number of Applications (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    He gets away with it because his supporters will keep supporting him as long as he keeps sending out offensive tweets that they can post on facebook/reddit/4chan and say 'lol liberals BTFO'.

  23. Re:The article actually spells out the H1-B proble on H1-B Administrators Are Challenging An Unusually Large Number of Applications (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    There’s just about zero chance that some young recent graduate has such a background.

    That's a funny thing to say in an industry where drop-outs create world-changing companies. What exactly are you hoping to achieve by deporting skilled, educated workers?

  24. Re:Looks like it is true on H1-B Administrators Are Challenging An Unusually Large Number of Applications (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Or maybe these jobs just require unique skillsets?

  25. What's the unemployment rate of CS grads in the US for you to make such a statement?