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  1. Re:This can be fixed. on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    No we do not. An SUV might use twice as much fuel as a small car. Not 16 times as much.

  2. Re:Underpowered, maybe not, but deathtrap nonethel on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    The solution to that is to ban them from general purpose roads. Make them use special purpose roads or let freight travel on rail. As they also do the most road damage the road savings should help to pay for the increased delivery costs.

  3. Re:Safer and more fuel efficient. on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    In what state is that legal?
    The Autobahn has a form of speed limit, it is what is considered reasonable for you and your car. I have driven on it. What makes the autobahn safe is the expensive driving lessons, harsh license examination and the fact that those under 18 generally are not allowed to drive.

  4. Re:Your kidding, right? on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    My mistake I thought UK driving averages were like Continental ones. You bastards must love driving around your tiny island.

    The US driving test generally covers some low speed driving and a couple street lights. Some states require a 3 point turn or parallel parking, many do not. No lessons are generally required and only a low number of practice hours with a licensed driver are required.

  5. Re:Wow on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 2

    A very strong frame is a bad thing in a car, outside the cabin I mean. Sure those old cars might survive a wreck, the humans inside may not though. Crumple zones exist for a reason.

  6. Re:Yeah its possible on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    Which is really sad for us. For instance the airbag is mandated instead of something like a 5 point harness. The racing harness would be cheaper lighter and probably far safer in lower speed collisions.

  7. Re:Your kidding, right? on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    The issue with comparing the US and UK road fatalities rates are many, the average miles per year driven in the US is much higher and US drivers license tests are a joke.

  8. Re:I look forward to serving our low pwr masters ; on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 1

    How fat are your kids?

    When I grew up my parents had two kids, themselves and at times a pet in a toyota corolla. If you cannot fit the average family in such a car they are way too fat.

  9. Re:Safer and more fuel efficient. on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 3

    It mostly is illegal to pass on the right, the problem is slower traffic often fails to move to the right lane.

  10. Re:Underpowered, maybe not, but deathtrap nonethel on Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps · · Score: 2

    Or we could just ban SUVs. That would achieve the same goal and not make me drive something that cannot corner for shit.

  11. Re:Openness on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 1

    And do you imagine patches might move upstream?
    Are you an idiot or just a troll?

  12. Re:Openness on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 1

    What does ASOP stand for again?

  13. Re:Some important applications are Market-exclusiv on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 2

    So complain to Chase. Besides you can just use their website.

  14. Re:Openness on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 1

    Not all phones need closed drivers, and those that do come with a copy of them. Retaining the software that came with the device is legal.

    Android is open. It may be less FREE than I would like but open it sure is.

  15. Re:Openness on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 1

    I do have it on my device, so there goes that argument. I do use it, daily. And I could contribute back or fork it which would also change the direction to whatever I want.

    Deal with it, a closed product is just not the same as an open one.

  16. Re:Openness on Measuring Openness In Open Source Projects · · Score: 1

    Maybe because I have source for android and can compile it and modify it all I like. Where is that for iOS?

  17. Re:What are the derivatives? on Doom 3 Source Code To Be Released This Year · · Score: 2, Interesting

    How much ram can darkness possibly need?

  18. Re:What are the derivatives? on Doom 3 Source Code To Be Released This Year · · Score: 1

    The games already have linux ports. I know I bought Doom and Quake 4 and many more before it for just that reason.

  19. Re:Maintenance on Doom 3 Source Code To Be Released This Year · · Score: 1

    Dosbox, scumnvm and all many other options are out there for this sort of thing.

  20. Open Source and can only be used with the SDK EULA on Open Source Gesture Recognition For Kinect SDK · · Score: 0

    Open Source and can only be used with the SDK terms, seems pretty pointless. Probably would be better to work on supporting the device on an actual Open stack.

  21. Re:Man who knows what he is doing on New Federal CIO Is Former Microsoft, FCC Exec · · Score: -1, Troll

    A man from Microsoft does not even know what open platforms are.

  22. Re:Gold is the next gold rush on Rare Earth Deposit Discovered In US · · Score: 1

    People will not trade in gold or silver, they will trade in a foreign currency. For evidence of this check out impoverished nations like Zimbabwe. For a gold ring you might get a couple eggs, for 1 USD you would get the same amount. Paper gold, the stuff most people "invest" in would be totally worthless in such a scenario.

  23. Re:Gold is the next gold rush on Rare Earth Deposit Discovered In US · · Score: 1

    There are only two possible outcomes. Price falls as it is a bubble and no one will buy it at that price or economy gets really bad and lots of people are forced to sell which again bursts the bubble.

  24. Re:Does Anyone Care? on Xamarin's First Mono Release - Proof of Life! · · Score: 1

    Microsoft probably does.

  25. Re:nil chance on Rare Earth Deposit Discovered In US · · Score: 1

    Industry does not do you much good when you are dying from some disease these mining processes or chemicals give you.

    No reason other than cost that this can not be done in a more clean manner.