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  1. Re: Not quite comparable on Japan Now Has More Car Charging Points Than Gas Stations · · Score: 1

    with far more ICE cars on the road, you are far more likely to find a station that will have a 5-10 minute waiting line, while you will rarely not find an empty charger (since at nearly all places, they have at least 2 charge points).

  2. Re:Not quite comparable on Japan Now Has More Car Charging Points Than Gas Stations · · Score: 4, Insightful

    and yet, the electric cars charge at nighttime at home, while the gas cars MUST go for fill-ups.

  3. And not quite accurate on Japan Now Has More Car Charging Points Than Gas Stations · · Score: 1

    First off, most ppl will charge at home. And it will be done in the middle of the night when electricity is dirt cheap.
    Secondly, with the level 3 chargers, most electric (not hybrids) cars can charge to 80% in 30 minutes.
    Third, for cars like Tesla, they charge for free.

  4. that is the WORST idea going. on Apple Hiring Automotive Experts · · Score: 2

    First off, Tesla has higher quality standards than what apple is used to. And apple would lower Tesla's standards to being like a caddie Audi, BMW, mb, etc: just more junk. Far better would be for apple, and ideally google to start plants for electric cars out there. They should make their own cars, but try to outcompete Tesla. With competition, combined with cooperation, these 3 could easily take the industry and bring new meaning to the big 3.

  5. Re: No thanks on Apple Hiring Automotive Experts · · Score: 1

    That's your choice. But for others of us, we want a high quality car like Tesla where they then charge 600 /year to cover nearly every thing.

  6. you missed an important item. on Apple Hiring Automotive Experts · · Score: 1

    All of the majors, save Nissan, want to focus on fuel cells and keep oil companies happy ( nearly all hydrogen is coming from nat gas and some oil; next to nothing from splitting water ). As such, if apple and google were to follow Tesla's lead, but focus on different areas, they would easily take over autos. Interestingly, right now is the first time since before 1920 that this is possible.

  7. if they were smart, ... on Apple Hiring Automotive Experts · · Score: 1

    They would build an electric car. With the major car makers focused on fuel cells, they can easily jump into building and competing with them. Ideally, it would use Tesla's open patents and then focus on compact or even sub-compact with automated driving. If they work with Tesla and google, they can even come up with car ,to car and car to road communication standard.

  8. Re: yes, that was a "Far Out Space Nuts" reference on SpaceX Signs Lease Agreement With Air Force For Landing Pad · · Score: 2

    Actually, the launch has everything, including full fuel. Landing the first stage with next to nothing in it will be much smaller.

  9. Sounds like HSBC hired a bunch of .... on HSBC Banking Leak Shows Tax Avoidance, Dealings With Criminals · · Score: 1

    neo-cons and tea*.
    The corruption is strong in that party. Oddly, they still come up wtih good ideas on how to accomplish such illegal actions.

  10. They would be better to focus on robotics on Arkansas Declares a High School CS Education State of Emergency · · Score: 1

    Seriously, rather than focusing on CS, which is a relatively narrow focus, they should consider Robotics instead.
    That is the future.

  11. Re: really? on NASA Looking At Nuclear Thermal Rockets To Explore the Solar System · · Score: 1

    Uh, no.
    NASA's job is not to create a variety of launch vehicles. Go look up their mission statement.
    You will find out that NO where in the mission statement does NASA have anything that says that they must develop variations on the same theme, esp. since they did it 50 years ago, and have been using it all along.

  12. Re: Lasers are easy to stop on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    LOL.
    Obviously, you have NO clue of what you are talking about.
    Go look at what BAE and GA are doing with them.

  13. Re: really? on NASA Looking At Nuclear Thermal Rockets To Explore the Solar System · · Score: 1
  14. Re:Lasers are easy to stop on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    We actually need to develop a new version of the warthog. It would be nice to see a gaitling railgun on those.

  15. Re:Except missiles can fire over the horizon on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    hence the reason for railguns, which will be fired much faster velocities than the missiles or armaments.

  16. In POF on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    this is designed for taking on China, whose military is on the fastest growth ever seen in history. They currently make the NAZI build-up look like a slow walk.

  17. Re: Lasers are easy to stop on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    google rail gun. Already built and going into trials.
    Also, they are working on micro-missiles for the rail-gun that can allow for small directional changes to be used against a moving target.

  18. Re: Lasers are easy to stop on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    rail guns and lasers are also anti-missile. Far better than phalanx since they are faster and can actually shoot further off.

  19. Re:Lasers are easy to stop on The US Navy Wants More Railguns and Lasers, Less Gunpowder · · Score: 1

    Nor do they make sense. Far better to have a large fleet of small fast ships (cruisers and destroyers), loaded with lasers, rail guns, drones, and a nuke engine.
    In fact, it would be nice to spend money on getting these ships up to 100 knots and make them smaller on radar.

  20. Re: really? on NASA Looking At Nuclear Thermal Rockets To Explore the Solar System · · Score: 1

    We were launching rockets from planes back in the 50s.
    Here we launched ICBM INTO SPACE FROM PLANES in the 50s and 70s.
    Here are plane launched rockets again from the 50's

    And launching a rocket from a plane helps mankind, HOW?
    OSC charges 50M for that POS and it is doubtful that they will have anymore launches.

  21. Re: really? on NASA Looking At Nuclear Thermal Rockets To Explore the Solar System · · Score: 1

    The Pegasus is basically an air-launched missile that carries a payload that does not destruct. Military Planes have had that since the 50's. Iow, nothing new.

    but even more so, it is a rip-off. Osc charges 50m / launch. IOW,they charge 50 m to put up less than .5 tonne into Leo, while spacex charges 50m to put 13 tonnes into Leo. And when reuse works they will charge less than 25m.

  22. really? on NASA Looking At Nuclear Thermal Rockets To Explore the Solar System · · Score: 1

    What exactly has osc developed that helps anybody?

    credit should go to those that do real things. Osc is worthless.

  23. Lousy MBAs on RadioShack Near Deal To Sell Half of Its Stores, Close the Rest · · Score: 1

    Seriously, MBAs continue to destroy companies. The only thing that they can do is part them out, rather than re-build them.

  24. Do NOT do credit monitoring on If a Financial Institution Mishandles My Data, What Recourse Do I Have? · · Score: 1

    Simply call all 4 credit bureaus and lock your account. Do NOT use life-lock (pure crap).
    By locking up your data, the bureaus do not even get to sell your data. And if you are not using life-lock, nor can they.

  25. Re: Perfect way to drive "US companies" out of the on Obama Proposes One-Time Tax On $2 Trillion US Companies Hold Overseas · · Score: 0

    I am curious. What neo-cons/taa-bsgging group are u astroturfing for? Trash like you are always here hiding as AC, but always pushing the BS rather than anything substantial