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  1. Re:Power from hydrogen on Volkswagen Seeks To Repair Its Image By Focusing On Electric (wired.com) · · Score: 1

    That is because it is using a smaller amount of fuel. The problem with hydrogen cars now is they are still using tanks to store hydrogen, so they make smaller tanks for the hydrogen and use less. Hydrogen has more energy per mass than gasoline. http://jalopnik.com/mazda-once... The future is storing hydrogen in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... and using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... to produce hydrogen.

  2. Re:There is a reason that they circumvented... on Volkswagen Seeks To Repair Its Image By Focusing On Electric (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    Silly, I am talking about hydrogen powered combustion engines, they produce more power than a gasoline engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  3. There is a reason that they circumvented... on Volkswagen Seeks To Repair Its Image By Focusing On Electric (wired.com) · · Score: 0

    Because the EPA requirements are zealous, and makes producing a diesel vehicle unviable. The funny thing is electric cars are the real unviable vehicles, hydrogen powered vehicles are the best idea, only waste they produce from the combustion of hydrogen is water.

  4. Re:Most Computer Scientists are trade professional on Treat Computer Science As a Science: It's the Law · · Score: 1

    Went to school for computer science. I program, and write APIs, and consume them as well, and I have written ASM, and even had to make a Java compiler in school. What does that make me in your eyes? Will I ever have to make my own Java compiler IRL? No.

  5. Re:Most Computer Scientists are trade professional on Treat Computer Science As a Science: It's the Law · · Score: 2

    I suppose... Honestly, I think that computer programming should be taught more like a trade in a trade school with apprenticeships. My training from the university was so academically focused, that I had to re-educate myself for working in the profession. The university professors probably never had to work a corporate job in their lives to have to solve any real-world problems.

  6. Most Computer Scientists are trade professionals. on Treat Computer Science As a Science: It's the Law · · Score: 2

    Being a "Computer Scientist" I have to say that I consider my profession more of a trade more in line with a plumber or electrician. Sure there are more scientist computer scientists, but they mostly work in universities. If you are a computer scientist and disagree please say so.

  7. This is a huge lie, the garbage patch is invisible on Nearly Every Seabird May Be Eating Plastic By 2050 · · Score: 1

    There is no photograph real of this pacific garbage patch, because according to the people claiming it to exist it is made from microscopic plastic particles. The article uses a photograph that is commonly associated with this "garbage patch" which is cannot be proven to exist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... "The patch is characterized by exceptionally high relative concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre.[2] Despite its enormous size and density (4 particles per cubic meter), the patch is not visible from satellite photography, nor is it necessarily detectable to casual boaters or divers in the area, as it consists primarily of a small increase in suspended, often microscopic particles in the upper water column." Yet whenever there is a new story about this garbage patch they use photos like this: http://wastelessthinking.com/w... from article http://wastelessthinking.com/y... This photo is from a river not the pacific ocean. We are being lied to.

  8. Gnome is garbage on What the GNOME Desktop Gets Right and KDE Gets Wrong · · Score: 1

    I use it too. So many terrible UI changes. On of the worst is using the 3 bar icon (Trigram for heaven UTF-8 character) for the detailed list view in nautilus and using the exact same icon next to it for the menu!

  9. Why should public transportation even exist? on Ask Slashdot: If Public Transport Was Free, Would You Leave Your Car At Home? · · Score: 1

    It shouldn't be free, and certainly not run by the government. That is my opinion at least.

  10. Crazy! on Iran Has Signed a Nuclear Accord · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    History will be the judge, unfortunately it will probably be written in Nasta'liq script.

  11. Weather on Facebook's New Data Center To Be Powered Entirely By Renewables · · Score: 1

    Now whenever you post to Facebook you will slow the weather patterns downwind from their complex. ;-P

  12. Where is pirates of the Silicon Valley 2? on "Jobs" vs. "Steve Jobs": Hollywood Takes Another Stab At Telling the Steve Jobs Story · · Score: 2

    Just wondering as it seems like I would like to see how they would do it.

  13. And this is why we still have F-15E Strike Eagles on Test Pilot: the F-35 Can't Dogfight · · Score: 1

    The F-15 and F-16s are still viable fighters where the F-35 is a mess trying to be everything and the kitchen sink.

  14. Re:Linux Nightmares on NVIDIA Begins Supplying Open-Source Register Header Files · · Score: 1

    Good points, but it doesn't change the fact that Linux is getting worse lately.

  15. I want the error. on Ask Slashdot: What's the Harm In a Default Setting For Div By Zero? · · Score: 1

    Why would I want a incorrect answer?

  16. They will just replace it with something worse on FDA Bans Trans Fat · · Score: 1

    Rather than use using butter or olive oil etc. They will use this more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  17. Price on Microsoft Announces Customizable Xbox Elite Wireless Controller · · Score: 1

    It still bothers me spending more than $30 for any controller other than a fighting stick. This one is ridiculous.

  18. Easier to just post a video on Ask Slashdot: What Hardware Is In Your Primary Computer? · · Score: 1

    I have a video of my computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... My computer recently died so it was time to build a new one. A friend asked me to record a video of the process. Here is a list of the new parts I used, I kept some parts that were still good from my previous computer as well. CPU AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz Mother Board ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA Memory CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMY8GX3M2A1866C9R (Red) Graphics Card EVGA 01G-P4-3650-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Solid State Drive SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB Power Supply - CORSAIR CXM series CX600M 600W ATX12V v2.3 SLI

  19. All journalism today exists to push agendas on Africa E-Waste Dump Continues Hyperbole War · · Score: 1

    You think wired will fire the journalist and editor? Rolling stone didn't.

  20. Government knows best apparently on Bill To Require Vaccination of Children Advances In California · · Score: 1

    My children are vaccinated for almost everything except for chicken pox and one other vaccine. I believe that parents should have that choice and not the government. Regardless of reasons, be it religious or some other reason. But that said all of this is just another political game to polarize the population, those for and those against. The politicians are hoping that this will drive people to the polls.

  21. Re:after I destroy Washington D.C... I will destro on ISS Could Be Fitted With Lasers To Shoot Down Space Junk · · Score: 2

    Therefore, we shall call it the Alan Parsons Project.

  22. Glad I use ASUS now on D-Link Apologizes For Router Security · · Score: 1

    Although they could be unsecure for all I know...

  23. Books on LA Schools Seeking Refund Over Botched iPad Plan · · Score: 1

    That is what I used in school. And they worked just fine.

  24. Let's see how long that lasts on Seattle CEO Cuts $1 Million Salary To $70K, Raises Employee Salaries · · Score: 1

    I am sure that the employees will expect that at some point that everyone will get raises too. And where is the incentive to work harder?

  25. Re:Good thing on Republicans Introduce a Bill To Overturn Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    This net neutrality is not what everyone THINKS it is. It should be overturned. Hopefully congress will not be afraid to assert its authority.