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  1. Re:they will defeat themselves on ISIS Bans Math and Social Studies For Children · · Score: 1

    obviously he was talking about the spaghetti monster, praise his noodliness. those old gods are so not real. do not try to impose your agenda on the spaghetti monster. people can see through this clear manipulation of the true intentions of his noodliness.

  2. Re:Only 5 years of retirement on Bioethicist At National Institutes of Health: "Why I Hope To Die At 75" · · Score: 1

    shit. i hope to retire by 50. i don't hope to die by 51!

  3. Re:I agree, 100% on Bioethicist At National Institutes of Health: "Why I Hope To Die At 75" · · Score: 1

    shit. many people reach that age at 18 yrs old.

  4. Re:"Provide Global Internet Access" on SkyOrbiter UAVs Could Fly For Years and Provide Global Internet Access · · Score: 1

    could they over ride local wifi with high gain directional antennae for surveillance?

  5. Re:business as usual on Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out For People's Climate March In New York City · · Score: 1

    build smaller, more efficient homes.
    drive smaller, more efficient cars.
    walk more.
    eat less.
    simple stuff.
    but people feel entitled.

  6. onion article on Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out For People's Climate March In New York City · · Score: 1

    I can see this as the basis for an Onion article...

    "400,000 people turn out for people's climate march, promptly kill themselves in bid to reduce impact of over population on climate"

  7. Re:Still pretty affordable on Is the Tesla Model 3 Actually Going To Cost $50,000? · · Score: 1

    Ok, 18M households is still a pretty sweet market.
    45M drivers is what I was thinking.

  8. Re:I love my Leaf on Is the Tesla Model 3 Actually Going To Cost $50,000? · · Score: 1

    You can lease a brand new 2015 Leaf S with 0 down for $250/month with 12K miles/yr...which is nice because it's fully warrantied, has a longer range and more features than the older Leafs, and you don't have to be stuck owning it when battery prices drop and ranges increase further.

  9. Re:50-80k is an insane estimate on Is the Tesla Model 3 Actually Going To Cost $50,000? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Model S might start at $70K but it can be optioned up to $100K.
    The Model 3 will be similar. It might start at $35K but it will option up to $50K.
    You could still have a starting price of $35K but with an average selling price of $45K.

  10. Re:More importantly on Is the Tesla Model 3 Actually Going To Cost $50,000? · · Score: 1

    The battery will not be more than 30% of the value of the car.
    It will last for a least 10 yrs in the car.
    It will be used for other purposes or recycled after those 10 yrs.
    The car can last much longer than the battery. It doesn't need to be scrapped.
    Replacement batteries will be much cheaper by the time they are needed.
    The motor itself is likely to last much longer than a gas engine as it's much simpler.

  11. Re:Still pretty affordable on Is the Tesla Model 3 Actually Going To Cost $50,000? · · Score: 1

    Assuming the car is $35K and looking at household income in the USA
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H...

    It looks like you can start to afford this car when you're in the 75th percentile, and comfortably afford this when you're in the 85th percentile of American households...assuming average housing/living costs.

    If we go by the 85th percentile range, there's 45+ Million potential households that could afford/buy this car.

  12. they will defeat themselves on ISIS Bans Math and Social Studies For Children · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This certainly will make it difficult for them to pose a long term threat to anyone. A society that doesn't allow math won't last long.

  13. Clippy 2.1 on What To Expect With Windows 9 · · Score: 1

    I noticed you are struggling to deal with it. Perhaps I can help.

  14. Re:The UK Cobol Climate Is Very Different on College Students: Want To Earn More? Take a COBOL Class · · Score: 1

    What percentage of IT/scientist/engineer folk wear casual clothes to work?

    I personally wear jeans and a t-shirt most days, with the occasional polo shirt or button down when we have executive leadership visiting. I'd wear a suit if it came with a substantial raise, but otherwise no.

  15. recursive... on Astronomers Find Star-Within-a-Star, 40 Years After First Theorized · · Score: 1

    with in a post - within a post - within a post - (it's posts all the way down!)

  16. Re:Lifetime at 16nm? on Micron Releases 16nm-Process SSDs With Dynamic Flash Programming · · Score: 1

    seems like the average life expectancy of SSDs are well beyond the needs of most people at the moment, unless you're doing some serious content creation with massive amounts of read/writes.

  17. Re:Let's see your portfolio. on Ask Slashdot: Any Place For Liberal Arts Degrees In Tech? · · Score: 1

    perhaps computer science is a liberal art...
    http://www.npr.org/2011/10/06/...

  18. Re:Why is this legal in the U.S.? on Direct Sales OK Baked Into Nevada's $1.3 Billion Incentive Deal With Tesla · · Score: 1

    Maybe some of them will grow and become successful and move out of state to chase their own tax breaks?

    Anyways, small business get their own set of subsides from state and federal gov.

  19. Re:I just want the new Nexus. on iPhone 6 Sales Crush Means Late-Night Waits For Some Early Adopters · · Score: 1

    Yeah hate to respond to the AC but here goes...

    Different usage patterns have different gains.

    Talk time is more than 100% increased.
    Video watching time is 10% increased.
    Lots of other use cases fall in between these numbers.

  20. Re:Connecting I-80 and U.S. 50 on Direct Sales OK Baked Into Nevada's $1.3 Billion Incentive Deal With Tesla · · Score: 1

    ...and how does a wild Mustang roam in half? sound painful.

  21. Re:Why is this legal in the U.S.? on Direct Sales OK Baked Into Nevada's $1.3 Billion Incentive Deal With Tesla · · Score: 2

    I think a factory this big is going to lead to a thousand smaller businesses being started in the area or moving from other locations to service Tesla itself and the large population of people that Tesla will employ.

  22. Re:I just want the new Nexus. on iPhone 6 Sales Crush Means Late-Night Waits For Some Early Adopters · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've met many 40's and up Android users who say they wanted an iPhone but bought an Android because they couldn't read on the iPhone screen because it was too small. So the larger screen size is a feature that many people will cite when the buy the iPhone 6.

    It's also got between 10% and 100%+ battery life improvement. They didn't focus on that but it's pretty important to many.

  23. change the world on If Tesla Can Run Its Gigafactory On 100% Renewables, Why Can't Others? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget that Elon's first focus is not making money but about changing the world.

    If he can push the needle on sustainable factories, even if it's profit neutral, he will be very happy.

    Even this discussion is exactly what he wants.

  24. Re:define "customer" on German Court: Google Must Stop Ignoring Customer E-mails · · Score: 2

    I imagine a law like that did not anticipate a situation where a company of a less than 100K people could have billions of customers. But Google should find a way to respond nonetheless.

  25. Re:To be fair... on Microsoft Paid NFL $400 Million To Use Surface, But Announcers Call Them iPads · · Score: 1

    and they don't make that much...about similar to a doctor's salary.