But they want it misused.

This is the absolute best R&D that money can't buy. Idiots let the autopilot drive for them, even when they're not supposed to, and Tesla gets amazingly good real-life data and very little of the blame when things go wrong. (none, if they play it just right)

But what makes you think humans are so special? Dinosaurs were here before us. Maybe we're just getting the climate back to a point where the dinosaurs can re-emerge.

And where do you think the carbon in coal and oil came from?

Did you just call Taiwan a country? China's gonna be pissed!

Because that's completely not what happened here.

The original "Pebble" was "assigned" to an "Assignee" corporation, which sounds a lot like a bankruptcy trustee. It appears this is the way it's done in California. (I would be happy to hear from someone who knows more about this.) So, no, Fitbit is not obligated to do anything. They bought _some_ IP from the assignee which allows the assignee to pay off some of the creditors.

Exactly!

Nah, the top classes (TF and FC) use a system that can't really be described as EFI nor carbureted. Yes, it's a roots blower. It's also a bunch of fuel injectors in the hat, in the intake manifold, and directly into the cylinders... all driven by a 95GPM fuel pump. When you see white mist come out of a header part way down the run, it's because that cylinder has "gone out" and it is spraying the fuel straight through and out the pipe. Either the spark plugs flooded or burned right up. They are fascinating pieces of engineering, but pretty much completely have nothing in common with the cars you and I drive.

EFI makes complete sense for a road car. I'm not suggesting carbs are better for anything other than running at full throttle for a few seconds. My issue was entirely with the AC's statement "carburetors -- some people like them but they won't win any races." FWIW, all of the classes that run at my local track (with the exception of Junior Dragster) don't care one bit if you use FI or a carb.

Dunno, my 2001 Jimmy had a "secondary oxygen injector pump". I tried to figure out what it did after it failed. Near as I could tell, it blew fresh air into the exhaust system when the engine was cold so it had less (percentage) emmisions and could pass the test.

Really? I'd say the vast majority of the cars I see at the drag strip are carbureted. I think some of them might even win races.

The only question I want answered is "did it pass the test as written by the government?". If yes, what's the problem. If you don't like the results, fix the test.

And in related news, US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation. http://tylervigen.com/spurious...

It's a sad state of affairs when you need a billionaire with a grudge backing you to get any justice.

You might want to look up the definition of the prefix "quasi".