Actually, I believe the wiki page for LFTRs says that China is already working on having one going by ~2017. Of course, the wiki does read a little like an advertisement, which makes me somewhat skeptical, but it seems like R&D dollars ought to start going towards this. The thing I don't understand is how power generation didn't become a bigger campaign issue in light of Fukushima.

I'm not really surprised by this, but the article failed to mention anything about the impact of hybrid vehicles, which is something I find equally interesting. Anyone out there have much knowledge about the production methods for hybrids? I assume that the same problems apply to the electric engine component, but do hybrids have the same issues with batteries and whatnot?

How nice that you can disprove a sweeping generalization with a single personal experience. By the way, I have this rock that keeps tigers away...you interested?

Is that a reflection on chip design or on battery capacity changes? It seems to me that batteries have been getting bigger along with the screens and whatnot. Fewer dropped calls should mean better battery life because you would be spending less time on the phone, and better reception would mean the same thing as well (how much time do people waste saying "Hello...? Hello...? HELLoooooo...?). Regardless of how you feel about whatever the article says or doesn't say, the purpose of their claims is to get some more focus on engineering better receivers, which I think we could all benefit from.

I've been thinking about it since my son was born, and I think a lot of these things they're saying are true (for me at least). Originally, I had planned to get an sgs3 when I returned to the States, but now I'm thinking I'll probably buy something more like an older nokia bar phone, and in fact newegg has one for about $30 (with built-in flashlight?!?).That coupled with no need (or ability) to use data on a prepaid plan probably means I'll end up saving tons of otherwise doubly wasteful cash, since I would be spending it on something that would just waste more time. If I keep it long enough, then it's that much better for the environment as well. Yes, I'm that guy.

pr0n addicts are really talking about Jesus?

Searching for 'thong' won't turn up a bunch of photos of some geeky asian dude!

Then why is it so funny?

It was actually a beta of Ubuntu 12.10, and I hear he actually flolloped when he saw the amazon search results in the dash

Exactly my sentiment. This guys computer gets wiped and he compares his situation to a senator being shot in the head. To (almost) quote Lewis Black:

It is my firm belief that if you are [a senator], you absolutely have to know where you are in the time-space continuum

But in this case, that'll only happen when hell^h^h^h^hNevada freezes over.

If I can save $10 shopping at Walmart for half an hour, then I should be able to save $140 in 7 hours! Electric cars really do save money!

Even with better batteries, generating electricity is something that still needs to be handled. The advantage of this sort of technology is that it theoretically should be grid-independent, so even in the middle of the desert (Arizona or Nevada, take your pick), you can still top 'er off. This is the sort of modular power generation that can't be accomplished with things like coal or nuclear power, though I do wonder what kind of footprint it would have and whether or not units could feasibly be placed in metropolitan areas.

Additionally, you have to remember that not all scientists are good at everything science, some people are better with power production, others are better with power retention, although I would tend to agree that the latter seem to be far fewer than the former.

I always thought zero squared was infinity? If zero is nothing, and I have no nothings, I have everything, right?

will they start using some new battery technology to make this actually significant?

PS To those who are saying electric vehicles have already lost, you're not thinking longterm enough. They will (have) work(ed) by the time the sun burns out.