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Comment Re:no subject (Score 2) 150

by citab (#42361643) Attached to: I measure my weight ...

It's not against the law to ride 2 abreast most places. Drivers just "think" it is. If the cyclist are not impeding traffic, it's allowed with some exceptions. 3 abreast however is bad form.
Hardware

Submission + - Samsung Galaxy S3s Suddenly Dying Due To Possible Hardware Issue 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Some Samsung Galaxy S III owners are reporting their devices are suddenly being bricked. The phone simply won’t turn on again after it is charged overnight, or after the screen is turned off. Users are reporting that the mainboards are the root of the problem and that the flash memory is becoming corrupted and failing, though the devices do seem to last somewhere between 150 and 200 days before dying. According to reports, Samsung is replacing them under warranty whether or not people have rooted the devices or installed non-standard firmware, but the company is allegedly using the same revision for the mainboards, suggesting the problem may simply come back in a few months again.

Comment Re:25 miles per hour (Score 1) 201

by citab (#41884057) Attached to: Electric Velomobiles: Urban Transportation For the Future, Available Now

I commute to work by bike many days of the year. My average speed is almost the same as a car in traffic. On some days it's faster. Not because I'm breaking any traffic laws, it's just that cars tend to hurry up to the next stop light and wait. I don't, I keep pedaling while they are stopped. My speed doesn't come down during my ride much. Granted this is only on roads where the speed limit is 25 mph, but it's the same avg speed the cars are going on that road.

Cars are very inefficient as a mode of transport. Still necessary for certain situations, but if you have the ability and freedom to ride your bike to work, it makes for a nice life (fitness, peace of mind, lower fuel bills).
Star Wars Prequels

Submission + - The bad luck that made 'Empire Strikes Back' the best 'Star Wars' sequel..? (shadowlocked.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: From the article: "No-one could easily have predicted that Lucas would end up with half of his wealth from 'A New Hope' (along with all of his time) tied up in the creation of a strange new film studio uncomfortably far from Los Angeles, whilst the other half of his lucre was unexpectedly siphoned over to his wife in a divorce settlement. Hugely successful, but with hardly any liquid assets left, even from the world-wide phenomenon of A New Hope (and his famous stroke of luck in getting the entire marketing rights to 'Star Wars' from 20th Century Fox), Lucas apparently found himself stranded Stateside, building Skywalker ranch, whilst his old film professor Irvin Kirshner was in Norway driving him up the wall by sending back 'Empire Strikes Back' footage that Lucas hated..."
Transportation

Submission + - Will Tesla Survive? (greencarreports.com)

Submitted by thecarchik
thecarchik writes: After a flurry of press events last October that included rides in 2012 Tesla Model S prototypes, Tesla Motors went mostly silent until it unveiled its Model X crossover last month.

But the electric crossover won't generate any cash for the Silicon Valley startup carmaker over the next year or two. That role belongs to the Model S sedan.

Tesla is working intensively on getting its all-electric luxury sport sedan finalized and ready for production, it says, with deliveries to paying customers sometime during the second half of this year.

We turned to respected industry analyst Aaron Bragman, of IHS Automotive, for an evaluation of the company's current and long-term prospects.

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